Boca Grande
Yesterday we all went over to Boca Grande. It was a beautiful day and the kids all had a great time. The beach was a little ripped up compared to previous years, but it...
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Health Care Reform, the Illustrated Edition
A number of people have said that the Democrats needed to do more to inform the public about the benefits of last year’s health care reform bill. Well, one of our neighbors has decided...
Topic Sentence
We went to see Ira Glass last night. He gave a very interesting talk interspersed with audio fragments from his radio show. Most of his talk was about telling stories. Why it’s such a...
Skid School
Today Tom and I went to skid school. Most driver’s ed really doesn’t teach you much about how cars work and what you should really do in an emergency. In skid school, you get...
Braised Beef Shanks with Root Vegetables
The February issue of Better Homes & Gardens came, and it included several great looking recipes for cooking meat on the bone. It included this recipe for Beef Shanks with Mushrooms and Olives. It...
Snowy January
Last year we didn’t have much snow. This year we’ve had lots of the white fluffy stuff. I don’t think the snow bank beside the driveway is over my head yet, but it’s VERY...
