I was astounded at the popularity of my last post! I had no idea marshmallow Peeps could garner such adulation. It seems that… a.) Many people love Peeps. Or, b.) Many people love finding ways to use Peeps. But I’m thinking it’s probably… c.) Many people love to see what strange and exotic transformations Peeps can undergo. [...]
Food blogs occupy cyber space like stars in outer space. Frankly, there are a ton. Some are small, some are massive. Some are bright and dynamic, some are dull and static. Some gain prominence, some float aimlessly in no-man’s land. Food blogs of all sorts dot the vast horizon of cyber space. Unfortunately, a number of upstart food bloggers give up in the midst [...]
As each new year approaches, one can’t help but reminisce on the past three hundred and sixty five days. The ups, the downs, the laughter, the adversity. In retrospect, both the good and the bad experiences seem rosier. We feel nostalgia for the small moments of joy. And for the moments of sorrow and angst, [...]
I couldn’t resist the urge. The urge pulsed through me like the electric shocks (perhaps “jolts” is more appropriate) I receive from my car’s door. Like a tidal wave, having long since grown to behemoth proportions, crashing ashore. It was an urge I neither resisted nor wanted to resist. It came about suddenly and powerfully. It was [...]
Who doesn’t like cupcakes? (This is a rhetorical question. If you do not like cupcakes, well, that is very unfortunate.) Granted, some people prefer more, less, or even no frosting. Some people like vanilla over chocolate. People have different values in defining the “ideal” cupcake, be it texture, taste, flavor, frosting, design, or all of [...]
Surprises. They can be good, or bad. Like this morning, when the forecast changed to predict even hotter temperatures tomorrow, it was a bad surprise. Generally it’s a bad surprise when the weatherman or weatherwoman changes their mind. (I still think the local weatherman, with all of his terrible meteorological predictions, is out to get me. But that’s [...]