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Pandora’s Box, it done been opened.

Okay, so here’s the thing — I am all about personal responsibility. It irks me to no end when people play the victim-blame-game and can’t fess up to the reality that they are, in essence, the master of their own destiny. Own it. Me, owning it. Let’s take for example yesterday afternoon when I made [...]

Shrimp with Mangoes and Fresh Basil

This recipe ROCKS. As usual, we harvested it from our Eating Well mag — you know, the one we gave EVERYONE a subscription to at Christmas. For those of you poor unfortunate souls who didn’t get it however, here it is: 1 lb shrimp (21-25 per pound), uncooked, peeled and deveined 1/4 teaspoon salt 1/4 [...]

Rosie, getting what she deserves

( Stella )

No, Rosie, as a matter of fact, I won’t save you from this.

You can take the girl out of the trailer, but you can’t take the trailer out of the girl.

Last weekend, while we were in Ukiah for Shannon’s birthday, Steve took Stella on the mother of all field trips. It was the Sunday morning after the party and, as the sun started peeking through the blinds, I heard the usual early morning commotion. When I asked Steve what time it was, he replied with [...]

Parental Ingenuity

Wherein we opt to remove the shirt instead of adding the bibb.