peas at a party

It’s been dark in this corner of the blogosphere.  (Bad phrasing.  I know that spheres don’t have corners.)  I’d like to state that this silence is an act of solidarity with the striking writers’ guild.  It wouldn’t be true, but I’d like to state it anyway.  Because that sounds much more substantial than the real reason.
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One of the Thanksgiving must-haves in our family is ambrosia. This is not the elegant and sophisticated fresh orange segments and fresh pineapple chunks with a splash of Cointreau and a sprinkle of freshly grated, toasted coconut. This is the raised-in-the-South, goopy, canned fruits with marshmallows, in a sea of sour cream and [...]

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It’s true.  Gasoline prices broke through the $3.00 per gallon barrier this week.  On the other hand, that’s good for you.
What’s that I’m hearing?  Grumbling?  Doubt?
According to Charles Courtmanche, a doctoral student in Washington University’s Economics Department, since we walk more and eat out less when gasoline prices rise, every $1 increase in the price of gasoline equals [...]

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According to Thomas and Ruth Roy at Wellcat Holidays & Herbs, October 19 is Evaluate Your Life Day. I don’t know why it’s today; but it’s their holiday, copyrighted and everything, so they can have it when they want to. Neat.
And according to Emeril (so it must be true), we each eat 130 [...]

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It’s been quiet here in Blogville.  We were travelling for a few days; then rushing around to catch up. 
As we were driving into Dallas, we were consulting by cell phone to choose a place to meet everyone for dinner.  The consensus of the group was a restaurant that is often described with statements such as “But their food is [...]

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