Green Bean Casserole News
Well here’s some sad nostalgic news. Dorcas Reilly, the woman who invented one of my favorite dishes, the Green Bean Casserole, died on October 15.
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Fun Stuff
Sometimes I just stumble across fun little facts and/or tidbits. When that happens, they will wind up duly noted in this category.
Gecko Making Phone Calls (Seriously)
According to report in USAToday, “Employees at the Ke Kai Ola Marine Mammal Center in Hawaii were receiving mysterious calls last week. Only it wasn’t a glitch with their phone system. It was caused by a gecko.” Claire Simeone, director of the Marine Mammal Center’s Ke Kai Ola Hawaiian Monk Seal Hospital in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, was just sitting down for lunch when a call came in to her cell from the hospital, but there was only silence.
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Letter to Publix CEO Re Adam Putnam
Florida headquartered Publix Super Markets, has contributed nearly $670k to Florida Republican gubernatorial candidate Adam Putnam ($250K of the recently), now the Commissioner of Agriculture. The Tampa Bay Times has recently published an article calling this to the attention of everyone, and Publix’s has been in damage control ever since, issuing the typical PR-written, Lawyer-approved bullshit form letter. I’ve written my own letter in response to the form letter I’ve seen posted all over social media. Let’s see if Publix gets the message.
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Can’t Defeat Sunrise or Hope
One of our Deep Thoughts – “There was never a night or a problem that could defeat sunrise or hope.” — Bernard Williams
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Casa Mexicana Bar and Grill – Restaurant Review
Very good service, nice atmosphere, and clean restaurant. The food was good and Lay especially their “on-request” hot sauce, but it was a little pricey for what you get. We will eat there again.
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Photos from the San Francisco Trip
We went again to San Francisco two weekends ago for the Gay Men’s Chorus Concert, Tales of Our City, which included Armisted Maupin speaking about his adventures in San Francisco in 70s, 80s, and 90s, and his remembrances of people like Harvey Milk and other gay leaders of the time.
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Birthday Reflections on a Life and a Death
Today is my birthday. I’ll admit it, I’m feeling my age more lately. It takes a little more duck tape and glue to keep me going. But today I’m thinking about a friend who died last week, and too short life he lived. It would be a good model for us all.
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Lewis Black – A Show Review
This past weekend was my birthday. I love Lewis Black, and have never seen him in person, so I was excited to find that he was performing his current show, “The Rant is Due, Part Deux,” at the Straz Center here in Tampa Saturday evening, March 14. I love Lewis Black and his comedy, but was really disappointed when this show went nowhere.
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Love has no….
This is a great Youtube by the Ad Council. You know them from the late night public service announcement on TV. The Video tells a great story about not judging a book by its cover. Take 3 minutes to get a smile for today.
Read moreA Little Holiday Cheer
This is a gorgeous rendition of Auld Lang Syne by Mary Lambert. Take 2 minutes and enjoy a moment of joy.
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Decadence New Orleans 2013
This past weekend we were in New Orleans for Decadence. It was fun, but it is the kind of thing I wouldn’t be excited about doing again. It was hot and humid (as you’d expect for late August in New Orleans). The bars are mostly in the French Quarter, and relatively small, so they were all packed. This meant that you mostly just hung out on the street, and waited in very long lines to get a drink.
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