The ever-elusive safety problem or a culture of fear

On a very basic level, everyone wants to be safe but one person’s safety is another person’s fear…or even terror. Americans of a certain ilk spend a great deal of time focusing on their personal safety. People will stretch themselves to live in “safe” areas with “good” amenities; others will amass an arsenal of weapons …

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An Open Letter to The Chef and The Gardener or my final thoughts on the matter

If you didn’t read this post, Neither You Nor Your Money are Welcomed Here…Real Life Happenings, I would encourage you to do so. ___________________________ Dear Maureen and David DBA The Chef and The Gardener, As you have not reached out to me or my estranged husband who emailed you after receiving your email from a …

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Neither you nor your money are welcome…real life happenings

“This aggression will not stand, Man.”– The Dude, aka Jeff Lewbowski Several years ago, I officially gave up cooking holiday meals. It was around the time my son became a vegetarian and I realized that my younger kiddo really wouldn’t eat a vegetable unless it was on a cob, blended in a smoothie or under …

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