It’s So Authentic

I am so damned tired of some self-appointed food critic on these cooking shows who state that the dishes at a given restaurant as “so authentic”. One look at the person, listening to them speak, you know damned well...

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Irish Cuisine

I was watching a cooking show that was featuring Irish cuisine.  I love Ireland.  I love Irish history.  Therefore, it occurred to me that the truth of the matter is that, for the most part, Irish cuisine is relatively...

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Is it all in the price?

I was thinking, is it all in the price? I am speaking of fortified wine. If you are a fancy-dancy dude or dudette, I have this vision of you sitting around in a fine sitting room around a fine fireplace in wing backed chairs...

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Organic

Everywhere you go, you see Organic This and Organic That.  Almost always at a premium.  Now I understand the reason for the premium, believe it or not.  Oftentimes, you get charged premiums for things that have no actual value...

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I WILL NOT …

SUPPORT ANY CHURCH THAT SUPPORTS THE ACTIONS OF DONALD TRUMP.  NOT ONLY BECAUSE I DO NOT AGREE WITH HIS ACTIONS BUT BECAUSE I FEEL THAT HIS ACTIONS ARE INCOMPATIBLE WITH THE TEACHINGS OF ANY RELIGION THAT I WISH TO ASSOCIATE...

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Shipping and Handling

Everything that seems to be sold today on Television, or for that matter in magazines and newspapers, has “Shipping and Handling” added.  It is always mentions in smaller print or on the second page or in some other...

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Courtesy

I am convinced that people may have heard of the word courtesy but do not know what the heck it means. To compound the problem, if the happen to be curious, the fact that they may be only semi-literate when they try to look it...

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Pants Sizes

The fortunate thing about pants sizes is that no matter how big they are or how small they are, if you can get into them at all, the fit perfectly when you are sitting down 😉

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Confederate Monuments

I just had a thought: Anyone who has traveled throughout the Southern part of the United States or for that matter have seen pictures of cities and towns in that part of the country have seen Confederate Monuments.  Sometimes...

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