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BACKING UP AND ADDING ON

August 26, 2024 by

Backing up into a parking space is normal? It’s getting that way, but there’re still holdouts.   – People who always back into to parking spaces think they better than us. – I back into my parking space in the garage and the garage is inclined up…I also do it with a manual transmission car, […]

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SPEED SHOPPING. GOOD IDEA?

March 11, 2024 by

Speed shopping with your partner. Ever heard of it? I gave it a try in a Safeway that sits between two over-55 communities. My speed shopping there made me look like The Flash. There was only one problem: I didn’t reveal my plan to my wife. Uh oh.

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HOME COOKING CONVERSATION: PORK BUTT

September 4, 2023 by

Home cooking usually means there’s a cook involved. You know, a chef. With no cook or chef around you do what everyone else does: Get into that kitchen and rattle those pots and pans.

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READING BOOKS IS A PROBLEM?

July 17, 2023 by

Why is reading books a problem? Because people read the wrong books. But what’s the difference between the right book and the wrong book? Jimmy knows, so let’s ask Jimmy:

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PREMIUM CHICKEN WITH CHICKEN BONES

July 9, 2023 by

Premium chicken answers one question: What came first, canned chicken or bagged chicken. The question not asked: Who eats canned or bagged chicken? If that’s you, please continue; if that’s not you, please continue.

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BIRTHDAY WEEK? DIFFERENT THAN DOG YEARS?

June 27, 2021 by

Does birthday week add extra years? A seven day celebration adds seven extra years? Maybe it should to discourage people from extending the party. At least until it’s your birthday. Or mine. Unfortunately, since we don’t get to erase a year for every ignored birthday, adding years never happens either. But what does happen is […]

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COSTCO LOVE LESSONS OF THE CHRISTMAS SPIRIT

December 22, 2020 by

Costco love is more a love/hate relationship: hate the hassle, love to unpack at home. Hassle? Costco hassle? Like driving loops around a huge parking lot looking for a space and dreading what that means. It’s got to be packed inside, right? But it wasn’t. Instead, I found a deal on Costco love.

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World’s Factory: China Fills Big Box America To The Brim

July 11, 2018 by

  The world’s factory, otherwise known as China, fills big box America from Costco to Target to Walmart.   From Home Depot to Lowe’s the world’s factory supplies America with the suburban necessities.   If it’s electronic components, or sporty textiles, or steel, look for the Made in China tag. You won’t have to look […]

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BRAIN FOOD STARTS WITH GOOD HANDS

January 25, 2018 by

  Ask around about cooking.   If you do cook, ask a new friend about it. “Do you cook, too?”   The answer will tell you more about the new friend than most any question.   It’s a simple question, but the answers come in complicated flavors instead of “yes” or “no.”

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John Grisham Novel Camino Island Includes Portland State And A Portland Story Idea

September 28, 2017 by

I was cruising Costco and in between food samples of tangy chicken, yogurt drinks, and a new pasta, rolled through the book aisle.   There’s something magic about stacks of books in a big box store. If you’ve got a book on the table you’re a real writer? You’ve arrived? Or is it something worse? […]

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