Here Comes Santa
The local CBS TV affiliate is doing 15 minutes updates all night long showing Santa’s progress as he makes his way around the world in 24 hours. They are claiming the maps show Santa being tracked by NORAD. It’s a cute idea – especially when the newscaster is ending each update by urging the children [...]
Marinating Steaks
Even in these hard economic times, we try to enjoy a steak dinner once in a while. I try to buy a good steak when they are on sale. The problem with the cheaper steaks is finding tender ones. If its not a tender cut, I can offset that by marinating the steaks for 20-30 [...]
Ding Dong
My dogs go crazy when they hear a doorbell. Any doorbell – even one on TV. That makes it incredibly difficult to watch the late night reruns of Frasier. I believe that every episode of Frasier has at least one doorbell being rung. Sometimes several in one show. When it is almost 1:00 and the [...]
Sing Along
We used to sing songs in the car on long trips. Now kids have their own little video monitor to watch movies and be kept entertained. I wonder if kids even get the chance to sing “Row, row, row your boat” anymore? They are missing out on a lot of family togetherness time if all [...]
Jingle Bells
As a kid, we played in snow for several days – if not weeks – every winter. Just because there was snow on the ground did not mean we had to stay in the house and be bored. We got dressed in snow suits, knit caps and mittens, rubber boots, and we went out to [...]
