A bored housewife jousts at windmills, pokes fun at everything from leg wax to Miss Manners.
“God Rest Ye, Merry Gentlemen…” Today I shall do as little as is humanly possible in order to recuperate from the strenuous aerobic workout that is Christmas Day and all the days leading up to it. My family will be observing a very subdued “Boxing Day”, or as we like to call it here in …
The year is 1973. We have a six foot tall pine tree in the house. The day we brought it home my sister and I got to help decorate it. It’s dripping with tinsel so that it resembles some sort of psychedelic waterfall and it’s the most beautiful thing I’ve ever seen. But, there’s more. …
I’m getting the flu or something equally fun. But, I gotta suck it up, be a trooper and get out there and shop today. Wish me luck that the wolves don’t smell weakness on me. At least I have cough drops. Cough drops are my friends. They’ll get me through this day. Hey, wait a …
I want to write a review of Hunter S. Thompson’s semi-autobiographical new book, Kingdom of Fear, but I feel I’m not worthy. So I’ll just say that Thompson still writes with his balls and leave it at that.
3 cups Biscuit mix (I use Bisquick.) 3 tbsp.s Sugar 1 Cup Beer Blend ingredients. Spatula the thick batter into a greased muffin tin. Bake at 350° for 15-20 minutes.
Stolen from Betty Crocker: 1 1/3 cups All purpose flour 1/2 tsp. Salt 1/2 cup Shortening 3 to 4 tbsp. Cold water Measure lour and salt into a medium bowl. Thoroughly cut the shortening into the flour mixture. Sprinkle in water, one tbsp. at a time until dough almost cleans the sides of the bowl. …