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Cold front

So I just got back from giving a field test to the waterproofing of my jaunty new hat.

My suave new hat.

It was another fairly warm day here in the Duke City – we’ve had several in a row. I had various errands to run, including shopping for supplies to do some serious cooking this [...]

Semi-improvised green chile chicken soup: 3 thumbs up!

As threatened last time, I made an experimental batch of green chile chicken soup for dinner tonight.

Turned out I had 3 cups of chicken broth left over. Using the proportions from the pumpkin soup, I put in a cup of heavy cream and brought it to a boil. To add a bit of [...]

Shoes in the floor

“So, there are shoes in the floor,” the pretty, very skinny, very young Latina cashier was explaining as I walked up with my groceries to checkout. I hadn’t seen her before.

“You mean they’re under the floor?” asked the sacker, a Latino kid who looked a couple years older. I got the impression, why I’m unsure [...]