pinkytoe
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I suspect the lure of the internet has corroded the will and civility we had once. Even DH is now addicted to YouTube and watches it several hours a...

We have a 14yo Honda CR-V with 85000 miles. It will soon require quite a bit of maintenance and new tires, ie expenses. DH is jonesing for a newer...

I know nothing about how cars work, but have always like the look of El Caminos. Growing up, my then 3yo brother became fascinated with cars and...

Making trips to Padre Island, Rockport and Port Aransas were part of my growing up in Texas years. It's curious to me how popular South Tx is to so...

"Fixin' to" hop in our rental car and head south to Texas. Hoping the weather over Raton Pass isn't too challenging. The trip back is always an...

$2.49 gas at Costco today.

Hmm...Oreos - haven't had one of those in decades but I can still taste them. Out of habit, I keep logs of basic expenditures like groceries. Last...

Really odd sci-fi on HBO Max called Pluribus. About a genetic change acquired from outer space that turns all humans into one mind. They are all kind...

DH makes a self-concocted recipe for fish cakes using the canned salmon from Costco. Served with horseradish sauce - quite tasty.

Good for SiouxQ moving on from one creative endeavor to another. I can't explain it but as a long-ago art student and artist, I moved on too as it...

Frugal-one - I think you are in Texas where gulf shrimp is reasonable if you like shrimp. Oh how we miss HEB grocery. Groceries here are mostly...

Slow-cooked large butter (lima) beans flavored with smoked ham. At the very end of stewing the beans, a mis of garlic, butter and parsley is stirred...

My older brother did two tours in Vietnam as a Green Beret. He is such a gentle soul that it is hard to imagine him as a warrior. I have thought...

That was my final thought...whatever makes you happy. Some folks love all things Christmas.

I'm with you. There is a definite sense of lightness/freedom from eliminating the extra stuff that just complicates our lives.