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Garden State Upbringing

Published on August 18, 2007

I was raised in New Jersey, also known as the Garden State.  And when the summer is ripe, so are the veggies.   And the Garden State sure produced good stuff.  “Jersey tomatoes” was synonymous with “the best there is.” While perhaps some chicken salad or tuna goes well, you can make a whole meal out […]


Trip to Chesapeake City

Published on August 15, 2007

Well, I promised the fellows I would show them a boat, and then, this morning, I got a call from Vulcan’s Rest in Chesapeake City, Md.  I had ordered 2 books last week, and they had arrived.  Now, I wasn’t planning on going up there until Saturday, but then, I  remembered promising the boys, and […]


I despise people who terrify children

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Guess this is yet another of my strongly felt “pet peeves.”  Folks who try to force a child into liking something by repeatedly subjecting them to it, whatever it is.  It might be asparagus (Sorry, ma, up there in Heaven, I still hate the damn stringy, slimy, nasty-tasting things and it doesn’t matter how many […]