Tag Archives: curmudgeon

Tabouli and Pimento Loaf

Posted on July 31, 2015 by geetwo

During our recent stay in Seattle, we had several ethnic meals, including Indian, Italian, Mexican, Thai and Japanese. I learned several things about food in different cultures, one of which is that the word Curry can mean different things, depending … Continue reading →

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Train travel for dummies – part 3

Posted on July 2, 2015 by geetwo

This piece started life as a blog post but as usual, when it came time to submit my weekly gibberish to the newspapers, I wasn’t ready with what I was working on and was not in the mood to finish … Continue reading →

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best laid plans……. #21

Posted on March 17, 2015 by geetwo

A few days ago, I realized that we no longer have a microwave bacon cooker. I have no idea where it went and being old, I can’t say with any certainty that we even got to Florida last November with … Continue reading →

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One man’s knick-knack is another man’s Bric-a-brac,

Posted on February 27, 2015 by geetwo

Last week I sat down to write my weekly column about a visit to a thrift store and wondered if describing it as ‘an upscale thrift store’ would be considered oxymoronic. I never came to any conclusion but decided to … Continue reading →

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small appliance OCD. A sad disease.

Posted on February 17, 2015 by geetwo

I fell in love with small electric appliances shortly after my wife and I received our first 2 speed Electric Mixer, a General Electric Model, as a wedding present. This was in 1964 and by mid-1965, I got the hang … Continue reading →

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Interesting stuff.

Posted on February 15, 2015 by geetwo

I was working on my column for next week and found this web site this morning while looking up the origin of the phrase ‘worth one’s salt’. I don’t know the protocol -if there is one- on how to treat … Continue reading →

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Christmas Shopping story #61.

Posted on December 21, 2014 by geetwo

 I have never been one of those folks who is enamored with shopping. Of any kind. And that goes double for with Christmas shopping. I expect that’s why I experienced the incident described below in my Newspaper column. It was warm … Continue reading →

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Fool me once…. #32.

Posted on December 13, 2014 by geetwo

A week or so ago, my wife, Susie and I trekked our way North from Florida to Indiana. I did get a column for my weekly effort as well as an aggravated backbone out of the ride. We left our … Continue reading →

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I think I’m disappointed.

Posted on May 6, 2014 by geetwo

When I was a young child, 7 or 8 years old and many years ago, my family didn’t have a car and our recreational activities were pretty much confined to where we could walk. But then, one weekend, the couple … Continue reading →

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I need a little help here.

Posted on February 11, 2014 by geetwo

As some of you may or may not know, my weekly column is published not only in some Indiana towns but also in an English language newspaper for British ex-pats living in Costa Blanca, Spain. Yesterday, I received this e-mail … Continue reading →

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