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Louisville Real Estate Tip

If you move to Louisville, choose a house with a short driveway.  And preferably one with a slight incline.  Else you may, as I did this morning, spend a hour and a half shoveling it out.

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“The Snow Belt”, formerly known as “The South”

After spending the evening on Beale Street in Memphis last night, my wife watching the Super Bowl, I went to bed, expecting the forecasted snow showers and rain in the morning to slow down our trip back home. Instead, I … Continue reading

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Restaurant-hopping on Beale Street

Super Bowl Sunday, and we’re back in downtown Memphis. We head down to Beale Street to see if anything’s open and if we can watch the football game there. First stop was the Blues City Cafe on the corner of … Continue reading

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Boiled Crawfish!

No, Louisville is not known for its boiled crawfish.  But tonight we found ourselves in Fernwood, Mississippi, home of Fernwood Seafood, a surprisingly good restaurant for being (forgive the expression, Fernwoodians) in the middle of nowhere.  Delicious boiled crawfish, fried … Continue reading

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Yogurt comes from a cardboard box

Last year, my wife treated me and bought me some fancy yogurt from the Rainbow Blossom.  This is the stuff that sells for $3.50 (or more) a quart; pretty expensive milk, but it does taste awfully good.  In fact, I … Continue reading

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Do I have “cheap” tattooed on my forehead?

This last week, we received three Netflix discs in a row that would barely play.  They would constantly hang up and skip over scenes, no matter how many times I polished them with Windex.  My wife was ready to call … Continue reading

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How would a dog smell without a nose?

Terrible! It’s been below freezing for over a week here, and I don’t know if that has anything to do with it, but the dog had really started to reek. Usually I take her out into the driveway and wash … Continue reading

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Windchill

I raked up the leaves in the front yard this morning for what I hope is the last time this season.  It was sixteen degrees, less whatever windchill factor there was.  And it really wasn’t that bad. Last week, I … Continue reading

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They look at me funny at work

Today we had our Xmas lunch at work. It was served buffet-style, with two lines: a vegetarian/roast chicken line, and a fried chicken/roast beef line. Those who know me know that I don’t care for beef, but that I do … Continue reading

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Maybe they are doctors

After my earlier post about Kroger shoppers who apparently have difficulty detecting cold, I came across this video of some really cold people.

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