way back when the kids were little, Mrs. Z and me packed them up and took the Coast Starlight from Seattle to LA. We took one of the family sleeper cabins so we had a place to retreat to when needed but, otherwise, between the lounge car, dining car and the area below the lounge that showed kid shows on the VHS player…

Holy shit, I had no idea Paulie was on Netflix. I LOVE that movie. Gotta go watch it now...

you are not alone.

right? was it so long ago that Catholic women covered their heads for Mass that it’s been totally forgotten? I have to agree with Dnaltrop; people are fucking nuts.

It’s this guy, right? He’s only in the Trump picture (?)

We had the same setup, crook-mounted bird feeders. Squirrels would climb the poles and empty the feeders. Started putting Crisco on the poles. Squirrels would work real hard to get about halfway up then stop and slide back down. A hoot to watch..

I have GOT to get me one of these!

“soy sauce”

Regrettably, all my pictures of me turn out looking just like me.

From GOPDnD

“Smit’icks” for the win

not likely many folks will have their refunds by President’s Day...

not likely many folks will have their refunds by President’s Day...

Back in the ‘70's I was doing a lot of flying around and, while not as stringent as today, carry-on bags still went through X-ray screening. I was going through a cigar phase and had packed a box of Robert Burns Black Watch cigars in a small bag. I got a look at the scan as they stopped the line to get a good look at…

it’s never too early, these days...

Define “comparable”

Drugs. Lots and lots of ‘em. With the rule to “write stoned, edit sober” he appears to have missed the second part.

Yep.. it’s all about the quality of the ingredients..

c’mon people, it’s not over yet. Hold it together...

My cast-iron does most of the heavy lifting... we know it belonged to Mrs. Z’s great-grandmother but we don’t know much beyond that. I use it for pretty much everything except making sauces... I’ll sear/brown meat and veggies but if you’ve ever made a sauce with cloves in a cast-iron skillet you know it takes a…