Wisdom and whimsy in moderate doses
Last week when my brother and I went to my mother’s, Adam helped a neighbor burn a pile of brush and a tree that had been cut down. Adam had said he’d toast marshmallows, but when it came time to do the toasting, he was on the phone with his girlfriend and decidedly less excited… Continue reading S’more, please
Growing up, Sunday’s usually turned into a bruch-kind of day. Down-home country-style brunch — bacon and eggs or biscuits and gravy, that sort of thing. But sometimes Mom let us have ice cream for breakfast. As long as it was scooped on top of oatmeal. Make a bowl of oatmeal, add pecans, a scoop of… Continue reading Go ahead — eat ice cream for breakfast
Need a sweet treat after voting? Then you need a scoop of Ben & Jerry’s ice cream. Free ice cream! They’re giving it away from 5 to 8 p.m. Nov. 4. Find a store near you. But seriously — go vote first, OK? (Find your polling place here.) (If companies would stop giving away free… Continue reading Free ice cream on Election Day!
I’m not sure when this became the “free food” blog, but why fight it. Wear aluminum foil to Chipotle on Halloween, and get a free burrito. (Because they wrap all of their burritos in foil, of course.) You can go all out like these guys: Or make your own foil dress. But a bracelet, crown… Continue reading Free burritos on Halloween!