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Giving Italian-American History month a break for 2022
Since the Cartoon Network turning 30 was more fun I decided to table the traditional stuff about Italian Heritage and pizza. They’ll return in 2023 and hopefully I will have new, interesting people to write about. During the “off season,” … Continue reading
Greetings from Austin this Fourth
Click on it for a larger card to play and sorry, no backsies on the horrible free space.
Welcome March and Mardi Gras
Since the two events aligned all at once, I thought, why not do the same with this month’s theme and design! Besides, Jennifer is a big fan of the holiday and the American city which is the most famous for … Continue reading
Today is Presidents’ Day and the GOP shows its true colors
Firstly, from a non-partisan standpoint, February is technically not the best month since more US presidents were born in October (six) versus the four on this month. When I was growing up in IL, there was no such holiday, we … Continue reading
Advent 2021 Beer #6
Boy did I pick the wrong month to drink a beer a month plus these are too big to get any help from Jennifer; she has like a couple sips and then I have to tackle these whoppers. Not helping … Continue reading
Advent 2021 Beer #5
Forgive me, I just can’t drink as much as I used to in my youth plus these German cans are half a liter a piece, or over 16 ounces when a traditional US beer is 350 ml. It’s amazing how … Continue reading
Advent 2021 Beer #4
I liked this one the most so far but truthfully, I have to say it was the really colorful, cool-looking table. The dude resembles somebody in a brass or marching band but according to the first word, I believe he’s … Continue reading
Advent 2021 Beer #3
I think I’m going to need my friend José to help me out on this. Tonight’s beer didn’t taste as thick as the night before but the German’s aren’t winning me over using the word “hell” and a graphic reminding … Continue reading
Advent 2021 Beer #2
I liked tonight’s beer much more. It seemed “thicker” than most I have ever had and this was definitely a weisse which I prefer. Well, Belgian whites are the best after being in Austin for 27 years. Therefore, I didn’t mind … Continue reading
Advent 2021 Beer #1
This year, Jennifer and I got the jump on Costco’s beer-advent calendar. Seems you have to buy it in the early Fall before they’re all swallowed up! Last year’s “wine” version from Aldi…sucked. I’m not sure if all the beer … Continue reading
As you can see, the Media fell for it again
In Austin, our local grocery store chain, HEB, is offering a free turkey if you buy a ham so as always, the GOP is full of shit as they let the world burn doing nothing until the off-year election cycle.
Veterans Day at 102
It would be nice to have a world in which we no longer had veterans since we finally eradicate all the dumb wars we wage. Of course, the Republicans and MAGATs love to go for the simple-minded and out of … Continue reading
Summer 2021 is over today
My electric bill won’t agree about it for at least another month. I would hate to see how bad it would be if I didn’t have a NEST thermostat. I recently had to reprogram it, what a nuisance and something … Continue reading
Made it to the Solstice 2021
Jennifer isn’t a fan of the Sun since she prefers to hit the sack around the same time old people prefer to. It’s mostly due to her job as a nurse; she wakes around 3:30 AM and shows up by … Continue reading
Happy Juneteenth Day
It’s nice to see what was often a Texas-based holiday finally become a National Holiday in the US. The more amazing thing was how many Republicans voted with the Democrats on this. Currently, they can’t even have a compromise on … Continue reading
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Tagged 19th Century, Black History, Holiday, US Civil War
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