Lemony Lemon Sugar Cookies Sweet Treats for Summer I wonder if you’re anything like me or am I riding solo here. You see, whenever I’m tasked with sitting down at the computer, or similar, to concentrate, there always seems to be a self-invented distraction. Noticing a stain on the floor that needs my immediate attention. …
Why are ‘Pride’ and ‘Woke’ so Hated? Another excuse to separate and discriminate? So, I grew up in the church. Sunday school, Bible study, confirmation, making-out at youth camp, the works. (We actually found mistletoe and used it, to great effect, in July). As a result, one hears certain lines frequently. Throughout my life, I …
Highly Anticipated Summer Flicks 2023 Will America go back to movie theaters this summer? This Monday, May 29, is Decoration Day, or, in modern terms, Memorial Day. For decades, Hollywood has seen Memorial Day weekend as the kick-off to the summer movie season. Ultimately, some of the highest-grossing films of all time have been released, …
The Top 10 Countries I’d Revisit In a heartbeat In the interview section of this website, Everyday People, (which is temporarily down and under reconstruction) one of the questions that I ask is, “If you could go anywhere in the world tomorrow, where would that place be and why?” So, when the editor of Dave’s Travel …
Vegan Comfort Foods Should we all be going Vegan? Do you know any Vegans? Are you a Vegan? Ever since I did research for the blog on Earth Day, 420 Smells like Earth Day, and learned about food productions impact on the environment, I’ve been curious. As it stands, the most I really know about …
The Best Chicken Soup mmm! mmm! Oh! So! Good! Coming from an actors point of view, I consider each blog entry as an episode in a long running series or production. Myself, serving as both performer and audience member. Oft the lone. Food blogs are considered the showstoppers. The big, musical number that brings down …
Tribute “You can cage the singer, but not the song.” As it was told to me by my parents when I was a kid. A story I have absolutely no recollection of. I was maybe 4 or 5, at a Harry Belafonte concert that my parents, who didn’t believe in babysitters, had taken me to. …
420 Smells like Earth Day Are you doing your part? Happy 4/20 y’all! Well, by the time you read this it’ll probably be 4/21 or after. Do y’all celebrate 4/20? Probably not so much in the states that use the term y’all. However, it’s huge here in California. It has been since a group of high …
Easter Movies Something to watch after the Ham Easter Supper This Sunday, April 9, millions of people around the world will celebrate Easter. A Christian holiday honoring the belief in the Resurrection of Jesus Christ. However, both religious and non-religious people celebrate Easter. The Easter Bunny has nothing to do with religion. Equally, dying Easter …
Hunting Wabbits America’s Obsession I grew up with guns in the house. My father, Ulysses, was a born outdoorsman. He loved hunting from childhood. In addition, part of his career was spent as a Parole Officer. I have memories of him bringing home hand guns he’d confiscated from some parolee. They’d be locked up in …
The Mount Rushmore of Black Inventors From Soap to the Super Soaker The Mount Rushmore series continues with a look at black inventors that changed the culture. So far, we’ve covered comedy, The Mount Rushmore of Black Comedy and dance, The Mount Rushmore of Black Dance. Admittedly, I didn’t know much about any of these genius pioneers, …
