Just sifting through the noise.
This morning I looked at my cast iron skillet and smiled. That may sound like too much pleasure over a cooking skillet, but I know some of you understand. A well-kept cast iron skillet has a kind of quiet authority. It does not shine like stainless steel. It does not need a digital display. It […]
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Walking gets a lot of attention, and it should. Walking is simple, useful, and honest. It tells the body, “We are still participating,” and that is important. You will be surprised what a difference it can make. But walking is not the whole story. Before we can walk far, walk fast, or walk with confidence, […]
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There are moments when the room starts drifting in a direction you may not want to follow. It could be gossip, crude talk, or it is anger warming itself over a pile of someone else’s business. Those kinds of conversation can takesa hard turn, and before long you realize, “I do not need to be […]
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Folks some of you know that some foods walk into the room wearing costumes. Meat can be the sideways gunslinger. It is not always the villain, but it does need watching. Too much swagger, too often, and suddenly the plate starts looking like a standoff, with cholesterol is hiding in the corner. Then there is […]
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After 44 years, Christina has still allowed me to live, and I have taken that as a sign I should probably keep her. Sounds like an old Geritol commercial. That sounds like a joke, and it is, but only partly. (She meets the joke with a side eye and a look of careful). A long […]
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Dealing with health issues, heart attack, abdominal aortic repair, lung removal, and chemotherapy, I got to where I didn’t trust anything that tasted good. If it had flavor, I figured it was trying to kill me. So, I went the other direction hard. Bitter greens, strange powders, drinks that looked like something you’d clean an […]
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We are not drifting through the noise. We are not sifting through it. Just drifting lets the current decide where we come ashore. Sifting makes us part of the work. We have to pick up the claim, turn it over, shake loose the fear, and see what remains. Now let’s get started. A vitamin pill […]
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A lot of us grew up with meat sitting in the center of the plate like it owned the deed to the kitchen. Beans were the side dish, and greens were the side dish. Cornbread helped hold the meal together, and the meat was treated like the main event. Then life teaches you a few […]
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Some days the plan changes. You may have every intention of cooking from scratch. You may have the beans ready, the greens picked out, the seasonings waiting, and a fine little supper already built in your mind. Then life walks through the kitchen, moves a chair, knocks over the schedule, and suddenly the easier option […]
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