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I am a 66 year old father of three and grandfather of three. My youngest granddaughter has Spina Bifida so we have become quite involved with the Spina Bifida Association Activities. She is doing quite well and we have so much to be thankful

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Food & Drink > Dessert Recipes Recipes: Fruit crisp: 2 of 2
Fruit crisps and cobblers have always been a favorite dessert of mine Diabetes has changed my ability to have desserts Are you a diabetic? Do you have to watch your sugar and carbohydrate intake? Do you still crave cobblers, crisps, and pies? Well, here is a recipe for a really good fruit crisp that you can enjoy as long as ... More..
Food & Drink > Beef, Pork & Meat Recipes Recipes: Skillet chops and rice: 2 of 2
One of my favorite meats is good pork chops and I love them smoked on my smoker but Safeway had a grand opening sale a couple weeks ago and had pork chops that were close to an inch thick on sale for seventy nine cents a pound. we took one look at those and bought almost forty pounds an put them in the freezer. They were so ... More..
Personal Finance > Retirement Company contributions and your 401(k): 2 of 2
If you are fortunate enough to work for a company that offers a 401K top their employees you should invest in it no matter what the match is. First of all it comes out of your pay check automatically and second of all it is pretax dollars so at the end of the year you have less income that it subject to income tax which help... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Football Does New York Giants' coach Tom Coughlin's job depend on another playoff win?: 2 of 2

This is kind of a stupid and outdated question to be on the board now. Tom Caughlin 's job should be very secure. Even with Bill Belichek's video taping and all the New York Giants under Tom Caughlin won the Super Bowl and spoiled the Patriots perfect season. I was never really a big Miami Dolphins fan but Don Shula has more... More..
Food & Drink > Beef, Pork & Meat Recipes Recipes: Buffalo chicken wings: 2 of 2
Why do they call chicken wings "buffalo" wings? I have never seen a buffalo with wings.Over the last few years since Buffalo wings have become popular I have tried a thousand different recipes and have changed this and that and made them different ways but I think that this recipe for Sweet and Sour wings is one of the best.... More..
Food & Drink > Seafood Recipes Recipes: Bacalao: 2 of 2

The first time I was introduced to Bacalao was on July 4th weekend of 1967 in Lisbon Portugal. I was on the USS Robert K Huntington and Lisbon was one of our liberty ports. we sere the only US Navy ship in Lisbon that weekend and we had a good time. My buddy Greg and I always tried to go into the heart of the towns and meet ... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Sports Archives College football: Reassessing 2007/2008 Bowl predictions: 2 of 2
This years college bowl season has been a disaster just like it has been every year since the BCS has come into being. I am still not sure how the C fits in but I sure do now what the B and The S stand for......BS. It used to be fun to look forwards to the bowl season and usually the top four bowls could possibly be the cham... More..
Food & Drink > Dessert Recipes Recipes: Pineapple and lemon meringue pie: 2 of 2
Lemon Meringue Pie has always been one of my favorite pies and I have always liked pineapple so when I found this recipe in some of Mom's old recipes, I just had to try it. It is every bit as good as it sounds. It is very simple to make and if gives the traditional lemon meringue a little different taste. This particular rec... More..
Autos > Car Reviews Car reviews: 2003 VW Beetle Turbo S: 2 of 2
I have had a couple of the new VW beetle and several of the old Beetles but my 2003 Turbo S was by far my favorite of all them. They were all good cars and my 2002 TDI was a great car and got great mileage but it doesn't go very well on its top. After I rolled my TDI , I got the Turbo S. What a neat little automobile it was.... More..
Food & Drink > Ethnic & International Foods Recipes: Greek spanakouzo: 2 of 2
This traditional Greek dish of spinach and rice can be used as a delicious and filling meal in itself or it makes an excellent side dish with a light entree like some baked, broiled or grilled fish of some kind. I was very fortunate to have sent the first 35 years of my life in a small farming community in western Nebraska. ... More..