We start off in this examination of pumpkin pie with a hard truth. Most U.S. pumpkin pie is a lie."An interesting fact is that most canned 'pumpkin' is actually hubbard squash. Hubbard squash has the...
Perhaps it is unkind to accuse your grandmother of holding out on you on her deathbed, but it's meant in jest."Grandma Virginia's Cornbread Dressing This dressing recipe came from Grandmother Virginia Corse West. She was the mother of Jane West, who went on to be...
Yep, you can do this. That is my picture of my turkey using this recipe. The recipe itself is a family work in progress.One never stops experimenting."Sure-Fire Turkey Indoors or Out This requires a bit of planning ahead, but it's really worth it. First of all, if...
Nice that someone is saying good about sex from the pulpit.""Sexuality is related to spirituality, so I think it can be spiritual growth as well, and we shouldn't be insecure about that," Kindley said."I think that historically, because of some of the writings of St....
The real story here is in my video. Please note the AVI version is better quality, but could be slow in loading and hang up during playback.World War I Royal Flying Corps officers and men came to Texas for...
President-elect Barack Obama often alludes to his time at the Harvard Law Review. However, it took the Library of Congress and its study of presidents as poets to unearth Sen. Obama's poetic side."When...
For the last couple or three days, I have been sitting here mostly wondering if that gurgling noise is coming from my lungs or the vaporizer. There has been no "thrill of victory or agony of defeat", just the...
" Tuesday, 4 November 2008, is the last day to vote in this year’s general elections. Looking for where you vote? Try starting here at www.whatsdrivingyoucrazy.com. You’ll find detailed links for Northeast Texas, including the Fort Worth/Dallas area, as well as...
"Although Sen. Barack Obama may be leading in the polls and early turnouts may seem to favor the Democratic Party, nothing, repeat NOTHING, is certain. The efforts to suppress the vote continue, and, frankly, you...
Here's some interesting speculation from the blogosphere of California.Things often are not what they seem, and complacency is a killer."The polls have shown California to be Obama country for months. And the pundits are still predicting a sea of blue. But there has been a...
FactCheck has renewed hostilities over an old issue about funding body armor for troops in Iran and Afghanistan. The non-profit, nonpartisan group says the VoteVets attack on Republican Sen. Elizabeth Dole is recycling "one of the worst 'Whoppers of 2006'"."The liberal...
New ads on Sen Barack Obama's tax proposal are downright lies, FactCheck charges. The organization also says its own words are misrepresented as well."Republicans are misrepresenting Obama's tax proposals right...
At one least report now has the U.S denying its helicopters were involved in a raid on Syria Sunday. So far, the Pentagon and White House are silent. The Associated Press reports a U.S. military official in...
Two large daily newspapers in solid red states led the charge this weekend in newspapers endorsing Sen. Barack Obama for president, Editor and Publisher's website reports."The Obama lead in editorial endorsements this year turned into a landslide, even a rout today, as dozens...
"Rare is the moment when it’s clear that, regardless of the outcome of an election, you are living history. "Thus begins the somewhat surprising endorsement of Barack Obama by the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, deep in the red heart of North Central Texas. In 2004, the...