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My Grocery Store Knows Me Better Than My Husband Does

Posted on June 29, 2011 by pegoleg

My grocery store knows more about me than my husband does. It was exactly 10 years ago this past weekend that I signed up for one of their preferred savings cards.  I was nervous about it.  I don’t like the … Continue reading →

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Biggest Loser: Family Edition. Losing Is For Winners!

Posted on June 27, 2011 by pegoleg

Here we are, with the first week of the family weight-loss challenge under our slightly looser belts.  Time for a status update. As I posted last week, my sister Terry issued a challenge  for all the women in our family to … Continue reading →

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Biggest Loser: Family Edition. Game On.

Posted on June 20, 2011 by pegoleg

All the women in my family are voluptuous.  Zaftig.  Generously padded with fleshy fleshliness.  At least that’s what we would be in a Rubens painting.  In modern parlance, one might say fat – if one were an insensitive boor. Enter … Continue reading →

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Let Them Eat Cake

Posted on June 2, 2011 by pegoleg

  The ideal kitchen, shown on my favorite channel, HGTV, has granite countertops and stainless steel appliances. So of course, when our refrigerator died, I really wanted to go with stainless. Unfortunately, stainless is a lot pricier than white. Looking … Continue reading →

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The Vehicular Gourmet Presents: Fine Automotive Dining

Posted on April 25, 2011 by pegoleg

Picture this: a grayish-brown burger on a squashed bun, greasy fries, all wrapped in paper and washed down with soda pop.  Now picture this: chilled vichyssoise, steak, asparagus with hollandaise sauce, roasted fingerling potatoes and strawberries, served on linen and … Continue reading →

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Kentucky Fried Chicken and The Honey Sauce Factories of Zorg

Posted on April 15, 2011 by pegoleg

      Setting: Kentucky Fried Chicken headquarters.  Operations Manager: “I don’t know, Bubba.  You know how people feel about jobs going out of the country.” Chief Financial Officer: “You’re making too big a deal out of this, Vern.  Sure, Americans … Continue reading →

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