Nyssa

“Do kitties have belly buttons?  They’re mammals, so they have to have belly buttons, right?  Have you ever seen one?”  Someone asked me that question and my brain got very busy.  I could have used Google, but where’s the fun in that?  Instead, I tried studying my cat.  He was not impressed, nor helpful. So, [...]

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“Did you watch the Academy Awards?” “No, because I was learning about Magic the gathering strategy, and about the Warhammer 40 something Universe with flame-throwing Nuns.” “Oh, but you don’t play those games… so your friend, the Gamer, was over?” “Yup. And now I know a tremendous amount about strategy for games that I don’t [...]

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My friend Rob is a real stickler for food.  We had a discussion about pecan pie for 72 minutes. He believes that there are only two kinds of pecan pie.  Neither of which he will eat. 1. The “cake” version that contains eggs, and has a “cake-like” consistency. 2. The peanut brittle version, which is [...]

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We had a party and some of our guests really enjoyed the hand-crafted margaritas.  The party was great!  We wrestled my Brazilian Jujitsu dummy, threw knives, played pinball and just had a great time. The next day, I had this conversation with Rob, who was discussing the events at the party. “So, why did she [...]

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“So, what does she like?” asked Tom, referring to my vivacious friend, whom he had met earlier. “She likes to laugh.” I said. Naturally, Tom said, “So, what food makes women laugh?” I thought for a minute and said, “Um… something with laughing gas in it?” Later, I really started to wonder about foods that [...]

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