Monday, March 23, 2026

Today Is ...

from husband Bill, March 23, 2026

One of my favorite snacks is Doritos nacho corn chips dipped in chocolate pudding. When I was in sixth grade (1972-73; age 11 or 12), I first ate it in the cafeteria of Bayview Elementary School (West Islip, Long Island, New York) in an attempt to make two girls disgusted. They didn't care all that much, and I discovered that I really like it. I have eaten it many times over the years, but not as much in recent years.

from husband Bill, March 23, 2026

I sometimes make Chia-Coconut Pudding. I do like it, the slimy, yet crunchy consistency notwithstanding. It's all in the name of health. (See link below.)

The ingredients that I use are: whole black chia seeds, organic unsweetened shredded / dehydrated coconut, unsweetened almond milk, real maple syrup, pure vanilla extract, ground nutmeg, and ground cinnamon. Mix everything in a large bowl and put it in the refrigerator, covered, for at least 4 or 5 hours, but overnight is better.

https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/11-proven-health-benefits-of-chia-seeds

from husband Bill, March 23, 2026

I do not really like tamales that much. I gravitate toward chimichangas and burritos.

from husband Bill, March 23, 2026

Melba toast is OK, but it is a bit too plain for me.

from husband Bill, March 23, 2026

A near miss is actually a hit, as per George Carlin.

from husband Bill, March 23, 2026













Sunday, March 22, 2026

Happy Birthday to Wilfrid

Happy Birthday to (Henry) Wilfrid Brambell (22 March 1912 – 18 January 1985) !!!

Here he is with Paul McCartney in the 1964 Beatles movie "A Hard Day's Night." He played Paul's grandfather in the movie and was often referred to throughout the movie as being "clean." Why? Well, Brambell starred in the British sitcom "Steptoe and Son," where his character was often referred to as a "dirty, old man." This sitcom was adapted in the United States and became "Sanford and Son."

My earliest childhood memory is attending the movie "A Hard Day's Night" in a movie theater during the summer of 1964, when I was three years old, with my mother and one of the two slightly older girls who lived next door to us. My mom was a huge Beatles fan in their early days and often played Beatles songs. I used to listen to Beatles 45-rpm records (singles) with those two girls in the basement of their house next door. They used to babysit me.

A short clip from the movie:

https://youtu.be/uJvyAKJhOcI?si=VXe0vq0ih5sIC3h9

March 22, 2026




Today Is ...

from husband Bill, March 22, 2026

I don't think that I have ever eaten a Bavarian-style crêpe, at least not on purpose. I have made crêpes at home, but I don't remember if I let the batter sit for a bit or if I made them immediately.

The main difference between the Bavarian variation and the classic French crêpe is that the batter is used right away, rather than letting it rest before using. With the French variation, resting the batter allows the flour to fully absorb the liquid and gives the gluten time to relax. It makes the French crêpe more tender.

from husband Bill, March 22, 2026

Goof-off mode is my default setting.

from husband Bill, March 22, 2026










Saturday, March 21, 2026

AI: Sports

from husband Bill, March 21, 2026, at home

I created and uploaded onto my YouTube channel this short, AI (artificial intelligence) video, just for fun. (length: 60 seconds)

(Fake) Track-and-Field Star (March 21, 2026)

https://youtube.com/shorts/e-fslv4i0sg?si=qlBp1L7BoakVOtkM

Today Is ...

from husband Bill, March 21, 2026, at home

Children raised in two-parent (mother and father) homes and single-father homes are much more successful than children raised in single-mother homes, state statistical analyses. Children raised in single-mother homes are more likely to be criminals, drug addicts, suffer from depression, have higher instances of suicide, etc. Single-father homes and two-parent homes are quite similar. This is all based on sociological studies. Of course, the two-parent home is best, but the single-father home is a close second.

Mothers are awarded full custody of the children in at least 92 percent of family-court cases. This is due to anti-male judges. Lawyers are advising fathers to NOT fight to be with their children because the fights are extremely expensive, and the fathers are almost sure to lose. Fathers are people, too. I would love to see fathers get a little justice.

80 percent of divorces are initiated by women, 90 percent by university-educated women.

(I have been a Men's Rights Activist since the early 1990s, when I was in my early 30s.)

from husband Bill, March 21, 2026, at home

From 1992 to 1996, I was a reporter, writer, editor, and researcher for a weekly, international magazine on the financial and technical aspects of the chemical industry from an industrial perspective. The magazine, titled "Chemical Marketing Reporter," was based in New York City.

While working there, I attended a perfume symposium in New York City with hundreds of representatives from perfume companies. That was one of my favorite assignments because I was one of the very few men who were there. Those in attendance were women and a few gay men.

The symposium was more about the final products, meaning the perfumes in the bottles. For my purposes, I needed information about the bulk ingredients used to make the final products: linalool; bergamot oil; ylang-ylang.

Trivia: The price of sandalwood oil is partially based on the mortality rate in India. Funeral pyres are made of sandalwood, so more deaths means less sandalwood for processing, meaning less sandalwood oil, meaning higher prices. Fewer deaths mean low prices for sandalwood oil.

I started as the "Oils, Fats, and Waxes Editor" (great title) and then made a lateral move to "Flavors and Fragrances Editor." I was then promoted to "Heavy and Agriculture Chemicals Editor" and was again promoted to "Market Research Editor."

While I was there, I wrote about an array of chemicals, including: plastics including polyethylene terephthalate (for making soda bottles); pigments including titanium dioxide (for use in paints and soft drink mixes; pharmaceuticals like bulk penicillin; petrochemicals like benzene, xylene, and toluene; plus carnauba wax; castor oil; grease (both yellow AND white); sandalwood oil; menthol; and even fertilizers/explosives like ammonium nitrate.

from husband Bill, March 21, 2026, at home

While I really dislike the taste and the texture of strawberries, I do sometimes force myself to eat them because they are healthy, as per my cardiothoracic surgeon.

from husband Bill, March 21, 2026, at home

I do like baguettes with butter.

from husband Bill, March 21, 2026, at home

I almost forgot to post this. (not really ... just a joke)

from husband Bill, March 21, 2026, at home

Corn dogs are OK.

from husband Bill, March 21, 2026, at home









Thursday, March 19, 2026

St. Joseph's Day Video

from husband Bill, March 19, 2026, at home

I created and uploaded this video onto my YouTube channel in celebration of St. Joseph's Day today (March 19, 2026). (length: 6 minutes, 44 seconds) ... As per Italian tradition, I am wearing red and eating a St. Joseph's Day zeppola (plural: zeppole). I am half Italian.

Happy St. Joseph's Day (March 19, 2026)

https://youtu.be/xr2K1HDsyNw?si=n4MHVZGZ1q5JjAj3

St. Joseph's Day Selfie

from husband Bill, March 19, 2026, at home

Here is a selfie in celebration of St. Joseph's Day today. As per Italian tradition, I am wearing red and eating a St. Joseph's Day zeppola (plural: zeppole), inset photo. I also ate one on March 15, 2026, at an early celebration with my wife and my mom at my mom's nearby home. (I am half Italian.)

I am wearing my red MAGA hat and clutching my months-long companion: my red heart pillow. In March 2022, I had quadruple coronary artery bypass surgery. I was given this pillow after my surgery to clutch whenever I had to sneeze or cough to reduce pain and, I think, to stabilize my broken sternum/breastbone.

I am a lifetime member of Alpha Phi Delta, which is a national, Italian-heritage, social-service fraternity, at colleges and universities in mostly the northeastern section of the United States. I became a member in the early 1980s, when I was studying for my undergraduate degree at Villanova University in Villanova, Pennsylvania, near Philadelphia. I was elected as a member of the fraternity's local Executive Board, specifically as Recording Secretary.





This ... In Florida

from husband Bill, March 19, 2026, at home

This is a thing here in wacky Florida. Actually, I agree. There isn't any state tax in Florida, so let's do this. 👍





Today Is ...

from husband Bill, March 19, 2026, at home

I particularly like Chicken Piccata, Chicken Korma, and Chicken Mole.

from husband Bill, March 19, 2026, at home

In recent years, I have become rather intimate with many hospital nurses (on a professional basis). I have to say that those (female) nurses from Haiti can be rough.

from husband Bill, March 19, 2026, at home

I don't particularly like caramel. Chocolate, I like.

from husband Bill, March 19, 2026, at home










St. Patrick's Day Tradition

from husband Bill, March 17, 2026, at home

Follow me on my longstanding, personal tradition, and then ask yourself, as I do now: Why do I make my life so complicated, especially in regard to the color of my garments?

I am once again following my own six-decades-long, personal tradition of wearing the color purple on St. Patrick's Day today (March 17, 2026). Here is a selfie of myself wearing my favorite St. Paddy's Day shirt. I have been doing this since my age was in single digits in the late 1960s because I am half Italian. (I am also Austrian, Swiss, and Portuguese.)

Purple is the color of the Italians. I am a lifetime member of Alpha Phi Delta, which is a national, Italian-heritage, social-service fraternity, mostly at colleges and universities in the northeastern section of the United States. I became a member in the early 1980s, when I was studying for my undergraduate degree at Villanova University near Philadelphia, and was soon elected as a member of the fraternity's university executive board, specifically as "Recording Secretary." Our fraternity colors are purple and white, with the white carnation as our fraternity flower.

When I started my tradition in the late 1960s, around seven or eight years old, it was slightly before I had discovered that we Italians have our own celebratory day -- St. Joseph's Day -- which is two days later on March 19.

After all of these decades, I continue to keep my purple tradition alive, as you can see in this selfie from today.

However, we Italians wear red on St. Joseph's Day, which I will be doing in two days.

As an aside, do not wear the color orange on St. Patrick's Day, that is, unless you want to offend the Irish Catholics. Orange is the color of the Protestants. And, of course, wearing green on either day was never an option for me due to my contrarian nature.




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from husband Bill, March 23, 2026 One of my favorite snacks is Doritos nacho corn chips dipped in chocolate pudding. When I was in sixth gra...