Today Is ...

From husband Bill, Sept. 22, 2026

I never liked cones. I always chose a cup, since I was a kid in the 1960s.

From husband Bill, Sept. 22, 2026

I prefer dark chocolate.

From husband Bill, Sept. 22, 2026

I like brown butter, but I don't like when people say it has a nutty taste. For me, only nuts taste nutty.

From husband Bill, Sept. 22, 2026

I used to write in a journal until one day in the mid-1980s I stopped and then started writing poetry. I thought that writing my heartfelt and spiritual thoughts as poems was better than writing about my mundane exploits in a journal.

From husband Bill, Sept. 22, 2026

Vote Red.

From husband Bill, Sept. 22, 2026

Trump TV

I am glad to know this. As a MAGA Republican and a retired journalist (September 1982 to May 2017), I find this to be terrific. My profession has devolved into liberal propaganda, and it breaks my heart. (I always kept my political beliefs out of my profession.)

Sept. 22, 2026

Today Is ...

From husband Bill, Sept. 21, 2026

I grew up on Long Island, New York, specifically Babylon and West Islip; I lived in upstate New York: Cornwall-on-Hudson, Newburgh, Wallkill, and Wellsville; and I worked in New York City for seven years (1991-1998). I have lived in six states: New York, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Missouri, New Jersey, and Florida.

From husband Bill, Sept. 21, 2026

I do like pecan cookies, specifically Pecan Sandies.

From husband Bill, Sept. 21, 2026

I like the occasional chai tea.

From husband Bill, Sept. 21, 2026

Wife Appreciation Day: Video

From husband Bill, Sept. 20, 2026

I created and uploaded onto my YouTube channel this video to honor my wife on Wife Appreciation Day, the third Sunday in September (Sept. 20, 2026). ... (length: 1 minute, 19 seconds)

Wife Appreciation Day (Sept. 20, 2026)

https://youtube.com/shorts/_VS__fi1VOo?is=vQnUeCjzM1ZmEvS9

Today Is ...

From husband Bill, Sept. 20, 2026 

Today on Wife Appreciation Day (third Sunday in September), I thank my wonderful wife for all she has done for me, including continuing to be my caretaker after my nine (9) surgeries between March 2002 and May 2026. ❤️

From husband Bill, Sept. 20, 2026

If I am feeling mainstream, I'll go for a pepperoni pizza with extra cheese. If not, then I'll go for my favorite pizza topping: pickled capers. My other favorite toppings are eggs that are broken raw onto the uncooked pizza and then baked. I also like artichoke hearts and anchovies.

From husband Bill, Sept. 20, 2026

At our fraternity (Alpha Phi Delta) parties at university in the early 1980s, we drank fruit punch mixed with ginger ale or Sprite and with Everclear (95% grain alcohol) in huge punch bowls. (fun times)

From husband Bill, Sept. 20, 2026

I like string cheese. Of course, I peel it to make the stringy strands. I actually do have Polly-O string cheese in the fridge, so I will indulge today.

From husband Bill, Sept. 20, 2026

I like fried rice, especially teriyaki-style.

From husband Bill, Sept. 20, 2026

Beef Stew

My wonderful wife made this beef stew this afternoon.

Sept. 19, 2026

$5,000

Sept. 19, 2026

Today Is ...

From husband Bill, Sept. 19, 2026

When I was a kid in the 1960s and 1970s, I enjoyed Snack Pack butterscotch pudding, as well as Snack Pack chocolate pudding. My mom would put one can in my lunch to take to school.

Sept. 19, 2026

Review: Ginger Beer Video

From husband Bill, Sept. 18, 2026

I created and uploaded onto my YouTube channel this beverage review video for Fever-Tree Blood Orange Ginger Beer (non-alcoholic). (length: 3 minutes, 26 seconds)

Review: Blood Orange Ginger Beer (Sept. 18, 2026)

https://youtu.be/45ycd0G978I?is=14yRjyJVYKODCxg6

Cheesburgers & Air Force

From husband Bill, Sept. 18, 2026

The cheeses I prefer on my burgers are blue, Swiss, or Provolone, but I do eat McDonald's cheeseburgers with American "cheese," which I don't like all that much. 

I never, EVER put any vegetables on my (cheese)burgers, meaning no lettuce, no raw tomatoes, no raw onions, although I will sometimes put sliced pickles between the cheese and the top bun.

My topping preferences for my burgers are either:

1. mayonnaise and ketchup

2. fried egg and ketchup

3. only peanut butter (no ketchup)

Sept. 18, 2026

Selfie

Selfie: after haircut and shave this evening at home

Sept. 17, 2026

Haircut/Shave Video

From husband Bill, Sept. 17, 2026

I created and uploaded this short video onto my YouTube channel of myself before and after my haircut and shave this evening at home. (length: 52 seconds)

Haircut/Shave: House Call (Sept. 17, 2026)

https://youtube.com/shorts/kRh7i9CA1pA?is=MG2Pc-glhbHk68u8

Today Is ...

From husband Bill, Sept. 17, 2026

My second favorite cooked sandwich is the Monte Cristo. I have enjoyed them since the late 1960s, when my age was in single digits. It is made with ham, turkey, and Swiss cheese. The assembled sandwich is then dipped into an egg batter and pan fried until golden. It is then typically dusted with confectioner's (powdered) sugar. I like eating mine with grape jelly, although red raspberry jam is nice, too.

I must mention that my mother's fried mozzarella cheese sandwich, dipped in beaten eggs, fried, and then topped with tomato sauce is by far my favorite cooked sandwich.

From husband Bill, Sept. 17, 2026

I think that I like apple dumplings. I am not sure if I have ever eaten one. I hate raw apples, but I like apples in any other form, so I am sure that I would like them.

From husband Bill, Sept. 17, 2026

It's nice to see that the six conservative judges on the Supreme Court are constitutionalists.

From husband Bill, Sept. 17, 2026