Today Is ...

I like Welsh Rarebit, but I haven't eaten it in a long while. You can sometimes find it packaged by Stouffer's in the frozen-food section of supermarkets. While Welsh Rarebit is basically toasted bread topped with cheese, it has a reputation of causing bizarre and disturbing nightmares after being consumed. Some say this is the truth. Some say that it is just a myth. A basic explanation is that eating cheese promotes the REM sleep state, which is when dreaming occurs.

September 3, 2025, at home

I have had beards on and off throughout my adult life. I currently have somewhat of a beard because I haven't been able to stand to shave because of recent surgeries and other medical issues. My wife and I received haircuts at home a short while ago. Our hairstylist used an electric shaver to remove my beard, as well as my hair (Number 2 Buzz).

September 3, 2025, at home

I would often go bowling when I was a kid in the 1960s and 1970s.

September 3, 2025, at home

Bellflower = Goldblum

Did you know that Brad Bellflower is actually Jeff Goldbum? He really is. 😁

September 2, 2025, at home

Today Is ...

On this date in 1945, the formal surrender documents were signed aboard the USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay, officially ending World War II.

September 2, 2025, at home

I have never eaten a blueberry Popsicle.

September 2, 2025, at home

This observance is a day dedicated to taking a look around your home and ridding it of the excess things you have accumulated. I definitely have to do this.

September 2, 2025, at home

Good Climate News

GOOD NEWS !!!

"Trump admin scores legal win in $16B climate fight as federal appeals court lifts block on grant terminations"

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-admin-scores-legal-win-16b-climate-fight-federal-appeals-court-lifts-block-grant-terminations

September 2, 2025, at home

Prostate Cancer Awareness

September is National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month. 

1 in 6 men with have prostate cancer in his lifetime compared to 1 in 8 women who will have breast cancer in her lifetime. Yes, prostate cancer is more deadly than breast cancer. Federal funding for breast cancer research is 600 percent HIGHER than federal funding for prostate cancer research. That's SIX TIMES HIGHER !!! (That makes me sad.) 

September 1, 2025, at home

Giambotta

This mid-afternoon, my wonderful wife made one of my favorite Italian concoctions: Giambotta (Ciambotta). It's basically bell peppers, eggplant, onions, and tomatoes, all diced and sliced, sautéed in olive oil. It sometimes contains zucchini. She added dried basil, ground black pepper, garlic powder, and a tiny bit of sugar.

I loved my Italian grandmother's version when I was a kid in the 1960s and 1970s, and also in the 1980s. I love it cold, directly out of the refrigerator, with Italian bread. I also like it on a sausage hero sandwich. It's good over pasta.

September 1, 2025, at home

Italian Desserts

I have to go with Spumoni, closely followed by Cannoli.

September 1, 2025, at home

Today Is ...

This.

September 1, 2025, at home

I am participating, so, sincerely, if I have ever wronged you, I am sorry. Please forgive me. Remember. Forgiving someone is partially for the other person, but it is mostly for yourself.

September 1, 2025, at home

The unofficial holiday is dedicated to the English language idiom "no rhyme or reason," which means something that occurs without any purpose or explanation. Orange is one of the few words in the English language that does not perfectly rhyme with any other word. I just call it divine intervention.

September 1, 2025, at home

I have not knowingly eaten burnt ends.

September 1, 2025, at home