1776 – David McCullough It’s an easy, informative read that tracks the first year of the Revolution. 1776 actually opens during the siege of Boston in 1775 and ends shortly after the American victory at Princeton in January, 1777. McCullough breaks the events down into last chapters then into smaller sections within those. His writing…
Everyone knows what a hipster is these days: a person who prides themselves on being ahead of mainstream culture and enjoy discovering new trends (like in music or fashion) before everybody else. I realized the other day that I’m an anti-hipster. Why, you might wonder? I don’t discover stuff until everyone already has. Bored? Search “hipster…
I really didn’t eat pasta in college, but my main choice was this creamy Cajun pasta sauce. At West End (the premiere dining hall on campus), you picked a sauce and a pasta from a daily selection. This is not a true “Cajun pasta” recipe, just my recreation of a dish I ate regularly.
1. If you could only eat one thing for the rest of your life, what would it be?Pizza. All day, every meal forever. 2. What’s your guilty pleasure/comfort food?Carbs. I love mashed potatoes, Stove Top, baked treats. 3. What’s the weirdest/craziest thing you’ve ever eaten?Alligator. It really does taste like chicken. Conch meat (like the…
Since we’ve moved, I decided to share some thoughts having lived at Fort Bragg for the past three years. PROS:– Most populated Army base = lots of resources (two commissaries and exchanges)– Satellite medical offices (don’t have to go to Womack on post for routine medical appointments)– Wide selection and assortment of activities for spouses and kids…
No apartment post today. I’m doing laundry and haven’t cleaned the two remaining rooms enough to post them on the Interwebs. But enjoy a hopefully helpful post about Gmail! Y’all might have noticed that Gmail launched a new format in the past few weeks. They now sort emails in three tabs at the top of…