February 2011

Ad Lib Whole-grain Oat Bread

February 3, 2011

Lately I’ve taken to buying bread at Costco, because it’s as good as what I can make and a lot more convenient than baking bread. But the other day the whole-grain loaves ran out. Not about to make a special trip to that zoo for two loaves of bread, I decided to try to make [...]

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Winter Doldrums: Workman Waltz, Round 2; Taxman Cometh

February 2, 2011

{moan} The wind whipped at about 30 to 40 mph all day yesterday and all night long. It was supposed to freeze last night but did not—fortunately. I couldn’t keep the covers on any of the plants; everything blew off in the wind no matter what I did to try to weight them down with [...]

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Bureaucrats and the Workman Waltz

February 1, 2011

Another monthly bill just arrived from Wellcare, the provider of my Medicare Part D (prescription drug) coverage. For the second time in our year-long relationship, they announce that I owe not one but two payments at once. What’s happening here is Wellcare wants direct access to my bank account. They want me to give them [...]

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