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How to Make Cherry Pie… Or… Why Guys Trying to Survive Make Their Own Dough

For us guys trying to survive, I’m going to start cooking class with a cherry pie.  And why not?  We could start with how to boil water, but then what do you have?  Hot water.  My way you end up with: 1.  A Cherry Pie 2.  Survival Confidence My wife Dona use to make a pie […]

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Lessons Learned from Dona: The Christmas Edition

  Dona was the consummate Christmas traditionalist. That is, of a sort. Her traditions weren’t the norm.  She celebrated Christmas in unexpected ways, with customs refreshingly inspired.  Learning was sure to follow. Act Like You Like It Even Though You Hate It I told my kids I was writing this blog, and two of them […]

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