Month: August 2019

Another Refreshing Summer Salad

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HEY THERE HOT STUFF!

Keeping your cool during the dog days of Summer is challenging for sure. Some nights the idea of cooking in 100+ heat makes me want to cry. One of my favorite meals this time of year is a Peach Caprese Salad. Nothing too elaborate for this since it is also my go-to desk lunch. 

Peach Caprese Salad (for one)
1 peach (sliced)
A handful of cherry tomatoes (or 1 sliced tomato)
4-6 Oz. fresh mozzarella (sliced)
Fresh basil leaves (just tear up as much as you like)
A drizzle of extra virgin olive oil
A drizzle of balsamic vinegar
S & P to taste

Notes: There are no exact measurements here… simply tailor to your liking. Any stone fruit will do… even cherries. Oh, and arugula is nice if basil is not your thing.

The Time When My Great Grandmother Invited Susan B. Anthony to Her Birthday Party

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My great grandmother invited Susan B. Anthony to her 12th birthday party in 1905.

Letter 1

Sadly Ms. Anthony was too busy to attend. She did, however, promise to have someone at headquarters send her a new photo of herself. I’m guessing that to Ruth’s twelve-year-old self she was as cool as Ariana Grande is to my friend’s twelve-year-old girls. My twelve-year-old self had Stevie Nicks… but that’s another story for another day.

Turns out, the parcel with the new photo did not arrive in a timely fashion, and young Ruth sent a letter of complaint. Ms. Anthony wrote her a short letter to explain what had happened…

Letter 2

I see that Ms. Anthony did not have in her school the vertical writing. This letter is not plainly read.

Letter 3

I’m not sure if she ever did get her picture… but if not, it was not for lack of trying.

Happy 19th Amendment Day!

I’m Here All Week Folks

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In honor of “National Tell A Joke Day”

A man shows up at work on Monday with a black eye. His coworker asks him, “Hey, how’d you get that?”

The man with the shiner says, “The funniest thing happened yesterday, I was in church and the woman in the pew in front of me stood to sing and I noticed her dress was stuck in the crack of her ass… so I reached over and pulled it out and she punched me!”

The following Monday the guy shows up at work with another black eye. His friend asks, “What happened this time?”

“Well, you’ll never believe it, I was at church and the same woman stood to sing but her dress was not stuck in the crack of her ass, and I remembered how much she liked it there so I tucked it in.”

I’m here all week folks, don’t forget to tip your waitress.