• Mark Harmon in OKC

    (looking for the tornado post? click here) (looking for the OKC Energy FC post? click here) Ah yes, the main reason for my year trek to Oklahoma… It’s funny, because the newness and excitement of ohmygodmarkharmon has worn off, but the trip seems to be getting better and better. I (of course) missed road tripping

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  • “My Oklahoma home is in the sky…” – Bruce Springsteen

    I’ve decided to post about OKC in parts: If you’re looking for Mark Harmon photos/info, click here. If you’re looking for OKC Energy FC info, click here. I had to get up early this morning. With an 8 hour drive ahead of me, plus wanting to stop at the Clinton Library in Little Rock, I

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  • Thank You Ina!

    In exploring many of the Barefoot Contessa cookbooks, it’s rare to find a recipe that I’m disappointed in. Tonights try was no exception. The mustard-marinated flank steak was off the chain… Seriously. Make this. The marinade was simple and took two minutes to throw together: * 1/3 cup of dry white wine * 1/3 cup

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  • Thursday Thrill: Garbage day!

    I’ve been neglecting my blog! Oops! Some adventures take us out into the city and some require that we just get our shoes on – maybe a jacket. The excitement of garbage day starts on our way to the bus stop. The line up of garbage, recycle and yard waste cans along the street excites

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  • Even bigger foosh.

    Even bigger foosh.

    Poor kiddo – Mind. Blown. I don’t think he knew what to expect when I announced an extra-special adventure to the aquarium, but from the moment we got out of the car (two blocks away), he was humming with excitement. The old water front trolly tracks are still in place, despite the fact that the

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  • Thursday Thrills: Big foosh.

    I always give Evan a choice of what kind of adventure – maybe a little bit of a guided choice if I have a particular errand to run, though he’s generally happy to help me with those as well. But today he made the decision long before I even asked him about an adventure. Two

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  • Sunday Feast

    Sunday Feast

    This isn’t the first time I’ve posted about this recipe, but since it’s the first time I’ve cooked in weeks, I thought I’d share it again. With having been sick for so long, making anything with more work than poppingbread in the toaster or heating up kelp noodles with pesto in the microwave, the effort

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  • Thursday Thrills

    Today’s thrill was hardly new, but it’s the only ‘thrill’ I’ve had for several days. In an attempt to beat whatever this is, I’ve reached out to just about any possible method – from the regular doctor, herbal remedies (side note, Oregano oil has helped the most), drinking more water than would be recommended and

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  • Thursday Thrills

    Thursday Thrills

    One of my 30 before 30 items is to spend a day exploring a local (Washington) town I’ve never been too. But there are also many areas in and around Seattle that I’ve never really explored. After walking one kid to the bus stop earlier this week, the little guy I watch was pretty adamant

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  • Tuesday Turmoil

    Tuesday Turmoil

    I’ve been trying to think of a few themes to cover in my blog. Not necessarily one major theme – this isn’t an NCIS-only blog (though I’d never be short of topics), but smaller themes to keep me posting on the regular. In scrolling through the interwebs  for ideas, I stumbled upon something that is

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