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Is It Just Me?

LED digital clock radio with analog AM/FM radi...

LED digital clock radio with analog AM/FM radio tuning (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Has anyone else ever had one of those dreams where you wake up to the sound of your alarm clock, but when you go to hit the snooze bar, it doesn’t stop going off.  So, you physically turn it off, but it is still going off.  You unplug your alarm clock, but that doesn’t help.  You start getting frustrated because no matter what you do, the alarm won’t stop.  Worse yet, you are disturbing other people with the sound of your alarm clock.

It is usually at this point I wake up to the sound of my alarm clock, the sound of which I have somehow worked into whatever dream I was having when it went off.

Interesting Observation

Stir frying (爆 bào) is a Chinese cooking techn...

Stir frying (爆 bào) is a Chinese cooking technique involving relatively large amounts of oil. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

I find it interesting that I am the fussiest eater in the world, yet I like watching cooking shows.  Not Hell’s Kitchen or Kitchen Nightmares, but the cooking shows where they actually make something, usually with ingredients that I will not eat.

Sunday at the Air Museum

My dad wanted to go to the air museum this weekend.  If you ask me, the air museum is the perfect place for someone who hates flying, like me.

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Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Dinner

An attractive dinner setting

An attractive dinner setting (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

On most Sundays, I end up having dinner with the parents at a local restaurant.  This particular Sunday, things seems a bit… chaotic.

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People You Meet At The Buffet – Interlude

Casino logo

Casino logo (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

In past posts, we have looked at a number of different types of people who can be seen at the buffet.  At this point, it seems appropriate to actually take a look at one of the buffets.

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Question

Does anyone out there know what the Hell “All hat and no cattle” means?

People You Meet At The Buffet – Part 12

Spice Market Buffet-Seafood

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Somehow, you managed to survive the waves of people from the congregation, and somehow made it past the lovebirds playfully swinging their joined hands, slowing your approach to the food.  It looks like clear sailing, or does it?

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People You Meet At The Buffet – Part 11

English: Mandarin Restaurant Buffet

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To this point, we have dealt with individuals and couples at the buffet.  You’ve been patient, and managed to wait out them out.  Now you’re in the clear.

Um, not so fast.

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People You Meet At The Buffet – Part 10

SpiceMarket Buffet

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Just in time for Valentine’s Day, the latest observations from the local buffet.

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People You Meet At The Buffet – Part 9

A Chinese buffet restaurant in the United Stat...

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I’m back from a fact-finding mission.  Okay, it was Sunday dinner at Hometown Buffet with the parents.  But, I got a lot more insights into all the people you will meet at the buffet.

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