*One of Mary Myrick’s best recipes* Ingredients: Heat oven to 425 degrees. Place the butter in a 10″ x 15″ jelly roll pan. Place in oven just until butter melts. Place potatoes on pan and sprinkle with salt and pepper and toss until thoroughly coated with the melted butter. Spread out into an even layer. […]
*Quick Summary: The author gives advice to a fast food worker, who in turn, later gives the same advice to a customer.* I used to go to the same Southern-themed fast food restaurant every morning. For me, there’s no better way to start the day than an outrageous amount of calories in the morning. Those […]
*Quick Summary: The author adds a personal eulogy as a memorial to friend and former sponsor representative Edd Stonich.* Something made me wonder how my old friend Edd Stonich was doing, so I just did a web search. I haven’t talked to him in years, but for some reason I have missed him a lot […]
*Quick Summary: The author discusses the death of his sister near Christmas, and how that affects his view of the holiday. He also offers help to others who struggle during the holidays.* This cute little girl was born August 23, 1966. This photo was taken when she was 5 in 1971. This is one of […]
*Quick Summary: The author describes his struggle with self-deprecation and self-appreciation.* I have, and will struggle with loving myself. I am convinced you should love yourself to a certain degree, but I have lived with self-loathing for most of my life. Not because I make more mistakes than everyone else, but because only I have […]
*One of Mary Myrick’s best recipes* Ingredients: In a large mixing bowl, combine thoroughly, the confectioner’s sugar, cocoa and chopped nuts. Butter a 13″ x 9″ pan and set aside. In a small mixing bowl, combine the remaining ingredients. Microwave on High for 4 minutes or until melted, stirring every minute. Remove from microwave and […]
*One of Mary Myrick’s best recipes* Ingredients: Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Lightly spray sixteen 2-1/2″ muffin cups with Pam. Mix the dry ingredients in a large bowl. Stir in the milk, oil and eggs, mixing only enough to moisten the dry ingredients. Fold in the creamed corn. Fill muffin cups to the brim. Bake […]
*One of Mary Myrick’s best recipes* Ingredients: Season eggs in a bowl with the salt and pepper. Heat 1 tsp.of the oil in a small skillet over medium heat. Add eggs; tip pan from side to side to cook eggs evenly. Flip eggs and cook until done, but, do not brown. Remove eggs to work […]
*Quick Summary: As a Christian, the author lays out his case for not having prayer in public schools.* I see my many of friends, well-meaning Christian folks, still wanting to “bring back prayer” in schools. So much so, that if you don’t agree with that statement, your Christianity is called into question. Well, I sure […]
*Quick Summary: The author visits the grave of his sister.* Today I visited my sister Michelle for the first time since her burial. 22 years is a long time, but also a blink of an eye. While I know it’s only her body buried in that cemetery, there were some things I still had left […]