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Back in November, I hired a local contractor, A,  to replace some siding, fascia boards & paint my house. Nice guy & helper, paid in full.  I was satisfied with his work & recommended him to a coupld of friends.  First he painted the inside of my friend K's new house & according to her, did a good job except he didn't prime the door frames & paint is peeling off.  She called him to fix it...said he would, has not yet showed back up. I also gave his name to my neighbor L for some work...nothing done yet. So this week, I noticed bubbling on at least 3 spots in my fascia boards & called him back over.  He did come by, said was water damage (We'd had some actual rain!!) & the problem was the shingles don't reach far enough off the roof.  I then called a roofing guy to give me an estimate to correct.  He's getting back to me.    A said they'd be back that afternoon or next day to fix & all I'd have to pay for was th...

Several weeks ago my favorite city department, solid waste, dropped their dumpster & spintered my fence.  The fence had a huge gap & it was apparently a dog magnet.Our neighborhood has a pair of pit bull brothers that run around all day & I ran them out a couple of times. Then, a couple of days later, I hear a whining noise & looked out & found this little creature. I put her back out in the alley, hoping she'd go home but no dice. So I gave her some water & a hot dog & a blanket, hoping she'd be gone by the next morning.  No dice.  The next day, I took pictures & put her on social media & of course no one claimed her because people are pigs who don't spay their dogs & let them have puppies that are magically someone else's responsibility.  And this pup was apparently mine. To begin, I'm not a person capable of taking care of a pet. Or a child. Or a plant.  Or anyone besides me.  So, this dog gave me great anxiety ...

I went last night to the Cactus Theater to see the Oak Ridge Boys.  They were always a favorite of mine.  They were saying last night that they were established as a gospel group in 1947 & after a few member changes & in the early 70s changed to a country band, but they still show their gospel roots.  I love that. Members Duane Allen, William Lee Golden, Joe Bonsall & Richard Sterban joined together as the "last" Oak Ridge Boys & began touring in 1973.  Amazing that the same guys have been together for 50 years.   I'd seen them a long time ago in the Lubbock City Colesium (aka "The Bubble") ...probably late 70s or early 80s.  Their opening act was my favorite 'Old Hippies', the Bellamy Brothers. I've always loved live music concerts & the Cactus is a < 500 seat venue, so the seats are good.  I just saw Diamond Rio there a few weeks ago.  I wrote their review earlier. The Oak Ridge Boys were, to be kind, old men. Like th...

  1 box Green Giant Simply Steam Green Beans w/Almonds, no sauce 1 TBSP butter 2 Tsp brown sugar 1 Tsp salt (or to taste) 2 slices cooked bacon.   Melt together butter & brown sugar.  Add green beans.  Just cook til hot, add in bacon & almonds from box, salt to taste, serve. Several years ago I was looing for an easy recipe for fancy green beans for Thanksgiving that did not involve green bean casserole.  I found one we really like that almost the same as the one above only it used fresh green beans (better of course) but also made a lot more. Then last time I bought frozen green beans at the store they only had the no sauce & we all know that means yuck.  So at lunch today I decided "what do I have to lose?"....so I adjusted my recipe & have to say it was easy & turned out delish!!.  I even put them in the pan frozen & because they are technically already cooked it was quick.  And I loved the crunch of almonds & b...