Monthly archives of “September 2012

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Hot Hot Hot

Somewhere along the way, Tuffy P and I developed a tolerance and love of hot foods. At a certain point we found we could not buy ground chiles that were hot enough to give us that spicy jolt we were looking for, so we began… Read More

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Go Lectures

I’ve been working on improving my Go game. For those who don’t know, Go is a game played on a 19X19 grid with black and white stones. The object is to surround territory, more territory than your opponent, by placing stones on intersections of the… Read More

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Americas Polka Sweethearts

I’ve been enjoying listening to Chemnitzer concertina music lately and that led me to Wanda and Stephanie, who were a mother-daughter team known as America’s Polka Sweethearts. They were polka performers but in the polka world that is broken down into styles. The style Wanda… Read More

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Toy Thief

Ellie Mae rarely shows any interest in toys, unlike her pal Memphis, who nurtures them. The other day, though, she stole one of Memphis’ toys, and took it out to the back yard to rip it to shreds.