Laugh and Death? Revisited.

AmyD. | June 7, 2010

“I saw the destruction of Dresden. I saw the city before and then came out of an air-raid shelter and saw it afterward, and certainly one response is laughter. God knows, that’s the soul seeking some relief… Humor is an almost physiological response to fear. Freud said that humor is a response to frustration – [...]

Dawgnawt BBQ Team

AmyD. | June 8, 2009

Last weekend was the big event… the one we’ve been practicing for, the Bakersfield Biggest Baddest Barbecue Championship 2009! After months of tweaking websites and eating loads of Mike’s barbecue everything came down to late (very late) Friday night right up to noon on Saturday. They say that competitions are won or lost within the [...]

He’s So Bleu!

AmyD. | March 3, 2009

This has been running around so I snagged it from Laura @ Snerkology and am running with it! How Well Do You Know Your Significant Other? Pt. 1 – Amy on Mike 1. He’s sitting in front of the TV, what is on the screen? Bonanza or some prison show like “Locked Up Abroad” 2. [...]

Roast Beasts and Whatever

AmyD. | February 6, 2009

I made a roast last night. It was wonderful. Especially with horseradish. It’s been raining off and on since yesterday and is supposed to rain all weekend, I might do another roast tomorrow or Sunday. There is just something perfect about roasts when it’s rainy and stormy outside. Why is it that when you accomplish [...]

I Said, “FISH and CHIPS!”

AmyD. | January 15, 2009

Somehow Mike heard, “Let’s go fishing!” He also managed to wrangle me into going to the most evil place on earth (aka Wal-Mart) where we waited for TWENTY MINUTES for someone with keys to the sporting goods counter to show up. The guy in front of us actually called the store on his cell phone [...]