Ramblings of Silver Blue

Fifteen days ago, I read that smoking can kill you; The next day I stopped smoking. Twelve days ago, I read that too much red meat can kill you; The next day I stopped eating red meat.. Eight days ago, I read that drinking can kill you; The next day I stopped drinking. Yesterday, I […]

…do a year-end round up of everything that happened round here in 2005, but decided, in the end, that there are certain times that simply do not deserve to be revisited. I’m sure you’ve had times like that, right?

A blonde goes to the post office to buy stamps for  her Christmas cards. She says to the clerk, “May I have 50 Christmas stamps?” The clerk says, “What denomination?” The blonde says, “Heaven help us. Has it come to this? Give me 6 Catholic, 12 Presbyterian, 10 Lutheran and 22 Baptists.” Thanks to Moonglow […]

Punch Buggy and One Ring have returned safely from the UK, where I trust they had a great time. Not much of interest happened whilst you were away — things continued pretty much as they always have. Hope that you two hade a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

1. Did you stay up to watch the ball drop in Times Square? 2. Did you make any New Year’s Resolutions? 3. If so, are there any that you haven’t broken already? 4. What is your drink of choice for celebration? (I.e., what did you choose to drink on New Year’s Eve?) 5. What’s your […]

Something I’ve been toying around with for almost a year is allowing co-authors on the blog. Fritz and I had a conversation almost a year and a half ago where it seemed that “co-authored blogs” might be the way of the future. While I don’t know if that’s going to be true or not, I […]

Chicken Cutlets with Marsala sauce 4 chicken cutlets 1 c. flour seasoned with salt & pepper 1/4 c. oil 1/4 c. butter 1/2 c. Marsala wine or white wine 1 c. sliced mushrooms Salt, pepper, parsley Coat cutlets with seasoned flour. Heat oil in fry pan and add cutlets. Saute on each side for 3 […]

5 Things I Like about WordPress 2.0

WordPress 2.0 (code name: “Duke”, for “Duke Ellington”) is now up and running here at the Ramblings. You may not notice much difference in the view, but the back-end of this thing is… amazing. Massively overhauled even. Guess it’s about time for me to overhaul the template again. What do you think?

One beautiful December evening Pedro and his girlfriend Rosita were sitting by the side of the ocean. It was a romantic full moon, when Pedro said, “Hey, mamacita, let’s play Weeweechu.” “Oh no, not now, lets look at the moon” said Rosita. “Oh, c’mon baby, let’s you and I play Weeweechu. I love you and […]

There was once an accounting firm where the senior CPA knew every thing there was to know about accounting. He could answer any question. He knew all the tax laws: There wasn’t a better accountant anywhere. Every morning when he came to work, he would unlock his desk drawer, open it up and look inside […]