tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post1209421063708835486..comments2023-12-27T13:35:09.431-07:00Comments on Exile in Portales: Weird Stuff You Read In the New York TimesBuckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05319116022465066060noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-85845458300310938632012-02-25T12:30:00.016-07:002012-02-25T12:30:00.016-07:00Virgil: Finding yams or sweet potatoes around her...Virgil: Finding yams or sweet potatoes around here might could be hard.<br /><br />Andy: I think it's the <i>Times</i> that's weird, myself.<br /><br />Morgan: We all have different standards for cleanliness and/or housekeeping... but there's too much military in me to have the house in less than ship-shape condition.Buckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05319116022465066060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-75660576943400554912012-02-25T10:19:21.948-07:002012-02-25T10:19:21.948-07:00Thing I Know #33. If you see a lot of bugs crawlin...<a href="http://www.peekinthewell.net/blog/all-the-things-i-know/#tik_33" rel="nofollow">Thing I Know #33. If you see a lot of bugs crawling all over the computer lately, it might be a good idea to go into that room with the refrigerator and the sink and see if there’s something that hasn’t been cleaned for awhile.</a><br /><br />Dated 1/9/06...yes, I do believe I was a bachelor at the time...and I do believe computer & refrigerator/sink were separated by a good distance, which says something about the state of disrepair of the other room. But then, I don't live alone now, and there's a lot about me the Times would still not consider normal.mkfreeberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13265933747192068934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-50157327366184081042012-02-25T05:57:12.689-07:002012-02-25T05:57:12.689-07:00I eat an entire 11 oz. bag of Kroger potato chips ...I eat an entire 11 oz. bag of Kroger potato chips for a meal at least three times a week, and I definitely do not live alone.<br /><br />It's interesting to think about. Don't know how I'd do "alone" in the long run. But, I do a lot of these things already even with a housemate. I sing loudly in the shower if the mood strikes me. I don't close the bathroom door (unless we have company). And, I thought EVERYBODY talked aloud to their pets (and to themselves).Andyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10945901944078164054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-4622529722732868422012-02-25T01:54:05.574-07:002012-02-25T01:54:05.574-07:00Been there for ALL of them, Buck. Ought to try a L...Been there for ALL of them, Buck. Ought to try a LARGE, Sweet potato sometime--just oil the skin w olive oil, prick and pop in the oven (or in the Microwave if you're in a hurry, but oven-baked is better--wait until skin crisp and it oozes) Salt & butter to taste (or use olive oil if you're on a diet--GOT to watch your weight, right, Buck? :) ) YUM!!!virgil xenophonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11491836830352263438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-75002366261629886892012-02-24T09:11:49.222-07:002012-02-24T09:11:49.222-07:00Back to that Normal Norman thang - what is normal?...<i>Back to that Normal Norman thang - what is normal?</i><br /><br />I think I prefer "Nearly-Normal Norman," Lou.<br /><br />Dan: I used to work with a couple o' few guys who THOUGHT they were Masters of the Mystic Arts.<br /><br />Ed: You've been married 49 years!?! Way t'go, Bud!<br /><br />Deb: Yup. Same here. Except for the girls.<br /><br />Skip: In re: where to use it. Heh. Certainly NOT at Wal-Mart, just to cite one example.Buckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05319116022465066060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-58676473029888557252012-02-24T08:21:16.091-07:002012-02-24T08:21:16.091-07:00Closed interior doors seem almost unnatural to me ...Closed interior doors seem almost unnatural to me (except when we have company). As for normal... well, there just doesn't seem to be anywhere for me to use it(not necessarily your) Uncle Skiphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02705753220273516841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-26738511016035868322012-02-24T08:07:03.600-07:002012-02-24T08:07:03.600-07:00Not closing the bathroom door. Why bother? The d...<i> Not closing the bathroom door.</i> Why bother? The dogs will just push it open anyway. Only time mine is closed is when I have company. And yes, I talk to out loud to the girls.Debhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03989290418471519434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-67271788230466822652012-02-24T08:00:00.550-07:002012-02-24T08:00:00.550-07:00Some times the best "house" rule, is no ...Some times the best "house" rule, is no rules at all. It's your life, so who is there to judge you! Got to admit I have done several of those things in the article, and have been married 49 years!<br />Just keep on doing what you want. One person's "strange" is another person's "normal!"Scooney Adrifthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09014731857174355364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-19128808705344031292012-02-24T07:56:04.666-07:002012-02-24T07:56:04.666-07:00Ditto what Bag said. And I do like that Dr. Strang...Ditto what Bag said. And I do like that Dr. Strange comic cover. "Master of the Mystic Arts." I once worked with a couple of guys who had that same degree.Dapper Danhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01230099347154360809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-30801768250064716952012-02-24T06:07:27.337-07:002012-02-24T06:07:27.337-07:00Back to that Normal Norman thang - what is normal?...Back to that Normal Norman thang - what is normal? I've done lots of those things, and I live with someone. I have known some loners who thought (believed, dreamed, fantasized) in their minds long enough that it became a reality in their minds. That was strange.Bag Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01885412195900280096noreply@blogger.com