Advocate

by | Jul 4, 2012 | Talk Dirt to Me

Advocate Here at chez Rounds dinner is a routine affair. This stems largely from the finicky eating habits of the elder indigent boarder. Tonight we had black beans with rice. It’s his favorite. The younger favors split pea soup, again with rice. That’s...

Transplanting is a terrible thing to do.

by | Apr 8, 2012 | Talk Dirt to Me

Transplanting is a terrible thing to do. When I was a youth my parents moved us around a lot. Frequently, they came withus. The common explanation given had something to do with my father’s profession, but since I never listened to my parents I have no idea what...

Garlic

by | Jul 5, 2012 | Talk Dirt to Me

In the movie Goodfella’s the wiseguys in jail don’t live with the other prisoners. They have their own lock-up and it really doesn’t seem all that bad. Dinner in particular was a big deal: “Pauli did the prep work, he was doing a year for...

Rain Day

by | Apr 24, 2012 | Talk Dirt to Me

I do think it’s appropriate that we’ve finally gotten some rain on earth day. I took advantage of the weather to transplant the broccoli, cabbage and brussels sprouts. This kind of weather is perfect. I added a whole lot of dried blood (4lbs/100 square ft)...

Life liberty and the pursuit of happiness.

by | Jul 13, 2012 | Talk Dirt to Me

In these officially if not philosophically united (adj) states (n, not proper), we have several “founding documents.” Amongst these, the two most often quoted are the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence. To your average Joe (six-pack, plumber...