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Ice Cream Day
I’ve written a ton about ice cream here in relation to various other topics. So today, I’ll talk about making ice cream instead. When I was a kid, my grandparents had an ice cream maker and every summer that I … Continue reading
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Tagged Dessert Musings, Family, Food Musings, Ice Cream Musings, Recognition Day
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Karoake Day
I have never sung karaoke. I consider this a public service. The closest I get to karaoke is singing when I’m alone in the car, and these days I spend half that time coughing after cracking on a high note. … Continue reading
Wrong Way Corrigan Day
For a long time, my only awareness of Wrong Way Corrigan was that it was something my grandmother would holler whenever someone took off heading in some direction other than the one they were supposed to. If she said “time … Continue reading
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Tagged Adventure, Airplanes, Aviation, Family, Flight, History, Recognition Day, Travel
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Swimming Pool Day
When I was little, the only way to swim was if my mom took me somewhere. In California, she took me to her childhood stomping grounds in Simi Valley for play swimming—the Tapo Country Club pool, which isn’t nearly as … Continue reading
Waffle Iron Day
I like waffles. I am a fan of Waffle House, less so a fan of Huddle House. But at home, we lean toward pancakes, for practical purposes. It has always been thus. I think my great-grandfather was the first one … Continue reading
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Tagged Breakfast Musings, Cooking Musings, Family, Food Musings, Recognition Day, Travel
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Coconut Day
I don’t like coconut, in pretty much any form. Not in Mounds or Almond Joy, not dyed green and posing as easter grass on cupcakes, not as milk, not as oil. I avoided suntan lotion for years because I assumed … Continue reading
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Color TV Day
My husband occasionally shares the story about how he was 11 before he found out that the Wizard of Oz was in color despite having seen it every year of his life. The joy of being a child of the … Continue reading
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Tagged Family, Media, Pop Culture, Recognition Day, Television
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Foam Party Day
I have actually been to a foam party! The kid and I did a “Foam Glow” event at RFK Stadium in 2016. I occasionally get to wondering if I can still walk more than a quarter-mile without dying, and events … Continue reading
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Tagged Family, Foam Party, Parenting, Party, Recognition Day
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Chocolate Ice Cream Day
People have all kinds of comfort food. Mashed potatoes, chicken soup, pancakes. Mine is chocolate ice cream. For years, my family only ate vanilla at home. We used it in milkshakes and ate it with chocolate syrup (which I would … Continue reading
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Tagged Chocolate Musings, Family, Food Musings, Ice Cream Musings, Recognition Day, Summer
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Drive-In Movie Day
This is probably incorrect, but the first movie I remember seeing at a drive-in was Star Wars when I was six. I remember this partly because my mom was excited that Star Wars was making her a bunch of money … Continue reading
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