PawPaw's House

Jambalaya is a fairly easy recipe, and I've cooked tons of it over my lifetime.  Like any good cajun dish, it's fast, simple, and fe...

The news today is All Shutdown, All The Time, and everyone is in a tizzy over the possibility that the Fed.gov might be in a panic tomorrow...

Some pictures from the Turkey Shoot we had at the church on Saturday. Church member Dusty, helping his daughter with an H&R .410 shot...

It started raining this morning during church services and has rained sporadically all day long.  just a slow, soaking drizzle, but that...

We spent much of yesterday watching football, primarily the LSU-UGA game. (Which LSU lost in the last two minutes.) The dog lay on the floor...

I just spent a few minutes cleaning out my wallet.  It's amazing how much stuff winds up in the bit of cowhide a man carries in his pock...

Having a Friday afternoon cocktail with Milady, she reminded me of Ray Stevens song, Cactus Pete and Lefty. "Calm down, ain't n...

Instapundit links to an article over at College Insurrection , where a Yale student argues that the federal 21 year-old drinking age should...

Day by Day is a daily read , and today, he makes the point that chivalry is a credo that required as much from women as from men. If yo...

Yeah, Farmer's Insurance. I've been a Farmer's customer for many years, with both auto and homeowner's policies.  Never ma...

That's the title of an article by John Hinderaker, over at Power Line .  In the wake of the two recent outrages this week, the killing o...

A week or so ago, Milady and I noticed a meowing in the back yard when we were sitting on the patio.  After a day or so, we spotted a small ...

We finally got a good rainfall last night, and the weather weenies tell us that we have a chance of rain today.  Milady is off on a family t...

Came in from work today, and SuddenLink was down.  No TV, no intertubes.  So, I called and reported an outage.  They told me "technicia...

The things we do for our kids.  However, during the installation, we shot water out of the bathroom into the bedroom.  They've got good ...

I'm glad it's over.  Nothing big or scary, but the whole day was busy.  From get-up till gone, I was fully engaged. After a fun-...

Busy today, in an hour between work, and work. So, go read Sarah Hoyt, When Men Hoist the Pirate Flag. Chivalry and the code thereof was...

There's been a shooting at the Navy Yard in Washington DC, and all the news is covering it.  At the time I post this, thirteen are dea...

Like most grandparents, we've got lots of toys for the grandkids to play on.  Lucas gravitated to a little scooter, and it looks like he...

We've got grandkids this weekend, so when I was shopping on Friday, I picked up some breakfast stuff so that the young'uns wouldn...