Always do right. This will shock some people and astonish the rest. (Mark Twain)

Hick in New York City, Part 19—How much is that dress up in the window?

Mon Nov 23, 2009 5:58 PM EST

The next morning dawned clear and cold, with a watery sun that I always think of as belonging to March—but it was April. I thought longingly of the early spring flowers at home, the daffodils that had almost gone, and the green of everything.

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Sophronia's Favorite Scalloped Oysters

Mon Nov 23, 2009 1:54 PM EST

My great-great-grandmother Sophronia Bruce always made scalloped oysters for holidays! Her recipe, found in her cookbook, has been passed down through the family, and is a family favorite at all holiday meals! It is an easy, quick casserole, that is really good!

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A Kentucky Hot Brown-- A Leftover Turkey Treat

Sun Nov 22, 2009 9:42 PM EST

What do you do with all that left over turkey? One idea is to make a Kentucky Hot Brown!

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Hick in New York City, Part 18-- "Jimmin' it!"

Sun Nov 22, 2009 2:17 AM EST

Dinner out! With Fred! What a treat! Fred and I climbed in his truck and went to a different Italian restaurant, in another direction. As we walked in, he said, "They have an excellent veal scaloppini!"

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Hick in New York City, Part 17-- A small catastrophe!

Sat Nov 21, 2009 1:22 AM EST

The next morning, after a long nine hour sleep, I awoke with a renewed sense of energy, and a mission in my heart—shopping!

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Feed the Homeless-- Contribute to a Charity Cookbook!

Sat Nov 21, 2009 12:16 AM EST

Charity Cookbook Needs Your Recipes Got a good recipe you don't mind sharing, especially for a good cause? kjmatisz, of the Dining Divas & Guys group is putting together a cookbook for charity. Money raised by purchasing the cookbook on line, will help to feed the homeless!

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Hick in New York City, Part 16-- A case of mistaken identity

Fri Nov 20, 2009 12:04 AM EST

Tuesday morning dawned cold and wet, just like Sunday. It took all of my strength to get out of bed and ready for the day. I had been in Great Neck for a week, working fourteen to sixteen hour days, without a day off, and only sleeping four or five hours a night.

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Hick in New York City, Part 15-- Lunch, Italian-style

Wed Nov 18, 2009 6:43 PM EST

My dreams were troubled that night. I tossed and turned and tossed some more. It was a relief when the alarm rang! A whole new day to mess up! Every day is a fresh start, I thought.

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Hick in New York City, Part 14-- Through the glass, darkly

Tue Nov 17, 2009 6:26 PM EST

Sunday morning dawned cold and rainy, with a stinging wind. I bought coffee at the gas station, as usual, shivering as I drove to the well field to relieve the night crew. Brendan and Harry had drawn the night shift again, and were grumpy and tired as I took them their coffee.

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Hick in New York City, Part 13-- The bluidy Orangeman

Mon Nov 16, 2009 5:35 PM EST

The next morning, a Saturday, the alarm insisted that I awaken at 6 am, as usual. Feeling grateful that I hadn't partaken of more of that wonderful Irish whisky the night before, I crawled out, got ready for the day, and climbed in the monster car in search of breakfast.

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Hick in New York City, Part 12-- Patrick's Pub

Sun Nov 15, 2009 12:11 PM EST

After Danny drove away, it was very quiet in the well field, but for the HMMMMMMMM of Well #3. I parked the monster car down by Well #1, near the main road, where I could watch for guests, and continued with the measuring schedule.

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Hick in New York City, Part 11-- Doesn't everyone in Kentucky live on a horse farm?

Fri Nov 13, 2009 9:23 PM EST

The next day, all of us learned an established routine.

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Hick in New York City, Part 10-- "The Deli on the Green"

Thu Nov 12, 2009 9:26 PM EST

Before we go any further in this saga, I must explain that in my small city, we didn't have delis in 1982. I had never seen a deli, and had no idea what a deli was about.

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Hick in New York City, Part 9-- Friends at last

Wed Nov 11, 2009 9:56 PM EST

Danny Laine put me in my car, shaking his head as I added my purse to the stack on the briefcase, and firmly shooed me away to the hotel for food and rest. By this time, I was famished, so I stopped at the gas station to get gas, and to hopefully find something to eat.

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A World War I Veteran

Wed Nov 11, 2009 1:14 PM EST

On 11 a.m., November 11, 1918, Armistice was signed, ending the Great War, the War to End All Wars. It was the eleventh hour, of the eleventh day, of the eleventh month. Seven years later, in 1926, President Woodrow Wilson, signed an Executive Order naming Nov.

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Hick in New York City, Part 8-- 'Twas the luck o' the Irish that saved me!

Tue Nov 10, 2009 4:45 PM EST

It was just after 11 pm, and I had been on the job for 13 hours, after two nights fitful sleep with the cockroaches, and had a long way to go. Tired as I was, I had to go take another round of measurements.

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Hick in New York City, Part 7-- Alone in the dark...

Mon Nov 9, 2009 4:46 PM EST

The sun was shining brightly through the bones of the trees, and it was very quiet in the well field, as I made my rounds. Every hour, I had six wells to measure, some of them up in the surrounding hills and underbrush, and three samples to collect and analyze.

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Hick in New York City, Part 6-- I said "crews", not "cruise"

Sun Nov 8, 2009 3:54 PM EST

The next morning, the alarm beeped even earlier, and I needed a crow bar to pry myself out from under the covers.

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Hick in New York City, Part 5-- A fine Irish temper!

Sat Nov 7, 2009 7:07 PM EST

Leaving the restaurant, I was feeling much better due to the coffee, breakfast, and blessing. I wondered if anyone in the city would be able to understand my long, drawling way with words, or if I was going to be condemned to wander around the city, using sign language.

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Hick in New York City, Part 4-- It's all Greek to me!

Fri Nov 6, 2009 6:57 PM EST

The next morning, my travel alarm started beeping at 6 am NYC time, which is 5 am Owensboro time. I had just begun to sleep well—typical.

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Hick in New York City, Part 3 -- NASCAR racetrack, here I come, doo-dah, doo-dah

Thu Nov 5, 2009 5:54 PM EST

Before I get too far along on the Long Island Expressway, let me explain something. My small city had one four-lane road through the middle of the city, and a four-lane bypass, with no traffic on it.

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The Hick in New York City, Part 2 -- How to rent a destroyer

Wed Nov 4, 2009 10:07 PM EST

While standing in line at the rental car office, I noticed that everything was moving along with a minimum of fuss. Various businessmen went to the desk, handed over their sheaf of papers, signed a few dotted lines, were given their keys, and left to get their car.

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The Saga of the Hick in New York City, Part 1

Wed Nov 4, 2009 12:52 AM EST

Long about the shank end of the 1970's, I decided that, despite society's insistance on women's place in the home, my professor's predictions of gloom, and my mother's bitter tears, I was going to be a geologist.

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Blame the Government for Traitorous Appliances

Sun Nov 1, 2009 11:58 PM EST

Have you ever noticed how appliances wait until you get just a little money ahead—not much, say $200—and then they break or fail to the tune of at least $250?

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Favorite Holiday Sweet Potato Casserole

Sat Oct 31, 2009 12:24 PM EDT

Yams or sweet potatoes is a staple for every Thanksgiving Dinner, if only because it is a traditional dish. Yet, sometimes, they are not eaten by the family because the "old" recipes have become tired staples. Try this, as a way to 'dress up' a traditional holiday dish!

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