Succulent shrimp
I might raise an eyebrow about shrimp sent to my house in a box. Marley cured me of that cautious streak. At least the way my dear wife Karen prepared the shrimp, pasta and zucchini that was meal two of our three freebies.
Yes on the steak
The first Marley freebie whipped up by my dear wife Karen featured sliced steak as the centerpiece. Delicious, it was. Portion size, generous. The mashed and green beans did me right, too. Check yes on meal one of three.
Run that one up the flag
I dare think the visitors that day had their run of the place. As spring hits, soon the place will be overrun with people.
and slip away
Go back to the dead of winter on this first day of spring, why don’t we?
Hello again, Marley and Me
My dear wife Karen and I have tussled with a few of those dinner-box-services in the past few months. She started us off with Dinnerly, three meals shipped to the doorstep of A Bitty Better for Tuesday arrival. It was the least expensive. We found it … acceptable. Once in a while, the big box…
Sure, sometimes they do go Overboard with the schtick, but you still gotta love Eugenio Derbez and Anna Faris at the end
Sometimes unlikely stuff plays out up there on the screen. Hollywood folks can decide to flip the roles in three-decades-later remake of a flick that’s somewhat of a cult classic and it can turn out … Lots of fun. Take the new Overboard. Really. This new version, directed by Rob Greenberg from his screenplay written…
Get the local stations back on my dish, already
For weeks now, here’s what I see when I try to watch programs on two of the local Syracuse stations on my living room TV: No shows. When I go to the website for the FOX station and its sister independent, I get a letter from owner Northwest saying that company is not to blame.…
Up the lake with a paddle
Walking on the first warm day in what seems like forever, and what do my work friends and I spot on the near edges of Onondaga Lake? Yes, that is a hearty paddleboarder navigating the waterway. Air temperature, 60 F.
Onondaga Lake proves to be friendly to many eagles
The word is out that the shore of our lake that adjoins the major shopping, dining and entertainment complex has turned into a robust home for an American icon. Outdoors writer David Figura spread the story online for newyorkupstate.com. I’ve seen a majestic bird or two the mile or so along the shore toward the…
Picture it warmer
I want it to be spring-warm so this lake view from across our way might seem a tad more appealing.
Mark Bialczak 