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The Old Oaken Bucket… that treasured Hoosier trophy…will take up residence where it belongs, close to its historic home in Southern Indiana. That’s thanks to IU’s 27-24 win over Purdue on Saturday. We didn’t celebrate much since we had a nearly devastated Purdue student in our house. But, this IU home is supremely pleased atContinue reading “Oaken Bucket Goes Home”

Here’s a shot of Chicago’s River North, new construction blocking my view of the Merchandise Mart. But there’s still plenty to see. Thanks Purdue-Would-Be-Farmboy-High School-Physics-Teacher-Instead for the visit and the after-supper at Frontera shots. Best news of the weekend…our nephew got a thumbs up from his cardiologist. Nothing short of a miracle and probably thanksContinue reading “A Walk in the City After Dark”

Sad news from The Mountains. The patriarch of our little community when I was growing up died today. Services will be over the weekend. So many memories of Robert. He could be feisty, mean, scary with his rough exterior and stringy black hair. But he was a talented, visionary Outsider Artist. I remember when myContinue reading “Goodbye Robert”

I don’t have much to report in my Corn Diary…today was not even close to corn free. Even my new healthy snack, crispy green beans, were coated with dextrin, which is essentially another word for corn. But…I did have some luck with my other pledge…to Buy Handmade. First, I got a shipment from Bee HavenContinue reading “Shopping is Way More Fun Than Dieting”

Finally had some success at supper with the “King Corn” Challenge…baked potato w/broccoli. Yum. But I won’t be able to handle vegetarian for more than a few meals, at least not without some planning. And fake butter isn’t much fun. I did slip at lunch, had to have the Thai fried rice w/chicken. Don’t knowContinue reading “Baby Steps, Corn Free One Meal at a Time”

Despite a snide suggestion that I could at least have candy corn during the “King Corn” Challenge…the answer is, actually not. Indeed, candy corn contains real corn…corn syrup. I wish I had that argument when I was a kid trying to in vain to convince the parents that candy corn is a vegetable. Anyway, I’mContinue reading “Day Four, Down in Flames”

I’ve been nursing a nasty head cold, probably a sinus infection. But, of course, this means cough drops are in my daily diet. Seems that my cherry Halls are just fine. But watch out for off brands. My CVS packages list corn syrup. I’ll stick to the name brand for this one. But, good news:Continue reading “Corn Challengers: Beware of Cough Drops”

I thought I started off the day pretty corn free…but those labels betray me every time. Who knew there was so much corn syrup in Balance so-called “nutrition” energy bars? No wonder I get so much energy. I’m hopped up on high fructose corn syrup and high maltose corn syrup, which I’m not sure I’veContinue reading “Still No Avoiding Corn, Day Three”

After looking around in vain for a unique coat rack for my entryway, I asked Virtual Farmhusband to make one. We didn’t agree on the board, but we were thrilled to learn that Hoosier Outsider had a stock of old, pre-Civil War nails. VFH shined them up in the wood shop and we took themContinue reading “Who Needs Store Bought?”

I thought I was having a pretty good corn-free day…except for that chicken egg and leftover tortilla soup. I even riffled through my medicine cabinets reading labels. Scary. But other than my multivitamin (c0rn starch) and a couple Burt’s Bees hand creams that contain minimal amounts of the vaguely worded “vegetable oil” (my guess isContinue reading “How's That Corn-Free Commute Going?”