Buck B. posted an article on Buck's Ghosts and Hauntings - Nov 30, 2009, 2:37 am
I don’t really have a “post” per se on any of these topics. None of them quite seemed to warrant their very own post on the blog so I decided to lump some recent random thoughts together under a...
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Buck B. posted an article on Southeast to Southwest - Nov 28, 2009, 11:43 am
I’ll admit it. Glee has become one of my guilty pleasures. I’m not a avid fan, but I do record it on DVR and usually watch it in the days following the original airing. To be honest, I only began ...
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Buck B. posted an article on Buck's Ghosts and Hauntings - Nov 24, 2009, 8:33 pm
I noticed earlier today one of the search terms someone used to find this site was: “Can one convince a non-believer in existence of paranormal?” It was the perfect entre to conclude the discussio...
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Buck B. posted an article on Sugar Pies - Nov 23, 2009, 2:33 am
Recently, I was browsing blogs and came across a review of some cookie cutters from Ann Clark, Ltd. The information on the company made me want to try their product since they are located in Vermont (...
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Buck B. posted an article on Buck's Ghosts and Hauntings - Nov 21, 2009, 2:40 pm
I’m about 3/4 of the way through R.C. Finucane’s Ghosts: Appearances of the Dead & Cultural Transformation. This has been an excellent book and I’m looking forward to the concluding chapters on ...
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Buck B. posted an article on Buck's Ghosts and Hauntings - Nov 20, 2009, 12:38 pm
Recently, I posted about the Donna LaCroix blowup on her appearance on an internet radio show. Fast forward to the promised “press release” from Ghost Hunters, TAPS, and the production company...
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Buck B. posted an article on Southeast to Southwest - Nov 18, 2009, 3:53 pm
Rachel Maddow did a segment on her show the other evening about a site merchandising Psalm 109 against President Obama. I realized the site in question was CafePress.com since I also have a site ...
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Buck B. posted an article on Sugar Pies - Nov 18, 2009, 3:51 am
Posting has slowed down recently and there are a couple reasons for that. The main reason is one I’ve mentioned in passing before: back trouble. Back trouble, that sounds so like my grandmother. ...
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Buck B. posted an article on Buck's Ghosts and Hauntings - Nov 16, 2009, 6:47 am
I’m well into R.C. Finucane’s excellent work on the sociological aspects of belief in the paranormal., Ghosts: Appearances of the Dead and Cultural Transformation.  I’ve been very impressed wit...
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Buck B. posted an article on Sugar Pies - Nov 14, 2009, 6:56 pm
Yes, I’ve been very remiss in my posting and baking the past couple weeks. But, I have good excuses that I won’t go into here. Let’s just say that this afternoon I decided I wanted something wit...
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Buck B. posted an article on Sugar Pies - Nov 8, 2009, 8:43 am
I don’t often do candy. In fact, I can’t remember the last time I made something that could be classified as “candy". The main reason for that is that most candy recipes are fairly difficult and...
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Buck B. posted an article on Sugar Pies - Nov 5, 2009, 9:02 am
I was very upset over the vote on Marriage Equality in Maine. I won’t do politics on here because this is my escape from that part of my life. Let’s just say that any heartbreak calls for chocolat...
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Buck B. posted an article on Sugar Pies - Nov 2, 2009, 2:41 am
I ran across a recipe for Nutella cupcakes at Baking Bites. It sounded delicious but I didn’t have Nutella and was in no mood to go shopping so late. So, I thought, “Why not use peanut butter?” ...
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Buck B. posted an article on Sugar Pies - Nov 1, 2009, 4:02 pm
I’m honored and flattered that Odyssey Storytelling has invited me to their December event to tell one of my “Mama Stories” about food and cooking! The group has been holding events at Club C...
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Buck B. posted an article on Southeast to Southwest - Oct 31, 2009, 4:24 pm
We all know that “unnatural sex” is a cornerstone of the bigots argument against allowing LGBT citizens to have their full civil rights. In fact, it’s usually the argument religious leaders put ...
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Buck B. posted an article on Sugar Pies - Oct 30, 2009, 9:01 pm
I was looking around for something to bake this afternoon while Michael was teaching his music students. Cakes came to mind but, honestly, I wasn’t up to doing a cake today. The past week or so with...
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Buck B. posted an article on Sugar Pies - Oct 28, 2009, 11:59 pm
Since I haven’t made any cornbread lately, I decided this afternoon to do some corn muffins using a recipe from Colonial Williamsburg. This are excellent muffins with just a bit of sweetness. Of...
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Buck B. posted an article on Buck's Ghosts and Hauntings - Oct 27, 2009, 2:21 am
As I was glancing through previous posts here on the blog I realized I’d had a grand total of about 17 posts for 2009! You might be wondering why that is considering the frequency of my posting in t...
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Buck B. posted an article on Buck's Ghosts and Hauntings - Oct 26, 2009, 2:33 am
First there was Ghost Hunters, then we expanded with Ghost Hunters International, Paranormal State and Ghost Adventures, now we have Ghost Lab and Extreme Paranormal and soon we’ll have Ghost Hunter...
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Buck B. posted an article on Sugar Pies - Oct 24, 2009, 8:57 pm
As promised, I decided to try my hand at the Chocolate Marble Cheesecake featured on the Food Network site. The recipe submitter there is Gale Gand and the end result tastes great. It’s creamy and s...
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Buck B. posted an article on Buck's Ghosts and Hauntings - Oct 24, 2009, 11:31 am
Yes, it’s been a long time since I posted here. But, I return with great news. Ken Summers, a real friend and colleague in this madness that is the paranormal has written a very interesting book. ...
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Buck B. posted an article on Sugar Pies - Oct 21, 2009, 6:03 pm
Coming up on Friday will be a Chocolate Marble Cheesecake I’m making for the “Wondertwins Horror Fest” on Saturday. The WHF is an annual horror movie marathon that Sandy and I started last year ...
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Buck B. posted an article on Southeast to Southwest - Oct 19, 2009, 4:58 pm
... was tuned to FOX news and their talking heads were spinning the news to the right with a fury. People came into the room to wait and were subjected to that propaganda the whole time they ... roo...
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Buck B. posted an article on Sugar Pies - Oct 17, 2009, 8:01 pm
Obviously I overbought when I got coconut a couple weeks ago. I’d envisioned coconut macaroons and coconut cake. The macaroons didn’t get done but the coconut cake did. Still, I have way too much ...
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Buck B. posted an article on Sugar Pies - Oct 14, 2009, 11:22 pm
No, this isn’t a dessert or sweet. But, I thought I’d share this great entree anyway. I was casting around the kitchen last night trying to think of something a little different to do with Michael...
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Buck B. posted an article on Sugar Pies - Oct 13, 2009, 10:30 am
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Buck B. posted an article on Sugar Pies - Oct 6, 2009, 3:04 pm
OK, there's got to be a better name for this, but I wanted to be fancy and make sure I kept that "ganache" in there! Ganache, doesn't that sound decadent? Mama would have rolled her eyes expe...
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Buck B. posted an article on Sugar Pies - Oct 3, 2009, 5:25 pm
I'd like to introduce a new guest blogger here at Sugar Pies. My dear friend and "wondertwin" Sandra Senecal has kindly agreed to post some of her favorite recipes from time to time. I'm sure ...
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Buck B. posted an article on Sugar Pies - Oct 1, 2009, 10:07 am
A few years ago one of our nephews and his wife became frequent travelers to the Caribbean on cruises. In fact, they even got married while on a cruise. For Christmas one year they brought me and Mich...
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Buck B. posted an article on Sugar Pies - Sep 30, 2009, 5:21 am
I love peanut butter. It's been one of my favorite foods/tastes/flavors since I was a kid. I'll choose a peanut butter dessert over almost any other! One of my lifelong favorite cookies are cl...
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Buck B. posted an article on Sugar Pies - Sep 26, 2009, 9:28 am
Several people had mentioned making Snickerdoodles lately. So, this morning I decided I'd like to have some too. I didn't have a recipe at hand so started checking around the usual locations f...
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Buck B. posted an article on Southeast to Southwest - Sep 25, 2009, 7:18 pm
It seems that Paula Deen stopped by The View to plug her new cookbook "Paula Deen's Cookbook for the Lunchbox Set" which features recipes to help parents spice up the usual "lunchbox fare" of PB&J...
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Buck B. posted an article on Southeast to Southwest - Sep 25, 2009, 9:30 am
... especially if you aren't upper middle class and yuppie. I follow a number of "green twitterers" and read the links they suggest. What I have found is that the "Green Movement" is made up of u...
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Buck B. posted an article on Sugar Pies - Sep 25, 2009, 5:27 am
"It oughta' be a sin!" That was a phrase Mama would utter when she ran across things that were just too good or too decadent. Since I began Sugar Pies that phrase has run through my mind more than...
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Buck B. posted an article on Sugar Pies - Sep 23, 2009, 11:46 am
A couple years ago, we'd reached a rough point in our lives. I had almost died awaiting a liver transplant in 2006. I'd finally received that transplant in January of 2007. Meanwhile, Michael ...
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Buck B. posted an article on Sugar Pies - Sep 22, 2009, 7:05 am
So, I have a taste for sweets and things are just running through my head. Should I make some butter rum muffins? Sounds good, but would have to run out to get a few things for that. Maybe a Queen Cak...
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Buck B. posted an article on Sugar Pies - Sep 21, 2009, 7:30 am
Halloween is fast approaching. It's my favorite holiday and not just for the candy. I love the costumes, I love ghosts and ghouls, and I love the celebration of Autumn. Many years ago, in my smal...
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Buck B. posted an article on Sugar Pies - Sep 19, 2009, 9:47 pm
Yesterday, I saw a tweet from C&H Sugar about a recipe for Peanut Butter Bars that had peanut butter in both the crust and filling. It sounded great so I thought I would try the recipe this afternoon....
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Buck B. posted an article on Southeast to Southwest - Sep 19, 2009, 6:43 pm
Lately, you have probably noticed that the posts here have slowed tremendously. There's actually a very good reason for that. Sometimes, the world just gets to be too much, too real, and too full ...
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Buck B. posted an article on Sugar Pies - Sep 19, 2009, 2:15 am
Once upon a time helpful kitchen hints were passed down from generation to generation. Unfortunately, for many of us in the late to post Baby Boom era, we didn't pay close attention to that kitche...
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Buck B. posted an article on Sugar Pies - Sep 17, 2009, 11:52 pm
I've got a few new cake pans. One is a nice Bundt pan and I've been itching to bake a cake. So, this afternoon I decided to try a new recipe that I adapted from a basic Bundt cake recipe. As ...
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Buck B. posted an article on Southeast to Southwest - Sep 17, 2009, 6:14 pm
A few years ago the Republicans got the great idea to open up Medicare to private insurers. It's part of their backdoor plan to get rid of Medicare entirely. In essence, if you have Medicare you ...
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Buck B. posted an article on Buck's Ghosts and Hauntings - Sep 16, 2009, 6:36 am
Psyched that my friend Ken Summer's book, Queer Hauntings, arrived! Great book! Check it out! http://ow.ly/pBf4
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Buck B. posted an article on Buck's Ghosts and Hauntings - Sep 16, 2009, 6:05 am
@Paula_Deen Y'all have a safe trip!
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Buck B. posted an article on Buck's Ghosts and Hauntings - Sep 16, 2009, 5:11 am
A great song based on a Thoreau poem... by my husband, no less! http://ow.ly/pALW
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Buck B. posted an article on Sugar Pies - Sep 16, 2009, 2:25 am
Earlier this evening I was casting around the kitchen trying to come up with a quick treat to make with what was left in my depleted pantry. I finally came up with an adaptation for one of my old reci...
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Buck B. posted an article on Sugar Pies - Sep 15, 2009, 5:18 am
What would the Low Country of South Carolina be without that potent mix of charm, history and liquor? While Savannah often gets the honors of being awash in booze (in a genteel way, unlike New Orlean...
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Buck B. posted an article on Buck's Ghosts and Hauntings - Sep 11, 2009, 6:57 am
I used to bristle when someone would say "Everyone in the paranormal field wants to have a TV show!" Well, I didn't want a TV show so their premise had to be wrong. Unfortunately, over time, I re...
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Buck B. posted an article on Southeast to Southwest - Sep 10, 2009, 3:26 pm
"You lie!" That was Rep. Joe Wilson's histrionic scream last night during President Obama's address to the nation and Congress on Health Care Reform. Never mind that President Obama was refuti...
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Buck B. posted an article on Southeast to Southwest - Sep 4, 2009, 5:09 am
My husband at a Health Care Reform Rally. I'm beginning to ask myself that question as we zero in on November which will be the first anniversary of casting my vote for Barack Obama. I tried to ...
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