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New Year's Eve fireworks in India
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Well, we’ve made it to the end of another week and, as is our habit, today’s post is about food. Today, however, I need your help with some.   Not with the food itself  but with some menu planning.  One of the traditions here at Rancho Deluxe is the preparation of a New Year’s Eve feast.  Continue reading

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Safety First

As Thanksgiving draws closer, in the interest of home safety I’m linking to a release by the National Fire Protection Association concerning tips for preventing fires.  Of course, I do have a few comments to add to their statement in order to bring what they have to say into the real world. Continue reading

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Backtiming

I had an assistant once who developed the concept of “the Ritter factor” when estimating time.  The basic concept was that if I said something would take a certain amount of time, that amount needed to be multiplied by 4.5 to determine the actual time required.  While not admitting to the accuracy or even existence of this factor, I can state that Thanksgiving‘s biggest challenge is time. Continue reading

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