It makes perfect sense to cast Dwayne Johnson as a superhero. Actually, it might make too much sense. Like, it’s a little too on-the-nose. Here’s a guy that is tremendously built and athletically gifted, with a seemingly unlimited arsenal of charisma, money, and fame. Heck, the guy spent years convincing arenas full of people that […]

When I was a kid, a friend gave me a firecracker called a two-incher. It was more substantial than the puny Black Cats we usually had each fourth of July. This baby would make a serious boom. Excitement filled my heart as I struck a match. The fuse, however, did something most unexpected. Instead of […]

Editor’s note: These are powerful stories from our Oxford Hills community of folks who have gone through challenging times and found ways to recover. The ‘Resilience Matters to Me’ campaign helps foster a community of care and empowers the ability to build resilience through connecting and reaching out, to support and be supported. Thanks to […]

Only three movies ever scared me. One of them made me jump in my seat and emit a strangled scream. I was young when I saw them. Previously, I wrote here about two of the movies. Diabolique was a 1954 French film that scared audiences so badly, some people left the theaters crying. Back in […]

Jalapeño Popper Corn Fritters Servings: 2 Crispy golden brown sweet corn fritters with all of the flavors of jalapeño poppers including jalapeños, cream cheese, cheddar cheese, and bacon. Ingredients 2 cups corn (~4 ears) 1/2 cup flour (or corn flour, or rice flour, etc) 1 egg 1/2 cup cheddar cheese, grated 1/4 cup cream cheese, […]

Roasted Cauliflower and Mushroom Quinoa Salad Servings: 4 Roasting cauliflower totally transforms it and it is so easy! This dish combines cauliflower with mushrooms in a warm quinoa salad with a balsamic vinaigrette and creamy crumbled goat cheese. Ingredients: 1/2 small head cauliflower, cut into florets 8 ounces mushrooms of your choice, quartered 1 tablespoon […]

After several weeks of increasingly ineffective horror movies, “Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile” was a nice change of pace. Actually, it was nice to have anything at all for the kids, who haven’t had a movie since “DC League of Super-Pets” all the way back in July. In many ways, this harmless piece about a singing crocodile […]