Lucas Blackwood » Life

Iced Tea

Lucas — Tue, 11 May 2010 22:24:54 +0000

I don’t know what I’d be drinking if we didn’t have iced tea. I was brought up on iced tea and have always preferred tea over coffee. I’m real glad that McDonalds has some great sweet iced tea on the dollar menu. That’s a bargin, with free refills to boot.

What’s for Lunch?

Lucas — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 17:35:01 +0000

I’m bored with burgers. I need something for lunch that is fast, inexpensive, tastes good and is healthy. I’m sick of the same old, same old. Any ideas?

Yes, I Have a Dog

Lucas — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 03:32:49 +0000

Why do you ask?

Donuts

Lucas — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 13:00:03 +0000

Probably the worst thing you can eat for breakfast is a food that is mostly white flour, fat, and sugar. But one of the most popular breakfast foods is a donut.

So what caused this contradiction? Why did people start thinking that eating donuts was a good way to start the day?

Solitaire

Lucas — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 13:00:31 +0000

My dad taught me how to play various solitaire games. We used a deck of cards and there were different ways to deal out the hand and set some cards aside or order them that made for game variations.

Now with the use of computers, I’ve discovered there are many other types of solitaire games that have nothing to do with a deck of cards. You can use tiles and play majong. You can use beads and play Bejeweled. And there are dozens of video games of all types that let you play by yourself.

Happy Indy Day

Lucas — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 12:53:01 +0000

Today is Independence Day! I’m always glad for the 4th of July, we get a three day weekend and an excuse to get together with friends and family and cook burgers on the grill! And then later we go to see the local fire department’s fireworks show. It’s always fun to go there because we bring chairs and blankets and picnic snacks and end up running into people we know and have a good time visiting there too. What makes it better is that the fire department often arranges to have some entertainment going on before the fireworks; a local band plays a couple of sets, there are refreshment stands, face painting for the kids. There is a carnival type atmosphere and the fireworks show is always a good one!

Cost of Gas

Lucas — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 17:30:22 +0000

From what I can tell listeing to the news, the cost of a gallon of gas has evened out across most of the country. They say the average price for a gallon of gas is now about $2.59 a gallon most places. Of course, there are some places, like California, where the cost is a lot higher.

Spiraling down

Lucas — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 11:16:40 +0000

I’ve been hearing on the news, and reading articles about the many businesses that are laying off employees, closing stores and branch offices, and so many are just downright going completely out of business! It certainly makes the average consumer very uneasy about spending any money on anything that is not absolutely necessary!

I’m afraid that this is going to turn into a vicious cycle, with a downward spiral that is going to be really hard to pull back. I hope the economic stimulus package does the trick!

Horsing around

Lucas — Sun, 07 Jun 2009 18:53:25 +0000

Right after breakfast this morning, I looked out the kitchen picture window and saw a horse in the middle of my flower garden! He was just standing there, looking back at me! I knew there was a horse farm down the road a little ways, but didn’t know the name of the people who owned it. So I called the few neighbors that I do know and asked them if they knew who owned the horse farm. Eventually I got the phone number, and called them and asked them if they were missing a horse. They said yes, and I told them that it was in my yard. They came right down to get the horse back, but the horse wanted to play hard to get! It took them a while to rope the horse and take him home. It was rather amusing to watch the horse toy with them as they tried to catch him! He would trot just far enough out of their reach and stop and look at them, then they would get closer to him and he would trot a little distance again. I could almost hear the horse laughing to himself!

Bike Ride

Lucas — Tue, 26 May 2009 13:38:32 +0000

Last Saturday a group of my friends and I spent the day cruising the roads on our bikes. We had been planning this outing since last winter, and it finally came to fruition. There were about fifteen of us on our Harleys, and we all had our ladies riding behind. We rode for a few hours and stopped at a roadside diner for lunch, and then rode home again using a different route. It was a beautiful day for a ride, and we all had a great time. I hope we can do this again next summer too!