I started getting ads for Blue Diamond XTREMES almonds this week, so expeditiously procured one of each variety (Cayenne Pepper, Ghost Pepper, and Carolina Reaper) to review them for BoWilliams.com. I’m a big fan of Blue Diamond’s Bold almonds, having enjoyed them for several years, so these seemed promising products. Alas, my home Publix did … Read more
Apple pie fries. Today is the first day Huntsville has an operating Trader Joe’s. There are lines around the building. As I stated on a friend’s Facebook post, my first visit will probably be a very cold day in January after everyone’s Christmas credit card bills have arrived. (I love you, dudes and dolls, but … Read more
Most of my adulthood, I’ve had a hard time understanding people for whom guilt is a driving force of day-to-day life. I’m getting it much more now. It took parenting almost-adults for me. It’s like a long-dormant virus awakening to give me emotional shingles. Now, if I get sideways with one of my kids and … Read more