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  1. Hercule

    Any crossword officianados?

    For the past 15 years or so I've enjoyed crossword puzzles by Merl Reagle. Those who may be familiar with them will certainly recognize and understand his puzzle credo of "twisted but fair." Sadly, with his unexpected death in August, it appears that the end is in sight for my stash of puzzles...
  2. Hercule

    Experimenting on foods.

    Yep, sugar sandwiches, not so often that I can remember, but my school lunch regularly featured a mustard sandwich. Cinnamon toast (on toasted raisin bread for an extra treat!) was usually for breakfast or a late evening/before bed snack. Getting back to the op's topic - what exactly is...
  3. Hercule

    Experimenting on foods.

    When I was a kid my mom would occasionally make a sugar sandwich for me - bread, butter and sugar. Of course cinnamon-sugared buttered toast was always popular for breakfast. Must have been a depression era thing.
  4. Hercule

    So trivial, yet it really ticks you off.

    No, though I wish... I think it's more a matter of HR/payroll (it's a University) streamlining their processes and downsizing their staff, although the new 30hrs=full time issue probably has a lot to do with it as well (we needn't go there, or that certain person ineligible for reelection, as...
  5. Hercule

    So trivial, yet it really ticks you off.

    After almost 15 years of service, suddenly being required to punch a time clock.
  7. Hercule

    Should Akubra make a homburg version of the Akubra FED IV?

    Why, so it can be converted later it into a fedora? I suspect the general consensus on that will be no.
  8. Hercule

    So trivial, yet it really ticks you off.

    I almost hate to ask what the corn cobs are for, but please say they're... On second thought, forget it.
  9. Hercule

    So trivial, yet it really ticks you off.

    re: American Optical Rimway Though I've worn contacts since the late 80's and continue to do so, I had a pair of AO rimways that I wore as backup/alternative about ten years ago. They're almost identical to ones my dad wore in the 40s - 60s. I've always wanted to get a replacement set but...
  10. Hercule

    What Are You Reading

    By candle light?!! Yikes, I'm getting a headache just thinking about it. You must have fantastic eyes.
  11. Hercule

    What Are You Reading

    Next up: All of this music belongs to the nation : the WPA's Federal Music Project and American society / Kenneth J. Bindas
  13. Hercule

    What was the last TV show you watched?

    Yesterday, while folding laundry, I got sucked into a few episodes of Mahattan. It's an interesting and entertaining drama but I don't think it'll be anything I'll pursue. There are lot of anachronisms, especially with the background people, that are distracting and simply ruin the vibe for me...
  14. Hercule

    So trivial, yet it really ticks you off.

    "We understand you want to speak to a representative, but first we need to get more information from you..." I would have no qualms about giving the information first if, almost always, I didn't have to repeat it all when an actual person got on the line. Reminds me of the financial aid office...
  15. Hercule

    Halloween Costumes

    Hallowe'en has always been fun for us as we've made many of our son's costumes. In order from 3 weeks old to this year's costume he has been (a couple of years he's had two costumes): A lobster (bought) Rooster (bought) Cowboy (home made - sewn vest) Monkey (bought) Traffic light (home made...
  16. Hercule

    So trivial, yet it really ticks you off.

    When others do not, or seemingly refuse to share your sense of urgency in a given situation.
  17. Hercule

    What Are You Reading

    Have you seen the movie? - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0093562/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1 - Colin Firth and Kenneth Branaugh. Though it's been years, I remember enjoying it quite a bit. Thank you for putting it on my radar again.
  19. Hercule

    So trivial, yet it really ticks you off.

    Places, mostly cheap food establishments, that complain of being "slammed". While I can understand being caught off guard by a sudden influx of customers beyond what you normally would expect, I refuse to believe it's an acceptable excuse for poor service. Seriously, you are unable to function...
  20. Hercule

    Taking Amtrak

    Nice to hear train travel might be better than a few decades ago. I'd have to see it though. My experience (early 90s - Lakeshore limited) was that it wasn't much if any savings over flying and took 5+ times as long, being at the mercy of freight lines and all. Had to get on in the middle of the...
  21. Hercule

    What missed opportunities do you regret?

    It seems that when new movers and shakers come along, the first thing they always do is get rid of the people who actually do the work.
  22. Hercule

    So trivial, yet it really ticks you off.

    Talk to my wife about that. She claims the blue ones can ruin a whole bag of M&Ms and has even picked blue ones out in blindfolded taste tests.
  23. Hercule

    So trivial, yet it really ticks you off.

    Anymore, especially with prices having skyrocketed in recent years, I'm of the same mind as p51 above. My wife and I had an argument over this just this morning in fact. After dropping my son off for the first day of school we went out to breakfast. It came to $21.30 for the two of us (we both...

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