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Pineapple Pound Cake (cold oven cake)

Mom’s Recipe – Pineapple Pound Cake (cold oven cake)

Ingredients: Grease well, a tube or Bundt pan. Do not preheat the oven. Cream together butter, shortening and sugar. Add eggs, one at a time, beating after each addition. Add the flour (sifted with the baking powder) to the creamed mixture, alternately with the milk. Add vanilla. Stir in the undrained pineapple and blend well. […]

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Amelia Mae Myrick, nose covered with mud - outside dog living inside

An Outside Dog

*Quick Summary: The author discusses a saying uttered to him by mistake, and how that affects his perception of his own life.* I had a conversation with the son of a very wealthy man once that changed my perspective on things a bit. We were discussing a coworker who was talking in the middle of […]

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Tomato Sausage Ziti

Mom’s Recipe – Tomato Sausage Ziti

*One of Mary Myrick’s best recipes* Ingredients: Cook pasta according to package directions. Meanwhile, crumble the sausage into a non-stick skillet and add onion and garlic. Cook over medium heat until sausage is no longer pink. Drain off fat. Add tomatoes and seasonings and bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer uncovered for 10 minutes […]

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Myrick Smith

Myrick Smith / Myrick Motorsports

It’s been too long since I’ve updated you on my namesake, Myrick Smith. Myrick is 9 years old now and doing well. He is a super cool little dude, but sadly, I still haven’t met him yet. Thankfully, his parents Eldon and Jessica keep me up to date on how he’s doing, and I couldn’t […]

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Amelia Myrick

Introducing Amelia

Yes, it seems like just the other day I introduced a new doggie, yet here I am again – meet Amelia Mae Myrick! We rescued her yesterday from the local animal shelter, and can already tell she’s going to be an amazing little girl. She’s listed as a terrier/pitbull mix, and despite being listed as […]

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Jasper Myrick

Introducing Jasper

I’d like to introduce Mr. Jasper James Myrick. We adopted him today from a rescue. He’s about 4-1/2 years old, and is a Lab/Retriever mix. He’s a bit of a silly boy, but he’s very well behaved. He’s good on a leash, rides good in a car, and is an all around good doggie. We’re […]

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Go to Father

The “Go to Father” saying

One of my friends gave me this interesting saying – “‘Go to Father!’ she said when he asked her to wed, because she knew that he knew that her father was dead. And she knew that he knew what a life he had led, so she knew that he knew what she meant when she […]

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Buddy Buckingham Myrick

Buddy Buckingham Myrick

I’ve said that when Buddy was gone, I’d say – “He always tried so hard to be a good boy.” Buddy was a true overcomer who proved his street smarts, agility, protective instincts, and strength time and time again, even as his body was unknowingly being ravaged by cancer. Our constant and curious shadow, he […]

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