tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-71428352433331321612024-02-20T13:06:48.304-07:00Welcome To The ROUS Motel!A sometimes Tall Tale of a couple and their furry children as they set out to take over a Motel or Bed & Breakfast and achieve their dreams. Along the way, they'll rant, rate, read and rave about books, restaurants, photography, movies, dogs, cats, and pretty much everything else.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05925777569861854546noreply@blogger.comBlogger384125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7142835243333132161.post-45423075165350273842016-07-30T23:00:00.001-06:002016-07-30T23:03:31.119-06:00Twenty Years Later
Now Playing - Blood Dirt Love Stop by The Heavy
Life -
Today was my 20 year high school reunion.
First off - I'm getting old. Second, I'd really never planned on attending at all anyway - high school was not remotely a pleasant experience or a highlight for me - I was the fat nerdy kid in the corner with a book and worse grades than he should have had that Deeply Dapperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06371903366107067009noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7142835243333132161.post-17201807173557475462016-02-07T17:59:00.004-07:002016-02-07T17:59:43.660-07:00Deeply Dapper Dispatches Week 22 - The Review - X-Files
3D Week 22 - THE REVIEW - We review the first two episodes of the new X-FILES season, Episode 5 of SUPERGIRL and Kris reviews SAVAGE LANE by Jason Starr
Our hosts this week: Kris, Devon and Ben
This is the Second installment of the week, the "Reviews" portion of 3D, where we review everything in depth with spoilers and bad jokes - Caution: Here There Be Spoilers!!!
On iTunes: Deeply Dapperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06371903366107067009noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7142835243333132161.post-58976283534328682252015-11-24T22:30:00.001-07:002015-11-24T22:37:37.926-07:00What's this? An Update?!?
Now Playing - I Am Invisible by They Might Be Giants
Well, hello!
Sorry about the delay, as usual! It's
been a hectic year, between two dozen comic con appearances, a "kids"
alphabet book and the always there shop madness, this blog kind of
fell by the wayside, but I'll be trying to do better in the new year,
using this blog as both a personal journal and as a way for my Deeply Dapperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06371903366107067009noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7142835243333132161.post-8135532374515963782015-06-07T23:18:00.000-06:002015-06-07T23:19:37.759-06:00Recipe - Aunt May's Famous Wheatcakes
Now Playing - Forever Young by Alphaville
RECIPE:
MAY PARKER'S FAMOUS WHEATCAKES
Originally made by my pal Pete's Aunt May, these wheatcakes are a great, hearty alternative to the standard pancake and will get your day off to a swinging start.
INGREDIENTS:
1 cup Buckwheat Flour
1 cup Sifted Whole Wheat Flour
2 teaspoons Double Acting Baking Powder
1 Deeply Dapperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06371903366107067009noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7142835243333132161.post-22118759689454358372015-06-03T09:18:00.000-06:002015-06-03T09:18:12.006-06:00Great Falls, Montana for Grandma Graves' Memorial
Now Playing - Here I Go Again by Whitesnake
Life -
Last weekend Linz and I traveled with her folks to Great Falls, MT for the memorial of her grandmother, Ethel Graves. Rich, my father-in-law has been driving a lot lately, so I volunteered to be the driver for this trip. As it turns out, 6-7 hour drive to Great Falls for a weekend is a pretty short driveDeeply Dapperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06371903366107067009noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7142835243333132161.post-71653948531110961372015-06-01T23:34:00.000-06:002015-06-07T23:35:20.143-06:00Ludo's Ninth Birthday
Now Playing - Here I Go Again by Whitesnake
Life -
Today, our boy Ludo turned nine!
I still remember the day we picked him out at the pound, a little black ball of energy, who has grown up into a smart, loving, cornerstone to our family. If it wasn't for Ludo, the last few years could have been almost impossible to weather, but his constant energy and Deeply Dapperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06371903366107067009noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7142835243333132161.post-19582012002281120332015-05-18T11:53:00.003-06:002015-05-18T11:53:39.959-06:00
Now Playing - Chelsea Dagger by The Fratellis
Life -
.... Once again, there's been a gap and much has happened!
We are still living in Idaho, working on the shop and trying to get back to writing as well - I'm going to a lot of comic cons - about 1-2 a month and we are starting to get the house in order.
We lost Pooka to cancer just before Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05925777569861854546noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7142835243333132161.post-43723828326083738602014-09-25T22:38:00.004-06:002014-09-25T22:38:49.990-06:00Where we are now.
Now Playing - Tonguetied by Grouplove
Life -
Well, a lot has happened. Actually,
since I last posted anything about our lives, a whole lifetime has
happened, it seems like. Technically, the last time I posted anything
about our life was back in January, when I laid out our plans for
2014. It's now... nearly 10 months later.
Long story short – We moved Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05925777569861854546noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7142835243333132161.post-22284880777676970462014-07-02T09:09:00.000-06:002014-07-02T09:09:16.798-06:00How To Sell On ETSY - Introduction
Now Playing - Girl Is On My Mind by The Black Keys
For the last few years my wife and I have been selling our
handmade décor and geeky stuff on Etsy, an online marketplace. What is the
first thing people ask us when they find out that’s what we do for a living?
Not “What’s the shop?” or “Ooh, what do you sell?” No, it’s almost invariably
something like “I make things Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05925777569861854546noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7142835243333132161.post-631197356765773362014-06-30T19:02:00.001-06:002014-06-30T19:03:39.283-06:00Follow my blog with Bloglovin
Working on getting our blogs back up and running... more to come!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05925777569861854546noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7142835243333132161.post-46815533198276453422014-03-17T21:03:00.001-06:002014-03-17T21:09:46.520-06:00Publishing Your Work Part One - The Basics
Now Playing - Creepin' Up The Back Stairs by The Fratellis
Life -
Over the past few weeks I've had an unusual number of people ask me about resources for publishing their own work and I figured rather than cutting and pasting the response to everyone, I'd make a blog I could send people to.
Obviously, this is far from complete and I'm not going into Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05925777569861854546noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7142835243333132161.post-2220232706745995082014-02-10T13:32:00.000-07:002014-02-10T13:32:11.429-07:00TempleCon 14!
Now Playing - One Night In Bangkok by Murray Head
Life -
I just posted an update on the Deeply Dapper Blog - a post on my recent table time at TempleCon 14. The first update on that blog in almost a year... hahah Enjoy!
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05925777569861854546noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7142835243333132161.post-76538472558946183222014-01-14T06:43:00.001-07:002014-01-14T06:43:25.332-07:00Another update on our plans - 2014 version
Now Playing - Here It Goes Again by OK GO
Life -
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05925777569861854546noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7142835243333132161.post-59445435989464644052013-12-11T08:43:00.000-07:002013-12-11T08:43:01.822-07:00Trimming The Tree
Now Playing - Last Christmas by Dexter Freebish
Life -
Every year for Christmas, we get a new ornament. It's a tradition I've been doing since I was a little boy. When Lindsay and I started getting a tree together we started choosing an ornament as a family. I've been lax on updating this blog and as we were trimming the tree this year, it struck us how much we Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05925777569861854546noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7142835243333132161.post-12436566789163738162013-08-21T19:26:00.000-06:002013-08-21T19:46:45.995-06:00VACATIONLAND - Updates and Plans
Now Playing - Don't Forget To Breathe by Bitter:Sweet
Life -
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05925777569861854546noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7142835243333132161.post-41675111662870513962013-06-13T21:10:00.001-06:002013-06-13T21:10:18.902-06:00My Gateway Books - Part One
Now Playing - Ho Hey by The Lumineers
Life -
Yesterday, my sister in law asked me for some suggestions for books. This is an awesome thing, because I've never thought of her as a reader. However, when asked what kind of book, she was unclear. That makes it hard, because there are so many different genres and so many great books in each and all veryAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05925777569861854546noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7142835243333132161.post-51638875329496064362013-06-01T21:43:00.000-06:002013-06-01T21:43:19.530-06:00Recipe Review - Joe's Special: Beef And Spinach San Franciscan Style
Now Playing - We Are Young by Fun.
Cookin' With Kris
JOE'S SPECIAL: BEEF AND SPINACH SAN FRANCISCAN STYLE
The Uncommon Cook Book, pg95
by Ruth Mellinkoff, 1968
Recipe:
1lb lean ground beef
1 onion, finely chopped
1 package frozen chopped spinach, cooked and drained
1/4lb fresh mushrooms, finely sliced
salt, pepper & garlic salt
4 or 5 tablespoons butter
6 beaten eggsAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05925777569861854546noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7142835243333132161.post-91254837442994065052013-05-27T04:40:00.000-06:002013-05-27T04:40:13.499-06:00New...Old Recipes Coming Soon!
Now Playing - The Bomb by Bitter:Sweet
Life -
About a month ago, I found a few old cookbooks at Goodwill to go with my beloved Mexican cookbook. I have become a total sucker for cookbooks from the fifties and sixties. Not just their recipes but the way they did things and the little comments and intros are fantastic.But above all else, the recipes Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05925777569861854546noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7142835243333132161.post-54420844833030000092013-05-03T06:20:00.000-06:002013-05-03T06:20:00.839-06:00Family Album - It's Alive!
Now Playing - End Of The Worlde by Great Big Sea
Family Album
My lovely bride and my slightly less lovely best friend Rob, at our annual Brain Eaters party, back in 2009. Rob always has the best costumes, even when he does something as simple as this. Gotta love it.
The ROUS FAMILY -
 Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05925777569861854546noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7142835243333132161.post-21216693528500937532013-04-30T11:14:00.000-06:002013-04-30T11:14:00.466-06:00Recipe Review - Parmesan Pork Roast
Now Playing - Brutality by Black Box Recorder
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Cookin’ With Kris
Photo from Taste Of Home of the recipe
PARMESAN
PORK ROAST
The
Taste Of Home Cookbook
Pg.
129
Recipe:
1 boneless whole pork loin
roast (4lb)
2/3c grated parmesan cheese
1/2c honey
3t soy sauce
2T dried basil
1/2t salt
2T minced garlic
2T cornstarch
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05925777569861854546noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7142835243333132161.post-86031197034087891492013-04-26T06:00:00.000-06:002013-04-26T06:00:06.733-06:00Family Album - Maine Oddities
Now Playing - In The Name Of Love by U2
Family Album - TREBOR MANSION
We spotted this building while we were out cruising around for Maine Maple Sunday last year. It looked like it had once (And possibly still is) an inn.... The building was BEAUTIFUL and quirky but man, it was a mess. Not exactly the type of place I would cruise up to for a quiet weekend with Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05925777569861854546noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7142835243333132161.post-62578386481019503922013-04-23T07:10:00.000-06:002013-04-23T07:10:00.709-06:00Our New Addition
Now Playing - Take On Me by Ah-Ha
Life -
Back in October of 2011, we bought a little 8x8 shed from Home Depot for our front yard. They came out and installed it and I spent a few days installing insulation, cheap walls and painting it, transforming it into my Fortress Of Smallitude. (The post on that is HERE)
It wasn't the best place in the world, but itAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05925777569861854546noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7142835243333132161.post-13533022666061632232013-04-21T11:12:00.001-06:002013-04-21T11:12:55.554-06:00Cooking With Kris!
Now Playing - White & Nerdy by Weird Al Yankovic
New Series - Cooking With Kris!
I love to cook. Which is a good thing, since Linz does not. I find the entire process fun and enjoy trying different recipes, making modifications or our own versions of things. I tend towards crock pot meals, primarily because its fits our schedule but also because our kitchen and supplies Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05925777569861854546noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7142835243333132161.post-91213875532759139622013-03-28T09:21:00.000-06:002013-03-28T09:21:04.990-06:00Family Album - Pooka Lion
Now Playing - Simple Man by Lynyrd Skynyrd
Life -
Its finally almost spring here in Maine, which means it's time for Lindsay to trim the dogs and get rid of their extremely thick winter coats! Pooka is very excited.
The ROUS FAMILY -
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05925777569861854546noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7142835243333132161.post-71899027118305770902013-03-18T18:54:00.001-06:002013-03-18T18:54:26.190-06:00A little catching up
Now Playing - You Wish by Nightmare On Wax
Life -
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