I’ll be 66 years old, soon; Married for 44 years; (Been very fortunate that my wife and my girlfriend both live with me- in the same body); largely self-sufficient life; a married son; a married daughter; three granddaughters; three grand-dogs; a grand-snake; In January 2011, I’ll become officially retired. My current status is unemployed. I lost my job on July 3 of 2010; Christian religious belief but do not subscribe to any denomination; I’m a sentimental fool; do all of our home repairs; enjoy photography; wood working; rock collecting; metal working (actually, I would like to call it fire working because the fire is what I like to work with. Metal just happens to be the medium- seems to work better than wood or canvas.)I am fortunate to have a small workshop to do the woodworking and metalworking. No. IT IS NOT A MAN CAVE. It is just a place for the neighborhood guys to come when their wives have something for them to do. Soups. How can I go wrong? They are a great way to use up leftovers and those veggies that are approaching the end of their usefulness. They are always an original recipe. If creating impulsive menus and recipes is a tradition then, (I guess) we have a tradition. Without a doubt, my own recipe for a Reuben Sandwich. It has been a demanded item for many years and I shared it in my AR blog. http://allrecipes.com/Cook/13101603/BlogEntry.aspx?postid=204609 Ohhh! Too many. I have been able to throw them out and have something new before my wife gets home. Most of the time, anyway.