MARIO KIEFER

And this is why I drink . . . RIC: Good morning! ME: Good morning. RIC: Happy Anniversary. ME: You, too. RIC: I made reservations for...

And this is why I drink . . . RIC: The month is almost over and you have hardly made spaghetti at all. ME: Fine. I will make spaghetti...

And this is why Ric drinks . . . ME: I am not making spaghetti tonight. RIC: But it’s Sunday? ME: Still, I am not gonna do it. RIC: Why...

And this is why I drink . . . RIC: It’s Sunday. What do YOU want for dinner? ME: Are you actually giving me the choice? RIC: I realized...

And this is why Ric drinks . . . RIC: Yea! It’s Sunday. ME: It’s just another day. RIC: No. It’s Spaghetti Sunday! ME: I found this...

And this is why I drink . . . RIC: Good morning. ME: Good morning. RIC: How’d you sleep? ME: Very well, if you don’t count the million...

And this is why I drink . . . ME: I am not making spaghetti tonight. RIC: Why not? ME: We have too many leftovers. We need to eat those....

And this is why I drink . . . RIC: The weekend had just been dragging by! ME: Dragging? It seems like Friday was just yesterday. It’s...

And this is why I drink: RIC: [Watching a Hallmark movie] ME: Haven’t we seen this before? RIC: No. ME: Are you sure? It seems so...

. . . and this is why I drink. RIC: [Reaches over in bed and gently shakes me] Are you awake? ME: [very light sweet-sounding snore] RIC:...

The new refrigerator arrived and was installed last week. The new Keurig arrived as well. I connected the water to the Keurig and fixed...

And this is why I drink . . . ME: Take that whole chicken out of the freezer. I am gong to make Chicken & Dumplings this week....

RIC: I know that you want to lose weight, so we can make something low cal tonight. ME: Thank you! RIC: But what can we have that will...

So many of my friends have been on this meal prepping kick lately. They say it helps them throughout the week. Not one to be left out, I...

RIC: It’s Sunday! ME: Yeah, yeah. I will make spaghetti. RIC: I don’t want spaghetti bolognese tonight. ME: Let me guess, you want...

RIC: It’s Sunday! ME: It’s Halloween. RIC: There’s alway time for dinner. We can make something simple with a ghoulish theme and serve...

. . . and this is why I drink RIC: I cannot believe the weekend is almost over. ME: We still have all day today. RIC: But we go back to...

. . . and this is why I drink RIC: Vacation is over. You know what that means. ME: We go back to work tomorrow? RIC: Well, yeah, but also...

RIC: What are you doing? ME: Getting the ingredients ready for dinner. RIC: What are you making? ME: Duh! Spaghetti. RIC: But, I don’t...

RIC: It’s Sunday! ME: I am making beef stew for dinner. RIC: You know that I don’t like beef stew. ME: I know. That’s why I never get to...