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A conversation between Toni and me. Happy Birthday Laura Regina Aikens Richards you are Love, I love Sistio! If Almighty, omnipotent God offers forgiveness, who designed the world and beyond… knows the number of hairs on our heads and cells in our body…. Who are we to hold a grudge? We cannot produce a blade of grass to grow or cause a drop of rain to fall from a cloud. Who do we think we are? The gift of humility is priceless. FyTe I love this did you write? If so may I Blog it? Yes, I did write. This is an example of a good FyTe to propel us further to truth and growth. That was part of my journey. It’s rough. Gaining humility is hard because when we are wronged we want justice. But the justice comes in strengthening ourselves and letting the universe take care of the Read More…

FyTe Feed your Temple Eternally What do you do to feed your Temple? Roadtrips with whatever new adventure/s they bring is one of the ways I find nourishment for my Temple. I left home, Conyers, Georgia headed home to Novato, California, Monday morning at 2 A.M.  I love driving across country I have watched landscape change, so much since the first coast to coast Drive Bill Hope and I took as teenagers. Some of the changes I’m not thrilled about ,that for another blog post. I love driving US Highways crossing I10, 40, 70 Or 80, up and down I75,95,25, 5, 101 or Highway 1, or A1A. I have made the trip my friends, My Father, My Brothers and my kids. Each time I thank Mother/Father God for the freedom, courage and strength to DO! Today was kind of reflective day for me thinking about yesterday and all the incredible things I saw and Read More…

Your FEAR:                                                       tonight July 15, 2018 or tomorrow if not 2nite Is it being alone?                                              go out look at the crescent moon&star Being successful?                                             we know it is a planet with the sun’s light reflection off A failure?                                                           I ask my sister Sue to teach me to paint Being homeless?            Read More…

An old column from my Novato, Advance Days plus a couple recipes that provide comfort! Enjoy the read and cooking Well one of the editors at the Novato Advance, it a little upset with yours truly for not giving you a DATE BAR recipe last week. I refuse to give in to the MAN (well, in this case, it’s a woman) but you know what I mean. Back in the day, those with the power called the man! I hope she (the man) who shall remain nameless is laughing because I am totally kidding. However, if you all do not respond with date recipes I will have to give in to said MAN, so send in your recipes to curtisaikens.net. If your recipe is chosen you will receive one of my cookbooks, and I will sign it if you like! Today Chestnuts, in most gourmet shops, you will find chestnuts Read More…

June 9 blog started as a Facebook post Sat, Jun 9, 2018 5:03 pm Today’s Blog started as a Facebook post I was have so much fun writing it, I thought why not share the whole day. my writing view Are the meds causing this to look sideways? (Note from Misha: Lol… Curtis — I fixed it! Carry on…) Friday June 8, 2018 My day started rough, could not get out of bed, back was killing me! I got rear ended a few weeks ago, Damm! Then the Anthony Bourdain news, tears flowed, pain all over, in Back, Mind and my Heart, I never met him, respect for him and his work. I Made it out of bed and off the floor into the shower with God’s Help took 2 hours or so to get to the car. Off to urgent care, tag me, legs on a cot, 1 or Read More…

James A. Ruggiero to me on Facebook Curtis G. Aikens Sr just note… as someone who lives and grew up in Buffalo… they are not Buffalo wings – the proper term would be “chicken wings, or wings” – now people here have been known to unfriend those that refer them as Buffalo wings… Hehe! Hope all is well my friend Jim Life is GRAND, the youngest son Graduated from College, (my Alma Mater) Limestone College, with Honors, 3 NCAA Championships in Lacrosse was a Conditioning All American this year! So Proud Him. He and his Sweet Heart or off to the Land of Aloha! The oldest is making music all across the country he is classically trained, upright bass player, and composing, wow he is good,and plays about 12 instruments. However, jazz is in his bones.. the Band is Suenos check them out online at Band Camp.. Now to the Read More…

This week 2 Buffalo Wings recipes, we (my date, son and I) took the first wings recipe to the best Super Bowl Party I have every took part in, at the home of locals The Baradat. Why was the party so Awesome? It was a small gathering 4 grownups, 10 teenagers, spread over 2 large rooms with 2 big screens and lots of food! Good food, ribs, 4 dips, 3 types of chips, pizza, Chili that recipe I will share in a couple of weeks, one of the kids Dana brought brownies that were out of this world, and Buffalo Wings! The Picture of the wings are from Instagram by @thehungryfan she has some incredible food pictures! Check her. The other picture of Anchor Bar home of the original Buffalo Wings.. I got this recipe from Kathy’s, Uncle John their family moved west from New York decades ago, I am Read More…

Why? Today Fri, May 25, 2018 9:23 pm Sophie Otis my therapist back in the day! Now great friend and mentor said to me years ago when I was in the midst of my crazy divorce “try not to ask yourself why” Of course my immediate response was why? Ok think about it you ask why with every question there’s another why and it just keeps your mind in that state of wonder! why did it end, why do they not love me, why can’t I be the person for her, all those kinds of things and more if you continue to ask yourself why. On the other hand you can always tell someone why because you know your way. Why am I writing a daily blog, why am I trying to grow a YouTube channel, why am I trying to share the lessons of life that I have learned, Read More…