Unintended Consequences

We humans are forever doing stuff that has consequences that we did not anticipate. Even when such consequences seem small when we consider a single […]

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They Are Until They Aren’t

I started thinking about this a couple of weeks ago when I heard Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson argue, in the case of Alabama’s gerrymandered Congressional […]

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Tlaloc and Chac

Central Texas hasn’t had much rain the past month. Last night, we finally got just under 1/2″. The Aztec god of rains, Tlaloc, and the […]

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Tonight’s Chalupa Porn

I cook chalupas compuestas every week or two. It is more an exercise in assembly than actual cooking. The fried corn tortilla shells come from […]

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Last Night in Food Porn

I grilled the steak while Susan baked the peewee potatoes and steamed the asparagus. I sauteed a medley of Trumpet and Shiitake mushrooms. I was […]

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About Adult Immunizations

Let’s get the linguistic nonsense out of the way first. Purists distinguish vaccination, being given a vaccine, from immunization – actually developing immunity after vaccination. […]

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This Week in COVID

This is Week 134 of Dr. Klotman’s COVID Updates. This update focuses on what is likely to occur this Winter. COVID activity in Europe is […]

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The Ecstasy of Victory

And the Agony of Defeat is one of my favorite phrases from Olympic event coverage. Victory tastes so sweet and defeat so bitter, one might […]

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Tonight in Food Porn

In the early to mid-1970s, my friend and workmate, Carl Strange, taught me how to make Squash of the Gods. It was a simple, roasted, […]

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Feline Physics

Cats are excellent teachers of physics. They demonstrate potential as well as kinetic energy. They exemplify Galileo’s two Laws of Motion and Newton’s third law […]

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