The Stupidity is the Point

Liberal pundits reporting on a variety of conservative initiatives regarding women, immigrants, LGBTQ+ rights, minorities and other culture war issues often refer to the cruelty […]

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Cometary Smudges

Sometimes my astronomical images look more like smudges than actual objects – planetary nebulae and comets, for example. Here is a stack of eight, 2-minute […]

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Devotion

My father was a big fan of war movies. It wasn’t the violence but rather the drama and the heroic male figures that he liked. […]

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Soupday

I went to bed last night thinking about Menudo. This morning, Susan went to El Jacalito for Menudo and Huevos Mexicanos takeout. The Menudo, the […]

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Tonight in Pasta Porn

It has been a few months since I prepared a dinner of shrimp Alfredo, and I decided to remedy that tonight. The shelves at my […]

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This Week in COVID

Here is Dr. Paul Klotman’s Week 150 update on the COVID pandemic. The highlights are: One thing that Dr. Klotman’s excellent update does not mention […]

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Neither Snow Nor Rain…

You likely recognize the first words of the USPS Postal worker’s creed. Today is the first mail delivery that we have had in three days. […]

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Rice Porn

One of our favorite dinners in recent years has been pan-seared scallops in lemon butter sauce served with rice or orzo. We typically use Basmati […]

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February in Central Texas

Like North Texas and states to our North and East, we have had another February ice storm. Today was the first time in three days […]

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