For this evening’s dinner, I prepared two lamb loin chops using Julia Child’s Joy of Cooking recipe for rack of lamb. It’s an easy, almost […]
Read MoreDead Birds
It’s an anthropological documentary from 1963. My then spouse had to see it for a college course in 1970, and I came along out of […]
Read MoreObservatory Refurbish
Just as the front deck has been rebuilt, I had the backyard observatory refurbished. The dome has a zenith pivot table (ZPT) that lets me […]
Read MoreThis Week in COVID
Dr. Klotman’s Week 187 update on the US COVID epidemic makes the following important points. Not included in Dr. Klotman’s update is the fact that […]
Read MoreBut Who’s the Mommy?
Everyone who knows me knows that I have a rebellious nature. I’m not talking simple disobedience or adolescent non-conformity. I’m talking actual Rebel Scum. So, […]
Read MoreRibeye Porn
Susan and I celebrate even the smallest victories these days. Today, Susan saw her orthopedist, had her cast cut off, and was put in a […]
Read MoreLos Eclipsados
Early in the past century when my father was a boy, there were old wives’ tales that explained everything otherwise inexplicable. One of those tales […]
Read MoreFull Monty Astronomy
Doing astronomy in full view of the public can be challenging. If you happen to be at a star party with fellow astronuts, it isn’t […]
Read MoreInspiration
A few weeks ago, my friend Martha Daniels recommended the movie A Million Miles Away on Prime Video. It’s the story of Jose Hernandez who […]
Read MoreAnnular Eclipse 2023
Here is a series of images taken today, 10/14/2023 during the annular solar eclipse as photographed from Corpus Christi, Texas under partly cloudy skies. The […]
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