Preparing for Winter

The squirrels, I mean. The White Oak in the deck is dropping its leaves and acorns by the hundreds each day. The family of squirrels […]

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Huachinango en Oja Santa

It is Red Snapper prepared in leaves of Oja Santa (Piper auritum). Our friends the Spindels gave us some Oja Santa root stock years ago, […]

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The Bellwether

I read a news item that referred to the three House seats in Virginia districts that are up for a potential flip from Democratic control […]

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Bangers

My bro Richard Harbolovic (RIP) introduced me to the concept of Bangers and Mash when we worked together at the Austin VA Outpatient clinic back […]

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Seafood Dinner Porn

I bought a shrimp cocktail dinner for two while Susan was away. I ate half of it one evening, and the other half stayed in […]

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Welcome Home Dinners

Back in the mid-90s, the VA sent me to a meeting in DC. I arrived at my hotel and decided to eat dinner there. I […]

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This Week in COVID

Here is Dr. Klotman’s Week 137 COVID Update. The highlights from this update are: Long COVID is an on-going concern. One in four symptomatic COVID […]

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Feeling Groovy

It was the title of a song by Simon and Garfunkel back in the day. I thought of it today when I read an item […]

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Scars

I have a couple, and if you are over 50 years old, you likely have as many if not more. Scarring is how living systems […]

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