This Week in COVID

Things continue to look better. The case and hospitalization numbers are falling throughout Texas. Dr Klotman’s weekly update paints an optimistic picture. If we can […]

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Foie gras and Oysters

Susan and I love roast goose; we try to have it for Thanksgiving dinner whenever we can. Goose, like duck, is dark meat, and the […]

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Food Porn Dinner

Tonight, I prepared a Sous Vide boneless ribeye finished on the outdoor grill. Susan baked a couple of spuds, and we had a Ceasar’s side […]

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Renewal

It is Spring in Austin – finally! The white oak on the front deck is full of leaf buds. It took a beating during the […]

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Tonight in Food Porn

I bought Italian meatballs for supper a week ago. We ate half of them, and Susan froze the rest. Tonight, we resurrected them; it would […]

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Gojira Returns

We have Texas Spiny Lizards here, but they disappear during the winter months. They hibernate, I suspect. Today, sitting on the back patio with a […]

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Pi Day

Yesterday was National Pi Day, you no doubt know. My eldest sister-in-law sent out an email yesterday morning reminding her siblings and their spouses of […]

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Who Are You?

You will probably recall this song popularized by The Who as the musical introduction to the TV series Crime Scene Investigation (CSI). Although I never […]

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A Thought Experiment

I woke up this morning thinking about Airlifts. I remember those WW II newsreels showing supplies being delivered by parachutes over combat theaters. Some were […]

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Crusty

I recently discovered that our HEB Central Market no longer carries the fish crusts that it made pre-apocalypse. They used to prepare a Pecan crust, […]

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