Old Ones Dream

Afternoon Delight: Sunday Behind the Barn

On a Sunday afternoon about 1950, we were in the backlot behind the stables. Thomas and his town friend Mac and I were witnessing the mating of a Berkshire boar and sow so that pedigree could be attested to and registration papers could be issued for any resulting piglets. The... Read more →

Parallels Desktop, HP P1006, Trans-Siberian Railway, and Dmitry

When we headed out to the Maritimes last July, the stuff I took with me included an MS Windows PC laptop so that I could remotely get the monthly bills out and production payroll done, and I took my new pride and joy Macbook Air for everything else. Soon after... Read more →

The Best I Ever Had: BBQ

As our knowledge of Texas "Q" grew, we learned that we had stumbled blind into the holy of holies - a shrine for many Texas BBQ purists; City Market, 633 E. Davis St. Luling, Texas 78648. We learned that Texas Monthly magazine has a BBQ web site and a smart phone BBQ Finder App. We learned that Central Texas BBQ is (of course) BIG - The New York Times recently ran a feature announcing that Texas Monthly had named a full time BBQ Editor. We learned that, identity theft being the sincerest form of flattery, there is a BBQ joint in Houston named Luling City Market that sells Luling City Market BBQ sauce (so be careful when you Google - but you already knew that). Read more →

Things That Make You Go … Huh?

House Joint Resolution 494 has been introduced which would establish the right of the State of North Carolina to declare an official state religion. Hydraulic fracturing ("Fracking") is, for the most part, not regulated at the Federal level (according to Food & Water Watch), and is completely exempt from the... Read more →

The Best I Ever Had: Cowboy Beans

Also known as Ranch Style Beans or Texas Style Pinto Beans, among other things, they can be cooked in a large crock pot or in a dutch oven on the stove, in the oven, over the coals, or on the smoker. If you cook them in an earthenware pot over... Read more →

Fleetwood Mac at the Garden

This is interesting coverage of the Old Ones Fleetwood Mac. http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/10/arts/music/fleetwood-mac-at-madison-square-garden.html?nl=todaysheadlines&emc=edit_th_20130410 Related articles Drummer Mick Fleetwood talks Rumours revival Compost, Estimated Tax Payments, Form 1040, Joy and Priviledge Asheville, Austin and Weird Read more →

Jack Williams - Singer Songwriter

Last night I discovered Jack Williams at 185 King in Brevard and he amazed me. He is about my age and I had never heard of him before. He is nimble physically and mentally and is the most versatile entertainer and best musician / artist that I have ever heard... Read more →

Merrell Down & Dirty National Mud and Obstacle Series and the Not Since Moses Run

Although sponsored by Merrell, and although much of the format is similar (for instance many pairs of muddy running shoes are discarded to be gathered up, washed and donated to charity), the Not Since Moses Run is its own mud race. Read more →

Compost, Estimated Tax Payments, Form 1040, Joy and Priviledge

Spring is on the schedule whether you are ready or not, so I took a holiday (Spring Break?) from blogging in order to get ready. In early February 2011, twenty-four months ago, the jet streams must have shifted because the weather abruptly warmed here in the mountains and we have... Read more →