I recently made some adjustment to the original recipe that, I think, resulted in better flavor - and decreased the cost of the meal. The primary adjustment is to remove the beer. I'm sure that some food chemist can tell me why less flavor in yields more flavor out but... Read more →
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Fifty Years Ago On Friday - November 22, 1963
It was Friday and a sunny day in Gainesville, Florida where I was enrolled in the College of Accounting and Finance. I had finished class for the day and had negotiated the six lanes of traffic across the street to the student union to grab some lunch. I had my... Read more →
11/13/2013
A String of Headlights Heading Toward Boomtown... by Jesse Veeder
The Bakken, the largest oil formation in the Western Hemisphere, encompasses some 25,000 square miles of North Dakota, Montana, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba. The center of the activity in North Dakota is Williston and when I rode AmTrak out in June I was counseled to avoid Williston and de-train a couple... Read more →
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Desert Wildflowers in Big Bend - April 2015
- Because of extra rain and snow received in the Northern Chihuahua Desert during the winter, the desert wildflower climax this spring is said by some to be a 100 year event. These photos were taken as we entered Big Bend NP from Marathon with the Chisos Mountains in the background; then on the Cattail Falls Trail below the Window, and finally along the River Road from Lajitas to Presidio. Photos by Tom Thom (Canon G11 and iPhone 4S)
2013/02 Big Bend Ranch
- Photos taken in February 2013 while hiking and camping for a few days in Big Bend Ranch State Park near Lajitas, Texas.
