Blame it on the Rockies. We were at a Colorado Springs bar munching away at some delicious fries, moved to take a second glance at the menu which indicted they’d been fried in beef tallow. Of course! I’d realized just recently that frying is better done in animal fat. Much maligned lard has fewer caloriesContinue reading “tallow, ho!”
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make it add up, doc
Those invites from the “predatories”, journals and conferences alike, just keep on coming. For those of you not in academia, a “predatory” journal exists mainly to fleece authors of often astronomical article processing fees (APCs). Journal costs used to be covered by subscriptions and/or support from organizations. With most journal articles now accessed on-line, andContinue reading “make it add up, doc”
Saint Anthony … fired?
Oh, would that it were. But he’s essentially unfireable and the man who might have done it left the oval office last January, and he couldn’t have directly fired any career civil servant, an act that would have had to be accomplished through intermediaries. But the diminutive octogenarian from Brooklyn was once my hero, asContinue reading “Saint Anthony … fired?”
Two triple cheese…
I awoke this morning knowing I was facing a very special day. Another one of those golden anniversaries. They come around pretty frequently at this age. One of the first things I did once I got settled into my blue La-Z-Boy was to fire off e-mails to George Frayne of Gansevoort NY and Bill KirchenContinue reading “Two triple cheese…”
meat!
I love shopping at Meijer’s. None of the three stores in our area is very close, maybe 5 miles or so, but the trip down Platt passes by Bombay Grocers (source of peeled garlic for paste), the dump, and the cheapest gas station in town. Added on todays trip was Gordon Food Services, right acrossContinue reading “meat!”
those vaccines again
This is going to be some hard stuff about the COVID vaccines. It grew from an exchange on a U of M Alumni Society forum. So first I must tell you something about the Alumni Society. Kathy and I became life members of the U of M Alumni Association last June. I believe she andContinue reading “those vaccines again”
a simple dinner
When I awoke around 3 yesterday, the weather report forecast another perfect spring day in AA, 75 degrees and sunny with enough wind later in the day to keep things interesting. Dinner on the deck was a must, so I kicked things off by pulling out of the freezer a couple chunks that arrived fromContinue reading “a simple dinner”
Nayef
Nayef Kazzaz was a fellow with us ‘14-‘16. He came to us from King Saud University in Riyadh courtesy of King Muhammad bin Nayef. I don’t know if they were related. My Division welcomed such types, as they came totally paid for, thanks to King Nayef. Nayef had been smoothed by a 3 year internalContinue reading “Nayef”
Leon
Leon Russell pervades through all my preferred Spotify channels, and none are the ”Leon Russell” channel, which surely exists. You can never go too far without hearing a Leon Russell tune, which is o.k. because all Leon Russell tunes are cool. He brought his considerable talents to LA from Oklahoma City in the 60s, becameContinue reading “Leon”
batch
The Vicksburg High School class of 1970 was to have held its 50th reunion July 17 at Indian Run Golf Course. Mr. Corona said no. My own sweetheart had been having a rollicking good time with her Western Reserve Academy class of ’76 on Zoom, so I sought to attain the same with us. TakingContinue reading “batch”
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