Category: General Interest
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Stella (2007 – 2021)
We had to say goodbye to our beloved girl today. She will be sorely missed. Wednesday, February 24, 2021 It’s a difficult second day. Stella was such an integral part of our daily routine. Her absence has left a giant, gaping hole in our hearts and our life that will take a long time to…
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Raspberry Crumb Cake
Due to overwhelming popular demand (i.e., two or three people requested it), here’s the recipe for a favorite concoction. (Note: I usually make a half recipe for the spouse and myself.): Ingredients Filling2/3 cup sugar1/4 cup cornstarch3/4 cup water2 cups fresh or frozen unsweetened raspberries1 tablespoon lemon juice Cake3 cups all-purpose flour1 cup sugar1 tablespoon…
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Making the Bread
It begins simply: a cup of corn meal, two cups of boiling water. Concurrently, in a separate bowl, a cup of Bob’s Red Mill High Fiber Hot Cereal is soaking-up another cup of boiling water. A measuring cup holding a concoction of yeast, sugar, and warm water is beginning to bubble and froth. A cup…
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Thoughts on Two Wheels: August 16, 2016
After closely monitoring radar while a line of storms moved through the area, I spy my opening and begin preparations to head out for a spin on the two-wheeler before additional storms manifest. The sky is overcast with bands of dark clouds off to the east and the hint of the possibility of blue sky…
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Thoughts on Two Wheels: June 15, 2015
The late afternoon sun is beating down and the air is thick with humidity as I step into the peddles to begin another ride. Radar indicates the immediate area is devoid of thunderstorms and the roads are dry—from my perspective, ideal conditions to get out and pump the pedals. As usual, I start with only…
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Context Is Everything
There was a news story making the rounds last week concerning some “pranksters” who “fooled” some people at a food-industry exposition in Houten, Netherlands by offering them fare from a local McDonald’s presented as though it were haute cuisine. That the “victims” of this stunt did not recognize they were being served regular fast food…
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Bucky
While I’ve long associated R. “Bucky” Buckminster Fuller with the geodesic dome and had some vague awareness of his status as something of a visionary, I’d not really paid a great deal of attention to his actual work. Recently, several of his quotes have been making the rounds on Facebook and have piqued my interest…
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Thoughts on Two Wheels: May 23, 2014
The late afternoon air is cool and biting as I step into the pedals to begin my first real ride of 2014. I’ve taken the precaution of wearing a long sleeve shirt under my jersey to provide some needed warmth. Within minutes, as I enthusiastically push the pedals with a sense of joy and urgency,…
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Thoughts on Two Wheels: September 21, 2013
The remnants of rain clouds still populate the sky while rays of sunshine cascade through the trees and dry the asphalt. It’s late afternoon on this last day of summer and time is of the essence: I’ve only an hour or so to squeeze a ride in before twilight renders the exercise moot. The route…