Salad Rave

Last night’s dinner at Poehi’s (Coronado Island, CA) was quite pleasant, with the combination of a open-air bayside table (where we watched an enterprising pelican gulp down his own fresh seafood) and good food. I had a pretty straightforward fresh salmon fillet, grilled with olive oil, but the real star of the meal was my… Continue reading Salad Rave

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Another 15 seconds of “fame”

Remember this post? No? Can’t say that I blame you; it dealt with some pretty obscure subject matter. Well, unless you’re a musician and music historian who’s writing a scholarly book about the musicians of Alabama including Gene Sullivan and who had almost despaired of finding a photograph of Mr. Sullivan…until he stumbled across this… Continue reading Another 15 seconds of “fame”

Ditch or Pipeline? Neither is likely to help our water situation.

As parts of the country endure flooding while other regions continue to suffer from a history-making drought and water shortage, it’s logical to wonder why we can’t figure out a way to move some of that water from one area to the other. Associated Press Science writer  Seth Borenstein writes that the idea is simply not feasible, either… Continue reading Ditch or Pipeline? Neither is likely to help our water situation.

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Church Construction

Some of you Midlanders (and former Midlanders) might be interested in the following view of the construction going on at First Baptist Church. The new welcome center will go in where the truck is parked on the left side of the photo; the new chapel is on the opposite side of the property. They’ve been… Continue reading Church Construction

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Wha…?

I’ve decided I’ve been overworking and overthinking this whole how-to-transport-our-bike issue. Photographer unknown I’m just not sure I can afford the bungee cords.

Desalination a solution for our water woes? Uh, not so fast…

As we creep inexorably toward the one-year mark without meaningful rainfall (how mind-boggling is that, anyway?), ideas that were once bandied about in sci-fi mode now start to take on some semblance of credibility. Like, for example, the idea that we have plenty of water available to Texas, it’s just a bit on the salty… Continue reading Desalination a solution for our water woes? Uh, not so fast…