Category Archives: Uncategorized
Assisting the Curious
For some reason, bloggers often feel compelled to post about the unusual Google search terms that lead readers to their blogs. This has always struck me as a self-indulgent exercise. No one really cares about your Google queries; if they … Continue reading
Filed under Uncategorized, whimsical and strange
The Fish Pee Experiment: Proposal
Every blog post and newspaper article about spring seems to open with a famous and quotable line from one of the many poems about the season. What those bloggers and journalists don’t realize is that all of those poems lie. … Continue reading
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The Many Abuses of Beets
Note: In this post, I promise not to impose any vulgar puns on the common name of poor Beta vulgaris, for too often has the appellation of this honorable wurzel been mangled. The beet’s physical form, however, will not be … Continue reading
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Cachapas
One good thing about California is the food, something you don’t really notice until you order California-style food in other states. On a recent trip to Nebraska with my family, my mother and I ordered California-style sandwiches, I because I … Continue reading
Filed under corn, dessert, Uncategorized, whimsical and strange
