News of the Boston Marathon blasts reached me after dinner Ghana time and the story hit me in the gut, making me queasy and unsettled. The bombs were placed at the finish line and timed to detonate as a majority of televised runners celebrated the finish of the race. It was hard to digest, making […]
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We picked Halloween as an exit date and left Denton, Texas this morning for North Carolina, via Houston, New Orleans, Florida and Georgia. We figured this would be a good way to avoid the uncomfortable ritual of handing out candy to children we didn’t know. On our way to the fantastically cozy (I mean they […]
Texans, like people all over the world, love their fried chicken. You can hardly drive a block down the main drag without seeing a friendly red and yellow sign. In addition to Chick-Fil-A and Kentucky Fried Chicken, we have Popeye’s Chicken & Biscuits, Chicken Express, Babe’s Chicken, Church’s Chicken, and Golden Chick. And then there […]
Two months ago, Bob started a container garden at work. We started harvesting basil and cilantro right away. Today we brought home a grocery bag full of chard and arugula. Tuesday, we’re going to fill another bag with lettuce and arugula. Soon, we’ll be eating beets and tomatoes. After that it will be eggplant and […]