A quick soup for a hot day that’s ready in ten minutes and made from fresh ingredients Ingredients 1/2 cucumber – seeds removed 1 medium avocado – spooned out 1 shallot – sliced 2 TBL plain yogurt 2 TBL fresh mint 4 tsp fresh lime juice 1 1/2 tsp salt 1/4 tsp …
Read MoreHawaiian Pork Chops
This simple recipe uses fresh pineapple and can be make start to finish in under an hour. Ingredients 4 Pork chops (~1.25 lbs.) ¼ cup flour 1 pinch of salt and ground black pepper ½ cup cooking oil 1 fresh pineapple 4 rings sliced, rest …
Read MoreThe Perilous Plight of Liberal Pigeons and the Peculiarly Absent PETA Protests
If PETA is serious about securing a modest donation from me, as their literature incessantly suggests, the relocation program should also include re-education; something which any good liberal can get behind. I advocate relocating pigeons to Washington DC, and retraining them to kill rats. . . humanely of course.
Read MoreAnarchy’s Unintended Consequence
What concerns me is that laissez-faire liberals and cautious conservative are learning from the lunatic left that good government is as much a thing of the past as reruns of Mayberry; that there is no longer a line that cannot be crossed. And so where does that leave the rest of us?
Read MoreFrom “Christo et Ecclesiae,” to Elitism: The Rise and Fall of Harvard University
The interesting part of the Harvard model is it’s very close to my projections that have been spot on since the pandemic began. Perhaps Harvard can teach the rest of academia it’s okay, in this one instance, to choose accuracy over sensationalism.
Read MoreCelebrating Father’s Day by Being Fourteen Again
Nothing says Father’s Day like a repurposed Birthday Balloon that my kids duct-taped over. I suppose that’s the down side of having my Birthday one week before Father’s Day. My kids do get me though, as an engineer and former plumber they know I appreciate …
Read MoreSouthern Shrimp & Grits
A spicy take on a southern classic that involves creamy grits, shrimp stock, and proteins. Not an overly difficult recipe, but it does take some time and toward the end a lot seems to happen all at once. My advise, get your mis en place …
Read MoreThe Sad Saga of How the Medical Profession Turned into a Business
Retracing a lifetime of medical office visits that mark the steady decline of the once prestigious medical profession into a business.
Read MoreDifference Between High School Teacher and University Professor
For other posts, visit my Commentary blog. My Dad and I were reminiscing over coffee about our experiences as teachers. He taught high school Social Studies in North Carolina in the 1970’s, and later on an Indian reservation in South Dakota. I taught graduate mathematics …
Read MoreFirst Hand Look at Fly-Over Country
After 900 miles of tranquil countryside roaring to life with green pastures, rivers raging with run-off, and livestock lazily lounging away their spring, I welcomed the special power of the West and confirmed, like I always do, why I could never trade the open sense of freedom I feel in the West for anything they offer back East.
Read More