Nothing is capturing my attention today except for the fact that I discovered some previously-thought-lost photos on my Picasaweb site. A fortress Some bridges Another bridge A river A prosperous corner A not-so-prosperous corner What do these photos have in common? Easy. They were all taken by me in the northern hemisphere. BIG LIFE!
Dé jàvu 400 Dauphine Street I’ll be having breakfast there soon. And I say “I” because Mr. Big Food will be in a meeting and will have a catered breakfast. Is that one of the silliest things you’ve ever heard? You may enjoy looking at the breakfast menu. It’s remarkably inexpensive. Biscuits & Gravy with
Okay. 10-40. Or something. We have no idea what we are doing. But we now have a Citizens’ Band Radio in the truck. And don’t you just love that? Citizens‘ Band. As if the airwaves don’t belong to citizens to begin with. Heard some things from Waco, Houston, and beyond, and from more local tree
[INSERT PHOTO HERE] DEVIL’S FOOD PUDDING 2 C flour 1 tsp baking soda 1/2 tsp salt 3 squares unsweetened chocolate 1/2 C + 1 C sugar 1/2 C + 1 C milk 1/2 C shortening 2 eggs 1 tsp vanilla Preheat oven to 350°. Sift together flour, baking soda, and salt. Melt chocolate in saucepan
Antenna not included Stopped in at Jim’s Auto Parts this morning to pick up an antenna. I had two choices. I chose the magnetic mount because I have a truck, but not a truck. Then on to Stewart’s Body Shop to chat about installation. (I know. I know. You can do it yourself. But what
Really really good Mr. Big Food reports that, in addition to this recipe (below), he now has recipes for Oven Fried Chicken II, III, IV, and V. As he culls crappy old cookbooks for recipes worthy of inclusion in his Big Food Manual and Survivalist Flourishing Guide, he often finds recipes with the same name,
I did win something a few weeks ago! The Piglet– what we call the little Piggly Wiggly Super Market in our little town– has a weekly raffle premium distribution. Non-winning tickets Every time you make a purchase at The Piglet, you get a ticket(s). The number of tickets you get per purchase correlates roughly with
asked my little neighbor girls. “How much does a chance to win $1000 cost?” “$10.” “Of course I would!” It’s for the girls’ softball team. Hey– someone’s gonna win. I’ll buy a chance. [The dogs were so excited to see the girls they’d have paid $10 just for the chance to see the girls!]
Page 199 of Courier and Ives’ Chronicles of America edited by John Lowell Pratt (1968) [I’m sorry about the quality. My new Mac won’t speak to my old printer/scanner. Photographs are my only option.] Courier opened his print shop on Wall St. in 1834. He was joined by Ives in 1852. After their deaths, their
begin with freshly ground beef. I know I’m beating this cow to death here, but folks, it really isn’t all that hard. This is a Waring Pro meat grinder I got at Dillards a few years ago. Mr. Big Food defrosted a beef chuck roast he’d gotten on sale and put in the deep freezer,
Another short essay written by a man my father admired greatly. Citation to follow. A YOUNG MAN came to me looking for a possible position with our company.Not wishing to say an absolute “no,” I said there might be a job for him in one of our stores, and suggested he talk with someone in
via Y’all Politics: Universities land federal grant to pursue energy efficiency Thanks to a grant from the United States Department of Energy, three public universities in Mississippi will be sharing funding to support energy efficient facility improvements in order to cut energy consumption by 20 percent by 2020. An announcement came Wednesday at three succeeding
in Georgia!!” Mr. Big Food just shouted that. Readers more urbane than Mr. Big Food and I may not appreciate why I laughed out loud. Greetings y’allAnd welcome all you danged foreigners from other nationsDear Lord be with our guests and prepare themFor the butt whopping they are about to receive The Olympics in GeorgiaGod
Spied as I was wandering randomly around Barnes & Noble “In 1981 I received my Ph.D. in theoretical physics from the University of California at Berkeley.” The Grand Design (2010), co-authored with Stephen Hawking.The Drunkard’s Walk: the story of randomness and its role in our lives (2008) Plus two co-authored children’s books. He’s at Cal
Not kidding! I have it on my phone. Although now that I think about it, I should have the book. What was I thinking? Oh. I know. How much I hate malls.
I do not like not snot nosed little girls who think they are smarter that I, and I will not support the over-priced eye-glass monopoly in Starkvegas. It was a simple question about my insurance plan. I can do math in my head, hon. 🙂 And so, we went to Lens Crafters in Tupelo– at
Although I’ve just returned from a wonderful time in the pasture with Missy & Rocky, I’m not in the best of moods this morning. The Mississippi river is way down– they are having to dredge to free barges stuck in the sand. Not good news. More on this later. Just after I’d cleaned the floors
Interesting Bass Pro is having a SALE! Page after page after page of sales on long guns and hand guns. It’s that time of year. Although it’s still a ways off, folks here in Mississippi are starting to talk about Fall stuff– football and hunting. On Friday, August 10 and Saturday, August 11, Gear Choices
Recipes–>Big Food–>Desserts–>Pies and Pie Fillings–>Cream (non-fruit) Pies–>and even when I got here I had to think about it. “I’ve tried a bunch of cream pie recipes and this one is my favorite, in all these variations.” Mr. Big Food. Recipe for CREAM PIE VARIATIONS below the fold. CHOCOLATE 1 large can evaporated milk 2 eggs,
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