Did you know that two chemists in Worcestshire, England, sort of accidentally on purpose made the peculiar concoction in the early 1800’s? With an interest in recreating an ancient fish sauce, a concoction of mixed ingredients was created and sampled, and too pungent for any tongue, so the story goes, the barrel of sauce...
Read more →I have a large table that sits off my entry way in the sort-of dining area. It is a hostage to multiple piles of things. Here are seven of the piles. 1. Weekly circulars that need to go in the trash. 2. Receipts that need to go into a file cabinet file. 3. Books...
Read more →Albuquerque is a city with lots of great food. And when you live in New Mexico, getting a frequent dose of red or green chile in daily meals is not just a habit, but also a necessity- an addiction. I am not a high-end diner, for the most part, but I do like good...
Read more →After work this evening, I went over to my folks’ house and joined them to watch a few NBA games. My parents are religious fans of the San Antonio Spurs, and my mom adopted that team as her favorite team years and tears ago. It took a visit several years ago to AT&T Center...
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Let’s continue on in the “Seven Things” series. I sometimes have a sizable problem. I like sugar and sugary things. A lot. And I am occasionally surprised, at this point in my life, that I am not a diabetic. But I have tried to moderate my sugar splurges. Still? Candy usually equals yes. Tonight,...
Read more →I have nothing today, so here is the voice of my enemy, which does well to drive me to waste excessive amounts of my time staring at a blank screen and toss me headlong me into abject frustration. 1. “I have nothing to say.” 2. “I hate these words.” 3. “That sounds idiotic.” 4....
Read more →When I was a kid, my family lived on a street in Northeast Albuquerque with a cul-de-sac that backed up against Juan Tabo Boulevard and sat north of Copper by a block. From 1973 to 1978, I was a student at Tomasita Elementary School, which was several blocks west of our street. My memories...
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I thought for a detour tonight I would take a walk by the several bookshelves in my living room and flag seven books on them that I should really read, but for whatever reason, have not. Here they are, in no significant order, and since this is a cursory survey, if I looked harder,...
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