La mejor salsa del mundo es el hambre. (Hunger is the best sauce in the world.) ~ Cervantes, Miguel de. Don Quixote My mother-in-law lives with us, and she cooks some amazing foods. Her salsas are fantastic. This one was special, made for my boy's 4th birthday (for the adults ;). She roasted some chilies I hadn't…
It was a hat day
The rules of soccer are very simple, basically it is this: if it moves, kick it. If it doesn't move, kick it until it does. ~ Phil Woosnam, Welsh soccer player and manager. When I was in college, we used to roll out of bed, put on a painter's hat (they were stylish, believe it…
My beautiful commute
“Reading about nature is fine, but if a person walks in the woods and listens carefully, he can learn more than what is in books, for they speak with the voice of God.†~ George Washington Carver One thing that makes my commute home bearable is the scenery out here in the country. This is…
The clouds, the sky, the sun
“To pay homage to beauty is to admire Nature; to admire Nature is to worship God†~ Anonymous I know that the sun is blown out in these pano’s, but it’s still a really nice view. Here’s some other versions.
Almonds in full swing
Now it came to pass on the next day that Moses went into the tabernacle of witness, and behold, the rod of Aaron, of the house of Levi, had sprouted and put forth buds, had produced blossoms and yielded ripe almonds. ~Â Numbers 17:7-9, God confirming Aaron’s call to Moses by blossoming an almond branch. Almonds…
Fuzzy almonds
Moreover the word of the LORD came to me, saying, “Jeremiah, what do you see?†And I said, “I see a branch of an almond tree.†~ Jeremiah 1:11, God confirms Jeremiah's call by showing him a blossoming almond branch. Here's what the almonds look like early in the season. I estimate about 100-150 per…
Vista Point with beauty
We worry about what a child will become tomorrow, yet we forget that he is someone today. ~ Stacia Tausche? Yesterday, we saw the plaque at this Vista Point along Hyw 5. Here’s my lovely 6 year old posing at that location, in front of the fields and aqueduct.
Vista Point
Take the back roads instead of the highways. ~ Minnie Pearl I stopped at this Vista Point on the way home, and took a picture of the placard describing its humble view. This is a portion, showing the local aqueducts (shown here). I just find these details interesting, kind of a forgotten, unremarkable stop on…
Laptops ready for shipping
I have never done this before with any Apple product I have ever owned. I actually went to the Apple Web site to look up the return policy! That’s like dating a swimsuit model that you have been admiring for years only to dump her after a few days when you realize she’s not really…
Getting rid of old laptops
“E-waste in our country is being increased by 10 per cent every year and only five per cent of urban e-waste are recycled in India” ~ Abdul Kalam Here I am wiping and installing windows on the four or so laptops I’m getting rid of. The rest should become ewaste.
Trying to get an iPad – ouch!
Computers make it easier to do a lot of things, but most of the things they make it easier to do don't need to be done. ~ Andy Rooney So I've decided to sell the old Thinkpads around my house that no one uses – turns out, if I keep our best T41, I can…
Boy with trains
“When I was a kid, I went to the store and asked the guy, Do you have any toy train schedules?†~ Stephen Wright, Comedian My kid loves his Thomas the Train tracks, and I like putting together various configurations. In fact, I keep buying more tracks so we can go bigger! I never had…
Home made pigs in a blanket
“Some people wanted champagne and caviar when they should have had beer and hot dogs†~ Dwight David Eisenhower To add to our fun weekend while Mama was gone, I purchased some little smokies and two rolls of Pillsbury Crescent Roll dough. Using the pizza cutter, I cut each triangle of dough into three smaller…
Boy on turtle
“Someone told me it’s all happening at the zoo†~ Paul Simon We spend a great day at the Oakland Zoo.
A Mexican table setting
“Salsa has now passed ketchup as America’s favorite condiment. Isn’t that amazing? You know it’s bad when even our vegetables are starting to lose their jobs to Mexico.†~ Jay Leno This is a common sight at our table – two types of freshly made salsa (one hot, one not), corn tortillas, sour cream, refried…
Sweet tea
“But wisdom is justified by all her children.” ~ Jesus (Luke 7:35) My wife and her aunts and my oldest daughter enjoyed a day of Queen’s Tea at The Silver Teapot. My Sofia is growing up to be an exceptional young lady, and enjoyed the day out. She is nearly the perfect child – she…
OTP
Now the really sad part about this scenario is that when people look back on Mr. Obama’s presidency all they will remember is that "we tried a black president and it didn't work". What a shame for any other person of color that may want to, and actually have what it takes, to lead this…
Grillin
I love the culture of grilling. It creates an atmosphere that is festive but casual. ~Bobby Flay Chicken drummets seasoned with lemon juice and Pappy’s, as well as some gourmet hot links (all beef). My contribution to this weekend’s Easter celebrations. The smaller pic is right after I got them on the grill.
No ordinairy tacos
“I think the great Mexican cuisine is dying because there are fast foods now competing, because there are supermarkets, and supermarkets can’t afford to keep in stock a lot of these very perishable products that are used for fine Mexican cooking. Women are working and real Mexican cooking requires enormous amounts of time.†~ Alma…
Hot ladies
Strange how a teapot can represent at the same time the comforts of solitude and the pleasures of company. ~Author Unknown My mother in law (far right) and two of her sisters were in town this weekend for Easter, and man, I have not eaten so much good Mexican food day after day. Over the…