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Posts from ‘January, 2010’

trout for dinner: $16.20 each

Yes, each. I’m a big fan of the thin green line that protects our natural resources so it’s to be expected that an appreciative smile crossed my face when a Google alert linked me to the following from KearneyHub.com: VALENTINE (Nebraska) — A Nebraskan’s taste for trout has left him up a dry creek for [...]

when wanting the best for our kids is not necessarily the best for our kids

It seems that danger, actually its consequences, have become all too unfamiliar to children who’ve always had parents within whispering distance. So it’s reassuring that common sense seems to be taking root in some quarters. From The Mommy Files blog on sfgate.com: Play with a pocket knife. Break glass. Throw things from a moving car. [...]

writer vs. editor

For those who deal with writing and editing, in any capacity…

pasta, garlic bread, salad, beer, Cancer magister, dessert, and something unexpected

The DVFF Crab Feed (& Officer Installation) ’10 is in the history books. We enjoyed pasta, garlic bread, salad, various beverages (adult and otherwise), the honored entrée and three different cakes for dessert. The crab seemed sweeter this year and, as usual, our dining companions and conversation enjoyable. We told fishing stories, ate too much [...]

nice sights to see, but…

This’ll put a dent, however small, in our drought…