Short cuts make for long delays, a stature-challenged (and hairy-toed) individual, Peregrin by name, once opined. After his adventures he was an authority on the subject. I had to take his word for it, of course, up to today at least. All my shortcuts have always worked perfectly. No, really.
Today, however, I finally learned the [...] Read more »
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We made opening day (October 10) at the Texas Renaissance Festival this year. We hadn’t done that in a decade or more! We went prepared fore wet weather, as a cold front passed by during the night. We didn’t have any rain all day, though. There was quite a bit of water in the low [...] Read more » A major portion of the Clan is making its annual pilgrimage today to the Texas Renaissance Festival near Plantersville. It’s opening day, and rain is expected; we know it’ll be slippy-slidy crazy good fun! Period music (Cantiga, The Burly Minstrel Jim Hancock, Wine and Alchemy, Istanpitta, The Bilge Pumps, The Gypsy Guerrilla Band, Tartanic) shows [...] Read more » Some men are born to greatness. Some achieve greatness. Some have greatness thrust upon them. And then there’s Abel Gonzalez, Jr., who, through a singleminded pursuit of the perfect State Fair midway food, has invented deep-fried butter. That’s right, folks, step right this way and taste the newest snack sensation to hit the Texas State [...] Read more » A recent post on Slashfood asks, “What the hell is that?” The author, Jose Ralat Maldonado, explored the “queso” that is Velveeta and RO*TEL prepared tomatoes and chiles (and that’s the last time I’ll use that silly trademark). One of his premises is that Texans love the stuff. Another is that this mix was invented [...] Read more » It’s been another hectic week, with so much going on this summer. Travel, research, and good eats, all taking place during one of the hottest summers we’ve had in decades. With so many distractions, it might be excusable to forget a few important things. I will admit, I’m not a huge fan of pastries and sweet baked goods. (Pie, that’s a different matter entirely.) However, as Christmas approaches I know that there will be more temptations in that direction. |
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