I spent an interesting Friday afternoon at Texas Lutheran. The fall semester is about to take up, and we have a plot afoot: We’re going to use some of the facilitative methods we’ve built for industry to see if we can push the freshman Chemistry students to be more successful. A big challenge! Performance is [...] Read more »

Summer Research kicks off today at Texas Lutheran University, and I’m invited (again) to join the astonishingly fabulous faculty in Chemistry. It’s hard work and harder thinking, but very satisfying! (Good thing too, given the pay rate.) The only small quibble for me, I have the exact same students I had last summer.
I suppose I [...] Read more »

Sophie Monk and Chiles, From PETA Website
With the Superbowl only a few days away and the pregame festivities in full swing (I think ESPN is holding a 60-hour pregame show), I decided to see if there were any “sneak peeks” on some of the Superbowl TV ads.
Sure enough, there is! From PETA, no less. And [...] Read more »

This post is coming up Very Late. We stayed up until the wee hours of the morning, opening gifts and playing games, watching movies and more. It was so late when we got started with the Clan’s traditional Stocking Orgy Presents Opening that breakfast had to be eaten in shifts, with some revelers asleep before [...] Read more »

By this time in the Thanksgiving cycle, most folks are hoping to hit the drive-through to avoid leftovers. There are a lot of nice dishes in those esteemed remnants! Don’t toss them out, and for sure don’t let them go to waste.
Here are some clever ways to turn unappealing surplus turkey and vegetables into tasty [...] Read more »

This time of year, lots of luscious autumn vegetables are available. That’s one of the things that makes Thanksgiving such a feast! And if they’re cooked properly, even the kids will eat them without too much complaining.
Here are my choices for this year’s banquet table:

Truly Screaming Heads
Salami Carrots

Once upon a time, I found [...] Read more »

The Detroit Free Press has just reported on something new you can foist off on your friends and family serve to your loved ones: The Joy of Cooking Frozen Foods!
You read that right. Frozen food you don’t have to cook, so you can experience the Joy of Cooking without even cracking open the book. Amazing!
The [...] Read more »

India is the Land of Spices. It’s also the Land of Vegetable Dishes. not only are there millions of Indians who are vegetarian diners, the rest often eat meals that are mainly vegetable courses. This is in stark contrast to the typical American meal, which is often meat-heavy.
Raghavan Iyer pays tribute, and significant attention, to [...] Read more »