“And do you, Jim, promise to have and hold, in sickness and in health, for richer or poorer, and do you promise to give up all your personal space for so long as you both shall live?” “I do.” And did I ever. While you gain a wonderful, lifetime partner in a marriage, you lose space. Your house or apartment is taken over completely. Walls where you would normally hang a mounted … [Read more...]
Pappadeaux Seafood Kitchen
Dallas is a little far for a Central Virginian to travel for a dinner out, but if you did, you wouldn’t regret it if the restaurant was Pappadeaux Seafood Kitchen. Each January, Nancy and I attend the Lighting Show at the Dallas Trade Mart and each year, we “Uber” our way out to Pappadeaux on Oak Lawn for what is always a wonderful dining experience. Pappadeaux is based in Louisiana, but has … [Read more...]
The Dallas Safari Show
Last week at the Dallas Lighting Show, I struck up a conversation with a group of men decked out in camo guide shirts, cowboy boots and Stetsons at our hotel. They said they were in Dallas to attend “the show”. “The Lighting Show,” I asked? “Oh no,” they said. “We came from Kentucky and Indiana for the Dallas Safari Club Convention, one of the largest outdoor shows on the planet.” And … [Read more...]
Looking for Antlers In All the Right Place
(Photo by Todd Pusser) If you see a herd of deer this time of year, chances are you won’t see many animals with antlers. That’s because the bucks begin to shed their racks around January, but immediately begin to grow new ones. In this month’s Virginia Wildlife, Gerald Almy “sheds” light on finding shedded antlers. A stroll in the woods right now might result in some nice … [Read more...]
No-Crust Mexican Quiche
In Dallas last week at the Lighting Show, we stopped by a showroom serving lunch – Mexican fare. One dish looked interesting, it looked like a quiche, a Mexican Quiche. I sampled some and it was delicious. Since the server was not fluent in English, I couldn’t get the recipe so I tried my own version when we returned from the Lone Star State. It turned out well. Here’s how I did … [Read more...]
Never a “Duh” Moment
Ever have a “Duh” moment? You know, when it finally dawns on you that you have been doing something really dumb for years and didn’t realize it? Yeah, me too. Happened just this week. I have been barbequing chicken to various states of doneness and burned-ness for 50 years. You’d figure I have it down pat – to a science, Nope. Just this week I figured it out. One of the keys of … [Read more...]
De-ice and Attract Birds
There are basically two ways to attract birds to your yard – food and water. Of the two, water maybe more important – especially during a dry summer when neighborhood water is scarce, and in winter, when water sources are often frozen. Birds can live for a while without food, but they need water every day. For several years, we have maintained a couple of de-iced bird baths, one in the … [Read more...]
Catch and Release Rockfish
Stan Cobb with Greentop says there’s not a lot happening on the saltwater front. There are, however, still plenty of rockfish available inside the bay for catch and release fishing. The best action has been between buoys 38 and 42, about a 25 mile run up the bay from Lynnhaven Inlet. Loads of really big fish are being caught on live eels. Ocean anglers are catching plenty of tautogs on wrecks … [Read more...]
A Nobel Laureate
I fully expect to be awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in the coming weeks. I wanted my readers at CvilleBuzz to be the first to know. I suppose I will accept the award, though there are probably others equally deserving. My discovery of a new state of matter is the reason for this honor. We were always told – throughout high school and even into college – that there are three … [Read more...]
Testing, Testing!
Every Boomer remembers test patterns. In the early days of television, each channel (usually one or two, that’s all we got) began the day and ended broadcasting with a test pattern on the screen. Most of us didn’t know what a test pattern was, really, or its purpose. All we knew that when the test pattern finally appeared (it took the tubes a while to warm up), there was nothing on the … [Read more...]
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