A Down Under Thumbs Up
“Sir, I just wanted to say thank you for a wonderful review of AUSTRALIA! I loved this movie a lot and so did the people that went with me. I can’t understand all the criticism of this movie and Nicole Kidman! She was wonderful! I did not even think about the […]

-Thursday the 8th:  Look toward the northeast during late evening for the Big Dipper.  The handle points toward the horizon, with the bowl high in the sky.  The second star from the end of the handle is called Mizar.  If you look carefully, you might see its faint companion, Alcor.
-Friday the 9th:  The stars of […]

Purple carrots? Yes. According to Dr. Myles H. Bader, “The Wizard of Food,” “…carrots were purple until the early 17th century when the orange color variety was developed in England.” Carrots, a great source of vitamin A, were grown to help World War II British pilots acquire better night vision.
You will need:
1 pound baby carrots
1/3 […]

Gone with the Wind
I was driving off the summit yesterday, a hot cup of coffee nestled between my knees and dragging an empty stock trailer. An unexpected sound interrupted my morning reverie. It was my usually mute cell phone.
“Pep,” I said. “Tater,” came the answer.
Tater Turner was almost a father to me and better than […]