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Monday, July 21st Day 1 West of Liberty City, TX I am grateful for many things. I am grateful for a loving family and I am grateful for my health. I am grateful to have a few, semi-marketable skills … Continue reading
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Crawfish season is coming up (it has been so wet this year that it really never stopped). While I can’t find the photos of this recipe right now, here is a nice little something from the vaults and a shot … Continue reading
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The wind is not a metaphor for time, the tree is not a metaphor for television and the heat is not a metaphor for anything. There may be other metaphors. A hot wind blew all night. Sometimes it brought the … Continue reading
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Monday, March 10, 2008 Tip of the Straw Boater to Walker Percy My friend Brain and I were driving around west-central Mississippi a few weeks ago when I made an off-hand but sincere comment. Dotting the roads in that rural … Continue reading
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Sunday, February 10, 2008 Baton Rouge, LA Mardi Gras starts early in Eunice. The floats begin lining up at 6AM and by the time the parade rolled, under quick moving and uncertain clouds, the line of trucks, horses and trailers … Continue reading
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The Virgin of Panecillo-Our Lady of the Birds-The Little Church of Big Miracles-A House in La Loma-Crabs like Japanese Eggplants-The Green Tile Roofs of Quito Those were the notes I took down to prompt my memory back to my … Continue reading
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Sunday, January 13, 2008 I am not sure how the myth gets told in Ecuador but naming an airline Icaro seems like asking for trouble. Thankfully, the flight was short and presumably never got too near the sun. And so … Continue reading
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Wednesday, January 9, 2008 Quito, Ecuador Lost Track of Time We are back in Quito, about to head to a blanket factory then catch a plane for the coast. Isla de la Plata, affectionately known as the poor man’s Galapagos, … Continue reading
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Saturday, January 5, 2008 Quito, Ecuador In Possession of All My Faculties Apologies for my epistolary tardiness. The group has been running around Quito and points north for the past few days. Some of the activities have not been suited … Continue reading
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Tuesday, January 1, 2008 Quito, Ecuador Happy New Year everyone. I spent a wonderful night at the hacienda San Jose, outside of Quito. Probably my most memorable New Year’s Eve celebration to date. Charming place and excellent setting. As a side note, … Continue reading