Sunday 'Yakkin Trip
Sunday after church Grant and I decided to take a quick afternoon kayak trip. As we often do, we chose Center Creek, except this time we did a section of the river neither of us had ever floated before. The furthest I had ever been down Center Creek was the park in Carl Junction. So this time we...
Read MoreGorilla Century Bike Ride
Saturday was the Gorilla bike ride in Pittsburg, KS, which coincided with their town festival “Little Balkan Days” (anyone know what a balkan is??). Though not exactly ‘easy’, the gorilla ride is significantly easier than the Tornado Alley for serveral reasons. A- It’s...
Read MoreHow To: Make Raspberry Jam
I often find myself buying various kinds of jams etc to spread on my bread for snacks and whatnot. The other day I went out to check on my raspberry plants and suddenly found myself with a surplus of berries. So I thought maybe I should make jam or something with them. In case anyone wants to try...
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Here is a wasp I was watching climb around on my poblano pepper plant today at lunch: -click to enlarge- If you are like me (who isn’t?) you have probably wondered how insects can walk around on surfaces that are vertical or even upside down like it’s no problem. Do they use...
Read MoreClass of '99
This past weekend was my 10 year high school reunion. It seems really weird that it’s been 10 years since I was in high school. What is weirder than that is that it has already been 6 years since I graduated college. At any rate, Grant, Delissa, and Lora stepped up and did a really...
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