Headed to Austin to pick up my wife from the airport. It will be warm compared to her -13 a.m. temp
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New Years at SALT – Don’t Miss It!
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Tuesday, December 15, 2009
Thursday, December 10, 2009
The Importance of Traditions
While we were visiting my parents this Fall, my daughters asked my Mom to show them how to fry chicken. Mom makes the best fried chicken in the world (yes, I can back that up) so I was glad they wanted to learn.
This past Monday, one of the girls told me she wanted to fry chicken for dinner “like Granny”. So that evening she got out the things she needed and proceeded to prepare her meal. I was minimally involved with a few technical things, but she did the prep and cooking.
During the preparation, I noticed her turning the chicken with a fork. I brought some tongs over to her and said she could use them instead. Her answer? “Granny uses a fork.”
That settled it for her. If you were going to make chicken like Granny, you used a fork. I don’t know why Mom uses a fork. It doesn’t matter. It is what you use if you make chicken like her.
Traditions don’t have to have a “why”. That is the reason they are called traditions. As I watched my daughter, I saw my Mom. A fork connects them.
That is why we have traditions – to connect with the good things of our past.
So, we use a fork when we fry chicken.
By the way – the chicken tasted great. This is a tradition I am glad is continuing.
Saturday, November 28, 2009
Sunday, November 15, 2009
Thursday, November 05, 2009
Sitting in the Dark
I am sitting in my front yard in the dark. The sky to the west is that beautiful reddish-purple that makes you wish you had been out 10 minutes earlier to see the sun set.
All I hear are the night insects and an occasional snort from one of the horses in the pasture. Sometimes there is the sound of a distant vehicle heading up and down the hills on the county road. It is quiet. And it is mine to savor. It is a good evening.Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry
Friday, October 30, 2009
The semi-finished product
Still needs sour cream for the topping.
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