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Yun and I made a trip to Tucson this week. It’s been over three months since my last visit. Matt surprised me with a box of Cuban Cohiba Behikes! That’s one of the most expensive cigars one could obtain, and … Continue reading →

The calabaza seeds are coming along quite nicely and should be ready for transplant in the next week or so. My chives have not yet sprouted as they should have. But given the delays with the other seeds, it’s possible … Continue reading →

This is a beef soup with a lot of broccoli Yun made me. It was rather quite good.

On phase 1 I am not supposed to eat any carbohydrates or sugars. That’s essentially the opposite of what I normally eat. But even so, I’ve been able to put some things together that have been pretty good. The picture … Continue reading →

Yun and I took her parents and Abe and Martha to Billy’s ranch today for some food and for some volleyball. Despite being a bit chilly, we had a great time. The fire helped.

Although it has been rather cold in the evenings. the days have been rather pleasant. This seems to have a positive effect on the seeds sprouting. I’ve also been putting an incandescent lamp over them each night when I bring … Continue reading →

Fake Mexican Monopoly. And I’m getting crushed.

I read 42 books in 2014. That’s not too bad, but if I applied myself, I could do much better. In 2002 I read 47. I have yet to average a book a week. But with my schedule in 2014 … Continue reading →

Bienvenidos a 2015! Time flies. We had family over last night for celebration of the new year. We had dinner at midnight and then lit some balloons to release over Hermosillo. That was fun and it was not too terribly … Continue reading →

According to the calendar, today was the expected date for the cilantro to sprout. That didn’t happen. Instead, the cherry tomatoes sprout as did one calabaza. The calabaza was scheduled to sprout on December 30th, so is 2 days behind. … Continue reading →