It's finally arrived: the beginning of hunting season. The Brick sacrificed more than 30 years of credits to gain a permit for one of the local ranches. Normally these places sell guided tours to clients for incredible prices, but the state requires them to offer at least two or three permits each year to the unwashed masses. The Brick was lucky to snare this one. Our friend, who was able to hunt there last year, will go with him to point out some good spots. After opening day, Daughter #1 will be coming for a few days to hunt with her dad.
I'm so glad he can do this. It means long days apart, but I've got plenty of work to do. The flu, plus issues with The Mama, have put me further behind than I should be. Lots to do this week.
Meanwhile...
900,000 children hospitalized with Covid? Oops, New York Times...only 63,000. (Still too many.) Also oops -- Denmark and Sweden have stopped advocating the jab for any children. And Covid has "rascist roots," or so says this reporter (who won an award in 2019 for her excellence in 'science reporting').
'What do you think about the essential oils business?' The Frugal Girl ponders this question.
Fall salad with maple dijon dressing. Yum.
"Out of place artifacts." Who REALLY discovered the Americas 'first?' Plus:
A paper on a possible Roman era carved head -- found in Mexico. (The short version about this artifact, plus a number of others, is here. )
A U.S. submarine collides with an 'unknown object' in the South China Sea. (I asked the Brick, a former 'bubblehead,' what he thought the object was. "A Chinese submarine," he said.)
Some accidental discoveries that made people millionaires.
How much billionaires actually spend in a month. Yes, the $$ amounts range all over...
French breakfast puffs. Think muffins rolled in cinnamon sugar. (Thanks, Betty Crocker)
Thriving At Rock Bottom, Part III -- making regular meals from very little. A classic from yours truly.
What's it like to discover a whole series of hidden tunnels in your old family house? This guy knows. (They apparently were easy ways for servants to go from one area to the next without being seen.)
Slumgullion. I got a yen for this after watching one of my favorite fall movies, It Happened on Fifth Avenue. Basically, the dictionary says it's a "cheap stew," but it seems to be a thick sausage soup. This version is very similar to what The Mama made, and called 'goulash.'
If you enjoyed that, Food.com's 100 top weekend recipes will have you drooling, as well.
"The call of the Koolickle." A weird but intriguing post about flavored pickles. (From Donna Freedman's Survive and Thrive)
A whole list of incredible things people caught on camera.
The original inspiration for Bluetooth: a Danish king named Harald. Really. Plus more oddball news -- a mummy parade! (Twenty roayl mummies were on their way to a new museum.)
The outspoken marine who was finally released from the brig...but still faces six charges. (Here's the initial article, so you can see why.)
A 1500-year-old ski is found, under melting ice...the counterpart to another ski found in 2014 by scientists. If you're curious about other items found underneath the ice, go here. Fascinating.
An underwater museum at Gallipoli. We went to the NZ museum to see a gripping exhibit on this during the world cruise. You can still see this! It's been extended to Anzac Day (April 22) in 2022.
'Soft and creamy' peanut butter cookies. You can freeze them unbaked, too. (From One Hundred Dollars A Month)
"Did a celebrity ever turn up at your door unexpectedly?" Some surprising answers here. (Thanks, Quora)
A meteor's trajectory gets caught on camera -- and it happened in our Castle Rock! (Brit friends from the cruise, take note.)
Who was named in the Pandora Papers? Some of the paeople, at least.
Some very funny (and very faked) school excuses.
Films considered to be flawless. including one of my favorites, The Searchers.
Ten odd things found in the bottom of the Great Lakes -- including a locomotive! (From Listverse)
Use plastic bags to make your own creepy-large spiderweb.
Crazies at the 1893 Columbian Exposition. One of my favorite times for studying the Crazy quilt. (From Barbara Brackman's Material Culture)
Finalists from the comedy pet photo competition -- and they're funny, too!
Dre, this batch of restaurant truths is for you...
The history of 'poison green:' yet another dye that was secretly a killer.
A very strange photo essay of an abandoned house in Russia.
Have a good week.
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