Mar 6 2010

Mary visits Nebraska!

Nachos were a bad choice. Party on!


Feb 24 2010

SibLove.

The best part of Minnesota.


Feb 20 2010

Nephews.

Like bear cubs.  Yes, they bite.


Feb 16 2010

Sunny Valentines.

Escap(ade) to the left side.


Feb 3 2010

Loading barges.

An eventful, albeit cold, day in paradise.


Feb 2 2010

Moldy corn.

The deduction on this corn was greater than the price on the floor.


Feb 1 2010

Evansville, Indiana.

I didn’t want to do laundry.


Jan 31 2010

Decatur.

What’d you expect?


Jan 20 2010

Deep-Fried Cookies.

A few down days in Ohio, have led to confectionery experimentation.

deep fried cookie dough

You’ll need:
- Vat of scalding hot oil (around 375°F)
- Chilled cookie dough balls slightly smaller than golf balls
- Pancake batter

Then you:
- Dip the cookie dough balls in the pancake batter
- Drop them into the vat of oil (WATCH YOUR FINGERS!!!)
- Remove with a slotted spoon after 20 seconds or so. Roll them on to a tray lined with paper towels

Enjoy this delectable confection, as you watch your spare tire grow exponentially.


Jan 17 2010

Mañana, Manhattan.

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One week ago today, a midwestern grain company flew me to their headquarters.  As you know, I’ve been pursuing a career in commodity trading for over a year.


Amazingly enough, they asked me to join their grain merchandisers.
(Thank you, Miss J for the congratulatory botanical treat)












Yes, this means leaving the City of twenty-four hour falafels.

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But I couldn’t say “goodbye” to this little burg without riding the subways once more, and going out for a final “hurrah?”

Can you see ze ratt?












My naked apartment.  Thanks for the memories, seventy-eighth and second.












The semantics of packing and uprooting a home are always difficult.


Sayonara, little island.  We shall meet again.

Meanwhile, we’re taking
The Commentary
elsewheres.