Monthly Archives: April 2020

Taking Sides: Thai panang curry with salmon and red yams

Posted on April 25, 2020 by warmkn

Nature Boy, Nat King Cole We tend to choose sides when it comes to nature: baby hippo over crocodile, chipmunk over hawk, fiddlehead fern over blackberry, round and furry over slick and scaly. When I’m standing on the edge of … Continue reading →

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Dueling normals: Braised pork shoulder

Posted on April 18, 2020 by warmkn

As I get older, I continue to learn that things change. Children grow up and begin new lives, babies are born, loved ones die, body parts ache, energy dwindles, and relationships grow richer. What I didn’t count on is the … Continue reading →

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Girls’ softball: Sioux City Coney Island dogs

Posted on April 11, 2020 by warmkn

I grew up with sports as background. Every summer weekend, Daddy would turn on the console radio and listen to Dizzy Dean call a Yankees game—in the fall, it was a football game, in the winter, it was boxing. So … Continue reading →

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Correction/addition to my post today

Posted on April 4, 2020 by warmkn

I left out an important word in my sentence about deaths in our extended family. The sentence should have read: There were two deaths in my extended family this week: my daughter’s long-time dog friend and my friend’s younger brother. Sorry for … Continue reading →

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Notes from the hunker bunker: Strawberry Jello Pretzel Salad

Posted on April 4, 2020 by warmkn

Rest in peace, Bill Withers. If I were another kind of person, I would miss the whirl of my social life—but there never was much of a whirl. I do miss seeing my swim lane friends, chatting with Judy, swimming … Continue reading →

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