I was amazed to come across this video, during our recent travels, of the world record Texas longhorn bull. I’ve seen some cars and pickups here in Texas with longhorns mounted over the front of the vehicle, presumably to make a statement of some kind (cattle cars, perhaps?). However, I reckon those horns would be… Continue reading OK, that’s long!
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OK, this is worth a road trip!
I think I know where I’m taking Miss D. (and perhaps some friends) in January next year. Behold New Mexico’s ultimate pork fiesta: 43 pigs, 300 gallons of chile and 22,000 tortillas It’s 4:30 in the morning, and Anthony Guardian has a problem: His cooking oil is frozen. He’s getting ready for the 19th edition… Continue reading OK, this is worth a road trip!
For those of us who didn’t win the Powerball jackpot . . .
. . . reader B. R. sends this inspirational graphic. Peter
Some amazing wildlife photographs
Britain’s world-famous Natural History Museum has just released the results of its 2018 Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition. There are some spectacular images. Here are just two, to whet your appetite. Click each one for a much larger view. The winner in the category “Animals in their Environment”, from Spain, is Cristobal Serrano with a… Continue reading Some amazing wildlife photographs
“Beeramisu”???
Italian foodies are getting their serviettes (napkins) in a twist over tiramisu. It may sound like a confection, but tiramisu recipes are causing controversy in Italy as beer is added to the mix. The country’s foodies fear the mouthwatering mélange of mascarpone cheese, sponge fingers, coffee and chocolate could soon be unrecognisable as organisers of… Continue reading “Beeramisu”???
Dragon Awards?
I received an e-mail this morning from reader Dennison S., who pointed out that the first two books in my current Cochrane’s Company trilogy are eligible for nomination for this year’s Dragon Awards, the biggest reader-selected award in the USA. I was flattered, of course, although I don’t know what my chances will be against luminaries… Continue reading Dragon Awards?
Impressive live sound effects
An e-mail from reader Greg B. drew my attention to a performance by the choir of Kearsney College, a boarding school for boys in the Kwazulu-Natal province of South Africa, during the World Choir Games in 2008. I’ve driven through Botha’s Hill, where the college is situated. Alan Paton, world-famous author of “Cry, the Beloved… Continue reading Impressive live sound effects
The 2018 “Tuna Tossing World Championships”???
Yes, they’re a thing – in Port Lincoln, Australia, as part of the annual Tunarama festival. The 2018 championships have just been held there. The Telegraph reports: Historically a fishing town, the idea grew from watching dock workers hurl fish from the decks of overflowing boats. Dead fish were thrown in earlier editions of the… Continue reading The 2018 “Tuna Tossing World Championships”???
Heh
From Daddy Warpig on Gab: Dungeon Master (to our Bard): The six cultists shove you to the ground, bow to the massive green dragon, and say, “Oh great one, we have brought you this gold and this human sacrifice as tribute to your greatness. Please accept our offering.” Rest Of Party, looking on from a… Continue reading Heh
Yay! – and thank you all very much for your support!
A few weeks ago I mentioned that, thanks to your support in their reader poll, I’d won the Conservative-Libertarian Fiction Alliance’s award for the Book of the Year for 2017. It was awarded for my first Western novel, ‘Brings the Lightning‘. Today, this showed up at my door. Yay! Thank you all very much for… Continue reading Yay! – and thank you all very much for your support!