Kale Chronicles

We grew kale this summer, so it has been our default vegetable for the past month. Kale is extraordinarily easy to prepare. Here’s a 20-second video (my first cooking show) showing how to quickly remove the stem and break up the leaf, all without the use of tools. This is one of my favorite kale… Continue reading Kale Chronicles

Reflections on Gold

Downtown Minneapolis from MSP, hazy August day Minnesota winters can be cold, bitterly cold. I don’t mind January in Minnesota: the relief Christmas is in the rearview mirror is enough to keep me going; besides, it’s a great month for quiet reflection and to play with my LEGO (Technics). Come February, though, my thoughts turn… Continue reading Reflections on Gold

Duckies in Space

A couple weeks ago we visited the Johnson Space Center near Houston. As well as procuring Space Shuttle Duckies for the nephews, we toured the sprawling, and still operational NASA facility. It was thrilling to visit Mission Control, still as it was during the Apollo missions back in the 1960’s and early 70’s. I sat… Continue reading Duckies in Space