He was a #10

Heck of a name for a soccer player.

"Hey, I scored one. Oops, own goal. Lemme turn my back t'y'all"

Preserving the moment

Today we were (actually still are) making strawberry preserves. The recipe was carefully memorized from the time we visited with my mom last summer, and finally strawberries ripened up in our neighborhood (mid-January is about the right time for that). We first kept the strawberries sprinkled with sugar for 6 hours (so that them red berries give out the juice) and just the look of it made me want to keep that image as a little memorabilia for the times when the taste buds will have forgotten the lingering flavor of the actual thing.


And - here is the yummy result:

Another reason to be proud

The source of pride is running dry? - the answer lies in the Orient.
Try resorting to the chopsticks.

Just remember the basic precautions:

To call a spade...