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The Random Texan

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  • Brainfeast: Reading and Speaking

    Two knock-it-outta-the-park posts on the web this week. Stuff to make you smarter and maybe richer: Effortless cool is a detailed process. -Ben Sherman Where was all this stuff when I was in college? high school? Update I’m a big advocate for not hiding your enthusiasm for things,” she [Taylor Swift] said last year in her Read more

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  • Estilo Americano: The Jackpot Mimosa

    This recipe was invented by my wife, pretty much by accident. My wife is a secret foodie, and a big fan of “champagne” cocktails and fresh-squeezed grapefruit juice. A couple days back, she combined the two in a ruby-red grapefruit mimosa, with a sweet kick: maraschino cherries. The Recipe Drop the three cherries into a Read more

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  • Estilo Americano: Tex-Mex Pickled Red Onion

    Pickled red onion is a go-to garnish for Norteño foods like fish tacos and tortas ahogadas. So how difficult could it be to make? I found a recipe online and gave it shot. OK, but a bit tart, so I added a secret ingredient to make a tasty Tex-Mex version. Ingredients Preparation Slice the onion Read more

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  • Triple Hot Chocolate

    Triple Hot Chocolate

    In the mood for some hot chocolate, but want to kick it up a little? Here you go: Put the hot choc mix in a cup, add the shot of vodka. While the water is heating, use a microplane to grate about a teaspoon of hard chocolate for a topping. Pour the boiling water into Read more

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  • Estilo Americano: Tex-Mex Frittata

    Estilo Americano: In Mexican movies, scenes where our heroes burst onto the scene with guns drawn and blazing. I hope to emulate that in my cooking. Frittata has long been one of my favorite dishes, and it’s everything-but-the-kitchen-sink ingredients makes it easy to adapt to your particular taste. Here’s my low-carb recipe: Preheat your oven Read more

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  • Estilo Americano – el inicio

    Estilo Americano: In Mexican movies, scenes where our heroes burst onto the scene with guns drawn and blazing. I hope to emulate that in my cooking. A new series — South Texas fusion cooking Today I begin a new series of cooking posts. These are techniques and recipes that I’ve developed over the years, kicked Read more

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  • COVIDocy Revealed

    So as we dig deeper, it appears that everything we were told about prevention and treatment for COVID-19 was just so much self-aggrandizing bullshit. Amazing, the things you find out reading Substack, where folks aren’t censored or cancelled. Read more

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  • An Etiology of Cursing

    Karen Swallow Prior has some interesting thoughts in The Real Problem with 4-Letter Words. She has one interesting warning Research has also shown that swearing can actually lessen physical pain, which is why it can be so easily triggered involuntarily by sudden pain or fear. Yet overusing taboo words diminishes that effect. In other words, Read more

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  • Science Continues to be Unsettled

    Science Continues to be Unsettled

    Local geology doesn’t yield such a sight, so Frank went back a few weeks later and crawled inside. It was a single shaft, about 15 feet long; at its end, while on his back, he found what looked like claw marks all over the ceiling. Unable to identify any natural geological explanation for the cave’s… Read more

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  • Disaster Prevention Parks

    Disaster Prevention Parks

    Over 50 public parks in Tokyo have cleverly-designed amenities that can be quickly converted into kitchens, shelters, and toilet facilities in the event of a widespread disaster. Read more

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