December 2005

  • My “weird tuna trash”

    Growing up North Dakota, I was raised on hotdish.  If you’re new to hotdishes, this excerpt from How to Talk Minnesotan: A Visitor’s Guide, might help introduce you to its cultural significance: On your visit to Minnesota, you will sooner or later come face to face with Minnesota’s most popular native food, hotdish.  It can…

  • Thundersnow

    Thundersnow

    This afternoon I’ve been working at home during our first snowstorm of the season. About half hour ago I was startled by a flash of light–muted but very distinct–that seemed to come from outside. Then, a second or two later, there was thunder. Cunning naturalist that I am, I turned to google to figure out…

  • footnotes

    Blog URL: http://www.footnotes.textamerica.com/ Description: footnotes: 1- the continuation of a passage leading to wandering routes beneath an established                         itinerary.                  2- a further development taking place under often ignored conditions.