Jul 21, 2016
Verella awoke to the sound of her wrist ringing. Her wrist wasn’t really ringing, but the compact instrument strapped to it demanded her attention in a screechy, nagging tenor. “Yes?” she whispered groggily, pushing her RESpond button. Her other hand rubbed her temple...
May 30, 2016
One dreadful inspiring morning at a writing seminar long ago, I emerged from a face-to-face editor session feeling as though I were stepping out the door and onto a parade float. For a few minutes, I could have sworn I was wearing a pageant gown, a tiara, and a...
May 1, 2016
The truth is, cacti can be the best of times and the worst of times. It can represent the age of wisdom or the age of foolishness. *forgive me Charles Dickens* The Best of Times/Age of Wisdom Cacti as Food Nopales, a fancy name for young cactus pads of the prickly...
Apr 30, 2016
1939. The year my mom first tasted a MAID-RITE hamburger. She and a couple of her girlfriends were coming home from their swimming lesson at the YMCA in Muscatine, Iowa. Enticing aromas tempted the girls’ nostrils as they passed a walk-up window restaurant. One...
Apr 30, 2016
High-quality 80/20 hamburger meat Hamburger Buns Salt and pepper to taste Shredded cheddar cheese, optional Potato Chips, optional Maid-Rite Special Sauce 1 large onion, chopped Shredded cabbage Dill pickles, chopped Mustard and mayonnaise Heat oven for lightly...
