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Monthly Archives: December 2013
December 26th
Singular Points will be available for digital purchase on December 26th! The dead tree version will come along a few days later. This was a weird book to write. I explain some of this in the acknowledgements section, but you’re … Continue reading
Posted in Book stuff
Tagged 2011 Big East Women's Basketball Tournament, All Dogs Go to Heaven, Book, Dog, Facebook, Grinch, Impatiens capensis, Writing
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The Meat With No Name, Part 1
The Italians and Spaniards don’t have a name for air-dried venison backstrap. That’s a problem. On a cow, this cut would be called the loin, but it’s a deer so we just call it a backstrap because….I don’t know…it sounds … Continue reading
Posted in Meat Stuff
Tagged Bresaola, Butcher, charcuteri, Curing (chemistry), Cutting board, Jarabe Tapatío, Lomo, lonza, Meat, Missouri, Salumi, Ssourah, venison
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A Book To Change A Life
I read a lot of books. Almost all of them are some form of science fiction or another, but I wanted to give a shout out to a very special non-fiction book that has changed my life. That is to … Continue reading
Posted in Book stuff
Tagged Aldo Leopold, Arts, Land ethic, Leopold, Missouri, Nature, Sand County Almanac, Sean Jenkins, Shopping, Thinking Like A Mountain, WIU
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My Take On Hunting
I recently made a comment about not enjoying the whole “killing” part of hunting. I didn’t think much about it because I’ve said it for years, but several people asked me why I hunt if I don’t enjoy killing. I … Continue reading
Posted in Meat Stuff
Tagged Deer, hunt, Land ethic, Meat, Missouri, Outdoors, Recreation, Squirrel, United States
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A Rant About Bacteria
I talk about curing meat frequently on this blog, mostly because it’s delicious. I recently had a discussion with someone about food safety and bacteria. We disagreed with each other, strongly. This can be a good thing for a lively … Continue reading