Travels With a Donkey (1879)
By Robert Lewis Stevenson
"For my part, I travel not to go anywhere, but to go. I travel for travel's sake. The great affair is to move."
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About Me
- Seeing the Elephant
- I was born and raised in the Folsom, Californina area and retired from Cal Trans after working on Donner Summit for 32 years. I am a self-taught artist and enjoy drawing historic structures, mining landscapes, ghost towns, derelict boats, landscapes and trains. I use pastel chalk for most of my work, but also some pen/ink and charcoal drawings. The pastels are unique in the respect that they do not shed the chalk dust once framed. My studio/home in Carmet, just nort of Bodega Bay, is where I do most of my drawings. Although I have drawn most of my life, I recently rediscovered my passion for art. I have my pastels digitally reproduced in Sacramento and have a limited number of prints of each picture. My other hobbies are riding motorcycles, building model railroad layouts, chasing real trains and exploring ghost towns and old mining areas.
SPECIAL PORTUGUESE CHRISTMAS BREAKFAST TREAT
Approx. 7 to 8 lbs fresh pork (loin)(lean)
Cut pork into 2" cubes (approximately)
Place in large bowl. Cover with brine made as follows:
Enough vinegar and water (2 parts water, 1 part vinegar) to cover meat completely.
To the brine add:
10 or 11 whole garlic cloves, crushed
3 tsp rosemary (either whole or powdered)
2 tsp thyme
2 tsp cumin seed
3 tsp pepper flakes (I substitute just plain pepper)
Add salt and pepper to taste (approx. a tsp or so of salt)
Pour brine over meat and stir completely. Stir occasionally while curing in brine.
Let meat stand in brine for at least 48 to 60 hours.
Pour off brine. Spices will stick to meat, but that's good.
Place meat in hot skillet and cook over medium heat, turning as required. Do not let meat get dried out. Season to taste again with salt and pepper.
Serve immediately while hot. M-m-mm-m-delicious! Eat with fresh buttered french bread (little sandwiches).
(I tend to error to the "long side" on the seasonings.) THANKS MOM!!!!!!
Approx. 7 to 8 lbs fresh pork (loin)(lean)
Cut pork into 2" cubes (approximately)
Place in large bowl. Cover with brine made as follows:
Enough vinegar and water (2 parts water, 1 part vinegar) to cover meat completely.
To the brine add:
10 or 11 whole garlic cloves, crushed
3 tsp rosemary (either whole or powdered)
2 tsp thyme
2 tsp cumin seed
3 tsp pepper flakes (I substitute just plain pepper)
Add salt and pepper to taste (approx. a tsp or so of salt)
Pour brine over meat and stir completely. Stir occasionally while curing in brine.
Let meat stand in brine for at least 48 to 60 hours.
Pour off brine. Spices will stick to meat, but that's good.
Place meat in hot skillet and cook over medium heat, turning as required. Do not let meat get dried out. Season to taste again with salt and pepper.
Serve immediately while hot. M-m-mm-m-delicious! Eat with fresh buttered french bread (little sandwiches).
(I tend to error to the "long side" on the seasonings.) THANKS MOM!!!!!!
Sierra Snow Fighters 1982
It was 5 a.m. when they hit the street-
Twelve hours ago and, man, he's the best.
All day bucking a 40 inch snow
And they say she's dropping to 10 below.
Plow and shovel and start and stall,
Spread the sand, and heave, and haul.
Twelve long hours on a man-sized chore,
And he wont be home for another four-
For the drifts still tower all over town,
Though the snow has stopped and the wind's died down,
He'll miss his dinner and he knew he would,
(It's a damn good thing the coffee's good).
But dinner and sleep are the sacrifice,
For taking the teeth out of the snow and ice,
To know that the traffic is moving nice.
That the buses are making it when they're due,
That the dads get home and the trucks get through.
That tomorrow the ski slopes will be jammed all day,
and the kids will be getting to school ok.
Bad weather's his job and his job is grim,
But the highway gets cleared and it's thanks to him.
But thanks is a word that'll get no heed,
When you talk to a guy of the snow fighter breed.
"look that's my job", is all he'll say,
It takes a man to feel that way.
Thos. H. Johnson
South Lake Tahoe/Meyers
Cal Trans, State of California
Maint. Yard
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