The city of Sedona is one of the most visited attractions in Arizona because of its spectacular vortexes (correctly called vortices) that are believed to have special spiritual powers. At a glance, this site appears like carefully-shaped landscapes made of red sandstones, with horizontal lines drawn at the sides. Native Americans and residents of Sedona believe that…
Chile is one of the most exceptionally beautiful destinations for travelers from all over the world. It is considered part of the leading countries in South America, and is continuously praised by its neighboring countries for its emerging economy and sustainable politics. Located at the southwestern end of South America, this 4200 kilometers-long country boasts…
If you’re a tea connoisseur, you’ll find no shortage of great tea shops in the San Francisco area, from small independently-owned tea houses to proper tea rooms at the Ritz. San Francisco has something for everyone so you may want to check out a few of these shops if you’re going to be in the…
I had the opportunity yesterday to grill some chicken leg quarters on my gas grill and everybody raved about how moist they were and that the meat just fell off the bone. I figured I’d share a few tips so that you’ll never have to eat dry, overcooked chicken again. The key to the whole…
So today I tried an experiment. I took two different recipes and adapted them together. The first was a brine, the second was for the roasting. Here’s what I did in case you want to try it… Brine: 2 gallons Water 1 gallon Apple Juice 1c Kosher Salt 3/4c Packed Brown Sugar 1 1/2c Maple…
I always start a bunch of seeds every spring… more than I need. I transplant a fraction, but it ensures I get enough plants for my garden. I try to limit how many seedlings go to waste. Everything I grow is 100% heirloom, non-GMO seeds. If you want plants, all I ask is $0.50 per…
I ran across an issue today where I needed to specify which image sizes were generated within WordPress. I didn’t need the stock sizes (thumbnail, medium, large) but I did need a few custom sizes. Adding custom sizes is the easy part but removing others threw me for a loop. The quick and dirty solution…
With all the global warming and climate change debate going on, I find this paragraph from the NWS State College office this morning somewhat of interest. (Text has been cleaned up for readability but otherwise unchanged). .Near term /until 6 pm this evening/… 0.7 inches of snowfall has been reported by the co-op observer at…