A syzygy ((“Syzygy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/syzygy. Accessed 24 Oct. 2023.)) is any three celestial bodies of a single gravitational system arranged in a line. If one of those bodies is light emitting like the Sun, if the middle one is the Moon, and is the third one is the Earth, the result is a […]
Read more "A Special Syzygy"Introduction: I discovered this recipe by Chef Andrea Albin in the November 2008 issue of Gourmet. I still have the original issue and have enjoyed this dish many times. Sadly, Gourmet is no longer published, but the recipe remains available online: https://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/greek-spiced-baked-shrimp-350590. Ingredient list with my changes 1 medium onion, chopped 3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive […]
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Read more "Questing for Wonder at the Summer Solstice"This past Sunday I spent a leisurely afternoon preparing a beef brisket. Although we Utahns call all grilling “barbecuing,” real barbecuing is slow roasting with a rub, sauce, or both. Here is my way of barbecuing a brisket: Ingredients 1 beef brisket BBQ Rub (recipe follows) Cooking oil spray Fine grain sea salt. 1/4 teaspoon […]
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Read more "Questing for Wonder at the Salt Lake International Center"It is much fun to witness astronomical phenomena, and even more fun to experience their effects firsthand on us and our environments. Milestone events such as solstices, equinoxes, and eclipses present such opportunities. I made an earlier post about the summer equinox of 2016 (https://th. Here some observations about the winter solstice of 2019 as […]
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