Intern Conference remains a highlight of my work week. Interns take a recent patient, and try to challenge the rest of the group as we work to make sense of the story, ask relevant questions, and look...
We hosted our Spring Fling this year for the house officers. It was a nice time. Last year we tried Thai recipes (see the Claire blog - Napa as Big as my head). This year we tried...
A colleague and her family host a hootenanny each year that has become a social highlight for us. The food is centered on the Louisiana inspired crawfish boil, which is delicious. Follow the big silver pot -...
Our wisteria is growing, despite our attempts to groom it. Here are three recent pics. The goal is to produce a shaded area under which we can sit. We have a ways to go, but at least...
We try new things here, and take some pride in cooking in our solar oven, growing our own garden, patching fiberglass on boat hulls, sewing, etc. Here are some links, all in this vein: http://www.mckinneytree.info/riley_mckinney/2008/11/the_strange_boy_who_craves_carrots.shtml http://www.mckinneytree.info/riley_mckinney/2008/09/will_work_for_food.shtml http://www.mckinneytree.info/claire_mckinney/2012/01/sew_fun.shtml...
I usually enjoy Reunion Tower from ground level, at Dallas' Union Station stop. Looking out over Dallas from the revolving restaurant at sunset was a kick. It was a nice altitude for us, looking all the way...
We enjoyed following Matt's miles; more than 100 - amazing. We hope your toenails stay on this time and that it was a worthwhile adventure. I don't mean to sound like a codger, but amazing in a...
I've been experimenting with making various ice creams at home, using my Cuisinart ICE 25R ice cream maker (now apparently superseded by other models, but it remains simple & effective). Hardware link- http://www.cuisinart.com/parts/ice_cream/ice-25.html Our latest quest: SUPER...
After spending the morning fiberglassing following our last adventure (long story, and worth more set up than this blog post), Riley and I got out together on a Sunfish and flew across the lake we like so...
Where is it still cool in August, easy to get to from DFW airport? Portland, Oregon. It was ONE HALF THE TEMPERATURE in PORTLAND, compared to DALLAS. Yikes. A cool place, beyond the temperature, too, with: Mount...
OK, she didn't plant this actual Wisteria, but Lady Bird left her mark on a lot of what we see around here. I count her as one inspiration to plant as much as we can - in...
Great to see Brian and Matt in Dallas for one of their (amazing series of around the nation) road races. Their hotel was near the Texas Book Repository and the Grassy Knoll, so Brian and I walked...
Claire and Riley wanted to see San Antonio, to learn more about Alamo and Texas history. It's a fun city, with the Riverwalk, interesting history, and a great artists' district called La Villita. We met an artist...
Recent da Vinci exhibit might be traveling to a museum near you. Looks like a German company put it together, and it was recently in Fort Worth (at museum described in recent Fort Worth Blue blog below)....
The light is different here. Blues skies that often remind me of Southern France, or Northern Africa. On a trip to Fort Worth, we went to the Fort Worth Museum of Science and History, where the architecture*...
One would think a pool would be enough to keep anyone cool, but it seems to be the intense direct sunlight rather than just the temperature that really cooks in Dallas. One surplus parachute later, and we're...
An interesting article in today's (June 6th 2010) Sunday NY Times, about web based vetting of audience preferences as a tool for tuning creative endeavors. If you want to search for specific link - article title is:...
Dallas has an Incredible light rail system. Biggest in North America, I believe, and building more stations and corridors like mad. Here's their official site. http://www.dart.org/about/tod.asp I bought my first TX shoes. They are from a second...
One of Riley's favorite places is the Dallas World Aquarium. He was my guide this weekend, and he showed me some beautiful things. We took the train downtown together, and started the day at Sonny's, a BBQ...
As part of our explorations of the Dallas Arts District, we visited - and thoroughly enjoyed - the Crow Collection. It has incredible Jade sculptures, and a nice range of Chinese, Japanese, Burmese and Indian art works....
If you visited us in New Haven after we knew our way around, you may have experienced the breakfast gem called The Pantry. I'm not as good as the Pantry's Chef, but here's my cover of their...
Dallas recently unveiled the latest parts of its performing arts center, and invited the whole city to explore new arts venues. Here are some photos from our explorations. The new architecture and design of The Winspear Opera...
The neighbors think all the water splashing water over the fence in late November is odd. I figure if there isn't ice on the water then the fact that it's still swimming season should be self-evident. Nice...
Moved to Dallas. New job. New School. Geckos in the tub. Saw Big Tex at the TX State Fair. New art center downtown is awesome. DART rail system superb. Great food and very nice people. Other than...
As Swine Flu news coverages increases, you likely already have plenty of information. However, these are sources I think may be useful in coming weeks. CDC site - the offical source, and a good example of why...
Spring is arguably Saint Louis's finest season. Here are some pics from the build up to the burst of color we are currently enjoying. Pre-spring - delivering Girl Scout Cookies - with sticks for trees in background,...
We took part in a Swap-O-Rama-Rama DIY workshop at the MO History Museum, which was a tie in to the George Washington Carver exhibit there that we saw on MLK Day. The philosophy of the program is...
It's a little thing, perhaps, but lately we've been enjoying our Buddha Bowls. They are ceramic bowls that are designed to fit into the palm of your hand. We used them during a Thai meal we fixed...
My odometer clicked past 150,000 miles on the drive home today. At 22 years old, my car does remarkably well - and I'm still partial to "her" lines. When I was in Kenya (one year after my...
Autumn is starting (a bit late - yet all the more beautifully) here in Saint Louis. Holly's recently planted maple tree in the back yard is now a screaming red (the tree, the TREE!), and hiking in...
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