Bedrock & Paradox

I gave up on indexing.  The problem described in the comments a few posts ago went away, then came back again.  Not worth the effort to sort out.  Normally I’d ride the singlespeed in such situations but the single limits road speeds to the TH and fishing spots, and the singlespeed is out of commision…

But first: big news! The best beer made in Missoula is once again at large. One more reason this is the best time of year. The first site I really enjoy, that many may not be aware of, is Queen Stage, a cycling photo blog.  It is rather nerdy (a theme, as you’ll shortly see),…

After the fun of fly tying, I had to go try them out, right? It worked. Today was not quite as superlative a day of fishing as yesterday, but didn’t miss by much. I revisited a prime hole, and spent the better part of an hour pulling cutts and brookies out from under the huge…

I tied my first four flies today, an endeavor prompted by both curiosity and loosing three different caddis to tall shrubbery yesterday. My education proceeded as I prefer it: read a book or two, watch a few internet videos, then get amongst it. My guidelines were/are as follows:-Light colors are preferred, because they’re easy to…

Today was the best day of fishing I’ve ever had. In about three hours of wandering around the brushy, braided nooks of a certain local stream, I brought to hand 16 fish, about evenly split between Cutthroats and Brookies. These are broiling as I type. (Slathered in honey and balsalmic, sprinkled with sesame seeds.) That’s…

Ceramic rabbit at the Rochester Arts Fair M’s foot and a Banana Slug.  M has a long standing and vociferous worm paranoia, based around the perceived unpleasent experience of squishing them.  Watching her walk down an Iowa sidewalk the morning after a heavy rain is amusing.  She was horrified to discover how fat and prolific…

I am tired.  Tonight will be the second night in our own bed for the last two weeks.  They’ve been enjoyable weeks, but the hours of traveling have worn me down.  The leaves are just starting to change in the high river valleys, and I’m excited about restarting a good routine of job searching and…

I gave up on photos after breakfast. Breakfast at Springdale Farm -Blackberries and peaches on frozen yogurt-Strawberry tart-Toasted croissant with egg souffle, ham, and hollandaise sauce Lunch at the New York Wine and Culinary Center -Ommegang Hennepin -Oysters-Gazpacho with avocado creme fraiche Dinner at Warfields (Clifton Springs) -Unibroue La Fin du Monde (!)-Oysters with horseradish-lemon…

My sister and I were given our restaurant sense by our mom.  On many occasions growing up the family would troop into a restaurant, my mom would sniff and look around, and we’d leave, only staying when everything looked good.  We’ve all become foodies since, but back then it wasn’t about anything exotic, just about…