All the Pages Are My Days - the first 12 years
the (archived) online world of Mike Rodriquez 2002-2012
After we left the Bridgeport area, we drove across Nevada and into southeastern Utah. We spent the night a few miles east of Mt. Zion National Park, and had enough time for a short visit to the park before sunset. We had been there once before, back in 1987, and did remember part of the … Read more
I was lucky enough to get a reasonably nice picture of a Monarch Butterfly perched on one of the flowers on our back deck. At first I wasn’t sure if it was a Monarch or Viceroy Butterfly, but now I know Viceroys have a dark horizontal stripe towards the bottom of their wings, and Monarchs … Read more
We love the area near Bridgeport and Twin Lakes California, and go there every chance we get. Fortune found us there in early July this year, where we spent the night before continuing our journey home to Lindsborg. Like we’ve seen so many other times this year, the water levels in the area creeks and … Read more
We were visiting Lindsborg back on 9/11, and due to the disruption in air travel we ended up driving back home to San Jose. Stunned by the events of that day, we took our time driving and were able to make a few stops along the way. The attitude at the Grand Canyon was hushed … Read more
One of the stories that hit me the hardest was relayed by one of the local political leaders, Jefferson Parish President Aaron Broussard. Apologies if you haven’t heard this before; it’s like a punch in the gut. “The guy who runs this building I’m in, emergency management, he’s responsible for everything. His mother was trapped … Read more
I don’t know if I’ll ever be able to adequately express my feelings concerning the events of the past two weeks. I’ve had a range of emotions and responses, and one of them is, quite frankly, anger about the flawed initial response to the disaster. I’ve read a variety of first-person accounts, from both residents … Read more
I’ve seen reports in local papers that folks affected by Katrina are starting to make their way to our part of the country, and more are expected in the days ahead. To them, a warm heartland welcome! With that in mind, I thought I’d share this open letter from one of the reporters from the … Read more
This recipe, based on one from the Cake Bible, produces a rich, tasty cake with a fine crumb and a soft texture. The lemon flavor is not overwhelming, but still strong enough. It sure went over well enough at a small family gathering today! This is a generous recipe; it may be cut in half … Read more
shamelessly borrowed from limon (I first learned html from one of her books about 10 years ago!)
I don’t know how much good this will do, but it won’t hurt and so it’s worth the effort. Please, give what you can to help support the folks whose lives have been devastated by hurricane Katrina. As I mentioned on my weekly radio show*, if you want to help, donating money to the American … Read more