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A Trip to the New Mexico Museum of Space History

Posted on November 10, 2017March 17, 2019 by adminuser
New Mexico Museum of Space History
Living in El Paso, Texas has the charm of being close to many attractions. Not that we are travel-addict — rather quite the contrary. Just that — going here and there helps to charge up fo... Read More

Will you get what you pay for the new Tailwind Tribe?

Posted on November 2, 2017November 3, 2017 by adminuser
Tailwind Tribe is expensive. Is the new Tailwind Tribe worth the price?
It is hard to answer if we will get what we would pay for the new Tailwind Tribe. Sorry, I started without a context, which is not polite. Please allow me to describe. What is Tailwind? Tailwind is a ... Read More

A squash blossom recipe

Posted on October 26, 2017March 17, 2019 by adminuser
Pumpkin/squash blossom recipe (stir-fry). A delicious seasonal savory delicacy.
Texan cuisine has been influenced by many cultures. Among all the Texan cuisines, Tex-Mex cuisine is quite common and popular in the El Paso region. A seasonal Tex-Mex delicacy is pumpkin or squash bl... Read More

Five most annoying greetings

Posted on October 9, 2017March 17, 2019 by adminuser
Most annoying greetings of modern times
Greetings have emerged from Hi, Hello, Good morning, Good day, to different types of expressions used in modern days. Not sure if many of the modern greetings were there a few decades ago. Some of the... Read More

Drip line irrigation DIY for a home garden

Posted on September 19, 2017May 14, 2022 by adminuser
How to run a drip line for your garden plants. The post describes all the details of drip irrigation with pictures.
While it is great fun to use the garden hose to water plants, it might be difficult doing so every day. On the other hand, plants on the Chihuahuan Desert won’t grow without high-quality love an... Read More

How do you know it is time to quit your job?

Posted on September 7, 2017March 17, 2019 by adminuser
Ho do you know it is time to quit your job?
Hmm! You will know when it is time to quit your job? The universe will give you signs. Seeing those signs is as plain and simple as a peanut butter and jelly sandwich is the best food in the world. We... Read More

A script to count number of blog subscribers correctly

Posted on August 21, 2017March 17, 2019 by adminuser
Reporting the correct number of subscribers is sometimes tricky. This post describes how Jetpack currently counts number of subscribers for self-hosted Wordpress blogs.
How do we have 2685 subscribers in our blog? I don’t have any idea. I have been struggling for the past two days to reduce this number. You are probably thinking I have gone crazy. Instead of wr... Read More

Sprinkler valve installation DIY

Posted on July 28, 2017May 14, 2022 by adminuser
Sprinkler valve installation is not as hard as it may seem. #gardening #irrigation
Sprinkler valve installation is an easy DIY. You will know how easy it is if you just do it once. In this post, we will explain from very scratch, (1) what is a sprinkler valve, (2) what are the sprin... Read More

Winnie-the-Pooh and Christopher Robin

Posted on July 25, 2017December 3, 2017 by adminuser
A must have series for children: Winnie-the-Pooh and Christopher Robin
This post is written in the voice of a (cranky) great-grandma of a neighbor. She will tell us today about Winnie-the-Pooh and Christopher Robin. I was patient with her and as a result I received great... Read More

The past and present satire

Posted on July 17, 2017March 17, 2019 by adminuser
Old days versus the shiny present.
We hear the phrase — good old days — a lot. This is funny because a few memories of my childhood scare me to death now. For example, when a family member went shopping she/he had to be off... Read More
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