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There's that old cliché—you can never go home again—which is partly true because what you once knew as home inevitably will change. Of course, some things stay the same, but on my recent trip to Houston I was pleasantly struck by the merging of the familiar with the new.
When I arrived in Houston late on a Friday night, I was certain that since all the restaurants were closed (save for Whataburger and Taco Cabana), I would be going straight to bed. But my magnificent mother had stopped by one of my favorite Mexican restaurants, Amalia's, and ordered my usual dish, enchiladas verdes (carnitas stuffed into corn tortillas, drowning in tomatillo sauce, sliced onions and avocados) to go. Plus she had thrown in a pint of green sauce and a batch of fresh flour tortillas—a wonderful welcome indeed! Even though it was after midnight and I had to wake up early on Saturday to drive to Austin, I stood at the kitchen counter devouring my meal, not even taking the time to heat it up. "Do you want to sit down?" Mom asked me. "No," I replied, "I just want to eat!" I was very happy. She acknowledged the comfort of the familiar and in between stuffing my face I agreed.
I spent less than 24 hours in Austin at my friend's catfish fry to celebrate her marriage, and that was a whirlwind of catching up with old, dear friends. And even though we're all a few years short of 40, the lot of us piled up in two hotel rooms, sleeping in all sorts of crazy arrangements such as four in a king-sized bed. The slumber party took us back to our college years, even though I eventually decided that four to a bed was bit much and that the floor was probably a better option. I had to return to Houston very early on Sunday, so by nine o'clock in the morning I was on the road making a stop in Elgin, home of some of the best sausage in Texas. Even at that hour there was already a long queue at Southside Market, but it was worth the wait as I loaded up on fresh links to bring back to NYC.
In Giddings, I stopped for gas and next to the station was a combo Mexican meat market and taqueria. I ordered a breakfast taco comprised of a homemade flour tortilla, porky refried beans, scrambled eggs and spicy sausage—a perfect balance. And while I had not seen this sort of combination butcher/taqueria before, I was soon to learn that this is a new trend in Hispanic shopping—at least for me. When I returned to Houston, it seemed not a strip mall was complete without one of these stores—a delightful and flavorful addition to the state's shopping bounty.
Sunday afternoon found me in south Houston, enjoying a tour of Houston's exploding Asian Town under the expert guidance of the inimitable food writer Robb Walsh. As we made our way along Bellaire Boulevard, I was struck by the endless stream of strip malls filled with Asian shops and restaurants. After a quick pit stop for pork dumplings, we arrived at our destination: Hong Kong City Mall.
If you're not familiar with Hong Kong City Mall, it is said to be the largest covered Asian mall in the south. We started our tour in the food court, and as it's crawfish season, every table was piled high with those tasty red crustaceans. Robb noted that after Katrina, almost 15,000 displaced Vietnamese living in New Orleans were taken in by Houston's Vietnamese community, making it the second-largest Vietnamese community in America. And bringing their seafood tradition with them, you can find food stands with names such as Crawfish & Beignets, which is a hybrid of classic Louisiana food married with Vietnamese spice.
The anchor of the mall is Hong Kong Food Market, a vast grocery store filled with every Asian ingredient imaginable—countless varieties of bok choy and bitter melons, mountains of the world's stinkiest fruit—durian, fresh herbs such as fish mint and curry leaves, tank upon tank of live seafood and countless bins filled with fish sauces that were, shall we say, extremely pungent. Seeing so many exotic (to me) ingredients under one roof was mind-boggling. And you can find almost anything you want there, except, perhaps, cheese.
As the week wore on, I ate my way around the city, probably having at least six (small) meals a day. For instance, after downing a plate of Larry's cheese enchiladas, I'd stop and nosh on bbq brisket and sausage at Galvan's Sausage House. Or I'd order a cup of roasted corn topped with sour cream and salsa at a stand outside of Fiesta followed by a tamale from a Mexican butcher and a cheeseburger from Whataburger. Mom took me out for an early birthday lunch (because I was in town exactly two months from my upcoming birthday in June and she won't see me on the actual day) to the gracious and lovely Ouisie's Table, where I ordered its signature chicken-fried steak. We followed that with a trip to a farmer's market set up in a parking lot at Rice University, where there was brisket, Monica Pope's lavender bread and fresh strawberries to be sampled. Heck, even a trip to Mom's church for a Holy Week service was a chance to eat, as I savored the homemade communion bread irreverently wondering what the recipe was instead of thinking about Jesus.
But while most of the food I ate was at restaurants, taquerias or stands, I also spent some time in the kitchen. Mom kept me full at home with her sublime baking skills. She made ginger scones, no-knead bread (a shocker for me since she was the one who had taught me how to knead and bake bread, but after finally trying it, I now understand its appeal) and her famous raspberry bars. I also had the opportunity to learn how to cook rabbit with Robb Walsh (which I will write about in more detail in a few days).
So while the ubiquitous taco trucks, Hispanic markets and endless Asian strip malls were not as prominent when I was growing up in Houston, their presence today adds a fresh layer of delicious delight to a trip home. I can not only get my old standbys of enchiladas and green sauce but I can also eat elote con crema and Vietnamese crawfish, too. Home may not be exactly what it once was, but it's refreshing that not only are the old comforts still around but there are endless new food adventures to be had in my hometown as well. What a wonderful way to spend a week, savoring both the old and the new!
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Home sweet (and savory) home!
There's that old cliché—you can never go home again—which is partly true because what you once knew as home inevitably will change. Of course, some things stay the same, but on my recent trip to Houston I was pleasantly struck by the merging of the familiar with the new.
51 comments:
- Luisa said...
Oh my goodness, Lisa, what an amazing trip you had! I love the slumber party with four to a bed, and all the amazing food you described. I've never been to Texas, and I don't know when I'll have the chance to go, but when I do, I'm coming back here for some tips! Yum yum yum.
- christine (myplateoryours) said...
What a great, delicious sounding trip! I'll have to reread slowly so I can savor it properly. Your mom sounds like one terrific lady, by the way.
- Kristen said...
Hi Lisa! I just found your blog recently. I am also a native Texan living in NYC and it's rough. I am originally from Port Arthur (arguably the best crawfish in Texas), then lived in Houston for awhile (Amalia's was my favorite too! So glad to hear it's still going strong), and then my mom and I made our homebase in Austin.
I go home as often as I can and hope to move back to Austin in the next few years. I just have to say thanks for this blog! I can't wait to try the gingerbread pancakes (although I can't imagine them being better than Kerbey Lane at 3am!), and making my own tortillas.
- Lydia said...
My goodness, my mouth is watering! I love the juxtaposition of Texan food and Asian food. Makes me want to hop on a plane and fly south.
- Lauren said...
You're making me homesick too :(
One of these days I'll be able to afford to go back home to Austin.
- Lesley said...
Sounds you hit all the best foods while you were there. I always eat my way around the state of Texas when I go home. I tend to plan my trip more around where/what I'm eating that who I'm seeing ;) My two must-haves are Kerby Lane (queso, pancakes, and sometimes migas)and Ninfas (green sauce, and either crawfish enchilladas or Fajitas Durango, a secret special in College Station).
- class factotum said...
Hey! How come they didn't have the farmers' market when I was a student at Rice? Rice was known for the *horrible* food it served when I was an undergrad. The only good thing was Blue Bell ice cream -- Blue Bell test-marketed new flavors at Rice. But everything else pretty much stank, which explained our frequent trips to Neal's, Marini's Empanadas, and the Gyro Gyro place on Westheimer.
- Inane said...
Walsh Rabbit eh?
- Garrett said...
delicious pictures!
- Homesick Texan said...
Luisa--It was amazing! I thought of you when Robb took me on the tour of the Asian market--it reminded me of your tour of the LA Farmer's Market w/ Russ Parsons and Amy Scattergood.
Christine--Yes, Mom's very cool!
Kristen--Welcome! Nothing beats gingerbread pancakes at 3 AM, I agree, but that recipe is pretty darn close!
Lydia--I've really been getting into Asian flavors recently so it was a blast seeing such a bustling community in Houston.
Lauren--I hope you can get back home soon!
Lesley--Ha! I tend to do that as well, and then feel guilty because I'm not visiting more people. I've never been to Fajitas Durango, I'll have to check it out next time I'm in that part of the state.
Class Factotum--There are a few farmer's markets around Houston now. My mom is even getting one set up in her church's parking lot. How cool that Blue Bell test marketed new flavors at Rice. I had no idea! Was the Cultured Cow still around when you went to Rice?
Inane--Very clever!
- Homesick Texan said...
Garrett--Thank you! The food tasted as good as it looks!
- Cole said...
Sorry you had settle for sausage at Southside. ;-) Next time through you should really stop at Meyer's or Crosstown. They both beat the heck out of Southside. And both are so much less greasy...
Too bad you couldn't stay in Austin longer, but I'm glad to hear you had fun while you were here!
(By the way, I recently discovered your blog via your Flickr pictures [was searching tags for CFS]. I must say I have really enjoyed it so far! And I hope to try your recipe for flour tortillas soon. Take care!)
- Kalyn said...
It sounds like you had some amazing food. I think I might have gained a pound or two just reading about it. The first dinner your mom picked up for you sounds like the ultimate comfort food to me.
- scribbit said...
On a recent business trip my husband surprised me by bringing home six steak and cheese sandwiches from the sandwich shop we haunted 15 years ago when we lived there.
I may not be able to go home again but they were just as good as I'd remembered. Even a day old.
- Christina said...
Fast food though it may be, I love the tortillas at Taco C.
- diane said...
I have lived in the Houston area for 30 years, and must agree that it has some of the most delicious food to be found - from our wonderful seafood - shrimp, crab & crawfish - to some of the tastiest and REAL Mexican food found north of the Rio Grande. I enjoy reading your Blog. Check mine out when you can...www.rosajosies.com
- rob said...
Lisa, thanks for the tour of Houston. That pile of crawfish has me green with envy. I've searched for crawfish in Toronto, and I can only ever find them frozen. That pile in your photo makes it look as if you have a plague of them in Texas. I'm most intrigued by the crawfish and beignets for another reason: are you starting to see or taste other examples of immigrant communities adapting Texas-style dishes to their traditional flavours?
- Meeta said...
Lisa, this looks so amazing. What a lovely trip and tantalizing food. I am green with envy. But I know when I finally get around to visiting my family in Houston I will be contacting you!
- class-factotum said...
Class Factotum--There are a few farmer's markets around Houston now. My mom is even getting one set up in her church's parking lot. How cool that Blue Bell test marketed new flavors at Rice. I had no idea! Was the Cultured Cow still around when you went to Rice?
I have never heard of the Cultured Cow, but my culinary horizons were limited back then, as I was a poor college student with limited transportation and even more limited funds. I was there '81-'87 (class of '85), when Goode Company BBQ and the Village Cheese Shop started (and was all and only about cheese and would give sample after sample to students). The bagel place on N. Shepherd opened, along with the first Whole Foods on Alabama. Our big Saturday night adventure was always House of Pies. My friends and I even went there a year and a half ago at our 20-year reunion. I still annoy non-Houston people when I see a Chili's by saying, "I used to eat at the original Chili's when I was in college." I wish Fiesta Mart would go on a similar expansion extravaganza.
- Homesick Texan said...
Cole--Yes, my time there was too short, but fortunately I will be traveling there two more times this year--once for the Hot Sauce Festival and another for a wedding. And I've never been to Meyer's, and would have tried it but it was closed!
Kalyn--You would definitely love it--cilantro, tomatillos, avocados and lime--some of your favorite flavors!
Scribbit--Yum! What a terrific husband! Did y'all eat all six at once or freeze them?
Christina--I love them too, so delicious!
Diane--I may be biased as well, but Houston is definitely my favorite food town in Texas--it has almost anything you could ever want.
Rob--You can find fresh ones here in Chinatown, does Toronto's Chinatown not get them? And that's a good question--I'll have to think about that.
Meeta--You will eat very well when you're in Houston!
Class-Factotum--The Cultured Cow was next door to the British Market in Rice Village (can't remember exactly what street). We used to alternate going there and Dolce & Freddo for cold, creamy treats. That Whole Foods is now a Pets Mart. Actually, that center is in danger of being torn down as well as the River Oaks Cinema. It would be very sad to lose that and the Bookstop in the old Alabama theater. And I have fond memories of House of Pies though we used to call it House of Guys!
- Purl said...
Thanks so much for the great list of Houston food. I live here again after being away for 20 years. It's hilarious that my favorite Texas food blog is written in NY.
- Kristofer said...
This is the weirdest thing...I was just back in Houston for a long weekend, and this entire blog entry reads like a play by play of my weekend (except of course carousing with a food writer). Larry's has been my favorite since early childhood, and given the amount of time I spent there in the last 5 days I wouldn't be surprised at all if we were in there at the same time!
- vlb5757 said...
It's been a year since I have been home and I don't see a trip in my future. Thanks for going home and letting me savor your trips to the markets! Thank goodness for Texans who make trips home for the rest of us who aren't always able to! The bluebonnets in the last post are killer and made tears come to my eyes. One of these springs I will be there to see the whole splendor!!
- Ladygrande said...
Those Elgin "hot guts" are the best. We always stop and pick up a sack of them when travelling through that way. Back in the olden days, we ate them in-house on brown paper - always served with onions, sauce, and white bread. Very unhealthy but Fabulous!
- gilly said...
Wow, Lisa, what an adventure - it sounds like such an amazing culinary journey! I just had to laugh at your communion bread preoccupation!
- class factotum said...
We called it "House of Guys," too! :) Quite an education for a 17-year-old who had grown up abroad on Air Force bases!
- chikimama said...
i'm the opposite of you! living in houston but homesick for NJ ;) i must say, the food scene in houston is pretty good (and cheap) but where's a girl to go for bagels, croissants & pizza (REAL pizza)?!?
- Helene said...
Great writing and recollection of your trip. I feel the same way everytime I go home. Nothing beats markets, eating late at the kitchen counter with mom's loving eyes on you and meeting up with old friends.
Thanks for a great post!
- Aaron said...
Those photos nearly had me in tears....
So jealous.
Thanks for sharing.
- Homesick Texan said...
Purl--You're very welcome. I'm happy you're enjoying the blog!
Kristofer--We might have been--I was the woman at Larry's with a camera and an overflowing plate of cheese enchiladas. So decadent and delicious!
Vickie--I hope you get can get back home soon! I hadn't seen bluebonnets in years, and trust me, seeing them in person really puts a smile on your face and warms your soul.
Ladygrande--Yes, bbq is best served on paper, plates and cutlery are superfluous.
Gilly--It was amazing. I'm hoping I can get the recipe for the communion bread so I can share it, it's very tasty!
Class Factotum--Ha!
Chikimama--I feel your pain. I had some pizza in Austin and let's just say it was not very good. I hear there's a decent bagel place in Houston now, though, of course, they probably don't taste as good as what you can get here.
Helene--You're welcome! I'd say eating at the kitchen counter with my mom was probably the highlight of the trip!
- Homesick Texan said...
Aaron--You're very welcome. Hopefully you can get to Texas soon!
- Linda said...
i'm so glad you were able to go home for a bit! and that floral photography below here is absolutely stunning -- you are a phenomenal shot!
- Susan said...
Cherishing the old and welcoming the new sounds like the best of both worlds to me. While all of the dishes you described sound delicious, I must say I'm drawn to your mom's ginger scones!
- Anita said...
ohh, that combo-plate photo brought tears to my eyes. (I'm a not-homesick former Southern Californian who misses "platos" with a terror.)
My mom once stopped at my favorite Mexican haunt and bought two combo plates (enchilada + chile relleno) for me, froze them, and drove them from LA to San Francisco in a cooler. Now THAT is love. :D
- Julie said...
Oh, man, that was a trip of serious eating! I now find myself hungry for every meal you detailed.
And I loved the story about your mom having your favorite meal ready for you when you got home. That's a pretty great late-night welcome home.
- Terry B said...
If you don't weigh 500 pounds and seriously need a triple bypass, there is no justice. Sounds like you had a wonderful, delicious weekend.
In Chicago, I've just moved into a neighborhood where the dominant culture is Mexican. So suddenly, even our fast food options are way more interesting. As an example, the side salad that came with our grilled chicken last night at one place had spicy bits of jalapeño and crunchy strips of blue corn tortillas.
- Homesick Texan said...
Linda--Thank you, it was good to go home!
Susan--I'm on it! I've asked my mom for the recipe and will do a post on ginger scones soon.
Anita--The Mexican combo plate is indeed a beautiful thing! And you have a super cool mom!
Julie--It was definitely a pleasant suprise having my favorite enchiladas waiting for me. And hopefully I ate enough to satisfy my cravings for at least a few weeks.
Terry B--I did indeed. And yes, there is justice--my jeans are now a wee bit snug! Your new neighborhood sounds excellent--I keep hearing great things about Mexican food in Chicago.
- Sweet Thang said...
I just love your blog. How I ran across it, I can't seem to remember. I am in Houston, actually just up the street from your Mom's Church. I am betting that she went to the Amalia's that we frequent. I love their food, especially their salsa.
I will have to tryout the Sausage place in Elgin. My Father In Law loves some good links, as well as I. He swears by the place in Schulenberg, stating that they are excellent.
Look forward to reading your blog!
- Melissa said...
Lisa, I can't tell you how hungry this post made me. And nostalgic! Enchiladas, breakfast tacos, crawfish boils... *sigh*. It all looks too good.
And I can't wait to hear about your tete-a-tete with Rob Walsh! His Nuevo Tex-Mex is one of my favorite cookbooks.
Glad you had such a great time at home!
- Melissa said...
I just found your blog and I'm so glad I did! I'm a homesick Texan too and grew up in the Houston area. My husband is stationed in South Carolina for a only a few months, but it's a few months too many. Reading your blog made me smile and brought back many of my own memories. We'll be moving to back to Houston in June! :)
- mae said...
Wow. What a fantastic trip. Everything sounds amazing. I had to chuckle about the sacred bread. Yeah, i too wonder where, how they are made.
Your mum sounds wonderful.
- Anonymous said...
I will be making my yearly trip back to Abilene, Texas for Mother's Day and Western Heritage Ranch Rodeo. They have covered wagons and camp fire cooking three days in a row. One could founder while there from so much great food. Living in Minnesota since 2002, people up here just don't know how to cook good mexican food. I've been looking for the recipe for the green sauce that we used to get from Casa Ole', but haven't found it as yet.
Thanks for sharing recipes from the south, it just doesn't get much better.
Have a fun and safe weekend, Chris
- Ken Wheaton said...
Thanks for my links from Southside. I ate one right out of the package when I got it home.
- Cilantro said...
Lisa, do you have Robb Walsh's Tex-Mex Cookbook? He has the recipe for Larry's Enchiladas in there, if I remember correctly. The book is a good read, too.
- Culinary Cowgirl said...
Thanks for this post. I am happy to get the conejo recipe (it's easy to get rabbit over here)...plus, I am happy to get the heads up on Walsh's new cookbook! Will have to add it to my collection.
- Sprittibee said...
:) Loving this post. I wrote you today on another post, but wanted to browse your blog some. :) Had to laugh about the thinking about food instead of communion thing. hahaha. Some of my family lives in Houston and we have spent a great many years there. I can relate to all the stops on your trip as well. Do I know you????
- Sprittibee said...
- Homesick Texan said...
Sweet Thang--I bet it's the same Amalia's as well. Love that place! The Elgin sausage is great, but I'll have to check out the place in Schulenberg.
Melissa--Why thank you! It is all good.
Melissa--Lucky you to be going back to Houston. Glad my blog made you smile!
Mae--I'm glad I'm not alone. I'm trying to get the recipe from my mom so I can post it--trust me, it's outstanding!
Chris--That sounds super cool--I'm sorry I missed that. Perhaps I'll be able go next year!
Ken--You're very welcome, I'm glad you enjoyed them.
Cilantro--Yes, I do have that cookbook--an excellent one at that!
Culinary Cowgirl--Conejo is amazing as is Robb's new book!
Sprittibee--I don't know if we know each other or not, but I'm in New York because that's where the work is for me. I'm in media and NYC is still the media capitol of America. If someone wanted to give me an appropriate job in Texas, however, I'd probably take it.
- Jenn said...
I found your blog in a google search for squash blossoms of all things, and this post called to me.
We lived in Rosenberg for a while, and I still think that Larry's enchiladas are just near perfect! We went there many a Friday night for dinner.
I'm in San Antonio and we have plenty of yummy Mexican food here . . . it's time for a lazy, late Sunday lunch!
Your blog is a delight!
- PattyT said...
Ahhh, Larry's! We've been eating there for 20 years and we're only 10 minutes from Richmond.
- Paula said...
I love reading your blog. It's hard for me to get home from Pensacola, FL right now....(parents in New Braunfels, in-laws in Fort Worth, and kids in McAllen) needless to say our family is spread out!! BUT, your trips are so cool and touch so many places. I just like to "know" someone is going home! XOXOXO Keep up the great work and never stop going home!
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Kansas International Trade Coordinating Council meets at ESUApril 6, 2011
Group winnowed Kansas Exporter of the Year nominees
A meeting last month at Emporia State University led to today's announcement of five finalists for the 2011 Governor's Exporter of the Year Award. The Kansas Department of Commerce this morning announced the finalists — Bio-Microbics Inc., Shawnee; Bunting Magnetics Co., Newton; ICE Corp., Manhattan; and Kasa Industrial Controls Inc. and Premier Pneumatics Inc., both of Salina.
Nominations for the 2011 award were solicited in late 2010. On March 16, members of the Kansas International Trade Coordinating Council met at Emporia State University's School of Business to evaluate the nominations.
"Each year, the Governor's Exporter of the Year award is presented to a Kansas company for exceptional international marketing success," said Raffaele DeVito, professor of management at ESU and a KITCC member. "This award encourages the growth of the State's international commerce by showcasing successful exporters to the Kansas business community."
This is the 23rd year that KITCC has been at the core of this process. The KITCC members who attended the March 16 selection meeting were:
- Linda Bailey, economic development chief of U.S. Small Business Administration, Kansas City, Kan.
- Sherdeill Breathett, economic developer specialist of Sedgwick County Economic Development, Wichita.
- Greg Call, international trade representative of Kansas Department of Commerce, Wichita.
- Linden Dalecki, assistant professor of management and marketing, Pittsburg State University, Pittsburg.
- Raffaele DeVito, professor of management, Emporia State University, Emporia.
- Gabe DiGiorgio, vice president, International Department of Commerce Bank, Kansas City, Kan.
- Kim Eaves of BG Products, Wichita.
- Don Gooch, international marketing and business development manager, CST Industries, Lenexa.
- Richard Held, president of Held & Associates, Kansas City, Kan.
- Steve Langley, president of Osborne Industries, Osborne.
- Galen Myers, CEO and chairman of BG Products, Wichita.
- Karyn Page, president and CEO of Kansas World Trade Center, Wichita.
- Greg Panichello, state director of Kansas Small Business Development Center, Topeka.
- Harland Priddle of Priddle & Associates, Burrton.
- Daniel Smarsh, graduate research assistant, Emporia State University, Emporia.
- Clyde Stoltenberg, Barton Distinguished Chair in International Business, Wichita State University, Wichita.
- John Watson, director, Trade Development Division, Kansas Department of Commerce, Topeka.
- Jeff Willis, president of Fluentpages LLC, Oskaloosa.
This week, site visits will be made to the finalist companies, followed by presentations April 20 in Topeka by the finalists. The award will be presented June 29 at Butler Community College in El Dorado at the annual Kansas Cavalry Encampment, the state's annual business awards ceremony.
For more on the finalist companies, see the Kansas Department of Commerce news release.
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Most tech-oriented holiday gift guides are for engineers, by engineers. Unless you live with your coworkers, all that'll get you is another sweater or a bottle of Old Spice in your stocking. Better to plop your laptop on the dining room table so your significant other -- or your cat -- can tune in to what you'd really like. Spoiler alert: Many of these suggestions are off the beaten path.
10) Tastier than Christmas Fruitcake
Fear not, OQO and Toshiba Libretto fans. There's a downsized computer for the twenty-first century. It's called Raspberry Pi, and if you haven't heard of it, you have to turn in your tenured engineers' pass.
The diff this time is that Raspberry Pi isn't a Wintel PC jammed beneath a Chiclet-sized keyboard. It's a tech teaching tool, propelled by the Raspberrypi.org Foundation, whose mantra is "to see cheap, accessible, programmable computers everywhere."
That's resonating with the marketplace, as evinced by Allied's notice that extreme demand and short supply may make you wait several months for delivery. I can see the look on your engineer's face when she reads the card promising the board in time for Christmas 2013.
By that time, though, there'll be lots of I/O add-ons that'll turn the Pi board into a veritable bakery of application options. Two of the most interesting came to light at Electronica in November, where I caught up with Gert van Loo, who developed the Pi board's alpha hardware. Now he's created the eponymous GertBoard, which stacks atop the Pi and enables it to control motors, robotic arms and other physical devices. "It gets [developers] off the screen and able to do things in the real world," van Loo told our Peter Clarke at Electronica. I shot a video with Van Loo, who's also queuing up a Webcam add-on, for release in 2013.
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Sullivan, Gitlin playing games with Authority
When will the soccer game end? The Triplicate's March 26 editorial, "Will new Solid Waste Authority Board do its job?" did an excellent job of pointing out the problems with the membership of the authority.
For more than four years, Michael Sullivan has used the Solid Waste Authority as a soccer game with no real winners. Now it looks like Roger Gitlin has joined him.
These little games should end.
The Solid Waste Authority has to call for applications from the general public for the board's fifth member. This member should be the voice of the community on the Solid Waste Board. Under the new memorandum of understanding that the city and county signed, they will have to vote for this public member. Maybe this will end the good old boy network appointment we saw of the last public member.
Having a true public member with full voting powers protects the general public. Also, it could end the political games that Sullivan and Gitlin may want to play. I want to thank my City Council members who showed leadership at the March 26 meeting. It is my hope people with an interest in solid waste will pick up applications at the transfer site.
Richard Miles, Crescent City
How will taking away my guns stop the crazies?
Down about 125 words into Linda LaMarr's March 28 Coastal Voices piece about the supervisors' resolution in support of the Second Amendment, she asks what is wrong with limiting magazine capacity and having background checks and tougher gun laws.
Well, what is wrong is that they diminish everyone's constitutional rights in direct violation of the Second Amendment. I assume she must have read it? Perhaps looking up the definition of the words "right," "keep," "bear" and "infringed" would help her to understand what it actually says.
What our forefathers had in mind is made pretty clear in the wording of the amendment. There is no room for doubt about what they said. I see no reason to doubt they meant exactly what they said.
What I don't understand is how punishing me (by taking away my rights) will stop some crazy criminal nut from killing someone, or several someones.
Most of us honest citizens are not crazy criminal nuts and we do not go around shooting people. So why take our guns? Why take away our rights? In fact, I believe if most of these crazy nuts knew it to be likely that some of their intended victims were likely to be armed, they might not be so eager to start shooting.
Didn't the guy that shot up the theater chose the one advertised as a "gun-free zone" out of four or five theaters playing the same movie?Why do you think he did that?
As long as our government protects our politicians with armed guards but declares schools "gun-free zones," I will not believe they are serious about protecting our children.
It is my hope that Supervisor Roger Gitlin and others like him continue to honor the oath of office they took to defend our Constitution of these United States of America. And a pox on those who disrespect their oath.
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BOUNDARY ROOMS: To be sponsored by The Montefiore Hospital13-Feb-2013
Sussex County Cricket Club have announced that The Montefiore Hospital is the new sponsor of the Boundary Rooms
The Boundary Rooms, which are situated in the south-east corner of The BrightonandHoveJobs.com County Ground, are a focal point for both match day and non-match day activity at the Club, and will now be known as The Montefiore Hospital Boundary Rooms.
Speaking of the decision to become involved with the club, Andy Wood, the Montefiore Hospital's Director, said: "We are in the business of looking after people, but we believe this should extend beyond the hospital and out into the community. Sussex County Cricket Club is on our doorstep and part of the local community which we are very proud to be part of.
"The club does a great deal to promote a healthy and active lifestyle which is something that the Montefiore Hospital, as a healthcare provider, wholeheartedly endorses.
"We hope that our support of the club will help to encourage more people to come and watch the matches and in turn, be inspired to have a go themselves."
Zac Toumazi, Chief Executive of Sussex Cricket, said, "The Montefiore Hospital is a fantastic asset to the local area in Hove and we are delighted to welcome them to the Sussex Family.
"The Boundary Rooms are a really important facility not only during the season but 365 days a year, with our 1839 Hospitality & Events team using this modern structure throughout the winter months as well.
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Above: The Montefiore Hospital Boundary Rooms are officially named this week. From L-R: Mark Robinson (Professional Cricket Manager, Sussex CCC), Andy Wood (Montefiore Hospital Director), James Dempster (Commercial Manager, Montefiore Hospital) and Zac Toumazi (Chief Executive, Sussex CCC)


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A Florida woman snacking on her favorite salty treat found what she calls a sign from God on one of her Goldfish crackers.
Patti Burke told Florida Today she thought Pepperidge Farms was running some kind of promotion when she spotted a crown and a cross imprinted on the cracker she was about to eat during Holy Week.
"They called me back and said there's no way this could have been printed like that in the factory," the Melbourne woman told the newspaper. "They said it sounds like something miraculous happened."
Burke eats 2 to 3 pounds of Goldfish crackers in a week.
After hearing her pastor's Easter Sunday sermon on Jesus' resurrection, she told USA Today she believes the cracker is a sign that God is present in everyday life.
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Published on June 16th, 2012 | by Jules Yap38
iPad Flush Mounted in Kitchen Cabinet
Materials: IKEA Applad Kitchen
Description: Cut four pieces of aluminum T profile (2x length of iPad, 2x width of iPad) with 45 degree angle.
The area that covers the dock connector needs to be removed to facilitate access.
Glue pieces together by using four corner brackets (screwing not recommended for it may scratch iPad)
Cut out hole in kitchen cabinet door with padsaw.
Carve out area for dock connector.
Glue aluminum frame into hole.
Cut and mount rear cover with hinge.
Provide power connection by using Apple power supply and dock connector cable.
Enjoy weather reports, radio replay, news feeds etc.
~ Dirk Noy, Basel, Switzerland
38 Responses to iPad Flush Mounted in Kitchen Cabinet
How awesome is this??!! Looks really stylish, hook it up to a bluetooth speaker and you're good to go! Love the idea! Thanks!!!
Your instincts are laudable, now have a look at my Poort design for a "counter computer", which is a better approach I feel because it's non-destructive to install, has lots of duct tape and far better speakers than the iPAD. the complete kit is at http://www.poort.ca
Re: immobilizing an iPAD, as the generations of them get older and out of fashion they can become useful for many years more as Poorts and will be for sale on Craigslist etc. for a fraction of the new price.
Ipad in the cabinet? O.K.
IKEA cabinets? Not so much. Get a real Cabinet and then consider "moding" it. At least you'll have a little material to work with.
I feel like this is a stupid question, but I can't find the aluminum T-profile anywhere on the net or at the Ikea site. Does it have a more specific model name?
This really is a first world problem solution. Ipad in kitchen cabinet… really?
pretty awesome, i save recipes on my ipad all the time this would be great and keep it from getting splashed the whole idea of hacking something is to customise it for yourself, might be dumb to some but great to everyone else. i think its great. wd
This is a great idea!
Just an FYI to anyone that likes this hack but is concerned with the sound…there is an inexpensive gagdet called the Vibroy Portable Vibration Speaker (http://www.thinkgeek.com/electronics/portable-audio-video/eaf8/) that turns anything into a speaker. This is only one possible solution to the sound issue some have had. If you look around the net or on Thinkgeek you could find a speaker system that you like to mount onto the door that would work for your kitchen.
As to the issue on why get rid of physical cookbooks, you don't see people running around the market with a cookbook buying groceries. I can take my tablet with all my recipe books on it to the grocery store and meal plan on the fly, getting what I need. I plan on thinning out my book collection to novels and cookbooks I really want to thumb thru, the rest are on the tablet. Makes for more space for anything I bring back from places I visit or gifts from family that have traveled. A lot of the cookbooks these days are available in digital format with pics for tablets/iPads. I love my tablet so far, I have lightened my load a lot and am no longer collecting books I've only read once and will never read again. Plus for those who are truly "green" I'm not killing as many trees.
Hi all – thank you all for the attention and the mostly constructive comments.
A quick reply to some of the mentioned issues that might clarify a few things:
Rear Side – it just didn't matter so much to me I guess so I chose a simple and working approach. You need some leeway anyway for the dock connector cable to conveniently put in and take out the iPad. No doubt it could've been made sleek and shiny on the rear side. The chosen orientation (illogical if you look at rear side) makes more sense in the front – the home button is now at the right side (much more convenient for right handed operation – this is what I wanted).
Mounting in door (as opposed to mounting on door): I think flush mounted looks sooo much more elegant Also much safer than any other solution – no falling out etc. It's a dedicated iPad that lives there on a permanent base – I don't have to take this out frequently. Actually I have yet to take it out for the first time since I installed it a month or so ago. Just in case I have bought a spare cabinet door for about 30 Swiss Francs that I put in the basement for when I want an iPad-less cabinet door again. Or for when Apple changes the iPad's size – please don't do that for a while
Electrical power – I internally routed a permanent 220V line over from the exhaust fan that is two cabinets over.
Color – the aluminum matches the kitchen's stainless steel work surface, the cabinet grips and the appliances just nicely for my taste.
Sound – I don't use the iPad for direct sound reproduction – we have an iTunes server / AirTunes setup in the house with about three playout points. But – the mounted iPad does in fact sound pretty good. I left a finger wide space between aluminum and iPad at the dock connector / home button / loudspeaker side (meaning it is in fact not completely centered inside the frame, but this is unnoticeable from the front) so I could keep the aluminum at the front side straight (so the aluminum frame would not (partially) cover the home button and I would have been required to file away a piece of the frame on the outside).
Last but not least – the dinosaur mugs we got at a local restaurant – they were originally filled with icecream and are specifically packed for children (for one-time use) – after having talked to the restaurant we were allowed to take them home with us, we washed them, and now they are amongst our kids favorite dishes…
All the best to all, take care, thanks again for the attention and the many kind remarks. The other folks I take it are secretly just a tiny bit envious…
Happy to see your enthusiasm remains intact after such a flurry of comments from sad people
I feel now inspired to cut through all my cabinets' doors but unfortunately I am renting and they are not standard Ikea's cabinets
I think this is a cool idea. The speaker issue could be resolved with some flush mounted speakers and a 3.5mm jack if you need sound. Although it does not look great I was impressed by the back cover solution. Who spends a lot of time looking at the back of cupboard doors? I also liked the suggestion of the L shaped aluminium at the bottom as another option but I'd fear for the safety of the iPad – Maybe a 3-sided front mounted bracket could deal with that. I am surprised Apple or its providers haven't designed a solution for this desire to use the iPad in the kitchen. I am going to look at options for integrating my iPad into my new kitchen – may buy a couple of extra doors in case Apple change the shape of the iPad when they bring out future models….or if I switch to Microsoft Surface. Thanks for the inspiration.
Brilliant. I'd do the same, and having cut the dock connector gap in one side, it's surely easier to route the cable, which clearly long enough, as the OP has…
I love this idea, and I'm gonna try it – with a spare door I have (not an Ikea kitchen admittedly but it's just a door).
My ipad is in constant danger in the kitchen wherever i put it (in my case use it for recipes (because the 'net is full of inspiration and the recipe books can get old at times) and for streaming the BBC iplayer radio stations (so much nicer to have my stuff on a lower volume near the worktop, rather than blast the stereo across the open plan room where my family may well be doing other things)
I await the grammar police descending on the nested brackets, capitalisation and so on….
Really great idea!
I love this – a great idea for recipes but also viewing shared digital calendars, lists etc.
thanks for sharing this — I've been fantasizing about how to get some 'monitor' space in our tiny kitchen and this would work!
What a bunch of negative comments! There are plenty of reasons to have an iPad in the kitchen other than recipes. This looks sleek and professional and is really nicely done. You get all of the benefits of a TV and computer in the kitchen without any crowding, clutter or extra cables.
Plus, the iPad is well out of harm's way and nicely integrated into the existing cabinetry and overall kitchen design. The back is well-protected from things falling in the cupboard, and the hinge lets you insert and remove it without scratches from sliding.
Nice job. Thanks for posting it. (P.S. I like the dinosaur mugs!)
Nice idea, but not many people have power inside their cabinets, I would have to run a long extension cord and drill a hole in the bottom of my cabinet to get power to the iPad somehow. I think some kind of under cabinet mount that swings down would work better in this case.
Agree with the above (10:09AM comment). Critiquing is fine, but some of you border on griping, with little to offer in the way of actually helping to upgrade the concept. FWIW, I think it's a great idea, offering practicality (love to check weather, news, etc. while making breakfast in the morning in my 'television-less' kitchen. LOL), and a great design aesthetic. Now that it's posted, I'm sure it will serve as inspiration to others who want to achieve the same 'clean, non-cluttered' approach, and perhaps tackle the perceived issues with the back.
Wow. Never thought that I'd see such a lack of constructive criticism on this site. From the front it looks great and who cares about what it looks like from the back? Like somebody's going to visit this house and say "cool, but let's see what it looks like from the back!". Nobody has an iPad and stares at the back of it more than the front! While I agree that recipe books are wonderful things, this idea removes clutter from the worktop and secures the iPad more than putting it on some ultra slim shelf. I might do things differently, but until I do and take photos and post my own hack, this is good inspiration for what to do with these devices. I'm not in the business of putting other people down when they've done a sweet job.
A nice long aluminium L profile fixed on to the bottom side of the cabinet door would have given a cleaner, apple-stylish look, serving as a holding device for both the ipad and dock connector cable, as well as (additional) door handle, for less cost and hassle.
With the issue of distorted sound there is a very easy solution. Why not just buy an Apple TV and send that sound to your home theatre kit,or buy an Airplay or Sonos equipped a speaker dock and stream to it.
If you get that aluminum a nice sanding (not much just a tad) on the front of the cabinet, then give it a good coat of primer, you can have a really nice cool trim. If you have kids it can be one of those wacky Nickelodeon colors or just something that matches your kitchen. From the looks of it you do not have an industrial kitchen so the metal is a bit off. But sanding/priming will actually make aesthetics look great from the outside. The inside really doesn't matter as much at anyone else says. Maybe use some white duct-tape along the cord. If you want to listen to some shows, just got a couple 1-2″ holes on each side and use some metal filter as a speaker grill painted to match the color. just push it through the hole from the back then it will be flush on the front and it will hold itself in place. That way you get the reverberation from the inside of the cabinet to push out sound through the holes!
I beleive he was matching the aluminum trim with the cabinet hardware and brushed metal trim he already has on the two appliances to the left of the ipad.
Wouldn't it be just a lot easier to make some kind of mount for the Ipad on the front side of the cabinet, instead of trying to fit it on the inside? Sound would be better, and you would be able to take the Ipad with you. It would also be a lot easier to charge the thing.
Now… Here is a good idea among everyones bickering! This I would look into. Not a big fan of actually cutting away at my cabinets. Sound would be better and the ipad would be more accessible.
Thank you.
I think it's a very nice idea. Get rid of all those recipe books and prevent your ipad from food stains while cooking. Watch TV while waiting 'till your food is ready. It looks very designy from the front, but could indeed be improved on the inside.
You can never tell what's important to another person, so please keep your comments constructive.
One could consider using some grid material on the back to prevent the ipad from heating. Maybe it will also improve sound quality (if needed .
@Anonymous: Have you ever used a recipe book in the kitchen? I have a ton of recipes on my ipad. Have you ever watched the news? I do it all the time in my kitchen on my ipad. It isn't a dumb idea. You might check out the English grammar app for the ipad!
You shouldn't be so quick to criticize someone's grammar when you're misusing a colon.
I agree with that poster and one below. Why would you want to get rid of recipe books? Many of them are filled with charm, David Rocco's Dolce Vita is a good example.
Misusing a colon? You really do need a primer on the English language…
Both a colon and a comma are acceptable when addressing someone at the beginning of a note depending on context amongst other things.
dumb idea; nobody should be that addicted to their computer that they have to cut a friggen hole in their cabinet. Don't go on the the Sharks on TV to try and get money for this idea :-/
Rude. I use my iPad in the kitchen for recipes, music, entertainment while I'm cooking or cleaning. Lots of people keep radios, small TVs and book stands for cookbooks in their counter.
Just because you're a Luddite doesn't make someone else dumb.
There are a few problems here. 1) you have to cut a big hole in the face of your kitchen cabinet. 2) the speakers on the iPad will now be facing into your cabinet so all sound will be muffled.
Try flipping the iPad 180 degrees as well. That will allow you to run the cord on the cabinet hinge side.
You rout a small channel and put a simple concave corner on the hinge edge for the wire to run along.
Yeah, if you could borrow a router from somebody, you could cut out a shallow channel for the cord and then maybe cover it with some sort of white finish tape.
Instead of finish tape you could fill it in with wood putty, let dry, sand down, and repaint.
Cords die eventually so I think this permanent solution would be ill advised.
Looks fantastic from the front (and that's where it matters). I agree the rear could be improved, but I don't think it would be a big deal to sort that out. Just showed it to my gf (as a suggestion for what to do with the iPad 1 when I upgrade), but she's not keen unfortunately…..
Good idea but the finish on the back side could be greatly improved to get a cleaner look. You could start by spray painting the rear cover and hinge white. And maybe cover the carved area and power cord with white duck tape instead of those cable holders. It would make it more discreet.


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A group of 17 Emporia State University students who traveled to Yonkers, N.Y., for the first-ever ESU Alternative Spring Break trip. Blythe Eddy of ESU's Center for Student Involvement was the staff sponsor for the trip.
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Poet and painter Jodi Drinkwater has had her work published in various literary journals. "Jesus Sleeping" is her first published work of fiction. New to Santa Fe and a transplant from Kansas, Jodi owes thanks to the people who have taught her about horses and the northern New Mexico landscape. To see more of Jodi's work please visit her website.
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The Amtrak was forty-five minutes late pulling into Lamy station when Jimmy Glass finally awoke from his stupor. He had been riding since Newton, Kansas, a thirteen hour trip, and was still half-drunk. He was wasted when he got on the train and quickly passed out in his seat, and even now he reeked of alcohol and his head wouldn't clear. Jimmy didn't care that the train was late as he gathered up his duffle bag and climbed off the train in his worn-out cowboy boots and his crumpled hat.
Lamy was still dusty, and the spotted hills surrounding the old station were scattered with houses Jimmy had seen before. He crossed the dirt lot to the historic museum, but it was closed for the season. Ms. Lippencott, the kind proprietor, was gone, so Jimmy would have to hitch a ride into Santa Fe. He had little hope of catching a ride and he knew it, so he scanned the crowd for people who might not care he was penniless, homeless, and—as they'd called him once at a convenience store in the Oklahoma Panhandle when he was skimming for change—a "long-haired Indian."
He walked back across the sandy parking lot to the inactive rail car, now a tourists' diner, and peed under the window. Coming back around the corner of the dining car he nearly ran into four big men in dark suits.
"Hello, Jimmy," the biggest man said.
"Hullo," Jimmy sulked, and as the men grabbed him, he knew he wouldn't need a ride into Santa Fe.
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The cowboy was up and boiling water for his coffee in the deep of night. He was cold when he first woke up, so he stirred the coals in his wood-burning stove and put his last piece of piñon on the fire. His house filled with the incense of piñon, and his adobe gave off the only light along the river while he took his bath, chanted, then he poached one egg for his breakfast. He steeped his coffee on the stove and ate his egg with green chile and a warm tortilla to sop up the soft yolk. He skimmed the day's paper and thought about the day, about what had been asked of him—He wouldn't dwell on it. He poured his coffee.
He ate quickly—and very little—out of habit. He wanted to be on Noche Rojo Trail as the sun came up. He gathered his dishes in the sink, pulled on his work boots, and checked his knife on the inside lip of his right boot. He moved the rifle from beside his headboard to the gun rack in the cab of his truck and turned on the engine. His diesel was the only noise, outside the distant yipping of the coyotes, along the Agua Fria territory.
He drove over the winding chamisa and piñon speckled mountain roads to the barn. There were no cars, and he glanced at the meadows that lay out across the land toward the mountains. The moon was bright and illuminated the silver leaves of the Russian olives, the pale bark of the white aspens, and the deep green of the junipers. By sunup the meadows would be blanketed with wildflowers—sunflowers, purple aster, and Indian paintbrush.
He could see the shimmering reflection of the moon on the clouds draping the Sangre de Cristos and, gazing out over the landscape, for a moment he forgot himself—forgot his impending task—and he was happy.
When he got to the barn, he found Jesus sleeping. Today he would not bother to wake him. It wasn't his job—not today. Today he had one job to do—one lone and solitary task—and he would do it.
He carried his rifle through the barn, hearing only the quiet whinnying of the horses, out past the corrals to the trail shack. He unlocked the door, laced on his chaps, changed to his cowboy boots and spurs, and, after moving his knife to his new boot, placed his black felt hat on his head. Then he chose a sturdy lead rope and halter and walked back to the corral where his fifteen saddle horses were kept. He stood outside the gate and watched the horses. His favorite, Brisk, a small bay, had just yesterday thrown a shoe. He would have to choose another horse. He watched them as they sleepily munched their hay.
At least Jesus had fed them this morning, and there was water. One morning not a month ago, he had come in to find Jesus sleeping, and none of the horses had been fed. Their troughs were dry. He had become angry and jostled Jesus from his sleep and cursed him.
* * *
From the first time he saw it, the cottonwood had meant something to him. His first ride on this land, and here was this vast tree so out of place on this high desert landscape. Somehow it had survived this unforgiving land, and it gave the cowboy hope. For him the tree was an enigma, one he drew strength from. That's why he rode back past it today.
Before he was near the tree and able to admire its fortitude, the cowboy smelled the tell-tale smell of death. An animal, he decided. He rode closer and dismounted. He tied Shade to a juniper. The cowboy sensed a man sleeping beneath the cottonwood tree, and when he first saw the man's boots he was relieved. He walked nearer, and the stench overwhelmed him. He covered his nose with his bandana. He called to the man. There was no answer. When he rounded the tree, the man was leaned against the trunk as if sleeping, but where his head should have been propped against the bark, there was nothing. Beside the man was a duffel bag. He almost looked in the bag but worried he might find the man's head. The cowboy tallied up every detail. He scanned the body. Its legs were tied with a thick rope; his hands, once tied, had gotten free, and the rope was draped beneath his body. The cowboy did not look for it, but he didn't see the head.
He untied Shade, mounted the horse, and headed back to the barn.
There was an investigation. The man was an Indian—a vagrant, they called him—no family, no home, nothing. In his despair, he had hung himself from the cottonwood, they said. The investigators had asked the cowboy many questions about why he was out by the cottonwood that morning, and why he was carrying the rifle. They had asked him—too many times he thought—if he had looked into the duffle bag. No, he'd insisted; he didn't want to look in the duffle bag. But now he wondered.
They had asked if he'd seen the man's head. He hadn't. They explained that after hanging awhile, his neck broke off, and his head rolled into the grass where they found it.
Something was wrong. He took time off: chopped wood, chanted, went to the bar and had a beer. He didn't like it. Something didn't feel right. He wanted to find out about this Indian.
* * *
Before the sun had risen that day, of all the trail horses, the cowboy chose Shade, a sturdy black Missouri Fox Trotter with a wispy forelock. He placed the halter over his head and led him out of the corral. At the trail shack, he tacked up the horse, placed his rifle in the scabbard, tied on his folded shovel, then he stepped into the stirrup and swung into the saddle. While Jesus slept, the cowboy rode out away from the barn, the shack, and the corrals toward Noche Rojo Trail and saw light flung over the Jemez Mountains. He was right on time.
Shade was surefooted along the stony trail. A cold breeze was moving down from the northern range, so the cowboy led Shade into the arroyo where the wind would pass over them. The arroyo was wide and sandy and dotted with cane cholla, piñon, and wooden debris washed down by flash floods. Shade paced heavily through the sand.
Shade was not a skittish horse, which was good on the trails with the long shadows that can spook flighty horses. Snakes didn't scare Shade. Even the cow which had once roamed free over this area had not frightened Shade, when other horses, never having seen a cow, had tried to toss their riders. But the cow was gone, and now, in September, snakes were scarcer.
The cowboy reached down and fingered the handle of his rifle. The last time he had used it he killed a buffalo on the ranch in Wyoming. They needed meat for the winter, so he shot the buffalo in the head. It fell to its knees, released a long bellow, and, after a second round through the heart, the buffalo died. He didn't enjoy killing, and now the thought of the dying buffalo made him feel cold and hollow.—Just then, the cowboy saw a motion from the corner of his eye, but when he looked down the arroyo, there was nothing but shadows in the early half-light. It might have been a coyote—or the coyote, he decided.
Now he brooded sadly about the coyote. Coyotes were common and often broached the trail with riders in the distance, but they feared humans and retreated if they or their horses drew near. This coyote—they had named him Loco Grande—was more brazen than most. Two riders had returned to the barn with talk of the coyote that threatened them on the trail. Loco Grande was larger than other coyotes, still long and lean, but somehow bigger—and meaner—and the riders were shaken. It had faced down the women and their horses, growling fiercely, and slobbering. The riders had turned back leaving Loco to his trail.
The barn supervisor and the cowboy decided the coyote could be rabid and had to be exterminated. He said he would do it.
The Indians called coyote the trickster, the shape-shifter, who could turn into a man, deer, rattler, or hawk. He could outsmart the eye and defy all reason with magic and mischief. This coyote could be a trickster, the cowboy resolved.
He adjusted his reins, threw off his thoughts, and stopped his mind from drowning out the sounds of the desert. The insects were chirping, and the occasional raven flew past with a squawk. This desert was the cowboy's home, and he would protect it, even from the rabid coyote that was born here.
He finally reached Cactus Pass and the sun was brightening the land. Shade began to get nervous and tried to turn back. The cowboy spurred Shade forward. Soon he saw the coyote. Standing along the upper ridge of the arroyo, Loco had not yet seen the man. When the coyote turned, the cowboy could see his size more fully. Loco was bigger than any coyote he had ever seen. The Indians' stories of shape-shifters loomed up and gave him a shudder. He pulled the rifle out of the strap, raised it to his shoulder, aimed and shot.
Off the horse, the cowboy leaned over Loco. The coyote was dead with no sign of rabies.
"It had to be done." He reassured himself.
He dug a shallow grave and covered Loco over with stones. He mounted Shade and, with the sun climbing, headed north along the High Arroyo Pass leading back to the barn. He wanted to see his cottonwood.
Along the way, he would pass his favorite cottonwood, one that had survived the harsh floods and drought and grew to be the biggest tree on the trails. It spread its branches mercifully over a patch of sky, and its leaves turned in the breeze. This, he told himself, would be his reward.


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It's Ladies Day Out when the Lady Hornets of Emporia State take on the RiverHawks of Northeastern University on Saturday, Feb. 4, at White Auditorium.
Tip off for the single-header is at 1:30 p.m., but the doors will open at 12:30 p.m. with vendors in the lobby giving out free samples and coupons. All ladies get into the game for only $5.
General admission tickets cost $8 for adults, $6 for children age 4 through high school and seniors 65 and older. Reserved seats cost $13.
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