Posts By: Jessi

Butterflies are back!

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The monarchs are back in Santa Cruz. Go stand under one of the eucalyptus trees at Natural Bridges State Beach and look up. Meditate on the butterfly’s beauty, its long journey, its short life span, and all that stuff. Good for the soul. Thanks to webmink for the amazing photo.

Rappers’ Delight Club

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You may have heard these rappers without knowing who they were. These elementary age children from Maryland are on The Go! Team’s latest record. But they’re at least as wonderful rapping on their own. Really, check them out, they’re surprisingly irresistible, and just plain surprising. Here they’re rapping over…wait for it…Jens Lekman, Swedish pop troubadour,… Read more »

Beef and kidney bean goulash

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Do you ever find that the dishes you toss together from what’s at hand turn out amazingly delicious? That’s what happened to me this evening. The measurements are only a guess, so use your own judgment. Beef and kidney bean ghoulash 1/2 onion, sliced thinly 1/4 lb ground beef 2 c. cooked kidney beans with… Read more »