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Hungry For A Good Book?

by Curt Kovener At first glance this may look like a list of classic books but, look closer—they are food puns. Some are even the names of dishes chefs have entered into the annual ‘Edible Book Festival’ culinary competition Our thanks to Uncle John’s Lists That...

Calling All Earthworms

by Curt Kovener (This is an encore column from the Curt Comments archives.) Why should I bother to write an article about calling earthworms? Better yet, why should you bother to read an article on such a subject? Because the bluegill are biting. The only printed...

The Wilderness Came Back To Life

by Curt Kovener The El Nino inspired mild winter and the early warming spring temperatures have been greeted enthusiastically by the wilderness. The winds played some havoc with some trees. The combination of saturated soil and gravity didn’t bode well for them but...

On Dieting, Aging…And I Forget The Other One

by Curt Kovener •My goal for 2016 is to lose 10 pounds. Only 15 to go. •I ate salad for dinner. Mostly croutons & tomatoes.  Well, it was really just one big, round crouton covered with tomato sauce. And cheese. •How to prepare Tofu: 1. Throw it in the trash. 2....

I’ll Bet You Didn’t Know…

by Curt Kovener Sometimes if there is a lull in the conversation (though silence is sometimes a good thing), you might enlighten others with your knowledge of the trivial. •Gold is the only metal that doesn’t rust, even if it’s buried in the ground for...

Observations On Our Culture

by Curt Kovener (This is an encore column from the Curt Comments archives.) The paradox of our time in history is that we have taller buildings, but shorter tempers; wider freeways, but narrower viewpoints; we spend more, but have less; we buy more, but enjoy it less....