The title refers to the 4-piece chicken I ordered last night at Boss Pizza and Chicken in Brookings. Having tried different chicken recipes all my life and, the fact that I came from a “chicken-...
The South Dakota road conditions right now (Monday, Feb 21, 9.30am/c) are nothing but normal to me. Alright, a winter storm warning was issued yesterday and the roads are currently covered with thick ...
I have reread the book “The Craft of Scientific Presentations” by Michael Alley. The first time I read it was four years ago when I was still starting to appreciate scientific research and...
Do you have one day to spare? Take a road trip. My friend Ashis and I were bored one Saturday morning and decided to drive outside of town. Since we were both very adventurous, we thought of just taki...
The start of the New Year means the start of a new semester. The past days, I bumped into a number of new international students who moved aimlessly around the residential hall and the GIS department ...
Wageningen University is one of the best agricultural universities in the world, and for the 11th consecutive year, it has been ranked as the best university in The Netherlands. And I was lucky enough...
I am watching right now an episode on the Travel Channel entitled “Dining with Death: Plants and Nuts.” It features poisonous plants and nuts being consumed in countries like Japan, Papua ...
The Shrine of Our Lady of the Snows in Belleville Illinois annually holds a month-long or so event called “Way of Lights.” It is when the Shrine sparkles with Christmas display that focuse...