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Roger’s F&D Archive: “Mezcal: Tasting Mexico by the Kiss” (2017)
A mezcal musing, originally published by Food & Dining Magazine (Spring 2017; Vol. 55).
Mezcal: Tasting Mexico By the Kiss
Mezcal won't tell you everything about...
Archipelago Travels
Technically Challenged
The Mysterious Case of the Departing Policemen
There was an opinion piece in the Jeffersonville News and Tribune.
OUR VIEW: New Albany Police Department, city must be transparent about resignations
Over the span...
Miscellany
Hill Street Blues, from a time when I cared about such...
Thanks to my friend Bluegill, this Hill Street Blues video retrospective was an hour well spent, and mind you, I don't often have warm...
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OTA Archive from June, 2020: “There, there. People are dying, so you may have...
In New Albany, Harvest Homecoming is once again under way after a year's layoff owing to COVID safety protocols. This column originally appeared at...
“Being a beer lover in our current age is equal parts homage to Diogenes...
Kindly allow this periodic reminder that each Monday, I contribute a beer column to Food & Dining Magazine called “Hip Hops.” It’s very seldom...
Diary for 7 September 2021: Time to learn
I was awake early this morning, and started listening to WUOL 90.5, Louisville's classical station.
It took me back to the early 1980s, the period...
Big bands: A book about Bunny Berigan, his life and times
Originally this was an "ON THE AVENUES" column from July 25, 2017. It has been lightly updated.
I was born in 1960, and grew up...
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Diary for 24 July 2021: Oversight of government entities? By the News and Tribune?
Let's begin by defining our terms for those just tuning in.
The News and Tribune (N&T) is a six-day (Monday through Saturday) daily newspaper serving...
Make your own fun, but I will not carry a gun
I will not carry a gun, Frank. When I got thrown into this war I had a clear understanding with the Pentagon: no guns....
Diary for 15 July 2021: Once there was a bridge
Roger, describe your relationship with City Hall in one photo or less. pic.twitter.com/7OZNAjBVAw
— Roger A. Baylor (@newalbanian) March 11, 2021
Twitter games amuse me at...
Diary for 21 July 2021: The artist’s name comes first
Can you name the Pope who commissioned Michelangelo to paint the Sistine Chapel?
Didn't think so. I had to look it up: Julius II.
While I'm...
Them ominous vultures
Last week we went for a walk to the pharmacy on a day with clear skies and warmth in the air, too early for...
Recipes for Chaos
There’s plenty of good food to eat without red meat and...
In a rare display of resolve, I've been meatless (red meat and fowl) for the first two months of 2021; might as well go...
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