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Sunday, 4:30 p.m. 65°F here in Rocklin.  67°F down on our home court in the OC.  Good times though.  Watched NorthPointOnline.tv for the first time today.  Andy Stanley was live at 3:00 p.m. PDT.  Very nice.  Definitely need a once a week hit of that.  Had just finished crafting a batch of a household Rick [...]

News from the Exile

So…looking at my summer posts I can tell I've been a little off the radar. How's it going? Thought I'd take a moment and bring you up to speed! Today?  Although I was really tempted by the Cracked Crab Enchiladas in my Chevy's Fresh Mex Cookbook, we went with Fajitas with Rick Bayless's jammin' roasted [...]

News from the Exile

Sunday, 5:30 p.m. 86°F here in Rocklin.  68°F down on our home court.  Luckily…or providentially…depending on your world view…we have a pool here! 

All is well in lala land!  The Lakers move on to the finals!  Good times in so cal!  Much as I wanted to see LeBron vs. Kobe…the Nike Puppets will have [...]

News from the Exile

Sunday, 5:45 p.m. 99°F here in Rocklin.  73°F down on our home court.  Luckily…or providentially…depending on your world view…we have a pool here! 

All is well in lala land!  The Lakers move on to the next round.  Good times in so cal!  This pic says it all.  See ya later little guy!  Check it [...]

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Sunday, 6:15 p.m. 83°F here in Rocklin…totally a so cal day. Beautiful.   

Listening to a little Elton John tonight. Rocket Man: Number Ones. Pretty good deal over on Amazon. You can get the MP3 album for $7.99. 17 songs? Come on. That's just good entertainment!

What'd we eat today? We made some of the best [...]

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Sunday, 4: p.m.  66°F and finally not raining here in Rocklin.  Not sure what's on tap for dinner tonight.  After the 9 day Mr. Mom Experience…we'll see what happens. 

In the meantime, just want to mention the book I picked up last week one more time. How Breakthroughs Happen by Andrew Hargadon really looks good. [...]

News from the Exile

Sunday, 5:15 p.m.  73°F here in Rocklin…totally a so cal day.  Beautiful.  Tonight?  Tostadas with the jammin' roasted tomato and jalapeno salsa from Rick Bayless' Salsas That Cook.  This is a cookbook that I use all the time.  Totally stained.  Coming apart at the seams.  Home of some truly great recipes.  Not to mention our [...]

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Easter Sunday, 5:15 p.m.  70°F here in Rocklin…another totally so cal day.  Beautiful.

Killer ham today, accompanied by a great new gourmet mac and cheese
recipe, green beans and red potatoes and rolls.  Fairly traditional
fare for us.  Good times in no cal.

Awesome worship today at Adventure.  If you haven't heard Phil Wickham's True Love, you have missed [...]

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Sunday, 6:15 p.m.  72°F here in Rocklin…totally a so cal day.  Beautiful.  Ribs in the smoker.  Debbie's jammin au gratin potatoes in the oven.  Good times in no cal.

Picked up a new book off the stack this weekend.  The Element: How Finding Your Passion Changes Everything by Sir Ken Robinson.  First heard about Robinson last [...]

News from the Exile

Sunday, 5:15 p.m.  59°F here in Rocklin…can't hang on the patio though,
totally windy, not so cal…by any stretch of the imagination.  No time on the patio today.

Saturday evening?  Chicken Chile Rellenos from the A Cowboy in the Kitchen: Recipes from Reata and Texas West of the Pecos with Cowcamp Creamed Corn.  Oh my.  Good times.  [...]