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Greetings from Mountain Time

Published August 2, 2019

What used to be 10p is now 9p. We’ve fallen back an hour, like losing Daylight Savings Time. The mules Brick and Cracker and I have entered Mountain Time Zone.

Mules Brick and Cracker grazing outside Seneca, Nebraska after crossing into Mountain Time Zone
Brick to Cracker: “Eat fast. We have one less hour of grazing tonight”. (outside Seneca, NE)

Today (August 2) the mules get a well deserved day off – along with grain and a double dose of carrots. Tomorrow we head toward Whitman.

Mule Brick inspecting Glen's 1981 Ford pickup truck at Mullen, Nebraska fairground during cross-country mule ride
Brick checking out Glen’s 1981 Ford Pickup. Glen… Continue reading →
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“Manifold Menus”: Two Cookbooks on How to Cook on a Train Engine

Published August 2, 2008
Mule Polly standing next to a BNSF locomotive outside Seneca Nebraska
Mule Polly and a BNSF locomotive
Outside Seneca, NE

How would you like two free books on how to cook on a locomotive manifold? This week mule Polly and I visited with Gene Hansen of Seneca, Nebraska. Gene is a conductor on the BNSF (Burlington Northern Santa Fe) rail line. He has written two cookbooks called “Manifold Menus” which I thought you’d enjoy hearing about. They’re about how to cook on a locomotive engine. A great read, even if you… Continue reading →

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