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Chili Frito Pie

West Texas Red Chili Frito Pie

By Les Proctor on July 17, 2009

When I was attending The University of Texas at Austin (a.k.a. “The University”) in the mid-eighties, I discovered “Chili Frito Pie.” Now if you’ve ever spent any time in Texas, you know that Chili is a really big deal.

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Donors Choose

Donors Choose

By Les Proctor on July 15, 2009

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has set a challenge for this cause [...] and will fund 50% of any classroom project that prepares students in rural and high-poverty communities for college.

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The Sea Venture

The Sea Venture

By Les Proctor on July 14, 2009

My first ancestor in North America (‘John The Immigrant’) voyaged to these shores in 1609 aboard “The Sea Venture”, which was a part of The Virginia Company [...]

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Le lac de Neuchatel

La Fondue Neuchateloise

By Les Proctor on July 12, 2009

Just after High School in the early eighties, I lived for an all too short while in Neuchatel [...] famed for its its hospitality, clockmaking, chocolate, and banking–and [...] its fondue.

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