I had the extreme pleasure of meeting the owner of El Taco Grande two years ago and wanted to give him and El Taco Grande another shout out. He’s a jovial and friendly man who has a knack for telling stories. I was treated to one of their burritos with chicken, rice, and beans and…
Bats may elicit images of Batman, vampires, or even as rats with wings, which could be attributed to their penchant of harboring or spreading deadly disease, should one make contact with a bat. (such as SARS and Ebola. Interestingly, this may be a result of their resilient immune systems) and their massive amounts of poo…
I did a post on a pretty 22 degree halo in Fresno not too long ago. But, an even more elusive optical phenomenon decided to reveal itself: A moon dog. Just as the sun can have halos around it, so can the moon, and they’re both completely analogous. Moon dogs are rarer than sun dogs…
Despite living most of my life in Fresno, there are still many things I have not seen in the city, especially those that have remained since then (unlike the constant cycle of businesses coming and going). The Downing Planetarium is one of them, located at the Fresno State Campus. Its 74-seat theater features an iconic…
