Tag Archives: Non-fiction

Make Do With What You Have

Posted on April 4, 2012 by Jack Elliott

Big surf headed for the California coast on 4-1-12. (Surfline) Scratching furiously through the choppy rough seas at a point break I was recently surfing, trying to paddle up and over a set wave bearing down on me before it … Continue reading →

Posted in Santa Barbara County | Tagged Adventure, Adventure (2), Beach, Handicap, Non-fiction, Ocean, Outdoors, Sports, Surf, Surfboards, Surfer, Surfing, Tales, Waves, Writing | 4 Comments

Ticks, Lizards and Lyme Disease

Posted on March 31, 2012 by Jack Elliott

A blacklegged tick (Ixodes scapularis) questing with legs reaching as it waits for a host to pass by. (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) Hikers beware. According to the latest April 2012 issue of Veterinary Practice News, we may be … Continue reading →

Posted in Santa Barbara County | Tagged Backpacking, Biology, Camping, Hiking, Hiking (2), Lizards, Lyme Disease, Nature, Non-fiction, Outdoors, Reference, Ticks, Trails, Writing | 13 Comments

McDonald’s Egg McMuffin Born In Santa Barbara

Posted on March 13, 2012 by Jack Elliott

The placard on the wall of McDonald’s on Upper State Street in Santa Barbara commemorating the birth of an American culinary classic. The Egg McMuffin made its debut at the Upper State Street McDonald’s in Santa Barbara in 1972. The … Continue reading →

Posted in Santa Barbara | Tagged Breakfast, Egg McMuffin, Eggs, Herb Peterson, History, McDonalds, Non-fiction, Sandwich, Writing | 4 Comments

Hidden Valley Ranch Dressing: A Santa Barbara Original

Posted on July 23, 2011 by Jack Elliott

“Enough! I grow weary of your sexually suggestive dancing. Bring me my ranch dressing hose!” -Homer Simpson It’s a nutritionist’s nightmare, a glutton’s godsend. It’s the king of salad dressings and a cornerstone of the condiment world. Ranch dressing is … Continue reading →