(Above: Early morning of 8/25/2023 in the most southeastern field. La madrugada del 25/8/2023 en el campo más sureste.)
8/20/2023: Today began in the mid 70s and warmed into the high 80s before afternoon showers and cloud cover returned temperatures into the high 70s.
Morning of 8/20/2023: I found a garden spider near the grain room.
La mañana del 20/8/2023: Yo encontré una araña del jardín cerca del cuarto de grano. The cloudy midday of 8/20/2023 in the most southeastern pasture. It was going to rain.
El mediodía nublado del 20/8/2023 en el pasto más sureste. Iba a llover. A fried mixture of eggs, chicken, mozzarella, and tomato sauce. This sautéed mixture was accompanied by green salad made by my parents.
Un mezcla frita de huevos, pollo, mozzarella y salsa de jitomate. Esta mezcla salteada estaba acompañada de una ensalada verde hecha por mis padres. The cloudy afternoon of 8/20/2023 in the easternmost field.
La tarde nublada del 20/8/2023 en el campo más este. Dinner of 8/20/2023: A pan-seared Belgian Blue NY strip. This beef was accompanied by a salad of romaine and arugula and by a cup of red wine.
La cena del 20/8/2023: Un bistec de Nueva York de Azul Belga a la sartén. Esta res estaba acompañada de una ensalada de romaine y rúcula y de una copa de vino tinto. A slice of cinnamon-sprinkled red apple covered with Greek yogurt: the perfect dessert.
Una rodaja de manzana espolvoreada con canela y cubierta con yogur griego: el postre perfecto.
8/21/2023: Today began in the mid 70s and warmed into the mid 90s. Sunny.
The dawn of 8/21/2023.
El amanecer del 21/8/2023. A morning activity: Padre, Wag, Victor, and I worked on moving cows between different fields.
Una actividad matutina: mi papá, mi tío, Victor y yo trabajamos en moviendo vacas entre distintos campos. Lunch of 8/24/2023: A tray of sushi and a bowl of Miso soup.
El almuerzo del 21/8/2023: Una bandeja de sushi y un tazón de sopa de miso. A cow and her new calf. Both animal have white faces.
Una vaca y su ternerito nuevo. Ambos animales tienen caras blancas. A dahlia flower in the afternoon of 8/21/2023.
Una flor de dalia en la tarde del 21/8/2023. Dinner of 8/21/2023: An oven-baked Wagyu shoulder roast. This beef was accompanied by a salad of arugula and romaine in a simple vinaigrette.
La cena del 21/8/2023: Un asado de hombro de Wagyu al horno. Esta res estaba acompañada de una ensalada de rúcula y lechuga romana con una vinagreta simple. A dessert of a sliced red apple sprinkled with cinnamon and accompanied by a spoonful of Greek yogurt.
Un postre de una manzana roja en rodajas espolvoreada con canela y acompañada de una cucharada de yogur griego.
8/22/2023: Today began in the low 70s and warmed into the mid 90s. Mostly sunny.
The sunrise of 8/22/2023.
El amancecer del 22/8/2023. This morning I gave Blue my hat to wear. She was not very enthusiastic.
Esta mañana, yo le di mi sombrero a Blue para usar. Ella no emocionó mucho. The lunch taco salad of of 8/22/2023.
La ensalada de taco del almuerzo del 22/8/2023. For dinner, I ate a fried mixture of eggs, beef leftover from lunch, and mozzarella. This mixture was accompanied by a green salad made by Padre and dressed by Madre.Para la cena, yo comí una mezcla frita de huevos, res sobrante del almuerzo y mozzarella. Esta mezcla estaba acompañada de una ensalada verde hecha por mis padres. A dessert of a sliced red apple and some red grapes sprinkled with cinnamon and accompanied by a spoonful of Greek yogurt.
Un postre de una manzana roja en rodajas y unas uvas rojas espolvoreadas con canela y acompañadas de una cucharada de yogur griego.
8/23/2023: Today began in the low 70s and warmed into the low 90s. Mostly sunny. A little sprinkling of rain late in the day.
Some Daila flowers on the morning of 8/23/2023.
Unas flores de dalia en la madrugada del 23/8/2023. These are some larvae that I found on top of a post this morning. The orange and black larvae are ladybugs. The green one is a type of caterpillar.
Estos son unos gusanos que yo encontré encima de un poste esta mañana. Los gusanos con colores naranja y negro son mariquitas. El verde es un tipo de oruga. Lunch: A fired mixture of eggs and Wagyu beef. The mixture was accompanied by a cucumber salad made by Padre.
El almuerzo: Una mezcla frita de huevos y res de Wagyu. La mezcla estaba acompañada de una ensalada de pepino hecha por mi padre.
The easternmost pasture in the cloudy afternoon of 8/23/2023.
El pasto más este en la tarde nublada del 23/8/2023. 12 bags of compost that I filled for the “Moo-Magic” stand.
12 bolsas de abono que yo llené para el puesto “Moo-Magic”. Dinner consisted of a Wagyu shoulder roast baked in the oven for 3.5 horus. This beef was accompanied by a salad of arugula and romaine lettuce.
La cena consistía de un asado de hombro de Wagyu al horno por tres horas y media. Esta res estaba acompañada de una ensalada de rúcula y lechuga romana. A dessert of a sliced red apple sprinkled with cinnamon and accompanied by a spoonful of Greek yogurt.
Un postre de una manzana roja en rodajas espolvoreada con canela y acompañada de una cucharada de yogur griego.
8/24/2023: Today began in the mid 70s and warmed into the low 90s. Mostly sunny.
The early morning of 8/24/2023 in the central field.
La madrugada del 24/8/2023 en el campo central. For lunch, Padre, Madre, and I went to San’s Pizzeria. The first course was a garden salad with a Greek vinaigrette.
Para almorzar, mis padres y yo fuimos a San’s Pizzeria. El primero plato fue una ensalada de jardín con un vinagreta griega. My main course consisted of a small pizza topped with pepperoni slices. It was delectable, especially the crust.
Mi plato principal constaba de una pizza pequeña cubierta con rodajas de pepperoni. Estuvo delectable, especialmente la corteza. This afternoon I installed a new spigot for the outdoor shower.
Esta tarde yo instalé una llave nueva para la ducha afuera. Dinner of 8/24/2023 consisted of a Belgian Blue burger-steak accompanied by a salad of cucumber, tomato, red cabbage, green cabbage, sliced avocado, and some olives in a tangy vinaigrette.
La cena del 24/8/2023 consistía de un bistec de res molida de azul belga acompañado de una ensalada de pepino, tomate, repollo rojo, repollo verde, aguacate en rodajas y unas olivas, todos de cuales estaban cubiertos con una vinagreta ácida. A sliced red apple sprinkled with cinnamon and accompanied by a spoonful of Greek yogurt.
Una manzana roja en rodajas espolvoreada con canela y acompañada de una cucharada de yogur griego.
8/25/2023: Today began in the low 70s and warmed into the mid 90s. Mostly sunny.
Early morning of 8/25/2023 in the most southeastern field.
La madrugada del 25/8/2023 en el campo más sureste. Sunrise in the easternmost pasture.
El amanecer en el pasto más este. Lunch of 8/25/2023: A taco salad covered with ground Belgian Blue beef, sliced avocado, fresh tomato, green salsa, taquera salsa, and sour cream.
El almuerzo de 25/8/2023: Una ensalada de taco cubierta con res molida de azul belga, aguacate en rodajas, tomate fresco, salsa verde, salsa taquera y crema ácida. Dinner of 8/25/2023 consisted of a filet and a half of oven-roasted tuna, a filet of oven-roasted salmon, and a green salad made by Padre.
La cena del 25/8/2023 consistía de un filete y media de atún al horno, un filete de salmón al horno y una ensalada verde hecha por mi padre. A dessert of a sliced apple sprinkled with cinnamon and accompanied by a dollop of Greek yogurt.
Un postre de una manzana en rodajas espolvoreada con canela y acompañada de una cucharada de yogur griego.
8/26/2023: Today began in the low 70s and warmed into the mid 90s. Mostly sunny.
Dawn of 8/26/2023.
El amanecer del 26/8/2023. The Master Blend freezer room on the morning of 8/26/2023.
El cuarto de los congeladores de Master Blend en la mañana del 26/8/2023. A dessert of a sliced red apple sprinkled with cinnamon and accompanied by a spoonful of Greek yogurt.
Un postre de una manzana roja en rodajas espolvoreada con canela y acompañada de una cucharada de yogur griego. A picture of the process of turning the cow’s feed (to make it more palatable).
Una foto del proceso de girando la comida de las vacas (para hacerla más comestible). This is the BBQ pizza that I made in the evening of 8/26/2023. The crust consisted of sourdough. On top of that dough, I put mozzarella cheese, Parmesan cheese, and of course, a little bit of BBQ sauce.
Esta es una pizza de barbacoa que yo hice en la noche del 26/8/2023. La corteza consistía de masa madre. Encima de la masa, yo puse queso mozzarella, queso parmesano, y por supuesto, un poco de salsa barbacoa. The plated dinner: A slice of BBQ pizza accompanied by a green salad of arugula and Romaine lettuce in a Balsamic vinaigrette.
La cena emplatada: Un pedazo de pizza barbacoa acompañado de una ensalada verde de rúcula y lechuga romana en una vinagreta balsámica. A dessert of a sliced red apple sprinkled with cinnamon and accompanied by a spoonful of Greek yogurt.
Un postre de una manzana roja en rodajas espolvoreada con canela y acompañada de una cucharada de yogur griego.
Final Note: This week, the teacher of my Organizational Communications class asked an innocent question “If you could time travel, what date would you travel to and why?” To it, I gave the following over-the-top response:
Time travel is a tricky ability with very limited use. I’m not referring to the way that it can alter timelines or anything like that. The fact of the matter is this: Our earth, solar system, and galaxy are all moving. Thus, time traveling to any date while my own position remains the same would place me in the middle of outer space.
I would, however, still utilize my ability, and I’d do so as any responsible human being would. On the day of my expected death, I would take a big drink of cyanobacteria-inundated seawater and leap back in time to September 22nd in the year of 13.83 billion BCE. There, I would witness the birth of the universe, I’d meet the Creator if there is one, and if not, my corpse would become a creator in its own right with just enough smidgens of DNA, RNA, and/or cyanobacteria surviving the incredible heat of the early universe to provide material for future life.
Thanks for the question, it gave me plenty of mental entertainment for my trip home from class.
– Jacob
I guarantee that’s about as original answer as your professor ever received, who comes up with something like that, thanks for sharing, sometimes reading the blog is like traveling through time in its own right