Nasher Sculpture Center (Dallas, Texas)

Nasher Sculpture Center is home to the exhibition, study, and preservation of modern sculpture & contemporary sculpture.  "The collection – which numbers more than three hundred sculptures together with twentieth-century paintings and drawings – rotate in thematic installations throughout the Center’s seamless blend of indoor and outdoor exhibition spaces: an elegant, light-filled 55,000 ft2 building ... and a spacious garden."  ~ http://www.nashersculpturecenter.org

Nasher Sculpture Center & Dallas Museum of Art are just across each other and a combined ticket can be purchased.  The few photos below are only from the Center since clicking pictures in the vast 4-story Museum of Art was not allowed.  I did not note descriptions of all the pieces, so you'll just have to guess what it's about...

Keep guessing ...  :-)

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Fort Worth Stockyards

Fort Worth Stockyards is a national historic district and the area has many shops, restaurants, night clubs, rodeos, stock shows, historical landmarks and events.  Here are just few of the photos I clicked out of the 4-hours of walking around the place!

Fort Worth Stockyards

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Dallas Zoo, Texas

"The Dallas Zoo was founded in 1888, making it the first zoological park in the Southwest." ...
"With 106 acres to explore, thousands of animals to visit, and a huge variety of family activities, the Dallas Zoo is enormously entertaining!" ...
"Welcome to the Largest Zoological Experience in Texas!"
~ Dallas Zoo


Below are pictures and my review of my trip to the Dallas Zoo in Texas

Seeing an animal like this for the first time.  These are called Okapi ... ok, so this is what happens when a Giraffe mates with a Zebra? hehe :P

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Dallas Arboretum & Botanical Gardens

"The Dallas Arboretum, one of the most beautiful outdoor attractions in Dallas, features 66-acres of spectacular display gardens that showcase incredible seasonal flowers, ornamental shrubs, trees and plant collections in a serene setting on White Rock Lake." - http://www.dallasarboretum.org

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Humor: Attorney-Witness Disorder in American Court!

These are from a book called 'Disorder in the American Courts' and are things people actually said in court, word for word, taken down and now published by court reporters that had the torment of staying calm while these exchanges were actually taking place. 

(Lawyers are not going to like them!)
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ATTORNEY: This myasthenia gravis, does it affect your memory at all?
WITNESS: Yes.
ATTORNEY: And in what ways does it affect your memory?
WITNESS: I forget.
ATTORNEY: You forget? Can you give us an example of something you forgot?- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

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Stuffed Eggplant Potato Onion Curry (Bharwan Baingan Aloo Pyaaz Sabji)

In this bharvan baingan aloo pyaaz sabzi made with Maharashtrian style gravy, instead of all three vegetables any single vegetable can also be used.  Below I have posted the original recipe of Stuffed Eggplant Potato Onion Curry (Bharwan Baingan Aloo Pyaaz Sabji) from Shobha Indani's cookbook 'Swad Sugandh', but keeping everything else as it is, I have cooked only with eggplants (aka brinjal / aubergine), making bharwan baingan here.  This stuffed eggplant sabji (bharvan baigan) with Maharashtrian flavor is very different from the Hyderabadi specialty stuffed eggplants (bangara baingan).

What you need:

For paste:	For sabji:
1 Tbsp Oil	6 small Onions
3 whole Dry Red Chillies	6 small Eggplants (I used 5 though)
1 Bay Leaf	6 small parboiled Potatoes
2 pcs Cinnamon Sticks	2 Tbsp Oil
2 Cloves
2 Cardamoms	For tempering:
1 cup thinly sliced Onion	½ tsp Mustard Seeds
5 cloves Garlic	½ tsp Cumin Seeds
1 tsp grated Ginger	Pinch Asafoetida
2 Tbsp chopped Cilantro
2 Tbsp grated & lightly roasted Dry Coconut	For garnishing:
1 Tbsp roasted Sesame Seeds	1 Tbsp chopped Cilantro
1 Tbsp Khus-Khus (Poppy Seeds) *I didn't use*	1 Tbsp grated Coconut
¼ cup roasted & shelled Peanuts
½ tsp Turmeric Powder
2 tsp Red Chilly Powder	Serves: 4 – 6
1 Tbsp Coriander-Cumin Powder
½ tsp Garam Masala
Salt to taste (I used 1 tsp)

ingredients for bharwan baingan, bharwan aloo, bharwan pyaaz ki sabji

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Poetry: Ah, Love!

I'm not sure if the meaning in this poem is clear, but here's another one I wrote 8 years ago.
Looking back at it now, I feel like such a nutcase, haha.

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