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Soap Drying Rack

The Use And Abuse Of Facebook

Portraits: Ronald Reagan

Tuolumne Meadows Wilderness Center

BattleShots!

Orange Liqueur Taste Test

Velda’s Ahi Wraps

Soap Drying Rack

Portraits: Franklin D Roosevelt

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Most Read Posts From Year One

Smokey does not mess around. When he says the danger is extreme, believe him.

I debate with myself about the value of this blog at times. After all, I spend a lot of time thinking, writing, formatting … doing.

When I review the posts I’ve written over the year, though, and have to discard posts that I am really proud of in order to only show 15 posts, I know my effort is not in vain.

Here are my favorite posts from 2016. Please, enjoy!

A Family Heirloom

Auto-Updating & Patience

Book Review: Harry Potter and the Cursed Child Parts 1 and 2

Choosing A President: 1824

Yeah. We voted at this place.

Do All Lives Matter?

I’m Exhausted

The Board Chronicles: California Avocado Festival 2016

Mrs M’s New Booth: # 4

My Left Kneecap

Soap: At Long Last

Soap Drying Rack

Why? You Ask Why?

When Nature Fights Back: A Special Edition of The Board Chronicles

Why? You Ask Why?

You Get Your News Where?

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My Favorite Posts From 2015

My Favorite Posts From 2014

My Favorite Posts From 2013

These are the most viewed posts on MowryJournal.com in 2016. People from 150 countries visited this blog this year!

Six of these posts were not on this list last year, and 3 of the posts are new posts written this year. All of these posts have gone viral in one way or another, generating much interest beyond those directly in my normal, ever-increasing circle of readers.

There are 2 of Velda’s exceptional recipes here: try them, if you haven’t already. I promise you won’t regret it! It’s worthy of note that her Wild Mushroom Cobbler was this blog’s # 1 most read post for the last 2 years … until it was unseated by this year’s story about my new dust collection system. Apparently, there are more woodworkers wanting cleaner shops than cooks wanting to cook with mushrooms? If so, I very much regret it.

I focus on the recipe, of course, in the hopes that Mrs M will find time in her busy schedule to make that spectacular dish again in the near future. Maybe a little competitive spirit will inspire her.

My final observation is that I have no idea why my articles about the 18th, 36th, 2nd, 40th & 42nd Presidents are among the most read, nor why they are viewed more often than, say, my portrait of the 26th President. If nothing else, I’ve proven this year that I don’t understand politics that well.

But then, after this year, who can say they do?

In 2017, the portrait of the 44th President should be unveiled, which will then give me opportunity to update this series. Good: I already have one blog post planned for 2017!

Installing Oneida’s V3000 Dust Collection System

Wild Mushroom Cobbler

Portraits: Ulysses S Grant

Soap Drying Rack

Wild Mushroom Cobbler

Tuolumne Meadows Wilderness Center

Mrs M’s New Booth: # 4

The Use and Abuse of Facebook

Portraits: Ronald Reagan

Velda’s Ahi Wraps

Portraits: Bill Clinton

Ulysses S Grant, Official White House Portrait

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The Best of MowryJournal 2015

The Best of MowryJournal 2014

The Best of MowryJournal 2013

The Best of MowryJournal 2012

Installing Oneida’s V3000 Dust Collection System

MowryJournal.com is now 4!

Only one of my favorite posts from this past year also appeared on the “most read” list that was posted yesterday … and that post was about installing my new Dust Collection System. This post was linked by a reader on the woodworking Reddit forum, and it went viral from there.

I’m happy that many people found that post worthwhile, but I’m actually a lot more excited that the V3000 has made such a huge improvement in the air quality in the shop! That’s why that installation was so important; the blog post just documented that importance, and other people are interested. That’s a good thing.

The first 2 threads that I see in this collection of favorite posts are that I like writing about learning, and I’m doing a lot in the ~~garage~~ woodshop.

And I don’t see those trends changing any time soon.

Just like the other common thread that’s here: family. Also, not changing any time soon. Right?

Here are my favorite blog posts from the past 12 months. If you missed some of these good reads along the way, please enjoy!

13 Things Learned In The Shop Last Weekend

Five Things I Didn’t Know About The Confederate Flag

Things I Learned Watching The Superbowl

How Far We’ve Come

Ten Things That Will Disappear In My Lifetime

Mrs M’s New Booth: # 4

My Left Kneecap

My Mother, Who Is Grand

The Board Chronicles: California Strawberry Festival 2016

The Nearly Lost Recipe

The View From The Hubble Telescope

Things I Learned At The Street Fair, 2015

Things I Learned Watching The Superbowl

Why? You Ask Why?

You Get Your News Where?

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My Favorite Posts From Year 3

My Favorite Posts From Year 2

My Favorite Posts From Year 1

Wild Mushroom Cobbler

“The winner … and STILL champeen … Wild Mushroom Cobbler!”

For the 3rd year in row, Velda’s recipe has been the most read post on MowryJournal.com. Two quick facts result:

If you haven’t made this recipe yet, then you are missing out.
Velda made this recipe only once this past year, and I’m the poorer for it.

Here are the most read posts from MowryJournal.com’s 4th year:

Wild Mushroom Cobbler

Portraits: Ulysses S Grant

Ulysses S Grant, Official White House Portrait

Roasted Sweet Potatoes with Smoked Paprika

Velda’s Ahi Wraps

Portraits: Ronald Reagan

Orange Liqueur Taste Test

Portraits: Woodrow Wilson

Portraits: Bill Clinton

The Use and Abuse of Facebook

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Installing The Oneida V3000 Dust Collection System

Most Read Posts From Year One

When I started this blog, I promised that the topics would be varied.

Check.

Since I’m spending a lot of time in the ~~garage~~ woodshop lately, there’s been more of a focus on woodworking this year than in year’s past, but even with limited time, I managed to do some exploration into genetics, history, food and prognostication. If you haven’t read these articles, please do. I believe you will enjoy them!

Chicken With Morels

Five Things I Didn’t Know About The Confederate Flag

I Am A Ginger

My Mother, Who Is Grand

Ten Things That Will Disappear In My Lifetime

The Big 26.2

The Board Chronicles: Fine Craft Show

The Board Chronicles: Santa’s Art Shop

The Nearly Lost Recipe

Things I Learned At The Street Fair, 2015

Things To Do When Velda Is Sick

Velda’s Kitchen: The Dark Side

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My Favorite Posts From 2014

My Favorite Posts From 2013

These are the most viewed posts of 2015. The blog had visitors from 149 countries this year.

Velda will be happy that her recipe for Wild Mushroom Cobbler is the most viewed post of the year. For that matter, a great many people will be happy after they follow her recipe. Now, if I could just get her to do so again….

These postings are about equally split between Velda’s recipes, my portraits series about the American President, my series on the National Parks, and then a few odds and ends from MrsMowry and myself.

If you haven’t read any of these before, please enjoy. After all, they are the most popular things published on MowryJournal.com this year!

Wild Mushroom Cobbler

Portraits: Bill Clinton

Portraits: Ulysses S Grant

How To Be Unemployable