{"id":6693,"date":"2021-10-24T11:11:00","date_gmt":"2021-10-24T16:11:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/benpollock.com\/brick\/?page_id=6693"},"modified":"2023-07-06T12:50:25","modified_gmt":"2023-07-06T17:50:25","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/benpollock.com\/brick\/","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignfull is-position-center-center\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim-30 has-background-dim\"><\/span><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"500\" data-attachment-id=\"6777\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/benpollock.com\/brick\/home\/windsorparkvelour-acme-brick-2000x500-1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/benpollock.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/WindsorParkVelour-Acme-Brick-2000x500-1.jpeg\" data-orig-size=\"2000,500\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"WindsorParkVelour-Acme-Brick-2000&amp;#215;500-1\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;with permission of Acme Brick Co.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/benpollock.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/WindsorParkVelour-Acme-Brick-2000x500-1-300x75.jpeg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/benpollock.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/WindsorParkVelour-Acme-Brick-2000x500-1-1024x256.jpeg\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-6777\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/benpollock.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/WindsorParkVelour-Acme-Brick-2000x500-1.jpeg\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/benpollock.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/WindsorParkVelour-Acme-Brick-2000x500-1.jpeg 2000w, https:\/\/benpollock.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/WindsorParkVelour-Acme-Brick-2000x500-1-300x75.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/benpollock.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/WindsorParkVelour-Acme-Brick-2000x500-1-1024x256.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/benpollock.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/WindsorParkVelour-Acme-Brick-2000x500-1-150x38.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/benpollock.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/WindsorParkVelour-Acme-Brick-2000x500-1-768x192.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/benpollock.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/WindsorParkVelour-Acme-Brick-2000x500-1-1536x384.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/benpollock.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/WindsorParkVelour-Acme-Brick-2000x500-1-1200x300.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/benpollock.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/WindsorParkVelour-Acme-Brick-2000x500-1-1980x495.jpeg 1980w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-larger-font-size\"><strong>Brick<\/strong>: Muse on News by Ben S. Pollock<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__list is-grid columns-2 has-dates wp-block-latest-posts\"><li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/benpollock.com\/brick\/2026\/03\/rebels-causes\/\" aria-label=\"Rebel with a Load of Causes\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"580\" height=\"326\" src=\"https:\/\/benpollock.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/Triumph-6T-650cc-Thunderbird-1950-16x9-640x360-1.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Marlon Brando&#039;s character Johnny rode a 1950 Triumph 6T 650cc Thunderbird motorcycle, like this, in 1953&#039;s &quot;The Wild One.&quot;\" style=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/benpollock.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/Triumph-6T-650cc-Thunderbird-1950-16x9-640x360-1.jpeg 640w, https:\/\/benpollock.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/Triumph-6T-650cc-Thunderbird-1950-16x9-640x360-1-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/benpollock.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/Triumph-6T-650cc-Thunderbird-1950-16x9-640x360-1-150x84.jpeg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" data-attachment-id=\"8333\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/benpollock.com\/brick\/triumph-6t-650cc-thunderbird-1950-16x9-640x360\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/benpollock.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/Triumph-6T-650cc-Thunderbird-1950-16x9-640x360-1.jpeg\" data-orig-size=\"640,360\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1774105671&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Triumph 6T 650cc Thunderbird 1950 16&amp;#215;9 640&amp;#215;360\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Triumph_6T_650_cc_Thunderbird_1950.jpg &lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Marlon Brando rode a Triumph Thunderbird 6T in &lt;em&gt;The Wild One&lt;\/em&gt;. Photo: Wikimedia Commons&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/benpollock.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/Triumph-6T-650cc-Thunderbird-1950-16x9-640x360-1-300x169.jpeg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/benpollock.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/Triumph-6T-650cc-Thunderbird-1950-16x9-640x360-1.jpeg\" \/><\/a><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/benpollock.com\/brick\/2026\/03\/rebels-causes\/\">Rebel with a Load of Causes<\/a><time datetime=\"2026-03-24T11:11:00-05:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">March 24, 2026<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">An Editor\u2019s Note For all my love of words, I&#8217;m lousy at protest signs. Six maybe eight words is perfect. Pickets are a lot like billboards. You&#8217;re driving by, so highway ads need to be sparse for comprehension. That&#8217;s the same with demonstrations, where picketers stand on a sidewalk as cars whiz by. The No\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/benpollock.com\/brick\/2026\/03\/rebels-causes\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Rebel with a Load of Causes<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/benpollock.com\/brick\/2026\/02\/george\/\" aria-label=\"By George, a Two-Way Sobriquet\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"580\" height=\"326\" src=\"https:\/\/benpollock.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/Uncle-George-centered-still-16x9-was-PDF-1024x576.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Alfred Wolf Pollock (1905-1985), older brother to Ben S. Pollock Sr.\" style=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/benpollock.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/Uncle-George-centered-still-16x9-was-PDF-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/benpollock.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/Uncle-George-centered-still-16x9-was-PDF-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/benpollock.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/Uncle-George-centered-still-16x9-was-PDF-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/benpollock.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/Uncle-George-centered-still-16x9-was-PDF-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/benpollock.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/Uncle-George-centered-still-16x9-was-PDF-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/benpollock.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/Uncle-George-centered-still-16x9-was-PDF-2048x1152.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/benpollock.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/Uncle-George-centered-still-16x9-was-PDF-1200x675.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/benpollock.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/Uncle-George-centered-still-16x9-was-PDF-1980x1114.jpg 1980w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" data-attachment-id=\"8321\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/benpollock.com\/brick\/uncle-george-centered-still-16x9-was-pdf\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/benpollock.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/Uncle-George-centered-still-16x9-was-PDF-scaled.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1440\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Uncle George centered still 16&amp;#215;9 was PDF\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Alfred Wolf Pollock (1905-1985), older brother to Ben S. Pollock Sr.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/benpollock.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/Uncle-George-centered-still-16x9-was-PDF-300x169.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/benpollock.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/Uncle-George-centered-still-16x9-was-PDF-1024x576.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/benpollock.com\/brick\/2026\/02\/george\/\">By George, a Two-Way Sobriquet<\/a><time datetime=\"2026-02-24T11:11:00-06:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">February 24, 2026<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">An Awkward Salute to Black History Month My late Uncle George was a funny guy. That&#8217;s how he thought of himself and how his friends and community saw him, too. He was quick with a quip, usually smutty. He kept these jokes out of my earshot until I reached high school. I was crazy about\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/benpollock.com\/brick\/2026\/02\/george\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: By George, a Two-Way Sobriquet<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/benpollock.com\/brick\/2026\/01\/seven-deadlies\/\" aria-label=\"Go and Din Some More\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"580\" height=\"326\" src=\"https:\/\/benpollock.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/UA-Law-students-rally-012026-1024x576.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Following a march through the University of Arkansas campus Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2026, UA Law students and supporters gathered for a rally.\" style=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/benpollock.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/UA-Law-students-rally-012026-1024x576.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/benpollock.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/UA-Law-students-rally-012026-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/benpollock.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/UA-Law-students-rally-012026-150x84.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/benpollock.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/UA-Law-students-rally-012026-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/benpollock.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/UA-Law-students-rally-012026-1536x864.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/benpollock.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/UA-Law-students-rally-012026-1200x675.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/benpollock.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/UA-Law-students-rally-012026.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" data-attachment-id=\"8297\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/benpollock.com\/brick\/ua-law-students-rally-012026\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/benpollock.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/UA-Law-students-rally-012026.jpeg\" data-orig-size=\"1920,1080\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"UA Law students rally 012026\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo by Ben Pollock&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Following a march through the University of Arkansas campus Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2026, UA Law students and supporters gathered for a rally supporting academic freedom and opposing political intrusion in the appointment of their dean.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/benpollock.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/UA-Law-students-rally-012026-300x169.jpeg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/benpollock.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/UA-Law-students-rally-012026-1024x576.jpeg\" \/><\/a><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/benpollock.com\/brick\/2026\/01\/seven-deadlies\/\">Go and Din Some More<\/a><time datetime=\"2026-01-21T11:11:00-06:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">January 21, 2026<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">For a year, most Ivy League schools plus a few public universities like Virginia have been pressured directly by the Trump administration. For the University of Arkansas, Trump&#8217;s impact has been serious but less direct &#8211; mainly threats of federal budget cuts to research, scholarship and other grants, and also re-imagining civil rights legislation to\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/benpollock.com\/brick\/2026\/01\/seven-deadlies\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Go and Din Some More<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/benpollock.com\/brick\/2025\/12\/presumptive\/\" aria-label=\"How Presumptive Thou Art\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"580\" height=\"326\" src=\"https:\/\/benpollock.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/12-days-Hanukkah-1920x1080-122425-1024x576.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Twelve Hanukkah candles plus the shammash helper candle are arranged on a typical nine-spot menorah.\" style=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/benpollock.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/12-days-Hanukkah-1920x1080-122425-1024x576.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/benpollock.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/12-days-Hanukkah-1920x1080-122425-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/benpollock.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/12-days-Hanukkah-1920x1080-122425-150x84.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/benpollock.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/12-days-Hanukkah-1920x1080-122425-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/benpollock.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/12-days-Hanukkah-1920x1080-122425-1536x864.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/benpollock.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/12-days-Hanukkah-1920x1080-122425-1200x675.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/benpollock.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/12-days-Hanukkah-1920x1080-122425.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" data-attachment-id=\"8220\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/benpollock.com\/brick\/12-days-hanukkah-1920x1080-122425\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/benpollock.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/12-days-Hanukkah-1920x1080-122425.jpeg\" data-orig-size=\"1920,1080\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.6&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 13 mini&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1766520126&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;5.1&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.016666666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"12 days Hanukkah 1920&amp;#215;1080 122425\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Twelve Hanukkah candles plus the shammash helper candle are arrayed on a typical nine-spot menorah.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/benpollock.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/12-days-Hanukkah-1920x1080-122425-300x169.jpeg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/benpollock.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/12-days-Hanukkah-1920x1080-122425-1024x576.jpeg\" \/><\/a><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/benpollock.com\/brick\/2025\/12\/presumptive\/\">How Presumptive Thou Art<\/a><time datetime=\"2025-12-26T11:11:00-06:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">December 26, 2025<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Holidays and Holy Days I&#8217;d like to thank the governor, the honorable Sarah Huckabee Sanders, for giving my colleagues in Arkansas state government and me Friday off, well, outside of first-responders and the like. Holiday? Actually, that was Thursday, Christmas, making this 26th of December similar to the day after Thanksgiving. That&#8217;s Black Friday, not\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/benpollock.com\/brick\/2025\/12\/presumptive\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: How Presumptive Thou Art<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/benpollock.com\/brick\/2025\/10\/top-ten-list-top-ten-commandments\/\" aria-label=\"Top Ten List of Top Ten Commandments\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"580\" height=\"326\" src=\"https:\/\/benpollock.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/our-ten-commandments-1024x576.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"One of the 500 posters of the Ten Commandments donated to the University of Arkansas, mounted at Union Station next to a defibrillator.\" style=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/benpollock.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/our-ten-commandments-1024x576.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/benpollock.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/our-ten-commandments-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/benpollock.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/our-ten-commandments-150x84.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/benpollock.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/our-ten-commandments-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/benpollock.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/our-ten-commandments-1536x864.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/benpollock.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/our-ten-commandments-1200x675.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/benpollock.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/our-ten-commandments.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" data-attachment-id=\"8198\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/benpollock.com\/brick\/our-ten-commandments\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/benpollock.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/our-ten-commandments.jpeg\" data-orig-size=\"1920,1080\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.6&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 13 mini&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1760705032&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;5.1&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;50&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0021321961620469&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"our ten commandments\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;shot by Ben Pollock on Friday, Oct. 17, 2025&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;One of the 500 posters of the Ten Commandments donated to the University of Arkansas, mounted at Union Station next to a defibrillator.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/benpollock.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/our-ten-commandments-300x169.jpeg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/benpollock.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/our-ten-commandments-1024x576.jpeg\" \/><\/a><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/benpollock.com\/brick\/2025\/10\/top-ten-list-top-ten-commandments\/\">Top Ten List of Top Ten Commandments<\/a><time datetime=\"2025-10-22T11:11:00-05:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">October 22, 2025<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Top Ten Reasons the University of Arkansas Doesn&#8217;t Need to Find Places on Campus to Nail 500 Copies of One Translation of the Ten Commandments Editor&#8217;s Note by Ben Pollock, Local 965 vice president News item: &#8220;U of A Rolls Out Ten Commandments Displays,&#8221; Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, Oct. 16, 2025, also reported by various local,\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/benpollock.com\/brick\/2025\/10\/top-ten-list-top-ten-commandments\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Top Ten List of Top Ten Commandments<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/benpollock.com\/brick\/2025\/09\/eggshells\/\" aria-label=\"Eggshells\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"580\" height=\"326\" src=\"https:\/\/benpollock.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/Erika-Kirk-at-Charlie-Kirk-Memorial-092125-whitehouse-1024x576.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Erika Kirk approaches the lectern at Charlie Kirk&#039;s memorial Sept. 21, 2025, in Glendale, Arizona. White House photo\" style=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/benpollock.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/Erika-Kirk-at-Charlie-Kirk-Memorial-092125-whitehouse-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/benpollock.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/Erika-Kirk-at-Charlie-Kirk-Memorial-092125-whitehouse-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/benpollock.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/Erika-Kirk-at-Charlie-Kirk-Memorial-092125-whitehouse-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/benpollock.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/Erika-Kirk-at-Charlie-Kirk-Memorial-092125-whitehouse-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/benpollock.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/Erika-Kirk-at-Charlie-Kirk-Memorial-092125-whitehouse-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/benpollock.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/Erika-Kirk-at-Charlie-Kirk-Memorial-092125-whitehouse-1200x675.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/benpollock.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/Erika-Kirk-at-Charlie-Kirk-Memorial-092125-whitehouse.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" data-attachment-id=\"8151\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/benpollock.com\/brick\/erika-kirk-at-charlie-kirk-memorial-092125-whitehouse\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/benpollock.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/Erika-Kirk-at-Charlie-Kirk-Memorial-092125-whitehouse.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1920,1080\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1758480180&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Erika Kirk at Charlie Kirk Memorial 092125 whitehouse\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Source: https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:G1Z19c3WsAAtHeE.jpg &lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Erika Kirk approaches the lectern at Charlie Kirk&amp;#8217;s memorial Sept. 21, 2025, in Glendale, Arizona. White House photo&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/benpollock.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/Erika-Kirk-at-Charlie-Kirk-Memorial-092125-whitehouse-300x169.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/benpollock.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/Erika-Kirk-at-Charlie-Kirk-Memorial-092125-whitehouse-1024x576.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/benpollock.com\/brick\/2025\/09\/eggshells\/\">Eggshells<\/a><time datetime=\"2025-09-23T11:11:00-05:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">September 23, 2025<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">An Editor&#8217;s Note I don&#8217;t know when I began being paranoid about job security. I&#8217;d like to think it was working for newspaper editor John R. Starr from 1985 to his retirement in 1992, because if you just read his caustic columns, who could blame me. It&#8217;s likely to be my nature, from childhood. After\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/benpollock.com\/brick\/2025\/09\/eggshells\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Eggshells<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-75 is-style-fill\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/benpollock.com\/brick\/posts\/\">See all columns<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Food Columns<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Candidly, the recipes are posted for my convenience, from which to refer via iPad in the kitchen. All are vegetarian, nearly all vegan, aka plant-based whole-food PBWF and, especially the recent ones, low to no oil. I\u2019m sure you\u2019d like them, too.<\/p>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__list is-grid columns-2 has-dates wp-block-latest-posts\"><li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/benpollock.com\/brick\/2024\/08\/friday-night-re-pabst\/\" aria-label=\"Friday Night Re-Pabst\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" src=\"https:\/\/benpollock.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/Beer-bottles-2018-Wikimedia-Commons-1920x1080-1-300x169.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"4 empty beer bottles, each a different color\" style=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/benpollock.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/Beer-bottles-2018-Wikimedia-Commons-1920x1080-1-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/benpollock.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/Beer-bottles-2018-Wikimedia-Commons-1920x1080-1-1024x576.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/benpollock.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/Beer-bottles-2018-Wikimedia-Commons-1920x1080-1-150x84.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/benpollock.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/Beer-bottles-2018-Wikimedia-Commons-1920x1080-1-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/benpollock.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/Beer-bottles-2018-Wikimedia-Commons-1920x1080-1-1536x864.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/benpollock.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/Beer-bottles-2018-Wikimedia-Commons-1920x1080-1-1200x675.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/benpollock.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/Beer-bottles-2018-Wikimedia-Commons-1920x1080-1.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" data-attachment-id=\"7916\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/benpollock.com\/brick\/beer-bottles-2018-wikimedia-commons-1920x1080\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/benpollock.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/Beer-bottles-2018-Wikimedia-Commons-1920x1080-1.jpeg\" data-orig-size=\"1920,1080\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1722599454&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Beer bottles 2018 Wikimedia Commons 1920&amp;#215;1080\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Source: https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Beer_bottles_2018_G1.jpg&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo by George Chernilevsky, public domain, Wikimedia Commons&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/benpollock.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/Beer-bottles-2018-Wikimedia-Commons-1920x1080-1-300x169.jpeg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/benpollock.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/Beer-bottles-2018-Wikimedia-Commons-1920x1080-1-1024x576.jpeg\" \/><\/a><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/benpollock.com\/brick\/2024\/08\/friday-night-re-pabst\/\">Friday Night Re-Pabst<\/a><time datetime=\"2024-08-03T11:11:00-05:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">August 3, 2024<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">DIY Michelada Is Superior Several years ago I came across a curious cookbook. It comprised workable, simple and healthy vegan recipes but as a parody of a diet book, The Taco Cleanse: The Tortilla-Based Diet Proven to Change Your Life.\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/benpollock.com\/brick\/2024\/08\/friday-night-re-pabst\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Friday Night Re-Pabst<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/benpollock.com\/brick\/2024\/07\/clean-beans\/\" aria-label=\"Clean Beans\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" src=\"https:\/\/benpollock.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/Baked-Beans-as-remembered-but-cleaner-070724-300x169.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"Nearly all the ingredients for Clean Beans in a 2-quart Dutch oven\" style=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/benpollock.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/Baked-Beans-as-remembered-but-cleaner-070724-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/benpollock.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/Baked-Beans-as-remembered-but-cleaner-070724-1024x576.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/benpollock.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/Baked-Beans-as-remembered-but-cleaner-070724-150x84.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/benpollock.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/Baked-Beans-as-remembered-but-cleaner-070724-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/benpollock.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/Baked-Beans-as-remembered-but-cleaner-070724-1536x864.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/benpollock.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/Baked-Beans-as-remembered-but-cleaner-070724-1200x675.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/benpollock.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/Baked-Beans-as-remembered-but-cleaner-070724.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" data-attachment-id=\"7889\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/benpollock.com\/brick\/baked-beans-as-remembered-but-cleaner-070724\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/benpollock.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/Baked-Beans-as-remembered-but-cleaner-070724.jpeg\" data-orig-size=\"1920,1080\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Baked Beans as remembered but cleaner 070724\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Nearly all the ingredients for Clean Beans in a 2-quart Dutch oven&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/benpollock.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/Baked-Beans-as-remembered-but-cleaner-070724-300x169.jpeg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/benpollock.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/Baked-Beans-as-remembered-but-cleaner-070724-1024x576.jpeg\" \/><\/a><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/benpollock.com\/brick\/2024\/07\/clean-beans\/\">Clean Beans<\/a><time datetime=\"2024-07-09T11:11:00-05:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">July 9, 2024<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">The goal for Memorial Day extending to the Fourth of July this year was a recipe for baked beans tasting as I remember Mom opening a can or two and heating them, but also vegan and zero to low oil.\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/benpollock.com\/brick\/2024\/07\/clean-beans\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Clean Beans<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/benpollock.com\/brick\/2024\/07\/ozarkonomiyaki\/\" aria-label=\"Ozarkonomiyaki\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" src=\"https:\/\/benpollock.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/okonomiyaki-ready-to-serve-16x9-1-300x169.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"Okonomiyaki patties ready to serve\" style=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/benpollock.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/okonomiyaki-ready-to-serve-16x9-1-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/benpollock.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/okonomiyaki-ready-to-serve-16x9-1-1024x576.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/benpollock.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/okonomiyaki-ready-to-serve-16x9-1-150x84.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/benpollock.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/okonomiyaki-ready-to-serve-16x9-1-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/benpollock.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/okonomiyaki-ready-to-serve-16x9-1-1536x864.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/benpollock.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/okonomiyaki-ready-to-serve-16x9-1-1200x675.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/benpollock.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/okonomiyaki-ready-to-serve-16x9-1.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" data-attachment-id=\"7907\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/benpollock.com\/brick\/okonomiyaki-ready-to-serve-16x9\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/benpollock.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/okonomiyaki-ready-to-serve-16x9-1.jpeg\" data-orig-size=\"1920,1080\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"okonomiyaki ready to serve 16&amp;#215;9\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Okonomiyaki patties ready to serve. They started with 4 minutes a side on medium heat, then another 2-3 minutes per side to make them crispier.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/benpollock.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/okonomiyaki-ready-to-serve-16x9-1-300x169.jpeg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/benpollock.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/okonomiyaki-ready-to-serve-16x9-1-1024x576.jpeg\" \/><\/a><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/benpollock.com\/brick\/2024\/07\/ozarkonomiyaki\/\">Ozarkonomiyaki<\/a><time datetime=\"2024-07-07T11:11:00-05:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">July 7, 2024<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Japanese-style savory vegan pancake (okonomiyaki) with everyday ingredients Okonomiyaki (Japanese more or less for &#8220;grilled to your liking&#8221;) is a thick pancake with a lot of regional variations. Most recipes online indicate they&#8217;re usually savory, loaded with vegetables but no\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/benpollock.com\/brick\/2024\/07\/ozarkonomiyaki\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Ozarkonomiyaki<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/benpollock.com\/brick\/2023\/11\/sheet-casserole\/\" aria-label=\"Full Casserole on a Sheet\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" src=\"https:\/\/benpollock.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/potato-varieties-Wikipedia-Commons-1920x1080-1-300x169.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"Several varieties of potatoes\" style=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/benpollock.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/potato-varieties-Wikipedia-Commons-1920x1080-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/benpollock.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/potato-varieties-Wikipedia-Commons-1920x1080-1-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/benpollock.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/potato-varieties-Wikipedia-Commons-1920x1080-1-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/benpollock.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/potato-varieties-Wikipedia-Commons-1920x1080-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/benpollock.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/potato-varieties-Wikipedia-Commons-1920x1080-1-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/benpollock.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/potato-varieties-Wikipedia-Commons-1920x1080-1-1200x675.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/benpollock.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/potato-varieties-Wikipedia-Commons-1920x1080-1.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" data-attachment-id=\"7687\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/benpollock.com\/brick\/potato-varieties-wikipedia-commons-1920x1080\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/benpollock.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/potato-varieties-Wikipedia-Commons-1920x1080-1.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1920,1080\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"potato varieties Wikipedia Commons 1920&amp;#215;1080\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Source: https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Patates.jpg &lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo credit: U.S. Agricultural Research Service&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/benpollock.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/potato-varieties-Wikipedia-Commons-1920x1080-1-300x169.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/benpollock.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/potato-varieties-Wikipedia-Commons-1920x1080-1-1024x576.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/benpollock.com\/brick\/2023\/11\/sheet-casserole\/\">Full Casserole on a Sheet<\/a><time datetime=\"2023-11-25T11:11:00-06:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">November 25, 2023<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">One rule my wife and I have picked up for pot-luck suppers in our whole-food plant-based decade is &#8220;bring an entree.&#8221; We vegans seem to live on sides and salads, but in a communal room with a table of platters,\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/benpollock.com\/brick\/2023\/11\/sheet-casserole\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Full Casserole on a Sheet<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-75 is-style-fill\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/benpollock.com\/brick\/category\/kook-cooks\/\" style=\"border-radius:5px\" rel=\"https:\/\/benpollock.com\/brick\/category\/kook-cooks\/\">See All Food columns<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Food Columns Candidly, the recipes are posted for my convenience, from which to refer via iPad in the kitchen. 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