Archive for March, 2009
Am I Really Writing About American Idol?
My recap of tonight’s Top 9 episode of American Idol. Very karaoke-ly tonight, but some standout performances from Adam and Kris.
Panic Sets In
The day started out well enough: coffee and email and a little bit of WoW, then I caught the 21-Hayes down to the Ferry Building to meet my friend, Will, his friend, J.P., and the farmer’s market. But when I got off the bus, something didn’t seem right. None of the food in the booths ...Read more.
Earthquake…
Did you feel it? 4.4 near Morgan Hill.
Railroad Barons and Silver Kings – Stairway Walk 3
View Album Get your own The weather was perfect for Stairway Walk – Railroad Barons and Stairway King! Sunny with just a slight breeze, kept things warm but not too sweaty! My intrepid walkers showed up at the appointed time and we waited a little while for any stragglers. As we made our way around ...Read more.
Dead Shark
I always find weird things on the sidewalk when I’m walking home. This poor shark won’t be eating again anytime soon.
One Skillet Dijon-Balsamic Potatoes with Shrimp
Take three large potatoes, two onions, and cut them up small. take half a stick or butter and a generous amount of olive oil and heat them up in a big pan, melt the butter, then add the onions. OK, the onions are soft (and well salted), and in the meantime, I’ve blasted the potatoes ...Read more.
Gustatorial Alchemy – Turning Sour to Sweet
This article on CNN: But after chewing the fruit and rubbing the pulp against the tongue, the berry, known by a promising name — “miracle fruit” or Synsepalum dulcificum — releases a sweetening potency that alters the taste buds. For about 15 to 30 minutes, everything sour is sweet. Lemons lose their zing and taste ...Read more.
A Life Filled With Mundane Joy
I went with Will, Bruin, and Jason to IKEA yesterday in a ziptruck. Will and Bruin just moved out of their million-dollar-view apartment into something nearby but smaller, with a quarter-million-dollar-view, and they wanted to get an armoire and other storage stuff. So the four of us piled into the cab of the Tacoma King ...Read more.
Exquisite Corpse, V76.2
Thanks for everyone who played this round of Everybody’s Favorite Online Collaborative Poetry Game™ – Exquisite Corpse: Paulo (bearginner) and fatfairies Get up and dance, and move with Springtime’s love Lie down and love, and dance with Springtime’s move Roll over and smile, and flirt with Springtime’s mate Current Mood: chipper
Playing Catch-up
Wednesday evening I simmered these tasty and slightly spicy falafel I bought at Costco recently in a tomato sauce I made with caramelized onion and bell peppers, a few dashes of Tapatío, a splash of Cabernet Sauvignon, salt and pepper, and just a tiny shake of ground celery seed. I topped it with some incredible ...Read more.
Exquisite Corpse, V76.1 redux
So, I’m still running a round of Everyone’s Favorite Online Collaborative Poetry Game™ – Exquisite Corpse here. Go play. You know you want to.
Answers, Answers – Question 7
I remember you always singing and always doing the pie song at Fiesta. Do you plan on doing anything with your voice? The Fraternal Order of Cyber-Amish is the “religion” that I founded back in 1998 in Tuscon, Arizona, at the local bear club’s run, Fiesta de Los Osos. A simple afternoon’s coffee and dessert ...Read more.
