Got the word today that I did not get the scholarship to Harvard I applied for ( Read more... )

When Wish and I are on the computers upstairs we sit back-to-back in the office. I cannot see what she is doing but I hear it. Lately she has been playing Sims 2 and while the people in the game are speaking in incomprehensible "sim speak", certain phrases are repeated often. Phrases like "Mow-key, mow-key, mow-key", which I have been told ( Read more... )

I would love to have something to write about but I don't, so I will write about nothing ( Read more... )

By the time I wake up tomorrow there will be a new President ... one of the advantages of living in Hawaii is that the first two-and-a-half  hours or so of the workday on the east coast occurs before I get up at 0530. I know that in the federal government nothing will really change tomorrow. It will not be a workday for anyone in Washington ( ( Read more... )

The sad death of some actors son who had epilepsy (the son, not the actor) who was also a Scientologist (the actor, and maybe the son) rekindled my interest in Scientology,  which means scanning the web for an old "South Park" episode so I can remember the doctrine (and a quick look at The Source of All True Knowledge ... Wikipedia). Got me to ( Read more... )

Nothing really relevant to post. It is raining here. Unusual for this side of the island. A cold front came through with high winds (30 MPH), but here on the leeward (not windward) side of the island we just got some gusts and some rain. Rain usually falls on the leeward side as all the moisture is squeezed out of the air as it is compressed ( Read more... )

I was lamenting the passing of a ... well, I don't know what to call it. I was driving home in slow moving traffic and as I looked over into a mini-van in the lane next to me I saw two LCD screens, one on the backs of each of the front seats, playing the identical cartoon. I knew that in the back seats were two kids quietly watching those cartoons ( Read more... )

First, just want to say hello ( Read more... )

Just trying this thing out again. I will write more if this works

Found a recipe so you could see what was in it. mine had mushrooms too.

Fermented Chili Pepper Cabbage Soup
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Kimchi Chigae is a very popular soup made with kimchi and kochujang. It is normally served in a stone pot and still boiling when served on the table. It contains kimchi as well as other ingredients such as green onion, onion, tofu, and ( Read more... )