Imetthesewordsononepage(225)inmydictionaryandfeltaneedtowrite
somethingaboutthemastheyallsoundexoticallydelicious.
Thefirsttwoarenamesofsausages."bratwurst"referstoapork(brat)
sausage(wurst),and"Braunschweiger"isliversausagederivedfromthenameofa
placeBraunschweiger(Brunswick).Thethirdword,brawn,hasthesenseof
headcheese,anmialheadmeatsinaspic.InnorthernChina,w...[阅读全文]
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For Tim.
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(2020-07-17 13:32:30)
(2020-07-16 11:24:49)
"Dad,wearerunningoutofquinoa.CanImakebrownriceinstead?"
"Sure.Doyouknowhow?"
"Pieceofcake."
Irecentlystartedtoaskhimtousetherice-cooker,twiceaweek,aspart
ofhiseducation.Timalreadysuccessfullymadequinoaafewtimesandwas
confidenttotryhishandsonbrownrice.Theresultthatdaywasmiserable,
however:itwasrock-hard. "Howmuchwaterdidyouputinthere?"...[阅读全文]
ofhiseducation.Timalreadysuccessfullymadequinoaafewtimesandwas
confidenttotryhishandsonbrownrice.Theresultthatdaywasmiserable,
however:itwasrock-hard. "Howmuchwaterdidyouputinthere?"...[阅读全文]
(2020-07-12 16:23:42)
Natureismagical.Istartedgrowingherbsattheoldhousemid-Junewiththe
modesthopethatthroughtrialanderrorIwouldlearntheropesandfinallybe
abletosupplymyownneeds.Ohboy--whatanicesurprise!Withinamonth,Iwas
cookingwiththem.Myownparsleyandsagehaveflavoredallthedishesthatcall
forthem.Thesagehasgrownsomuchandsincemovedtoabiggerpot.AndIhave
alreadybeenlookingfornewparsleyrecipes.Eventhec...[阅读全文]
(2020-07-06 11:45:17)
13hasbeenamagicalyearsofarforTim.Thephysicalchangesseemtocome
overnight.He'sgrownalmostastallasmeandprobablyheavier.AroundMarch,he
didtwothingsthatIcouldn't:thesinglelegsquatandthe24kgkettlebellpress.In
myeyes,heisalittleboynomore. Hehashisownopinions.WhenhetoldmethatoneBJJtrainingmatewaswearing
Jocko's"DisciplineEqualsFreedom"T-shirt,Iaskedwhywouldn'th...[阅读全文]
overnight.He'sgrownalmostastallasmeandprobablyheavier.AroundMarch,he
didtwothingsthatIcouldn't:thesinglelegsquatandthe24kgkettlebellpress.In
myeyes,heisalittleboynomore. Hehashisownopinions.WhenhetoldmethatoneBJJtrainingmatewaswearing
Jocko's"DisciplineEqualsFreedom"T-shirt,Iaskedwhywouldn'th...[阅读全文]
(2020-07-03 15:33:50)
OneaddictionBillhasfallenforsincemigratingtotheWestiscoffeewhere
sugar,fat,andcaffeinejoinforceinacupofbitter-sweetrichnesstotempt
thepalateandheightenthespirit.Nothingcompares,especiallyafteracouple
ofdayswithoutit.Overtheyears,Billtriedtoquitafewtimes.Itwas
likestoppingsmokingforsomepeople:thecravingkeptcomingback.Whilehe
wassuccessfulinstayingawayfromtobacco,inAmericaatleast...[阅读全文]
sugar,fat,andcaffeinejoinforceinacupofbitter-sweetrichnesstotempt
thepalateandheightenthespirit.Nothingcompares,especiallyafteracouple
ofdayswithoutit.Overtheyears,Billtriedtoquitafewtimes.Itwas
likestoppingsmokingforsomepeople:thecravingkeptcomingback.Whilehe
wassuccessfulinstayingawayfromtobacco,inAmericaatleast...[阅读全文]
(2020-06-28 10:58:25)
Ilovecookingandcookinghasledtogardening,outofhatingwaste. MostfoodwasteinAmericahappensintheprivatekitchen,Ireadsomewhere.
Storessellinbulktomakeaprofitandnucleusworkingfamilies,forone
reasonoranother,cannotfinishwhattheybuy.Inmyhouse,freshgreenssuch
ascilantro,evenboughtinsmallpackages,canenduphalfinthetrashcan. Thishasbeenthecauseofendlessnaggingfrustrationforme.Igrewup...[阅读全文]
(2020-06-27 11:05:31)
Itwasaweekofrecovery,notfromalongrun,butfromthecumulativestress
fromworkoverthepastfewweeks.Withaswollenjaw,Icameunderattackby
avirusandfeltitforthreedaysandhadtoskiptwotrainingsessions.But
Thursday'sweight-liftingandrunwentwell.IthinkIhavebeatenthemthisround. Iwasluckytosneakinanorderforthe48kgkettlebellearlyJune.AsofSat
June27,allbellsunder176poundsatRogueFitnesshavego...[阅读全文]
(2020-06-21 08:07:15)
Ineverthoughtworkingfromhomecouldbedemanding.Pre-Covid,thethought
ofworkingremotelyalwaysconjuredupinmymindimagesofpossibilitieswitha
relaxedlifestyle:Icouldrunerrands,takecareofhouseholdwork,cooknice
meals,etc.Tosomeextent,theseweretrueuntiltwoweeksago. ThepacepickedupafterIcommittedalargechunkofcodeintothecommon
repository(themainbranchincomputerjargon)rightbeforethelastmonth<...[阅读全文]
ofworkingremotelyalwaysconjuredupinmymindimagesofpossibilitieswitha
relaxedlifestyle:Icouldrunerrands,takecareofhouseholdwork,cooknice
meals,etc.Tosomeextent,theseweretrueuntiltwoweeksago. ThepacepickedupafterIcommittedalargechunkofcodeintothecommon
repository(themainbranchincomputerjargon)rightbeforethelastmonth<...[阅读全文]
(2020-06-14 14:05:50)
(2020-06-08 11:29:56)
TimandIstartedourhiketowardMissionPeakaroundnoon.Thefirstweekend
ofMPre-opening,trafficontheOhlonesidewasmucheased.Itwasacooland
windySaturday.Afewlazyfluffycloudshangfromanazuresky.Earlysummer,
thehillshavehastilychangedintoabrightgoldencoat.Againstabluecanvas,
theylookedmajestic.
Thegrasswastall,yellow,andthick.ItremindedmeofLauraIngalls's
prairie.Asidefromthe...[阅读全文]
