Yum! My favorite vegetarian meal.
Tuesday, October 26, 2010
Astronauts
I like astronauts. They do important things for the human race. But why did they need an astronaut tucked into the closet in the back of our commuter plane this weekend?
The astronaut was right next to the fire extinguisher. Nothing gives you more confidence on a propeller airplane than a fire extinguisher. I mean, other than an astronaut.
I guess fire extinguishers are necessary though, because when you land, this is the extent of the fire fighting capability:
The astronaut was right next to the fire extinguisher. Nothing gives you more confidence on a propeller airplane than a fire extinguisher. I mean, other than an astronaut.
I guess fire extinguishers are necessary though, because when you land, this is the extent of the fire fighting capability:
Monday, October 18, 2010
Uninvited house guests
We haven't had cane spiders in our house for years. I don't know if these guys bite, but they're big (don't let the pic fool you, this guy had to be 2" in diameter including legs), they're ugly, and they're fast.
I found this guy on the wall on Sunday morning.
Later that evening, I found this guy in front of my car door, so I stepped on him.
Had I caught them live and put them in a glass aquarium with each other, I could have done a combat video like those Japanese Bug Wars.
I found this guy on the wall on Sunday morning.
Later that evening, I found this guy in front of my car door, so I stepped on him.
Had I caught them live and put them in a glass aquarium with each other, I could have done a combat video like those Japanese Bug Wars.
Wednesday, October 13, 2010
Pac NW, Part 4
On our last day, we skipped our typical hotel breakfast in favor of one of Guy Fieri's favorites, Voula's Offshore Cafe in the University District near UW. My wife had the special, which was chantrelle mushrooms and wild rice sauteed in white wine, butter and garlic, folded into an omelet, and served with a side of fruits and granola.
Later we went to Pike Place Public Market and walked around (and ate more)!
The flowers were beautiful.....
.....as were the peppers.
Next we went to look for the Jimi Hendrix statue on Capitol Hill
For our last meal in Seattle, we went to I Love Sushi, which was across the street from our hotel. The sushi was excellent and happy hour prices were insanely cheap. This "hairy roll" was outstanding but I had a hard time keeping a straight face when I ordered it.
Later we went to Pike Place Public Market and walked around (and ate more)!
The flowers were beautiful.....
.....as were the peppers.
Next we went to look for the Jimi Hendrix statue on Capitol Hill
For our last meal in Seattle, we went to I Love Sushi, which was across the street from our hotel. The sushi was excellent and happy hour prices were insanely cheap. This "hairy roll" was outstanding but I had a hard time keeping a straight face when I ordered it.
Pacific NW, Part 3
On Thursday we went to EMP, which is the Experience Music Project opened by Paul Allen. The exterior architecture was really neat.
And I was able to get an artsy picture of the reflection of the Space Needle off of one of the exterior walls:
Inside the EMP I have to admit that I was expecting a little more. However, the guitar tornado was kind of neat, though the guitar nerd in me noted that these were really cheap guitars and some of them had either no strings or their electronics and/or hardware stripped out:
Some of Jimi's memorabilia was there, and I thought those were cool, especially the smashed guitars:
Adjacent to the EMP was the Sci Fi museum. I'm not really a sci fi nerd, but I appreciated some of the displays like this Terminator replica.
Later on we went to Fred Meyer to shop (in appreciation for the Fred Meyer day at the Pacific Science Center). We saw some really weird pumpkins and squash - notice the one whitish pumpkin growing out of the orange one.
And I was able to get an artsy picture of the reflection of the Space Needle off of one of the exterior walls:
Inside the EMP I have to admit that I was expecting a little more. However, the guitar tornado was kind of neat, though the guitar nerd in me noted that these were really cheap guitars and some of them had either no strings or their electronics and/or hardware stripped out:
Some of Jimi's memorabilia was there, and I thought those were cool, especially the smashed guitars:
Adjacent to the EMP was the Sci Fi museum. I'm not really a sci fi nerd, but I appreciated some of the displays like this Terminator replica.
Later on we went to Fred Meyer to shop (in appreciation for the Fred Meyer day at the Pacific Science Center). We saw some really weird pumpkins and squash - notice the one whitish pumpkin growing out of the orange one.
Pacific NW, Part 2
After spending Tuesday with family and friends, we headed down to my Aunt's farm in Woodburn, Oregon. It's such a great farm. The steer mooed at us when they saw us coming.
There were also two dogs, Polly and Pounder, a barn cat, a turkey and some chickens. My kids had so much fun playing fetch with Polly. My daughter carried around the barn cat, and L and I enjoyed petting Pounder, who was loving the attention. But the highlight of the farm, at this time of year, is the tomato vineyard, where they grow the most beautiful heirloom and grape tomatoes.
The farm was especially bountiful thanks to the outstanding weather, and it was so easy to just eat these from out of the boxes in the barn.
Tomatoes aren't the only things that they grow. There were also these really yummy raspberries....
....some strawberries, buckwheat, apples, and sunflowers:
There were also two dogs, Polly and Pounder, a barn cat, a turkey and some chickens. My kids had so much fun playing fetch with Polly. My daughter carried around the barn cat, and L and I enjoyed petting Pounder, who was loving the attention. But the highlight of the farm, at this time of year, is the tomato vineyard, where they grow the most beautiful heirloom and grape tomatoes.
The farm was especially bountiful thanks to the outstanding weather, and it was so easy to just eat these from out of the boxes in the barn.
Tomatoes aren't the only things that they grow. There were also these really yummy raspberries....
....some strawberries, buckwheat, apples, and sunflowers:
Pacific NW, Part 1
We spent all of last week in the Pacific Northwest, and we couldn't have had better weather. It was sunny and cool, the perfect weather for viewing Seattle from the Space Needle.
From the viewing deck there were beautiful views of Puget Sound, Lake Union, and Downtown Seattle.
Fortunately that day, it was Fred Meyer day at the Pacific Science Center, so admission was free (thanks Fred!). The exhibits were incredible, from a giant playable acoustic guitar, to the Mindbender Mansion, where you solved various puzzles, to a real meteor that you could lift, but by far the most impressive thing to do was the Butterfly Room, a huge greenhouse that was filled with butterflies flying all around you. A butterfly landed on my daughter's hand and stayed there for a long time!
That evening we had dinner at Genki Sushi, where there were salmon heads decorating the wall.
From the viewing deck there were beautiful views of Puget Sound, Lake Union, and Downtown Seattle.
Fortunately that day, it was Fred Meyer day at the Pacific Science Center, so admission was free (thanks Fred!). The exhibits were incredible, from a giant playable acoustic guitar, to the Mindbender Mansion, where you solved various puzzles, to a real meteor that you could lift, but by far the most impressive thing to do was the Butterfly Room, a huge greenhouse that was filled with butterflies flying all around you. A butterfly landed on my daughter's hand and stayed there for a long time!
That evening we had dinner at Genki Sushi, where there were salmon heads decorating the wall.
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