And, now, in “The Things I Saw” category, I present this snail. Actually I saw it and about 10 of his/her brethren/sistern in a section of the parking lot between my office and McDonald’s.
It has led me to recommend this video for your viewing pleasure. If you haven’t seen it, you MUST watch it.
While I WAS [...]
Entries from January 2009
January 23, 2009
Look! A snail.
January 21, 2009
Lunch
Mmmm…sushi! I haven’t had it in a really long time.
I wasn’t properly motivated this morning to pack my lunch. As the morning wore on at work my thoughts turned toward my stomach. I was thinking that sushi would be good, but I was also thinking that wun tun min from Zippy’s would be good. Zippy’s [...]
January 18, 2009
More adventures in baking
Lately, I’ve seen a lot of references on food blogs to the book “Artisan Bread in Five Minutes a Day.” It is a method by which you can mix up a batch of no-fuss dough, keep it in the fridge for up to 2 weeks, and just take out a blob when you want and [...]
January 17, 2009
Lawn Mower Part 2
So I dragged the box into the “garage,” thinking that this might involve tools, and I didn’t want to embarrass myself if someone drove by gawking at me building a lawn mower.
Well, this is how it came out of the box:
And all I had to do was pull up the handle and tighten two little [...]
January 17, 2009
Saturday Crafts Project
Today I went out and bought this:
I didn’t want to. I could have come up with more enjoyable ways to spend the money: interisland airfare, food, yarn, clothes. But, if you didn’t know this, the grass causes me an incredible amount of stress. I have been cutting the grass with a lovely reel mower, very [...]
January 16, 2009
You can’t HANDLE the weather…
We are in the throes of a “winter storm” here in Paradise. There has been high wind, high surf, and lots of rain. In fact, as I write this it is pouring rain.
Hawaii doesn’t take this inclement weather lightly. Today schools were closed all over the state (except for the Big Island)–even the university. State [...]
