Tasty Noodle House
Still love the shredded beef with chili. Fine strips of firm tofu go well with the spicy sauce. Tasty Noodle House may have slipped a bit, but the Shanghai buns, fried noodles, and shredded beef are still great.
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Counterfeit goods on Amazon
https://www.engadget.com/2018/05/31/fulfilled-by-amazon-counterfeit-fake/ “While Amazon has made efforts to combat this issue, like requiring sellers to get permission from certain brands to list their products, there are still clearly thousands of fakes being sold on the site. That’s the main reason the high-fashion industry refuses to work with Amazon.” I myself have purchased items that turned out to be fake – and...
Pengo tea shop
Brewed milk teas and smoothies, quick access from the freeway. Sorry Irvine Tea Station, you are too hard to get to. Pengo Drink Station 25292 McIntyre St r, Laguna Hills, CA 92653 (949) 374-0630 https://maps.google.com/?cid=16632607993579846417&hl=en&gl=us
Wolf Pack
http://barnard.edu/commencement/archives/2018/abby-wambach-remarks If I could go back and tell my younger self one thing it would be this: “Abby, you were never Little Red Riding Hood; you were always the wolf.” Women are feared as a threat to our system—and we will also be our society’s salvation. Our landscape is overrun with archaic ways of thinking about women, about people of...
Dear Panera
If you’re going to serve small portions, don’t also serve them in humongous bowls. Panera used to be one of our favorite kid friendly restaurants but their sandwich quality has really gone down hill. The chicken is strange and rubbery, the portions in the sandwiches are small, and they are made very sloppily. They are just not satisfying anymore. I...
Living on a volcano
Hawaii’s Volcano Country, Where Land Is Cheap and the Living Is Risky https://nyti.ms/2Lvruuv
The necessary
This map of toilets really saved our bacon in Venice. Of course, we had to change direction on the water taxi to go back to it. But as you can see there are not that many public toilets.
Road to Ke’e
Great video of the current state of the highway and environs in North Kauai. At least a dozen mudslides covering the road. https://www.hawaiimagazine.com/content/kalalau-trail-closed-indefinitely
Kauai flooding update
Road to Haena (but not Ke’e) should be open to regular traffic by may 7. Hopefully access to Ke’e is not far behind. http://hidot.hawaii.gov/blog/2018/04/26/update-on-restoration-of-kuhio-highway-from-waikoko-to-wainiha-following-april-14-flooding/
Disneyland and Uva Bar
You’re never too old for Disneyland, especially if you grew up in Southern California. For dinner however we ventured out of the park to Downtown Disney and our favorite eatery, Uva Bar. It’s been a while since we enjoyed people watching from their outdoor patio. Uva Bar is right smack dab in the middle of the shopping district. And very...
Jalapeños (Carmel Mountain Ranch)
Chile Verde – decent but not as good as their Carne Asada. But all ingredients very fresh as usual especially the cheese and lettuce.
Obama’s Secret Weapon In The South: Small, Dead, But Still Kickin’
https://www.npr.org/sections/krulwich/2012/10/02/162163801/obama-s-secret-weapon-in-the-south-small-dead-but-still-kickin “This, says marine biologist McClain, explains that odd stretch of Obama blue; it’s African-Americans sitting on old soil from ancient organisms that turned sunshine into fertilizer.“
How to love Rome
How to love Rome Stay on a happening and busy Plaza like the Pantheon or Piazza Navona. Take time to take in the sights and absorb the ambience. I have mixed feelings about tours. They provide invaluable information and context. But they rush you thru. I am reduced to taking crooked pictures out of bus windows. You don’t want to...
The Endangered Manual Transmission – 2018 Comprehensive List of Manual Cars and SUVs
The Endangered Manual Transmission – 2018 Comprehensive List of Manual Cars and SUVs
Michael Cohen and the End Stage of the Trump Presidency
https://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/michael-cohen-and-the-end-stage-of-the-trump-presidency “Of course Trump is raging and furious and terrified. Prosecutors are now looking at his core. Cohen was the key intermediary between the Trump family and its partnersaround the world; he was chief consigliere and dealmaker throughout its period of expansion into global partnerships with sketchy oligarchs. He wasn’t a slick politico who showed up for a few months....
Rome Day 2
How to have a great day in Rome: Marvel at the David, all 15 feet of him Then realize that there are dozens of sculptures at St Peter’s Basilica just as big as the David. Feel small and insignificant at St Peters. Just like the rest of Rome, St Peter’s is simply monumental. Have a late lunch at Cafe Bernini...
Rome Day 1
Breakfast at hotel – nice selections of meats, cheeses, sweet rolls, and eggs/sausage/beans for the English. I am loving my Caffe Macciato’s. You know of course that you don’t order cappuccinos and lattes after noon – unless you are a horrid tourist, or heathen, or both. Coffee (and by coffee they mean espresso) “marked” with cream, in the cutest little...
Florence Day 3
Accademia – David Ufizzi Lunch Galileo museum Baptistry Train to Rome Dinner Hostaria Constanza
Eating in Season
From “The Revealed Rome Handbook”: “Although everyone wants to try a Roman artichoke when they’re in Rome, carciofi romaneschi are only in season from February to May. If you see artichokes on a menu at any other time of year, they’re not Roman, so they won’t be a real taste of the famous dish (they’ll either be from somewhere else...
Florence Day 1 (Tuesday)
Climb the Duomo Tower Duomo Tour Sandwiches Demo Palazzo Vecchio tour Dinner at the Boar Gelato at Carousel