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Archive for Archive for October, 2007
The Big Nut
I’ve been spending time in the Home of the World’s Largest Pecan: Seguin,Texas. I had meetings with faculty at Texas Lutheran University, where I will take a short sabbatical in the spring. I went to school there, more years ago than I care to mention in public, and the school has [...] Read more »
My Top Five Places to Eat Spicy Food in Asia
No. 5: Indian Kitchen, Gubei District, Shanghai
The Gubei District in Shanghai, the first area where Western expatriates settled in (reopened) Shanghai in 1994, is where a lot of us round-eyes hang out. A great variety of European eateries are located there, and there is good, safe walking areas as well. The Hongqiao Pearl Market is [...] Read more »
Food Follies III
Dateline: India; Classic News
The Hindustan Times is reporting (yet again) something that most everybody already knows: Pet Food is Healthier Than Fast Food! What next? Dewey Defeats Truman? I guess it’s a slow day in Bombay, er, Mumbai.
Why is this worthy of mention? Because my cats are harrassing me about starving them, and I’m fasting [...] Read more »
A Sad Admission
Okay, I gotta admit it: I didn’t eat spicy food yesterday.
Early in the morning we loaded up Sonia and Sam, the happy Goldens, and about half our house’s plunder and headed out. Road Trip! Destination: Boerne, Texas. Where I grew up. Because of all my travel, I hadn’t visited Mom in way too long. Of [...] Read more »
Just Pho’ Me
Man, I thought I was busy in Asia. That was until I got home…
Chores, client demands and hanging issues, Wordpress upgrades, and just dealing with 11 time zones change; it’s a tough life I lead. But– I got some compensation yesterday. I had Pho.
For several years now, I’ve been on a mission to find the [...] Read more »
Home Again, Home Again
The long trek home is over, and I’ve had my required fix of Mexican food; all is well again…
Singapore to Tokyo was a pleasant seven hours, and we arrived simultaneously with about six other jumbo jets. There was complete bedlam in the arrival hall, and they’re still working out the transfer checkin procedures at Narita [...] Read more »
On the Way!
I’m on my way home from Singapore, on my layover in Tokyo. It’s really dark, cold and dreary here, a good thing I won’t be here long. I really didn’t expect to get any spicy bits to eat during the trip, but I’ve been surprised twice now. The beef dinner on the JAL flight had [...] Read more »
Raining on My Parade
Last Day in Singapore
With less than 24 hours left in beautiful Singapore, I decided to get up early and get out on a whirlwind tour by foot and SMRT. My EZ-Link Card had about $45 Sing left on it, so I decided to see how much of that I could use. I found out it’s [...] Read more »
