Holiday Weekend
Memorial Day on the California Delta...
A nice intro to summer - warm and breezy.
Ski boats booming out the latest tunes as they head for fast water.
Good times are soon to be had as they race down Indian Slough
Toward Skiers Beach to hang after a few runs.
Boards and vibes
Make you realize
Summer is here!
Saturday, May 29, 2004
Monday, May 17, 2004
Breakfast In New York
Hotel Charges $1,000 for Omelet
May 17, 7:55 AM (ET)
NEW YORK (AP) - It's not made of gold - just eggs, lobster, caviar and a few trimmings. But an omelet on the menu of a swanky Manhattan hotel will set you back $1,000, plus tip.
"I couldn't believe it was the price when I first saw '1,000' on the menu. I thought it was the calorie count," Virginia Marnell, a customer at Norma's restaurant in Le Parker Meridien hotel on West 57th Street, told the Daily News for Monday editions.
The omelet, which debuted May 5 and is billed as the "Zillion Dollar Frittata," has six eggs, a lobster and - here's the kicker - 10 ounces of sevruga caviar. The restaurant pays $65 an ounce for the caviar, according to Norma's general manager, Steven Pipes.
"Since we knew it was going to be a very expensive dish, we decided to have some fun with it," Pipes told the News. "It's not just a gimmick, though. It tastes good."
Beside the omelet's entry in the menu is the following message: "Norma dares you to expense this."
No one has ordered it yet.
A "budget" version of the omelet, containing only one ounce of caviar, sells for $100.
Hotel Charges $1,000 for Omelet
May 17, 7:55 AM (ET)
NEW YORK (AP) - It's not made of gold - just eggs, lobster, caviar and a few trimmings. But an omelet on the menu of a swanky Manhattan hotel will set you back $1,000, plus tip.
"I couldn't believe it was the price when I first saw '1,000' on the menu. I thought it was the calorie count," Virginia Marnell, a customer at Norma's restaurant in Le Parker Meridien hotel on West 57th Street, told the Daily News for Monday editions.
The omelet, which debuted May 5 and is billed as the "Zillion Dollar Frittata," has six eggs, a lobster and - here's the kicker - 10 ounces of sevruga caviar. The restaurant pays $65 an ounce for the caviar, according to Norma's general manager, Steven Pipes.
"Since we knew it was going to be a very expensive dish, we decided to have some fun with it," Pipes told the News. "It's not just a gimmick, though. It tastes good."
Beside the omelet's entry in the menu is the following message: "Norma dares you to expense this."
No one has ordered it yet.
A "budget" version of the omelet, containing only one ounce of caviar, sells for $100.
Sunday, May 16, 2004
Sleepy Sunday Morning
Listening to XM Radio sampler on-line while surfing the news - NY & LA Times, SF Chronicle, San Jose Mercury News - much about the mistreatement of prisoners in Iraq, Guantanamo Bay and Afghanistan. The hunt is on for a scalp... Rumsfeld's being the favorite. I am sure some high level heads will roll. It's too visible and shocking now.
As I sit comfortably surrounded by the warmth of new age music at my computer with the world at my fingertips, I realize how out of touch we are from "the real world", the world of fanatical Muslims and Palestinians, al Queda and other terrorist groups. Millions facing starvation in Sudan as Arab Muslims try to eliminate anything black. The world is a terrible place for many people; a hell on earth. We westerners live like kings, princes, potentates.
The religious writers had it correct that there is a place "hell". They were wrong about where it is and how you get there. It isn't after you die. It is here and it is now. Perhaps our reason for being here on earth as spiritual beings is to alleviate the suffering of those living in hell. Each one of us lucky ones saving one other person from their living hell would create heaven on earth. Am I a dreamer or just a simpleton, moron, idiot, imbecile?
Listening to XM Radio sampler on-line while surfing the news - NY & LA Times, SF Chronicle, San Jose Mercury News - much about the mistreatement of prisoners in Iraq, Guantanamo Bay and Afghanistan. The hunt is on for a scalp... Rumsfeld's being the favorite. I am sure some high level heads will roll. It's too visible and shocking now.
As I sit comfortably surrounded by the warmth of new age music at my computer with the world at my fingertips, I realize how out of touch we are from "the real world", the world of fanatical Muslims and Palestinians, al Queda and other terrorist groups. Millions facing starvation in Sudan as Arab Muslims try to eliminate anything black. The world is a terrible place for many people; a hell on earth. We westerners live like kings, princes, potentates.
The religious writers had it correct that there is a place "hell". They were wrong about where it is and how you get there. It isn't after you die. It is here and it is now. Perhaps our reason for being here on earth as spiritual beings is to alleviate the suffering of those living in hell. Each one of us lucky ones saving one other person from their living hell would create heaven on earth. Am I a dreamer or just a simpleton, moron, idiot, imbecile?
Sunday, April 25, 2004
Barking at the moon and other natural wonders - eclipses, lightning and heavy surf after a storm come to mind - are a wonderful release. They seem like innate behaviors harkening back to our beginning as primordial beings just dry after crawling out of the swampy stew of life celebrating life and being alive.
For me, languaging is a lot like that; painting pictures with words.
I blog
therefore
I am
For me, languaging is a lot like that; painting pictures with words.
I blog
therefore
I am
Great article appeared in the Washington Post today about the effects of illegal immigration on California. Los Angeles beginning to look a lot like Mexico City. People buying $350,000. homes and renting them out to illegals who make the payments by sleeping in shifts packed 20-30 per home. Discarding garbage, rubbish and unwanted detritus on the streets and alleys, just like they do back home in Juarez or Guadalajara where there is no public sanitation or garbage pickup. Overwhelming healthcare and schools and free public services. Hollowing out the middle class which is fleeing in droves including blacks. What'll be left are the working class and the wealthy.
Who supports illegal immigration? There is a very heavy cost. And you and I are paying it.
Who supports illegal immigration? There is a very heavy cost. And you and I are paying it.
Wednesday, April 21, 2004
I have no patience for incompetence or incompetents.
Don't waste my time with speculations you masquerade as facts.
If you suck me in via technology, make sure it works.
I guess it doesn't matter when you're making $10 or 20 bucks an hour.
But it sure as shit matters when your time is worth $100, $500, $1,000 or more.
Waste my time wisely or you won't get any.
Don't waste my time with speculations you masquerade as facts.
If you suck me in via technology, make sure it works.
I guess it doesn't matter when you're making $10 or 20 bucks an hour.
But it sure as shit matters when your time is worth $100, $500, $1,000 or more.
Waste my time wisely or you won't get any.
Tuesday, March 30, 2004
Everything is alive, even rocks.
Everything is connected.
Everything here now
Will be here for eternity.
We are eternal souls.
Everything is connected.
Everything here now
Will be here for eternity.
We are eternal souls.
Saturday, March 27, 2004
From Ananova March 26, 2004:
Top doc backs picking your nose and eating it
Picking your nose and eating it is one of the best ways to stay healthy, according to a top Austrian doctor.
Innsbruck-based lung specialist Prof Dr Friedrich Bischinger said people who pick their noses with their fingers were healthy, happier and probably better in tune with their bodies.
He says society should adopt a new approach to nose-picking and encourage children to take it up.
Dr Bischinger said: "With the finger you can get to places you just can't reach with a handkerchief, keeping your nose far cleaner.
"And eating the dry remains of what you pull out is a great way of strengthening the body's immune system.
"Medically it makes great sense and is a perfectly natural thing to do. In terms of the immune system the nose is a filter in which a great deal of bacteria are collected, and when this mixture arrives in the intestines it works just like a medicine.
"Modern medicine is constantly trying to do the same thing through far more complicated methods, people who pick their nose and eat it get a natural boost to their immune system for free."
He pointed out that children happily pick their noses, yet by the time they have become adults they have stopped under pressure from a society that has branded it disgusting and anti social.
He said: "I would recommend a new approach where children are encouraged to pick their nose. It is a completely natural response and medically a good idea as well."
And he pointed out that if anyone was really worried about what their neighbour was thinking, they could still enjoy picking their nose in private if they still wanted to get the benefits it offered.
Top doc backs picking your nose and eating it
Picking your nose and eating it is one of the best ways to stay healthy, according to a top Austrian doctor.
Innsbruck-based lung specialist Prof Dr Friedrich Bischinger said people who pick their noses with their fingers were healthy, happier and probably better in tune with their bodies.
He says society should adopt a new approach to nose-picking and encourage children to take it up.
Dr Bischinger said: "With the finger you can get to places you just can't reach with a handkerchief, keeping your nose far cleaner.
"And eating the dry remains of what you pull out is a great way of strengthening the body's immune system.
"Medically it makes great sense and is a perfectly natural thing to do. In terms of the immune system the nose is a filter in which a great deal of bacteria are collected, and when this mixture arrives in the intestines it works just like a medicine.
"Modern medicine is constantly trying to do the same thing through far more complicated methods, people who pick their nose and eat it get a natural boost to their immune system for free."
He pointed out that children happily pick their noses, yet by the time they have become adults they have stopped under pressure from a society that has branded it disgusting and anti social.
He said: "I would recommend a new approach where children are encouraged to pick their nose. It is a completely natural response and medically a good idea as well."
And he pointed out that if anyone was really worried about what their neighbour was thinking, they could still enjoy picking their nose in private if they still wanted to get the benefits it offered.
Monday, January 19, 2004
MIKE ROWE SOFT
An article appeared in today's Seattle Times reporting
that a 17 year old Vancouver, B.C. geek named his
web-site sort of after himself - Mike Rowe Soft.
Microsoft offered him $10.00 to transfer the website
name to them but are now threatening to sue him
after he held out for $1,000.00. Big business is blind. (and arrogant!)
Compaq X09 Update
After hours too numerous to mention, I finally have
my new Compaq X09 computer running nicely. Most of the programs and websites I like are now loaded
on it. The sound card finally is pounding out tunes
out of all four speakers and subwoofer - awesome!
Now I need to learn how to use the video features
(nVidia Geoforce video card) for movie creation and
editing. Lots to learn, new games to play and time
to waste!
An article appeared in today's Seattle Times reporting
that a 17 year old Vancouver, B.C. geek named his
web-site sort of after himself - Mike Rowe Soft.
Microsoft offered him $10.00 to transfer the website
name to them but are now threatening to sue him
after he held out for $1,000.00. Big business is blind. (and arrogant!)
Compaq X09 Update
After hours too numerous to mention, I finally have
my new Compaq X09 computer running nicely. Most of the programs and websites I like are now loaded
on it. The sound card finally is pounding out tunes
out of all four speakers and subwoofer - awesome!
Now I need to learn how to use the video features
(nVidia Geoforce video card) for movie creation and
editing. Lots to learn, new games to play and time
to waste!
Wednesday, January 14, 2004
Wednesday
Is it me or is Chinese food better reheated than when freshly cooked? We had take-out Chinese for dinner last night and tonight is leftover time. Yum, yum!
I am starting to become concerned with the spending deficit the government is running up and the trade deficit we Americans are causing via our consumer purchases. Neither bodes well for the dollar or our economy. And a jobless recovery due to outsourcing of jobs to parts of the world paying laborers less isn't going to help.
What happens when nothing is Made in America and the dollar is too weak to buy anything made elsewhere? Who do we blame? I think I'll retire.
Is it me or is Chinese food better reheated than when freshly cooked? We had take-out Chinese for dinner last night and tonight is leftover time. Yum, yum!
I am starting to become concerned with the spending deficit the government is running up and the trade deficit we Americans are causing via our consumer purchases. Neither bodes well for the dollar or our economy. And a jobless recovery due to outsourcing of jobs to parts of the world paying laborers less isn't going to help.
What happens when nothing is Made in America and the dollar is too weak to buy anything made elsewhere? Who do we blame? I think I'll retire.
Thursday, December 04, 2003
There is no "there" out there.
There is only "here" inside.
Nothing is real.
It is all an illusion.
Just another dream to wake from.
There is only "here" inside.
Nothing is real.
It is all an illusion.
Just another dream to wake from.
Sunday, November 30, 2003
There is reality.
Then there is reality as you perceive it.
When you awaken are you merely shifting
from one dream to another?
Then there is reality as you perceive it.
When you awaken are you merely shifting
from one dream to another?
Thursday, November 20, 2003
No longer am I a "stuck pig". The surgical staples holding my guts together were removed from my belly this morning - ouch!!! Nor, after this wonderfully uplifting experience, will I be recommending a belly button ring to anyone! I mean, are you nuts? I will not be piercing any of my other body parts, thank you.
One dog's turd
Is another dog's treasure.
One dog's turd
Is another dog's treasure.
Tuesday, November 18, 2003
Well I survived another near death experience and am here to tell you how good life is! Friday I was admitted into Mills Peninsula Hospital for an emergency appendectomy. When they opened me up, they found my appendics had ruptured but fortunately against an abdominal wall so there was no leakage. I am a lucky man. I am now recovering at home and coming around quite nicely with the help of heavy duty pain pills, love and antibiotics. Life is good. Now for some chicken soup!
Tuesday, November 11, 2003
Just Another Brick In The Wall...
The past is only a memory, not a fact. This moment "now" is all there is. This moment
is the Big Bang. And before the Big Bang
was the Big Compression. Life is a looping
program that repeats itself over and over
and over.
I wonder how many universes there are out there;
how many life forms, civilizations, planets? We are all one with the universe. Does this include other universes or just those we can create in our minds?
Are there other places where life resides and minds
more advanced than ours have figured it all out long
before us? Are we some other civilization's science
project?
The past is only a memory, not a fact. This moment "now" is all there is. This moment
is the Big Bang. And before the Big Bang
was the Big Compression. Life is a looping
program that repeats itself over and over
and over.
I wonder how many universes there are out there;
how many life forms, civilizations, planets? We are all one with the universe. Does this include other universes or just those we can create in our minds?
Are there other places where life resides and minds
more advanced than ours have figured it all out long
before us? Are we some other civilization's science
project?
Friday, October 31, 2003
Halloween tonight and first rain of the season is here. Could mean a bust for trick or treaters. And me with two house fulls of candy - enough for every child in the Bay Area! We'll be eating Halloween candy for the next two years. Hi, honey. What's for dinner? No, not Halloween candy again?
Our dog, Sammy, is funny... he refuses to go out in the rain and get his paws wet. So he stays in the garage, marks everywhere and shits where he wants. Life is good if you're a dog.
Our dog, Sammy, is funny... he refuses to go out in the rain and get his paws wet. So he stays in the garage, marks everywhere and shits where he wants. Life is good if you're a dog.
Monday, October 27, 2003
California is on fire, literally. Southern Cal has lost over 800 homes and 14 killed... a disaster like the Oakland hills fire. Ever available resource is being set there to cope with the worst fire most fighterss have ever seen. High Santa Ana winds are the primary culprit.
Sunday, October 26, 2003
XM Radio for free via the net. Granted its not the real "live" deal, but a good enough facsimile thereof. I'm listening to it now as I blog this.
I love coming home off the hill Sunday nights to the beauty and fresh air of the coast. The dog hangs his head on the window sill and just fills his nose and lungs with it. So do I. Something magical about being here.
Well, I haven't tried this blog service yet (and I've tried most of them.) We'll see how long I stay with it. It seems so much easier than the others... don't have to do anything but click on the icon on my Google toolbar and voila. I am there. So we'll see.
Seems like half of California is burning tonight. We saw six CFS/CDF firetrucks heading the other direction on our way home. I'm sure they're on their way to the SoCal fires around San Bernardino and San diego. 650 homes have burned so far and more are likely. I cannot imagine what I'd do or how I'd feel if that were to happen to me. Which illuminates the pint - simplify. Get rid of all the excess baggage you are carrying. Repack your case to lighten the load. Pick a few things you really love and get rid of the rest.
I love coming home off the hill Sunday nights to the beauty and fresh air of the coast. The dog hangs his head on the window sill and just fills his nose and lungs with it. So do I. Something magical about being here.
Well, I haven't tried this blog service yet (and I've tried most of them.) We'll see how long I stay with it. It seems so much easier than the others... don't have to do anything but click on the icon on my Google toolbar and voila. I am there. So we'll see.
Seems like half of California is burning tonight. We saw six CFS/CDF firetrucks heading the other direction on our way home. I'm sure they're on their way to the SoCal fires around San Bernardino and San diego. 650 homes have burned so far and more are likely. I cannot imagine what I'd do or how I'd feel if that were to happen to me. Which illuminates the pint - simplify. Get rid of all the excess baggage you are carrying. Repack your case to lighten the load. Pick a few things you really love and get rid of the rest.