Anurag, Rika, and I went to Hakone gardens in Saratoga today for an afternoon of Japanese Tea Ceremonies.
I got tea, sore knees, and a good photo. Overall, this is better than yesterday when I broke a golf club.
In real life, this is about a square centimeter…
Ants actually farm aphids, like cows, for the 'honeydew' they produce; in reality, the honeydew is nothing more than high-sugar aphid poop.
I like California. We have nice vegetables. This will be part of my dinner tonight.
Pepper Family Portrait
Update! Pepper family missing and presumed eaten!
Last known photo of pepper family.
The little red pepper and the light yellow Hungarian pepper next to it were so sweet, they would have been overpowered in the stir fry, so I made tsukemono (Japanese quick pickles) out of them. That’s what’s on the plate to the right.
The camera built into the IPhone is pretty crappy. But then again, sometimes the best camera is the one you have with you at the time…
Demonstrating the highest level of commitment to workplace safety.
When I was in Japan and would eat at a restraunt, this is typical of the meal. 800 yen ~ $8
People learn that certain things are a certain way, like the brake is on the left. Eventually, they develop subconscious affordances such as brake instead of push left foot.
The gas station nearest to me obviously understands the affordance of cheapest button is on the left.
When people don't eat enough shrimp, they grow into these monsters. I think I saw one of them fighting Godzilla.
This is apparently how brussel sprouts grows in the wild - In the form of a club for striking people.
Aphids at work. No, they’re not working; I took this at my office.
