Monday, March 7, 2011

  1. How about this for a modern love story: "Man proposes to a woman whom he's been in love with for a year, but never met one on one"
  2. from exactly a year ago http://tinyurl.com/4sgw36r it looks exactly the same now, but what a difference a year makes
  3. wishing everyone some spinach enlightenment :) http://tinyurl.com/6xjc3fy (yes life is unexpected & funny & beautiful) 赤い根のところ南無妙菠薐草 俳句 川柳
  4. Danica Patrick comes in 4th! #NASCAR
  5. http://tinyurl.com/4kur37p only a foolish asceticism makes us continue to insist on work in excessive quantities.. the need no longer exists
  6. I still haven't seen any scary fortune cookies http://tinyurl.com/4lbbtau
  7. China is now world’s most valuable building site http://tinyurl.com/4odrwwg knocked the US off the top spot in global construction spending
  8. Luxury liner SS Washington http://tinyurl.com/4wfxmet one of the largest liners ever built in the US (along with SS Manhattan, SS America)
  9. streamlined: a passenger liner proposal (1932) http://tinyurl.com/4rk9u8z by industrial designer Norman Bel Geddes
  10. a totally clean slate http://tinyurl.com/45eawns
  11. Been staring at the computer screen too long? Eye discomfort persists. Will rest to see if it goes away.
  12. Oakland Central Station (Southern Pacific) waiting for a renaissance http://tinyurl.com/4cqqb4y slideshow
  13. In remembrances of all brave skiers who were killed while doing something they loved http://twitter.com/#!/SharonHahnD/status/1402200089
  14. soju haiku http://tinyurl.com/4l7cpd2 焼酎 #shochu #shōchū #FoodHaiku 俳句 川柳
  15. I keep coming back to this photo. Now it seems to say, ready, set, GO!! http://tinyurl.com/6aedw54 Happy March, everyone!!!
  16. Cute "piggy man" meat dumplings http://tinyurl.com/5wtwtrq ブタマン butaman 俳句 川柳 #FoodHaiku
  17. yakitori haiku http://tinyurl.com/46eajvw grilled chicken skewers 焼き鳥/やきとり #FoodHaiku 俳句 川柳
  18. Fact of life: There is no joy in winning if there are people suffering because of me. http://tinyurl.com/4jy5yke I blame it on the blowfish
  19. beef stew haiku http://tinyurl.com/4pj243r #FoodHaiku ビーフシチュー 俳句 川柳
  20. gratin haiku http://tinyurl.com/4hl5x32 food haiku グラタン 俳句 川柳
  21. tea rice haiku http://tinyurl.com/4dlh3ce ochazuke お茶漬け 俳句 川柳
  22. savory griddlecake haiku http://tinyurl.com/4p89yw5 お好み焼き okonomiyaki 俳句 川柳
  23. What a shiso leaf has to say to today's kids -- How to live a simple, happy life: http://tinyurl.com/48sxcq6 紫蘇 シソ shiso 俳句 川柳
  24. Now they're showing it in Milan. Time to graduate from my sock boots... http://tinyurl.com/45henx5
  25. To my dearest wife / A cherry blossom rice cake / Everlasting youth http://tinyurl.com/5rbwmel 桜餅/さくらもち sakura mochi 俳句 川柳
  26. A New Era for Air Refueling: http://tinyurl.com/6xknava Boeing wins a $35 billion Air Force aerial tanker contract
  27. cherry blossom rice http://tinyurl.com/69tfols 桜飯/桜ご飯 もう一度食べたい老母の桜飯 俳句 川柳
  28. 舊的有價值的商業藝術 vintage commercial art 빈티지 상업 미술 ヴィンテージ商業美術 http://tinyurl.com/5wyrjfy
  29. poor doggie (reprise) http://languagegallery.blogspot.com/2010/10/cat-beats-up-dog.html
  30. dumpling kitties! http://tinyurl.com/5rm9k89 大家族にて焼餃子皆が好き 俳句 川柳
  31. Space Shuttle Discovery rockets into space http://tinyurl.com/4v9nw3u
  32. Octopus roe sushi! タコの卵/タコ卵/たこたまご http://tinyurl.com/4kc6scz tako tamago #OctopusRoe #OctopusEggs 章魚沈むそのとき海の色をして 寿司 俳句 川柳
  33. buriko: sailfin sandfish roe ブリコ/ハタハタの卵 http://tinyurl.com/4zo75hp 俳句 川柳 はたはたの大粒卵噛むさびしさ
  34. Lg>Sm>XSm http://tinyurl.com/4677snp (salmon roe) > http://tinyurl.com/4nl4529 (flying fish roe) > http://tinyurl.com/4o2r7v5 (smelt roe) 俳句
  35. Salt-cured herring roe /The appearance of diamonds /As you may notice http://tinyurl.com/4rqemta 数の子/鯑 bright yellow kazunoko -pretty! 俳句 川柳
  36. fish sperm sac : shirako http://tinyurl.com/4wj6v7y 白子/しらこ まづ煮立つふくのしらこを箸にせよ 俳句 川柳
  37. not ikura: bright red salt-cured salmon roe (still in sac) is sujiko http://tinyurl.com/4fjz86u 筋子/すじこ 俳句 川柳
  38. karasumi: salt-cured and dried mullet roe 鱲子 からすみ http://tinyurl.com/4ff7pp9 からすみに猪口をくわえて丸く座し 俳句 川柳
  39. Yet again this year / Door-to-door delivery / Mom's pickled herrings http://tinyurl.com/4ntdbd7 鰊漬け にしんづけ nishinzuke 俳句 川柳
  40. I cracked the rice ball / There I found a plum pickle / Cracking itself up http://tinyurl.com/4wxvaxn 梅干し #umeboshi 俳句 川柳
  41. rakkyo onion pickle http://tinyurl.com/48zfyj3 辣韮漬 俳句 川柳 佐久山やらっきょの花に蝶がつく
  42. Taste of takuan / Fruition, having endured / The weight of a rock http://tinyurl.com/4j46ast 沢庵 沢庵漬け 俳句 川柳
  43. Queen of the Skies & a San Francisco fortress http://tinyurl.com/64epb53 (a classic United Boeing 747 low over Alcatraz - a lovely moment)
  44. The depth of flavor /Inherited from mama /My Nara pickles http://tinyurl.com/5vzvvgx 奈良漬 narazuke 奈良漬の味の深さはママ譲り 俳句 川柳
  45. Rape/rapeseed/canola (Brassica napus) flower pickle http://tinyurl.com/5too6a2 花菜漬 hananazuke 人の世をやさしと思ふ花菜漬 俳句 川柳
  46. thousand leaves (sliced radish) pickle http://tinyurl.com/4o8eo3n 千枚漬 senmaizuke 千枚漬京の冷たき雨に会ひ 俳句 川柳
  47. cherry blossom pickle http://tinyurl.com/4tsocjg 桜漬/桜の花漬 sakurazuke 俳句 川柳 桜漬きれいな夢を見て暮らす
  48. Special winter eggs / Love suffices, just like that / Mute amid the chill http://tinyurl.com/6cvnnst kantamago 寒たまご愛は無言のままでよし 俳句 川柳
  49. Living room, dining room, study returned to normal. Doors closed until the next party. (I'm a terrible housekeeper..) a well-deserved nap
  50. calla for the tables http://tinyurl.com/4phkxk2
  51. (fresh, not dried) seaweed nama nori 生海苔/生のり/なまのり http://tinyurl.com/4tlu3je 海苔あぶる手もとの袖も美しき 俳句 川柳
  52. ladies who lunch http://tinyurl.com/4cgexjn
  53. Napkins done! Tomorrow: tables, chairs, coffee, tea, lemons, daffodils, cups, doilies, YES, DOILIES. (Luckily, I'm not cooking.) Good night.
  54. The "new travel steam iron" just spewed rust-colored water onto my stack of white napkins. I have to wash them again. I want to cry now.
  55. (Who irons napkins anymore?) (I'm not even going to travel with a travel iron) (it was going to be a gift - I forgot) #LifeAtClaremontCourt
  56. ironing napkins. "ital steam" I bought at the mall at Christmastime actually works better than a regular iron! "the new travel steam iron"
  57. 40 ladies at my house tomorrow! No roses this time- I think plum branches will do. Yes, I CAN operate dusters and brooms, thank you vrrmuch.
  58. Red spots in the roots / Some namo lotus sutra / Om - spinacia http://tinyurl.com/47s7z4k spinach (Spinacia oleracea) 菠薐草 俳句 川柳
  59. Raising chive seedlings / Who've taken up residence / On a shabby field http://tinyurl.com/4suhhm2 韮 ニラ 俳句 川柳
  60. To cook up pumpkins / To live a radically / Ordinary life http://tinyurl.com/4s7jnw7 南瓜 俳句 川柳
  61. Mini sweet peppers / Soy sauce simmered leafy greens / Your breakfast dishes http://tinyurl.com/4whpxwa 獅子唐 俳句 川柳
  62. Spring onions, with ease / With stoic indifference / Watch over the home http://tinyurl.com/4dd2x8g scallion/green onion ネギ/葱 俳句 川柳
  63. For nursing a heart / Going through a renewal / Kabu turnip soup http://tinyurl.com/48z6mka 蕪 カブ かぶ 俳句 川柳
  64. Eggplants are being grilled / Rain drizzling resembles silk / Satin aroma http://tinyurl.com/4csenta aubergine 茄子 俳句 川柳
  65. Behold that power / Bamboo shoots rupture the earth / Penetrate the sky http://tinyurl.com/4at2bwx 竹の子 筍 俳句 川柳
  66. Yamanoimo / Mountain yam and I both are / Ravenous for love http://tinyurl.com/4n4qugh 山の芋 山芋 自然薯 俳句 川柳 自然薯も私も愛に飢えている
  67. Mud and dirt and all / Freshly dug up lotus root / Hops onto the scale http://tinyurl.com/4fhjmay 蓮根 俳句 川柳
  68. Daikon radishes / Pulling hands imparted with / Evening sun's red glow http://tinyurl.com/4qdymou 大根 俳句 川柳
  69. Scarlet of carrots / Looks to me like it will stain / Pristine powder snow http://tinyurl.com/4m4q9vo white carrot 白ニンジン 人参 俳句 川柳
  70. Considered a fruit / Akebi appears light, yet / As a rock - heavy http://tinyurl.com/4pftjfd あけびの実軽しつぶてとして重し 俳句 川柳
  71. This thing is sprouting / Lo and behold - violet / Little purple bud http://tinyurl.com/4a8o6w4 purple sweet potato 紫芋 俳句 川柳
  72. stone-roasted sweet potato http://tinyurl.com/5vcq2p3 石焼き芋 俳句 川柳
  73. roasted chestnuts http://tinyurl.com/6hjzety 栗売り 俳句 川柳
  74. Libidinous gods / Multitudinous seed pods / Pistachio nuts http://tinyurl.com/4eebm6y 猥褻な神々あまたピスタチオ 俳句 川柳
  75. Azukigayu / Bean porridge to celebrate / Nothing happening :) http://tinyurl.com/4er7ql5 何事もなきことを祝ぎ小豆粥 俳句 川柳
  76. Apples spill over / All the way to starry sky / At fruit stores this night http://tinyurl.com/4cveco7 星空へ店より林檎あふれをり #Apple 俳句 川柳
  77. Look of shiny foil / Burnish of lacquered lunch box / The spiny lobster http://tinyurl.com/4ob66h4 伊勢海老の艶に折詰箔を見せ 寿司 刺身 俳句 川柳
  78. First light of the day / Returning to hot spring town / Unagi ensnared http://tinyurl.com/2uulr89 俳句 川柳 あかつきの湯町を帰る鰻捕り
  79. (note: greasy fingers - BAD!!) http://tinyurl.com/6gbeegr Even as I read / I kept munching on peanuts / crime and punishment 俳句 川柳
  80. The edge of forest / A granny beats her soybeans / As the sun lies stretched http://tinyurl.com/4bvlthn 大豆 俳句 川柳 森の端に陽を延べ老婆大豆打つ
  81. Five-ray yellowtail / I was watching them rise up / There hangs a rainbow http://tinyurl.com/4wh283u ブリ 鰤 はまち ハマチ 寿司 刺身 俳句 川柳
  82. With barley treading / Moon at high noon stalls its stride / Comes to a standstill http://tinyurl.com/4ktm6vo 麦 むぎ ムギ 俳句 川柳
  83. Approaching typhoon / Decided to swerve away / Joyful rice flower http://tinyurl.com/4rffbxw igamochi 稲花餅 いがもち 俳句 川柳
  84. This road takes me to / The wheat flour noodle food cart / A night street vendor http://tinyurl.com/49tldcg udon うどん 俳句 川柳
  85. Chilled wheat noodle dish / Two or three strands tinted red / Eye-catching indeed http://tinyurl.com/49dvg8n 冷麦 冷や麦 ひやむぎ 俳句 川柳
  86. With thin wheat noodles / You can't win battles and such / In the afternoon http://tinyurl.com/4ubzfga 素麺 索麺 そうめん 俳句 川柳
  87. New crop of buckwheat / Soba dough kneaded into / Old master's sash bands http://tinyurl.com/4gywfkg 蕎麦 そば 俳句 川柳
  88. Tampopo ramen haiku http://tinyurl.com/4stogzh タンポポ
  89. Delicious plum wine http://tinyurl.com/45cfopj 梅酒/うめしゅ/うめざけ/ばいしゅ
  90. New Year's drink http://tinyurl.com/4q8y8be 屠蘇/おとそ/屠蘇酒
  91. For my wife who has / Left her bath, grabbed the towel / Draft beer is waiting http://tinyurl.com/4mnxn7p 生ビール
  92. Mother's rice ball soup / Gratified my hankering / Full and happy now http://tinyurl.com/4m8p6qd 団子汁
  93. rabbit soup http://tinyurl.com/4r8yst7 ウサギ汁/うさぎ汁
  94. Wife primps our dinner / As if it is haute cuisine / A whiff of yuzu http://tinyurl.com/499wezz 柚子/ユズ/ゆず
  95. sudachi, cute lime lemon http://tinyurl.com/4jxnobn すだちくん
  96. today's CBC (book club)"Severed Trust, Why American Medicine Hasn't Been Fixed" George Lundberg, Journal of the AMA (I'll listen carefully!)

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