From the monthly archives:

January 2007

The Beach that Wasn’t

2007.Jan.18 Thursday

 The life of Zen attainment is not like standing on a riverbank watching the current and appreciating the water or the landscape as a witness; it is jumping into the current and becoming one with it.” – Trevor Leggett, Judo Expert, Author La Plata – Part of our Monday trip to La Plata turned into [...]

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Waiter, There’s a Wheatberry in my Soup…

2007.Jan.17 Wednesday

 The mighty human species (what a pass!) Brought to its knees by stalks of hairy grass And when you think about it (use your loaf) Which is the genius and which the oaf: – Smug golden acres waving as they grow? – Or we who make the earth a place of woe?” – Hugh Mitchell, [...]

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A Dip in the Kosher Pool

2007.Jan.16 Tuesday

 It’s nice to think that sharing a cherished food brings enemies together, easing tension and misunderstanding. But the world’s rawest conflicts can include disagreements over common foodstuffs. Irish Catholics and Protestants have lightly bickered over whiskey. Turks and Greeks have feuded over coffee. And Jews and Arabs argue about falafel in a way that reflects [...]

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Changing of the Guard

2007.Jan.15 Monday

 MAN can find no new field of activity into which the cold relentless figure of the law does not follow him. Before the discovery of America European nations gave little thought to the international problems of colonies and control of the seas, partly because there was at first little or no competition between them, and [...]

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The Art of Preservation

2007.Jan.14 Sunday

 Rhythm is the basis of life, not steady forward progress. The forces of creation, destruction, and preservation have a whirling, dynamic interaction.” – Kabbalah Buenos Aires – I’ve said many a time that my “themes” for our Casa SaltShaker are often loosely if at all based in the world of food. This weekend was a [...]

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The Boops Boops with Our Name on It

2007.Jan.13 Saturday

 One is Jangada, where locals go for the pacú, a lumbering cousin of the piranha that can grow as large as 60 pounds. Jangada’s serving is the size of a porterhouse. Grilled until crispy, the flesh is firm but flaky, and so succulent that from the first bite you’ll understand how it earned its nickname, [...]

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The Rind

2007.Jan.12 Friday

 For me, Fellini was like a watermelon. It is there. A watermelon cannot die.” – Roberto Benigni, Actor, Writer, Director Buenos Aires – I know when I mentioned pickled watermelons yesterday, at least some of you had an image in mind of cutting a whole in one and upending a bottle of vodka into it. [...]

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We Are (Not?) Amused…

2007.Jan.11 Thursday

 Most people are willing to pay more to be amused than to be educated.” – Robert C. Savage, Author Tigre – I won’t go into the trials and tribulations of getting Henry and his niece awake, dressed, and ready to go, then actually out the door, and on our way to Tigre (leaving at 1:30 [...]

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Six Degrees of Separation

2007.Jan.10 Wednesday

 Six degrees of separation refers to the idea that human beings are connected through relationships with at most six other people. Several studies, such as Milgram’s small world experiment have been conducted to empirically measure this connectedness. While the exact number of links between people differs depending on the population measured, it is generally found [...]

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