Keep getting up...and finish strong!

When things get you down...Keep getting up!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H8ZuKF3dxCY&feature=related

Red Miata

Dad...taking his last spin in the Miata before Terry took it back to Michigan with her.  I've had to console him every night as he falls to sleep crying. :-)  That will probably be his next big purchase.

Typhoon Kompasu

Survived my first direct hit from a typhoon in the wee hours of early Thursday morning...not everyone or everything was so lucky. I can attest to its strength, never before have I seen a flag ripped from its pole, had wind move a ceiling tile in my bathroom (air pressure changed so much it created a vacuum above my ceiling I'm guessing), or had to put dumbbells inside my house so the cabinet doors don't fly open. I watched police men lowering the Korean flag atop a police station out of fears it would rip and fly off...and then they tied the flag poles to a wall so the poles didn't go flying.

I've also only ever heard of wind measured in 'miles per hour' or 'kilometers per hour'...this storm had Koreans measuring in meters per SECOND!! As in, the winds gusted at 52.4 meters per SECOND!!! Some trees down in the neighborhood...and all above ground subway trains were out of service...but, I taught as usual, as the typhoon made landfall to my west and past over the country in about 4 hours flat....nearly as fast as a high speed bullet train...

Read the article for some more info. if you're so inclined:
http://english.yonhapnews.co.kr/national/2010/09/02/27/0302000000AEN20100902007900315F.HTML

Garden update

This years garden is coming into the home stretch as you can feel fall in the air here.

Some notes;

Potato - wonderful. Still pulling a few out and making fried potatoes on the weekends.

Strawberry - I've never been a strawberry fan but there is nothing like picking, rinsing and popping a fresh strawberry in your mouth. Wish we had more!

Zucchini - Cori made zucchini bread this weekend. It's amazing!

Basil - After a slow start, the basil is going wild. Last weekend we got fresh dough (thanks to our friends at Vick's!) and made pizza on the grill. Basil, mozzarella and tomato sauce. That's it!

Sooo good.

Lettuce - The Romaine is the way to go. Some of the other types grow wild and are pretty spicy.

Spinach - After a slow start it's coming in now. Adding to tonight's salad.

Peas - What grew was good fresh off the vine. Not enough though.

Pepper - The first red pepper is going into the salad with dinner tonight.

Herbs - Need to find a way to use all the herbs. The oregano grows like crazy and we can't eat it that fast.

Garlic and Shallots - So much, we need to find a way to store it for winter eating. Cori made lasagna and added a bunch of shallots...wow!

Overall, after a slow start due to a cool and wet spring, the garden is where we head every night to see what's available to go with dinner.

Tonight we're having a salad from the garden to go with warmed up lasagna, The lasagna was made with shallots and basil from the garden.

And, so far, no deer have invaded!

What should we add to next year's garden?!?

daddy-o

Here Kitty Kitty...

I finally caught the little shits on camera...It freaked me out.

Springer House

The Springer house hit the market, pictures posted late last night, and I think the house sold today. Check it out! http://vicaso.com/v/16427

Soju

This was in an ad in the Asiana flight book. It must be good. I can't wait to try it with dad when he gets home.