My baby decided to blow his dive business profits on me (he got some cash for inspecting SCUBA tanks) and we went to the Atlanta Fish Market for dinner.
It's pretty good seafood, though the dining room is a bit loud. But the real draw is the HUGE leaping copper salmon sculpture out front.
So I decided to wear the sweater tank top Lisa knit me for my birthday.
Talk about convenie .....
I found a restaurant review for a Japanese place about 3 miles from our house, and it described something I was sure were NORI POCKETS! Richard says ... guess I know where we're going for supper tomorrow night.
Yup! One is Salmon Flakes, the other is Spicy Cod Roe, but both are NORI POCKETS! $2 & $3 each. We also had gyoza with frilly lace patterns around the fried bottom edge. Hard to see in this picture but lovely.
Richard had Ten-Don, and we also shared yellow tail sashimi. Definately could taste the difference in the rice, but it also did not seem like they used much vinegar.
The waitress was already staring because I was taking this picture. But when Richard took this one (yuppers, stolen from his vox ;D ) she called her friend over to watch. The Victory fingers really cracked them up.
Hashiguchi Jr. Japanese Restaurant
While waiting for a table at Shoney’s yesterday (Price, party of 24!) Bella, Richard, her cousin Josh and I were in front of the toy-grab arcade game when Bella found a penny. It was approximately 11:15am.
Bella: Find a penny, pick it up, all day long you’ll have good luck!
Samma: Thanks! You should keep it so that YOU can have the good luck. Besides, it’s sticky.
Bella: Ewww! YOU keep it.
Samma: It’s so sticky, I bet it will stick to Richard’s head.
Richard:
Samma: STICK.
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Bella: It’s still there! I’m going to set my stop-watch and see how long it stays.
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Bella: It’s been 5 minutes, 28 seconds.
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Bella: It’s been 9 minutes!
Josh: You don’t have to keep calling out every minute you know.
Bella: I bet this is a World Record! You should keep it on to see how long it will stay.
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Bella: It’s been 45 minutes!
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Samma: We have to drive back to Atlanta now. We’ll let you know when the penny comes off Richard’s head.
::::hugs, kisses, good-byes::::
And on the road, Richard met many interesting people. Or perhaps, many people met one interesting Richard, with a Penny on his head!
In the time we left Greensboro, Richard-with-a-penny-on-his-head:
1) Got gas and drinks (some looks, but no comments)
2) Went through a Furniture Outlet mall (Dude! You’ve got a penny on your head!)
3) Viewed Nantahalla Gorge
4) Bought snacks (Did you know you had a penny stuck on your head?)
5) Got gas (no comments)
6) Ate dinner at a really awesome Indian place (pardon me, sir, but why do you have a penny on your head?)
After calls from Lisa & Bella, D.O.D. and Ellenor, who caught me laughing so hard I could hardly answer the phone, Richard settled in to read his Lonely Planet Japan book.
An official time count isn’t possible but Richard reports the penny was still on his head when he woke up at 1a, but when he woke up again at 3a it was gone.
I never posted a REAL picture of my actual RAV4, so today's snow storm seemed a good opportunity. Ain't it pretty? And check out the SNOW! It's coming down like crazy, and Richard says it's doing the same at our house, so the drive home should be fun. But speaking of pictures, check out how incredibly similar it is to the pics I did post! Behold, the power of Google Image Search!
I would be jealous of my guy getting a new grillfriend, but fortunately, he likes to share!
Many weeks have passed since I returned from the Bering Sea Canyon Expedition, but not one day has gone by that I haven't dealt with some facet of the cruise observations, data, or sharing information through discussions and presentations. As promised, I will provide initial findings of the research on as information from our international team of ecologists, biologists, geologists, biogeographers and taxonomists becomes available.
Here are a few links to articles and radio pieces about the expedition.
Anchorage Daily News September 2007
http://www.adn.com/news/environment/story/9283284p-9197791c.html
Juneau Empire September 2007
http://www.juneauempire.com/stories/091607/loc_20070916020.shtml
Anchorage Daily News: Relevations from the Deep
http://www.adn.com/life/alaskana/story/9463582p-9374837c.html
SCIENCE magazine October 2007
http://www.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/full/318/5848/181a#AFF1
http://www.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/full/318/5848/181a/F1
University of Alaska Geophysical Institute Science Forum
Revelations from a deep sea canyon, by Ned Rozell Fairbanks, Alaska
http://www.gi.alaska.edu/ScienceForum/ASF18/1880.html
Dutch Harbor Fisherman
http://www.alaskanewspapers.com/content/pdf/DH_09-06-07.pdf
Dutch Harbor Fisherman: Photo on page 6
http://www.alaskanewspapers.com/content/pdf/DH_09-13-07.pdf
Alaska Public Radio
http://aprn.org/2007/08/13/bering-sea-under-submarine-examination-for-first-time/
Alaska Public Radio
http://media.aprn.org/2007/ann-20071005-05.mp3
Alaska Public Radio
http://aprn.org/2007/08/21/greenpeace-documents-wildlife-habitat-in-pribilof-undersea-canyons/
Alaska Public Radio: Scott Burton’s Interview with Scholl and Ridgway about 14-15 minutes into radio piece called "In the Trenches"
http://www.akradio.org/archive/AK%2011-10-2007.mp3
I liked Mom's Thanksgiving shiner so much, I decided to grow my own. With a little help from Paco's Claws of DOOOOOOOOOOOM, of course.
Cheaper than wrestling alligators, though!
There have been a few i$$ues with the Camry over the 2 1/2 years I've been driving it. And recently, both the brakes and the fuel system had issues, leading to not passing smog registration. Critical juncture was over $1,000 in repairs, or something 'new'.
Got a fun Halloween pic from Kath.
