tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-63861441339276213822024-03-19T02:46:11.193-07:00When I was thereWhat I saw, the way I saw it, when I was there.
Maybe you saw it too?AKGreenbirdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12051882272574352928noreply@blogger.comBlogger125125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6386144133927621382.post-25244642150950851832012-06-05T22:52:00.000-07:002012-06-16T14:24:34.807-07:00I wanted noodles, so I made some.
Here is the noodle recipe that I started with.
Ingredients
1 tablespoon dark sesame oil, divided
1 tablespoon grated peeled fresh ginger
2 garlic cloves, minced
2 cups chopped roasted skinless, boneless chicken breasts
1/2 cup chopped green onions
1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro
3 tablespoons low-sodium soy sauce
2 tablespoons rice vinegar
2 tablespoons hoisin sauce
2 teaspoons AKGreenbirdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12051882272574352928noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6386144133927621382.post-10185239924712176552012-01-22T10:47:00.000-08:002012-01-22T12:18:19.143-08:00Short RibsMost weekends, particularly when it's chilly and wet outside, we try to make something that we can have for dinner one night and enjoy the benefit of having leftovers for lunch and/or dinner a couple of times over the next week. This is usually inspired by something one of us has read about or seen recently, or an old favorite that hasn't had a showing for awhile. Sometimes we use a recipe, most AKGreenbirdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12051882272574352928noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6386144133927621382.post-12532428495429289252011-06-08T22:33:00.001-07:002011-06-09T14:15:23.015-07:00ThursdaysLast year about this time, I received an email. This was an unremarkable email as far as emails go; but the content inspired me to buy a pair of well-priced plane tickets. A few months later, I let my partner in crime in on my secret. The Monday before Thanksgiving we went to the international terminal at the airport, checked our bags, cleared security, and found a glass of wine near the AKGreenbirdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12051882272574352928noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6386144133927621382.post-54617909710664805482011-05-13T10:08:00.000-07:002011-05-13T10:11:26.365-07:00My Life as Illustrated by Johannes Brahms<!--[if gte mso 9]> 12.00 <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]> Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]>AKGreenbirdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12051882272574352928noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6386144133927621382.post-81601577900881356712010-10-20T23:31:00.000-07:002010-10-28T07:37:54.155-07:00ConvivialityLast week I went up to Sonoma, CA to check out the Tuesday evening market. <!--[if gte mso 9]> 12.00 <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]> Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]>AKGreenbirdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12051882272574352928noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6386144133927621382.post-14401065898612117272010-09-24T13:14:00.000-07:002010-09-26T17:31:30.833-07:00Starting over…Fall is not the season that is associated with re-births or fresh starts; that award usually goes to Spring with its new leaf buds and baby animals all over the place. By the time the vernal equinox happens, the sweetest corn has been eaten, stone fruits and berries are waning, sunflowers have begun to bow down, baseball is feverishly racing toward a pennant before the first snow of the AKGreenbirdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12051882272574352928noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6386144133927621382.post-53685044906850126972010-03-29T17:09:00.000-07:002010-03-30T17:11:20.282-07:00Fear of walkingAbout six months ago, NPR broadcast a short piece about how difficult it was to walk in some communities. I know that I like to walk as much as I can instead of driving and look forward to the time change in the Spring because it means the street I usually walk home on won't be dark by the time I get off the train. I have used this platform to encourage you to bring your own bags to the marketAKGreenbirdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12051882272574352928noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6386144133927621382.post-87151561413629853412010-03-07T19:14:00.001-08:002010-03-07T19:15:02.449-08:00Support a Local Artist TodayRecently I spent some time in Santa Barbara, CA catching up with an old friend. She was on the left coast to perform with a group of Santa Barbara musicians, one of which had written something specifically for my friend to perform. On my long drive home, I reflected on how many events like this there actually are across not only the United States, but around the world. The performance I AKGreenbirdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12051882272574352928noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6386144133927621382.post-25042923457449216892010-01-15T14:57:00.000-08:002010-01-16T10:20:21.546-08:00Scavenger HuntingToday we spent some time weaving our way through one of my favorite places to peer into, pick up, turn over and open up stuff; Urban Ore on Murray Street in Berkeley. This for profit location takes in gently used items and re-sells them in their huge (and cold) warehouse and their outside lot at a low, low price. Helping out those looking to stretch a dollar and preventing the items from going AKGreenbirdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12051882272574352928noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6386144133927621382.post-8617182058279640242009-12-30T10:24:00.000-08:002009-12-30T11:21:12.592-08:00But I do try...I am not perfect by any stretch of the imagination, but I do try to consider the impact of the things I do. One thing that I have been trying to get better at this year is to use my own bags when I shop. Not that long ago, I would only see a few people (hippies!) carrying their own canvas bags into the health food store or at the farmer's market. Now more and more people show up at main streamAKGreenbirdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12051882272574352928noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6386144133927621382.post-37282947288569341462009-11-30T22:08:00.000-08:002009-11-30T22:36:00.783-08:00How to Use a BlogI believe that weblogs, or blogs are a tool that can be used effectively as part of a planning process for several reasons. They are easily accessed by anyone with an Internet connection, they make it easy for the reader to do deeper research on the posted topic, they provide a way for information to be shared quickly, and give the writer a way to easily communicate with more than one person at AKGreenbirdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12051882272574352928noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6386144133927621382.post-51865875710001102652009-11-29T12:25:00.000-08:002009-11-29T12:24:14.212-08:00Re-Use, Re-Furbish, Re-Cycle your WardrobeIn October, Levi Strauss announced both a partnership with Goodwill and a program to tag their clothing with information on what consumers can do once they are done wearing the item they have purchased. The new care labels not only encourage a 'donation when no longer needed', they also encourage washing in cold water, washing less often, and air drying to prolong the life of the garment. All AKGreenbirdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12051882272574352928noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6386144133927621382.post-67324315598479040012009-11-22T12:45:00.000-08:002009-11-28T10:57:07.741-08:00When the Wind Comes Sweepin' Down the PlainSome of you may know that I grew up in a small town in western Oklahoma. About the time I left for California, the state was experiencing an oil boom like none other. According to the Oklahoma Geological Society, each year from 1970 to 1980, completed wells (oil producers and dry holes) tripled. By 1983, this number had doubled again to just over 12,000 completed wells per year in just this AKGreenbirdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12051882272574352928noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6386144133927621382.post-61774759067051354762009-11-09T18:00:00.000-08:002009-11-10T17:51:23.771-08:00Labels are for People and Cans <!--[if gte mso 9]> Normal 0 0 1 530 3025 25 6 3714 11.1282 <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]> 0 0 0 <![endif]--> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:"Times New Roman"; panose-1:0 2 2 6 3 5 4 5 2 3; mso-font-charset:0; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:50331648 0 0 0 1 0;} @font-face {AKGreenbirdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12051882272574352928noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6386144133927621382.post-77179619875730758102009-11-02T14:16:00.000-08:002009-11-02T14:28:23.400-08:00Please try this at homeWhen we moved into this house, we decided we would be known as the house that gives out the coolest stuff on Halloween. This has always meant that we buy an assortment of full sized candy and enjoy the excitement as the kids discover that not only do they get to choose what they want, but that whatever they end up with, it's the 'big one'. About a month ago we decided to give out shorty cans ofAKGreenbirdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12051882272574352928noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6386144133927621382.post-50391077159291006942009-10-30T20:35:00.000-07:002009-11-10T17:53:14.516-08:00YardensWhile killing some time in a local bookstore a few days ago, I came upon this book on the 'local interest' table. I flipped through a few pages of Novella Carpenter's Farm City: The Education of an Urban Farmer and quickly decided based on the extremely clear descriptions of how she 'harvested' her first rabbit, that I would never farm anything other than fruits or vegetables. I would however be AKGreenbirdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12051882272574352928noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6386144133927621382.post-68443179013742134192009-10-15T16:28:00.000-07:002009-10-16T06:54:18.861-07:00eGroceriesRecently, I read an article in the Sunday New York Times magazine titled 'Faster Slow Food'. The author theorized that online grocery shopping could promote saner eating habits. As I considered what other implications there might be to buying my groceries online I came up with this; online shopping might be a way to reduce greenhouse gasses by removing cars from the roadway. On the other hand, AKGreenbirdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12051882272574352928noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6386144133927621382.post-91219803509572676122009-10-09T09:39:00.000-07:002009-10-12T12:57:20.910-07:00An Idea Whose Time Has Come *Here in the good 'ole United States of America most of us that live in urban areas have the luxury of a sewer system to take care of all that pesky storm water runoff that inevitably happens when H2O falls from the skies. Generally speaking property owners are charged for this service via a variety of fees tied to water usage. This method assumes all properties in a service area are created AKGreenbirdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12051882272574352928noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6386144133927621382.post-48720850084484439062009-08-14T10:23:00.000-07:002009-08-14T10:26:59.816-07:00The Social CityThe town of Waldkirch sits on the banks of the river Elz in Baden-Wuttemberg, Germany. As a member of the Citta Slow organization, the city has worked hard to promote its people and products in the region. Along with a shared vision of empowering all its citizens young and old, Waldkirch has a goal for all to live and work ecologically. Power is provided by a utility company formed by the townAKGreenbirdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12051882272574352928noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6386144133927621382.post-1418459991200605132009-07-24T01:45:00.000-07:002009-08-14T10:25:38.366-07:00Indigenous CreaturesRarely seen by the human eye, the common Toilet Paper Fairy or TPF works to ensure a full roll of toilet paper is installed in every WC. We know they exist by the results of their hard work to make certain there is a always a full roll on every dispenser in a building. Toilet Paper Fairies like to keep busy and as such are usually found only in places where there are many dispensers to keep AKGreenbirdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12051882272574352928noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6386144133927621382.post-39926921893304070932009-07-19T13:23:00.001-07:002009-08-14T10:26:47.246-07:00The Green CityFreiburg im Breisgau is located in the southwest corner of Germany in the Black Forest, approximately 25 miles from the French border. The city is a university town and as such is filled with a well informed citizenry. Most people know the city of Freiburg for leadership in the field of environmental sustainability, specifically alternative energy sources. In addition to all the policy, researchAKGreenbirdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12051882272574352928noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6386144133927621382.post-26844015266251683922009-07-19T13:22:00.002-07:002009-08-14T10:27:17.403-07:00Schmuck!Otherwise know as objects of precious metal often set with gems and worn for personal adornment a.k.a. jewelry.The City of Pforzheim Germany, located on the northern edge of the Black Forest is best known for its jewelry and clock production. Schmuckwelten (Jewelry World in English) is a place where you can browse and buy anything from silver bracelets to a necklace with mini versions of Faberge AKGreenbirdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12051882272574352928noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6386144133927621382.post-62652615652823812202009-07-19T13:22:00.001-07:002009-08-14T10:27:52.120-07:00Once, twice, twelve times MilanoIn five years Milan will host the world at EXPO 2015. There have been World's Fairs or EXPOs going on all over the world since 1851. Early fairs focused on industrialization; and then gradually the emphasis shifted to cultural exchanges and issues of humankind. Current day EXPOsitions are used as nation branding events where pavilions are set up to promote different nations of the world, AKGreenbirdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12051882272574352928noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6386144133927621382.post-79859776655241296502009-07-13T04:16:00.000-07:002009-08-14T10:28:08.374-07:00The oldest...Approximately 2500 years ago; the Romans built a baptistry in the place now called Riva San Vitale. The builders used local stone laid in a square shape at the foundation eventually progressing to an octagon as the building went higher. Today this buidling stands as the oldest Christian monument still in existance in Switzerland.The building contains a monolithic baptismnal font carved out of aAKGreenbirdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12051882272574352928noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6386144133927621382.post-76813223237378223432009-07-08T12:01:00.000-07:002009-08-14T10:28:24.504-07:00Age is just a state of mindI have gotten myself into a situation where I am much older than the people I will be spending the month of July with. Because I don’t really know them at all I’ve found myself not telling stories or omitting details, like how long I’ve done something because I don’t want to give myself away. Today one of them was surprised that I had seen a kind of corny movie that she liked. What I didn’t AKGreenbirdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12051882272574352928noreply@blogger.com3