Aikido is all about harmony. I know of no greater harmony than that of ginger and lemon. And so, for the dojo potluck tomorrow, harmonious ginger cookies with lemon glaze.


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"The philosopher Diogenes was eating bread and lentils for supper. He was seen by the philosopher Aristippus, who lived comfortably by flattering the king. Said Aristippus, 'If you would learn to be subservient to the king you would not have to live on lentils ( Read more... )

This morning as the storm was blowing, I was curled up warm and content in simbubba's bed, dreaming of making cornbread muffins. Really. It was one of those dreams where you're trying to do some simple thing, but impossible obstacles keep arising. I don't remember just what the obstacles were, but there were a lot of them, and I was getting stubborn and ( Read more... )

For arcanepackrat:


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While making (keep your filthy macadamia nuts out of my) white chocolate chip cookies for games night last night, I discovered something without which I could never be a true Californian: my own frivolous law suit ( Read more... )