“I don’t know how big a baseball is,” Ming said, setting the bowl of rice before me. I looked into the bowl. “That’s definitely between golfball and baseball,” I told Ming. I had asked for a baseball amount of rice. “Softball?” Ming asked. “Softballs are waaaayyy bigger than baseballs,” I said. “Thank you!” ways to… Read More »
Hi, reader. How are you doing? My good friend was having some everyday health issues, so I offered allergy and inflammation advice. She said yes– yay consent! So I’m writing a post; others might benefit as well. This is what I do for my own allergy and inflammation. brush my teeth Long ago I heard… Read More »
“I can’t tell whether it’s jam or hot sauce,” Ming said. “Oh my god,” I said. “That’s how you know you’re in Oregon.” We were at our favorite breakfast restaurant; it’s vegetarian but not vegan, near the train station. Such a Eugene place for breakfast and lunch, busy on weekends and when the university students… Read More »
“This fancy rice is good,” I said. “So nice to eat something besides food bank rice.” Ming agreed. Don’t worry –I am still dumpster diving, and free is my favorite flavor. But the jasmine rice with such long grains felt like a fragrant treat, with salt and the fancy vegan butter. Willapa Bay We are… Read More »
“There’s something wrong with this salad. It’s the most delicious salad in the world. They must have put drugs in it or something,” I said to Ming. Dear reader, how are you doing? What is salad? Have you thought about this? Oh, I have. Valid salad–invalid salad. Just a food that’s cold, like potato salad… Read More »
Dear friend, I was in a sacred, holy place which is simultaneously mundanely everyday, where we can eat oatmeal and chop a lot of carrots. I saw this bottle of hot sauce with St Patrick stuck to it, and of course I thought of you. Both St Patrick and hot sauce are (or were) important… Read More »
Hello, reader. How are you doing? I have a few life updates to give you. First of all, I hate parsnips. I think they taste weird, like the texture and the flavor don’t go together. It’s a bold move, but I’m ready to come out as a no parsnip person. They show up at the… Read More »
Hello, reader. How you doing? I saw a video about some displaced Mexican people embroidering maps. It’s beautiful and sad. The Spanish as spoken in the video is comprehensible to me. The video is short but made me think a lot. I’m thinking about home maps art vs craft memories history who we preserve history… Read More »
Hey, reader. How are you doing? I’m a good cook! There’s so much surplus I wish I had more access to. So I’m asking for help with food pertaining to food banks, dumpster diving, and foraging. If you live nearby, thank you for considering! nuts and fruits If you know how to process walnuts and… Read More »
Hello, reader. I’ve had dental issues lately. Pain is not a good friend. So my heart goes out to all my poverty peeps / dental traumatized peeps who have had dental issues also. Thinking about soft foods. Disability is sacred to me. I love human needs, animal needs, and the needs of all beings. I’m… Read More »