Sunday, February 01, 2004
Wise Words
Advice from my friend Harley on how to handle my first few months on the job:
"Let the fools shine while you keep your head down and do your work, and do it well..."
Advice from my friend Harley on how to handle my first few months on the job:
"Let the fools shine while you keep your head down and do your work, and do it well..."
Friday, January 23, 2004
Gung Hay Fat Choy
I decided to accept the offer for a Deputy Legislative Assistant position with Senator Chuck Hagel of Nebraska. I start Tuesday. In the meantime, I'm headed back to California to celebrate Chinese New Year with the folks. Definitely looking forward to some decent Chinese food -- the Chinese food in DC makes Panda Express look gourmet.
I decided to accept the offer for a Deputy Legislative Assistant position with Senator Chuck Hagel of Nebraska. I start Tuesday. In the meantime, I'm headed back to California to celebrate Chinese New Year with the folks. Definitely looking forward to some decent Chinese food -- the Chinese food in DC makes Panda Express look gourmet.
Friday, January 16, 2004
Job News
Got an offer for a Deputy Legislative Assistant (Defense Policy) position with Senator Chuck Hagel of Nebraska today. Very exciting.
Got an offer for a Deputy Legislative Assistant (Defense Policy) position with Senator Chuck Hagel of Nebraska today. Very exciting.
Tuesday, January 13, 2004
Job Search Update
New Developments on the Job Front:
Second interview today for a position with Chuck Hagel. I also recevied a preliminary offer from the Coalition Provisional Authority today. Interesting to see that the first piece of paper in the packet was an application for life insurance...
New Developments on the Job Front:
Second interview today for a position with Chuck Hagel. I also recevied a preliminary offer from the Coalition Provisional Authority today. Interesting to see that the first piece of paper in the packet was an application for life insurance...
Sunday, January 11, 2004
Advice from a Wise Man
"Never treat your wife like a whore and treat your whore like a wife..."
"Never treat your wife like a whore and treat your whore like a wife..."
Monday, January 05, 2004
Birthday Wishes
Since my birthday is this Sunday, the 11th, I thought I'd give you some wonderful gift suggestions via my friend Tiffy:
For those in a gift giving mode, feel free to give a gift of llamas, geese, chickens, goats or other animals on my behalf to a Third World country via Heifer International.
This site is incredible. What a riot. You can even send a whole ark of animals.
Let me know what animals you end up sending a needy family for my birthday.
Happy shopping.
Since my birthday is this Sunday, the 11th, I thought I'd give you some wonderful gift suggestions via my friend Tiffy:
For those in a gift giving mode, feel free to give a gift of llamas, geese, chickens, goats or other animals on my behalf to a Third World country via Heifer International.
This site is incredible. What a riot. You can even send a whole ark of animals.
Let me know what animals you end up sending a needy family for my birthday.
Happy shopping.
Sunday, December 28, 2003
Sunday Poetry
With Reservations
He preens his plumes while strutting around,
determined to impress her.
He is the darling of the crowd
that dashing fancy dresser.
But she can always change his tune
and minor key his song.
She will concede he hung the moon,
but says he hung it wrong.
With Reservations
He preens his plumes while strutting around,
determined to impress her.
He is the darling of the crowd
that dashing fancy dresser.
But she can always change his tune
and minor key his song.
She will concede he hung the moon,
but says he hung it wrong.
Weekend Recipe
I'm told that women love it when men cook breakfast for them on a lazy weekend morning. So here's a two dish breakfast easy enough for a man to make, but sexy enough for a woman:
First Course
Honeydew-Cantaloupe Salad
Ingredients:
- 1/4 ripe honeydew (seeds out).
- 1/2 cantaloupe (seeds out).
- 1 cup seedless green grapes (cut into halves).
- 1/2 cup chopped pistachio or macadamia nuts.
---- For the Yogurt Dressing ----
- 1 cup plain yogurt (thicker is better).
- 1/4 cup honey.
- a bit of a sweet dessert wine (a glass might be good to go with the actual meal itself too).
Directions:
- Scoop out melon flesh and cut into small pieces. Combine with grapes and toss together in your serving bowl, be it family stile or indvidual bowls.
- Now for the dressing... Put yogurt, honey and a dash of the wine together in a bowl and whisk together. Let it sit in the fridge for a few min.
- Drizzle dressing over fruit and scatter nuts (the pistachios or macadamias, not yours) over fruit.
Second Course
French Toast
Ingredients:
- 6 slices sourdough bread, 1/2-3/4 inch thick each.
- 1.5 cups whole milk.
- 4 eggs.
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract.
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar.
- 1 teaspoon of the outermost part of the rind of an orange (aka. orange zest).
- 1/4 teaspoon ground/grated nutmeg.
- a bit of salt.
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter.
- Confectioners' sugar.
- Maple Syrup.
Directions:
- In bowl, whisk milk, eggs, vanilla, granulated sugar, orange zest, nutmeg and salt.
- Place bread in large dish/pan. Pour above mixture over the bread, evenly. Let bread sit for about a minute, then turn the bread over. Put dish/pan into the fridge for 10-30 min. (This time period is perfect for preparing the melon salad dish).
- In frying pan, melt 1 tablespoon of the butter. Once the pan/butter is hot enough (the butter will be foaming), add as many pieces of bread as possible to the pan.
- When bread slices are golden borwn on the bottom (after approx 3min), turn over and cook other side for about 2-3 min longer. Repeat this and above step with remaining bread pieces.
- Transfer toast to serving dishes, sprinkle confectioners' sguar on top.
- Serve with maple syrup.
Total cost: $16.
I'm told that women love it when men cook breakfast for them on a lazy weekend morning. So here's a two dish breakfast easy enough for a man to make, but sexy enough for a woman:
First Course
Honeydew-Cantaloupe Salad
Ingredients:
- 1/4 ripe honeydew (seeds out).
- 1/2 cantaloupe (seeds out).
- 1 cup seedless green grapes (cut into halves).
- 1/2 cup chopped pistachio or macadamia nuts.
---- For the Yogurt Dressing ----
- 1 cup plain yogurt (thicker is better).
- 1/4 cup honey.
- a bit of a sweet dessert wine (a glass might be good to go with the actual meal itself too).
Directions:
- Scoop out melon flesh and cut into small pieces. Combine with grapes and toss together in your serving bowl, be it family stile or indvidual bowls.
- Now for the dressing... Put yogurt, honey and a dash of the wine together in a bowl and whisk together. Let it sit in the fridge for a few min.
- Drizzle dressing over fruit and scatter nuts (the pistachios or macadamias, not yours) over fruit.
Second Course
French Toast
Ingredients:
- 6 slices sourdough bread, 1/2-3/4 inch thick each.
- 1.5 cups whole milk.
- 4 eggs.
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract.
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar.
- 1 teaspoon of the outermost part of the rind of an orange (aka. orange zest).
- 1/4 teaspoon ground/grated nutmeg.
- a bit of salt.
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter.
- Confectioners' sugar.
- Maple Syrup.
Directions:
- In bowl, whisk milk, eggs, vanilla, granulated sugar, orange zest, nutmeg and salt.
- Place bread in large dish/pan. Pour above mixture over the bread, evenly. Let bread sit for about a minute, then turn the bread over. Put dish/pan into the fridge for 10-30 min. (This time period is perfect for preparing the melon salad dish).
- In frying pan, melt 1 tablespoon of the butter. Once the pan/butter is hot enough (the butter will be foaming), add as many pieces of bread as possible to the pan.
- When bread slices are golden borwn on the bottom (after approx 3min), turn over and cook other side for about 2-3 min longer. Repeat this and above step with remaining bread pieces.
- Transfer toast to serving dishes, sprinkle confectioners' sguar on top.
- Serve with maple syrup.
Total cost: $16.
