tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19429730.post115331609431273987..comments2023-07-06T19:51:29.939+08:00Comments on Ethereal Eclectic : It's BIG!Jed Carosaarihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10775889983099808362noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19429730.post-1154103796285809722006-07-29T01:23:00.000+09:002006-07-29T01:23:00.000+09:00I remember long ago (you were 3) when we returned ...I remember long ago (you were 3) when we returned from those years in London--the old UK--where we shopped at butchers who knew the right grind for your dad's hamburgers, the sweet smell of fresh bread from the bakers, street vendors who chose our vegetables and fruits as though they were the Queen's diamonds..<BR/>When I walked into the first Safeway on my return...YIKES! Big City/Bright Lights! Muzak! Aisles and aisles of packaged non-food! Whole aisles devoted to sodas! And unseasonal produce from all over the world! (You and Seth subsisted on brussel sprouts and broccoli...) I felt a little dizzy with all the choices. I learned to shop around the aisles...Now, in Ashland, I just head for the Co-op if I want to eat the way we used to.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19429730.post-1154065379344555622006-07-28T14:42:00.000+09:002006-07-28T14:42:00.000+09:00Yeah, I missed my connection in the States, too.Yeah, I missed my connection in the States, too.drhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17887200704656859096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19429730.post-1153759593035182462006-07-25T01:46:00.000+09:002006-07-25T01:46:00.000+09:00Well, maybe My Super Ex-Girlfriend, or X-Men, or t...Well, maybe My Super Ex-Girlfriend, or X-Men, or that Al Gore movie on why he should have been elected- I mean Global Warming.<BR/><BR/>I'm sorry, I don't think I'll be down by then, but I look forward to hearing about the race!Jed Carosaarihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10775889983099808362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19429730.post-1153414639919456402006-07-21T01:57:00.000+09:002006-07-21T01:57:00.000+09:00hey - glad to hear you made it back safely and are...hey - glad to hear you made it back safely and are enjoying the wonderful US of A! I know what you mean about automatically having another language come out of your mouth. The biggest thing for me when I moved back from Belgium was that whenever I went out to a restaurant I would turn and automatically speak to the waiter in French. It caused quite a few rounds of laughter with various friends.Bequita17https://www.blogger.com/profile/04133122728836216976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19429730.post-1153394531978597302006-07-20T20:22:00.000+09:002006-07-20T20:22:00.000+09:00OK, I will :-) We just watched Good Night and Goo...OK, I will :-) We just watched Good Night and Good Luck too, but I could barely keep my eyes open.<BR/><BR/>Well, I leave Friday or Saturday to Newberg for Yearly Meeting- and to see Stacy while I'm down there. Then on the 25th drive down to see my mom. On the 27th take Greyhound down to Redding to go camping with Anne, a friend of mine, in Lassen Volcanic National Park. On the 30th head down to SoCal to visit friends and my dad and brother, until the 6th, when I head back up to Seattle. The only other thing planned at this point is a trip up to BC, Victoria Island, on the 17th-19th, for a reunion of my old commune.Jed Carosaarihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10775889983099808362noreply@blogger.com