Tonight for dinner, we went out. It tends to be a necessity 1-2 times per week in the fall while the boys are in soccer 5-days per week (Jacob 3 days, Timmy 2). I do what I can to cook but it’s rather aggressive; when I do cook I try to get the dinner on … Read more
Last Sunday I took both boys to the grocery store. Dave was working at the train show, so I just took both boys along, which is rare for me. I typically go during the week when I only need to take, at most, one of the boys. So it had been a while since I … Read more
So on Thursday night we cooked up the marinated Huli Huli Chicken. Part 1 of this post was pretty simple, make up the marinade, dump in the chicken parts and let ‘er soak. The cooking is the tough part. Because of the sugar content of the marinade, you have to be VERY careful how to … Read more
As promised, more about the funny OJ picture I posted. There are assorted DFACs (Dining FACilities) scattered among the base. Different foods, different hours, different dining atmospheres. Most of the time I’m eating from the dining hall near my workplace 1-2 times per day…and it was never eating in the chow hall. I’d eat during … Read more
I went out shopping at the “Villagio” mall yesterday with Rose. As expected, I wasn’t able to take that many photos, since we’re advised not to get natives into our photographs. I did a little bit of shopping — H&M had some pretty head scarves that I could wear as non-head scarves (i.e., around my … Read more
This is a bottle of San Benedetto lemon iced tea (“the” = “tea”). Good stuff.I had to smile when I saw this for sale at the local BX. I remember buying 1.5L bottles of the stuff for just a couple dollars when I was deployed to Bosnia in 1997. Like Snapple, it has a distinct … Read more
Yes it is!!! My family can’t even get DQ in the wintertime in Nebraska!