Local eggplant from the farmers market is the best at this time of year. I first microwaved slices (8 minutes at 60% in our oven). For breading, I use Japanese panko crumbs. Simple food, served with a dollop of yogurt with mint.
Category: Living
The Shed
Pushed my bicycle through “The Shed” in Nordeast Minneapolis. Over 300 people work 21st century jobs in the surrounding former industrial spaces. The gantry crane nods to the past.
Products of Heavy Rain
Recent heavy rain explained the bike path along Minnehaha Creek being flooded in several places, and the Falls going full throttle.
New Specs
Bought lightweight spectacles.
Wednesday Lunch Tradition
My Wednesday lunch tradition at the Minneapolis American Indian Center after a morning of tutoring: bison melt on wild rice bread that’s baked in-house. The salad has a light, citrusy dressing.
Swede Hollow Henge
Rode the light rail with a friend and our bicycles to St. Paul, then explored points beyond. I hadn’t noticed Swede Hollow Henge before. Behind, the abandoned Hamms Brewery awaits a new purpose. Until the 1950’s this area was a shanty town with no electricity.
In Praise of Tactile Controls
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In Praise of Tactile Controls
The Navy will begin reverting destroyers back to a physical throttle and traditional helm control system in the next 18 to 24 months, after the fleet overwhelmingly said they prefer mechanical controls to touchscreen systems in the aftermath of the fatal USS John S. McCain (DDG-56) collision.The investigation into the collision showed that a touchscreen…… Continue reading In Praise of Tactile Controls
Simple Needs
Long cycle ride, bar lunch, short cycle ride, cup of tea, nap.
Apartment Farm
Assembled a grow light stand where we’ll grow herbs, baby greens, and microgreens. Each set of LED lights is connected to the Internet. I’ll be adding drip irrigation and will create IFTTT applets to control the lights and the irrigation.