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Thoughts from New Albany: November 2009

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Wednesday, November 25, 2009. The Muppets: Bohemian Rhapsody. My travels and the holidays haven't left me time to write down my recent profound thoughts. So instead, here's an interlude especially for my fellow Baby Boomers who grew up with Queen and have raised kids on the Muppets (with a wry ending for us technology users). Go to YouTube to watch it in HD. Links to this post. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Chair, Audit Committee, The College Board. Member, Vision Board, Peace Lutheran Church.

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Thoughts from New Albany: February 2010

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Monday, February 15, 2010. Year of the Tiger. Few Chinese Horoscope books contain overall prognostications for the year. In my large collection of these books, one of the few that does is the first edition of Theodora Lau's The Handbook of Chinese Horoscopes. Published in 1979. Unfortunately, in the later editions of this book, her overall predictions for each year have been removed. One of the few online sites I've found with both overall and individual forecasts is WayangTimes. The Year of the Tiger.

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Thoughts from New Albany: January 2013

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Thursday, January 3, 2013. If you're concerned about getting jet lag, I have a few simple tips that might help you avoid it. The book at the time was the Anti-Jet Lag Diet. It was quite complex, calling for a 3-day preparation period of feasting and starving and providing many other rules. Today, there are many other books and websites on jet lag. I reduced it all down to 5 basic principles that have served me well in avoiding jet lag. 4 Eat high protein breakfasts and lunches; low protein, high carbohyd...

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Thoughts from New Albany: Chinese Zodiac / Horoscope Dates

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Monday, February 15, 2010. Chinese Zodiac / Horoscope Dates. Chinese horoscopes are determined by one's birth date, according to the lunar calendar. Here's a table 12 Chinese zodiacal animals and the birth dates they represent. ANIMAL START DATE - END DATE. Rat 01/31/1900 - 02/18/1901. Ox 02/19/1901 - 02/07/1902. Tiger 02/08/1902 - 01/28/1903. Rabbit 01/29/1903 - 02/15/1904. Dragon 02/16/1904 - 02/03/1905. Snake 02/04/1905 - 01/24/1906. Horse 01/25/1906 - 02/12/1907. Sheep 02/13/1907 - 02/01/1908. Dragon...

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Thoughts from New Albany: May 2012

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Wednesday, May 2, 2012. Sous Vide Chuck Roast. I've cooked short ribs of beef sous vide and am pleased that the result tastes like very good roast beef. But having done it, it seems a little pointless to take days of cooking to make one expensive cut of meat taste like another expensive cut. So I decided to take an inexpensive cut of meat to see how sous vide cooking might transform it. I found a recipe entitled " 24-Hour Melt-in-Your-Mouth Beef with Mushroom Sauce. Although the pieces weren't very prett...

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Thoughts from New Albany: May 2010

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Saturday, May 22, 2010. Moo Shu Pork. Peking Duck. These familiar restaurant dishes are traditionally served encased in thin Chinese crepes. Mom just reminded me, though, of a scene in Ang Lee's movie Eat Drink Man Woman. In which the crepes aren't rolled out, as Wang Sao had made them, but are formed by swirling a lump of dough on a hot griddle. She asked for the clip to share with our foodie friends, so here it is. Links to this post. Wednesday, May 19, 2010. A Moment in Time. Looking at many of the ot...

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Thoughts from New Albany: October 2010

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Friday, October 15, 2010. Imperial Garden's Chinese Buffet. Imperial Garden - Buffet-side Seating. Imperial Garden's buffet - offered only at lunch on Saturdays and Sundays - has the largest variety of really interesting and original Chinese (specifically, Shanghainese) dishes in Columbus. (Most Chinese buffets cater to an American clientele who prefer what is called "Chinese-American food.") And the dishes are really good here! Cold noodles with hot pepper, bean sprouts, cilantro. I'm glad I've invited ...

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Thoughts from New Albany: January 2011

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Sunday, January 23, 2011. Reverence for Education - and Our Educators". The Cornell Asian Alumni Association. Honored me at its 20th Annual Banquet. On Saturday, January 22, 2011 in Chinatown, NYC. The following are my remarks to the 350 guests who attended. I've posted the videos of my speech and the evening in another blog. There are so many others here whose presence I should acknowledge. Given the large number, I was tempted not to do so. Student Affairs Vice President Susan Murphy. Industrial and La...

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Thoughts from New Albany: April 2010

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Monday, April 5, 2010. Chinese dinner - no gluten, no MSG, no soy, no pork. A Chinese dinner with friends at P.F. Chang's? That was the chilling prospect unless I could come up with an alternative. The challenge: Compose a gluten-free, MSG-free, no pork dinner for 5 in a real Chinese restaurant. Here's the menu we came up with:. Fish fillets in cream of corn sauce. King Du pork chops. Sauteed pea pod tips with Chinese mushrooms. Yang Chow fried rice. Beef with Chinese broccoli. The watercress in the soup...