Christmas day was fun and relaxing. For dinner, we made an insanely complicated and fancy lobster recipe. Fortunately, I was able to prep everything a day ahead of time, so all that was left for Christams day was the heating and eating.
The timing was good in enjoying such a good meal, because we then battled the flu for a couple of days and didn't feel like eating much of anything.
Feeling somewhat less than 100%, we headed down to NY for more fun and family. Also we saw the very cool train display at the Botanical Gardens in the Bronx and even some sights in White Plains.
It was relatively warm in NY (in the 50-degree range) so I ended up leaving my coat in NY and had to have it mailed back to me. Just in time - I walked to work today with a temp of zero. But now it is up to 1 degree F! It will allegedly get up to 10 today and the next couple of days. There's even a "wind chill advisory". Still, I prefer this winter with its cold snap to last winter, which was just one long cold snap. And I got nice warm gloves for xmas that are working wonderfully.
That's the new year update so far. I'm back at work, busy otherwise (I got some nice freelance work going) and in general 2004 is starting out OK.
Thu Jan 08 2004 11:33:
...and a Happy New Year
Hello again everyone, I hope the new year finds you well. We had a snowy pre-Christmas season here in Maine, but managed to get out and enjoy the various activities and of course the lobster-themed xmas trees.
Is microwaving your lobster the way to get the best taste? An interesting article from the SF Chronicle by Olivia Wu.
Thu Jan 08 2004 14:06:
In Lobster News
Lobster Robots scour the ocean floor for mines and other such fun things. With animation! And computer models!