Brown Motion

This phrase has often made headlines in these extraordinary times. Viewing our planet and its occupants as one entity in the universe.  Devoid of class and socio economic barriers, and without the lens of our otherwise jaded views on gun control, pro life or not, same sex or otherwise, cultural biases et al. From the Dalai Lama to the otherwise rebellious folk; from milk lovers to the lactose intolerant; Republican to Democrat, we all realized that it is critical to view this as more than a passing issue. A small organism of which we seem to know little has threatened the way of life.  No not way of life. But LIFE. It is crunch time.  The species slowly but surely awoke.  Outliers exist but largely we get it. It has also put a sensitive and debate topic to the forefront of whether socialist or capitalist models work best in case of such an unprecedented event. Time will tell.  I have no idea.  There are merits to each model and some Scandinavia...

As large network programming goes I am not a fan,  and cannot remember much of any particular show that I clicked with since coming to America two decades ago. Every person follows something they individually crave or have a deep affection for and seek out a life to live vicariously through the media they watch. In our case both the wife and I love to eat and explore flavors - we live to eat - and try to appreciate the varied lifestyles of the people that inhabit this oblate hardware we call Earth.  To that point we have been fortunate to visit some remote parts of this planet from the southern fringes of Australia and New Zealand to the northern latitudes of Alaska and some parts in between. Food of course comes in many forms sometimes living and mostly dead (assuming it had parents) and can be manipulated in terms of texture and the final flavor profile before it hits your plate and your palate. Growing up with a largely vegetarian diet in a country where a cow is s...