We got a new tv, it’s obscenely huge. I was almost embarrassed to bring it in the house. Can’t believe how we survived on a small 24″ tv for all those years. setup all the high-def, home audio and needed some extra hdmi to hdmi cables. Found great quality cables at trianglecable.com and the shipping was fast. love the prices. the people at Triangle Cables helped get us all setup so it really was just plug and play. it’s important to get the right high quality cables to take advantage of all the high def features in my tv, so these cables were just right. Checkout their deals on hdmi cables.

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over dinner i mentioned to my husband that I read an article in fastcompany magazine about a guy (Tom Davies) who builds custom eye glasses. In the sidebar of the article there was a nifty list of reasons to get custom glasses. Item number 1 is that “americans’ ears are typically set about 10 mm farther back than europeans”. This sparked interesting conversation. is this true and if so why.

my take on it…. environment is one factor, i think american’s health habits etc.. might an influence. also genetics. this is where it gets interesting. what is the genetic makeup of the “average” american. i’m guessing it’s still european caucasian. if so, why is there difference in skull size? take my genetics for example, aside for an unverified rumor of gypsy, i’m 100% european mix — english, dutch, german, scotch, italian. a little of everything. i’m curious now, do i have an american head or a european?

i first tried coconut water in asia about 20 years ago. It was at a roadside stand in india. one of the mantras while traveling is asia is “don’t eat anything uncooked”. (forgot the rule and had ice my next trip to thailand and had a yummy jelly dessert topped with crushed ice. paid for it the next 3 days. they call it montezuma’s revenge, but i think it should be called stupid-foreigner’s-gut-wrenching-lose-three-days-of-my-vacation-moaning-in-a-dark-room-remember-to-only-eat-cooked-food-next-time-you-idiot. anyway, back in india, having not suffered yet, i believed my husband and tried some coconut water straight from the raw-uncooked coconut. the guy at the stand had a well-used old machete and with a practiced swing, whacked off the top of the coconut, and inserted straw. the nirvana of this delectable nectar! it was refreshing, glorious, a great respite while on our travels! after sucking it dry, we took the coconuts back to the machete man, he sliced off a side of the coconut shell, chopped the coconut in half. we used the slice of shell like a spoon and scooped out the luscious jelly inside. what a treat!

back at home, in the pacific northwest, we don’t get a lot of coconut trees growing by the side of the road. when we go to the asian store, my kids get a coconut each that we take home and perform our own ritualistic rites to extract the juice. but it’s not quite the same.

read about vitacoco in one of the multitude of magazines i get and am intrigued. i don’t see a retailer close to us, so i’m ordering online. bummed that it’s only through amazon as i have a love-hate relationship with them, so maybe i’ll have to drive across town. i’ll let you know, i’m sure my kids will love it!