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This is a bad month for authors

Today I learned that two more of our favorite authors have passed away ... David Halberstam and Bob Buck.

The Pulitzer Prize winning Halberstam is most famous for his writings on the War in Vietnam. But Greta's favorite is his gigantic The Fifties.

Buck we discovered only recently after I started my flight training. Buck is best known for his writings about flying and weather. But my favorite is North Star Over My Shoulder which recounts his lifetime of flying achievements and adventures. It really made the romance and adventure of flying come alive.

Long live Kurt Vonnegut

Today is a sad day.

I have been a fan of Vonnegut since high school when I read all of his books. "Cat's Cradle" is still one of my favorite books of all time.

He will be missed.

A Stone Horse with no name

Tonight we went to have dinner at a new restaurant in town ... Stone Horse.

It's a "steak and sushi" restaurant which usually doesn't do much for me. I find that they're often heavy on the steak and light on the sushi. Turns out, this is actually a Korean restaurant that specializes in cooking steak in a special oven. I can't remember the details but the menu describes the oven, as it's based on a traditional Korean type grill. The highlight is that it operates at extremely high temperatures. Guess we won't be waiting long for our meal.

There are some typical Korean dishes on the menu, like bulgoki and kimchee .. yum and yum! G opted for a grilled mahi tuna and I went for the orange beef kabobs. Plus we ordered a spicy tuna roll, an oshinko roll (first time I've ever noticed that on a menu), and some saba sushi.

Saba (mackerel) is the big test. I love saba. And it also happens to be a good barometer of a sushi restaurant's stock. Saba is a dark oily fish with a strong taste. If a restaurant serves good tasting saba then everything else will be good. If it's mediocre .. well then all bets are off.

There are exceptions though ... one of our favorite restaurants serves mediocre sushi but their hot dishes .. especially the tempera udon .. are fabulous!

Anyhow, the saba was really good. Not the best I've ever had, but I'll be back.

The mahi tuna had a wonderful flavor though there wasn't much on the plate. Usually that's a good thing but tonight G was a little surprised when she looked down and all her fish was gone.

The beef kabobs were wonderful, and filling. They come served over rice and with some grilled zucchini and asparagus. The rice, oddly enough, seemed rather long-graned and mediterranean instead of short-grained and asian.

The restaurant is divided between dining and bar. The bar looks well stocked and inviting though the music is top-40-ish. Hrm ... sushi and Duran Duran. I bet this place is a hit with young single people.

G wasn't too sure about going back. But I'd like to try the bulgoki.

Run Away

What a great idea! This guy sets up his camera, sets the self-timer for 2 seconds and then runs away from the camera as fast as possible.

Goodbye Kitty Chan

Kitty Chan Redux
Originally uploaded by Airman Chet.

We noticed today that our Kitty Chan head has gone missing. Either a victim of gravity and wind or a passerby. I'm so glad I took this pic when I did. Sad Chet.