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“All these squalls to which we have been subjected are signs that the weather will soon improve and things will go well for us, because it is not possible for the bad or the good to endure forever, and from this it follows that since the bad has lasted so long, the good is close at hand. Miguel de Cervantes, Don Quixote”
― This Is Happiness
― This Is Happiness
“Day 8 after coming home from the hospital The classic recipes are goat, lamb, vegetable, and/or chicken biriyani. But when I was in New Orleans, at this restaurant, they served Louisiana barbecue shrimp, which was simply delicious. When I asked the waiter what was in the shrimp sauce, he rattled off a number of spices (rosemary, thyme, basil, oregano, et cetera) and so, I went with memory. I marinated the raw prawns in mashed garlic, rosemary, basil, oregano, thyme, sage, paprika, black pepper, white pepper, cayenne, and onion powder, along with a dash of Worcestershire sauce. I decided to cook the rice in the pressure cooker, always quick and easy. I heated some ghee in the pressure cooker, added crushed cloves, cardamom, and cinnamon, and a bay leaf for a minute or so. Then I added some onions and fried until the onions became golden brown. Then went in the rice, and enough water, and I closed the pressure cooker. The rice was ready in ten minutes. In a separate pan, I sautéed the marinated prawns in butter, along with extra chopped garlic and the marinade, and added them to the cooked rice. I garnished it with chopped fresh coriander and voila, Cajun prawn biriyani. I served it with some regular cucumber raita. Mama had been so sure that Daddy would hate prawns but I saw him clean out each one on his plate and even get a second helping. Sometimes we forget why we don’t like some things and then when we try them again, we realize that we had been wrong. Giving Serious Though to Adultery Girish was a classical music buff and in the beginning of their marriage, Shobha joined him for a few musical events and lectures.”
― Serving Crazy with Curry
― Serving Crazy with Curry
“Index of Main Characters THE KOSKI FAMILY Tapio Koski (Tah-pee-oh Koh-skee): Ilmari, Aino, and Matti’s father Maíjaliisa Koski (MY-uh-LEE-suh): Ilmari, Aino, and Matti’s mother Ilmari Koski (IL-mah-ree): The eldest Koski sibling Aino Koski (EYE-no): The middle Koski sibling Matti Koski (MAT-tee): The youngest Koski sibling OTHER CHARACTERS Oskar Penttilä/Voitto (OS-kar PEN-ta-lah)/(VOY-toh): A communist activist and Aino’s first love as a teenager in Finland Gunnar Långström (GOO-nar LYNG-strum): Oskar Penttilä’s friend, also an activist Aksel Långström (AK-suhl LYNG-strum): Gunnar’s younger brother, and, after he immigrates to America, Matti’s friend and fellow logger Vasutäti/Mowitch (VA-soo tah-tee)/(MOH-witch): A Native American woman and mentor to Ilmari after he immigrates to Washington John Reder (John REE-dur): Owner of the logging company that Matti Koski and Aksel Långström work for after immigrating to Washington Margaret Reder (Margaret REE-dur): John Reder’s wife Alma Wittala (AHL-muh VIH-tah-lah): The manager of the kitchen at John Reder’s camp Kullerikki /Kullervo (KUH-lur-ee-kee/KUH-lur-voh): Young whistle punk befriended by Matti and Aksel Louhi Jokinen (LAU-hih YOH-kih-nen): A Nordland businesswoman Rauha Jokinen (RAU-ha YOH-kih-nen): Louhi’s daughter Jouka Kaukonen (YOO-kuh KAU-koh-nen): A fellow logger and friend of Matti and Aksel Lempi Rompinen (Lem-pee RAHM-pih-nun): A friend of Aino Joe Hillström/Joe Hill (Joe HILL-strum): Swedish-American labor activist and songwriter who recruits Aino to the Industrial Workers of the World Kyllikki Saari (KI-luh-kee SAH-ree): A young Finnish-American woman from Astoria, Oregon who is courted by Matti Koski Jens Lerback (YENS LUHR-bak) Heppu Reinikka (HEP-puh RAY-ni-kuh) Yrjö Rautio (YUR-hoh RAU-ti-oh) Members of the Bachelor”
― Deep River
― Deep River
“Suppose that we are aboard a spacecraft outward bound on an exploration. We have made arrangements to press a button every fifteen minutes to send a signal back to earth. As our speed steadily increases our earthbound colleagues notice that instead of every fifteen minutes, our signals begin to arrive seventeen minutes apart, and then twenty-five minutes apart. After several days, our colleagues, to their distress, find that our signals arrive every two days. As our velocity continues to increase our signals become years apart. Eventually, generations of earthlings come and go between our signals. Meanwhile, on the spacecraft, we are entirely unaware of the predicament back on earth. As far as we are concerned, everything is proceeding according to plan, although we are becoming bored with the routine of pressing a button every fifteen minutes. When we return to earth, a few years older (our proper time) we may find that we have been gone, according to earth time, for centuries (their relative time). Exactly how long depends upon how fast we have been going.”
― Dancing Wu Li Masters: An Overview of the New Physics
― Dancing Wu Li Masters: An Overview of the New Physics
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