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"The essence of Buddhism is selflessness" - Jack Kornfield


Title: A Cup of Selflessness
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Cool LJs you might check out....

I'd like to reccomend three LJ's that I read that I totally dig:

fitfool: She has a completely cool outlook on life - and is one hell of a great cook. She focuses on being fit from every angle - and well, she's just a lot of fun to read.

paulintoronto/Paul: Paul and his partner Bob travel all over - and Paul write some of the most interesting posts about art, culture, politics. Paul is one of those people I'd have coffee with and hear about all his travels every time he returns to Toronto. Oh wait! that already happens! :) Their recent trip to Australia and New Zealand was particularly interesting to read Paul's traveloque. His blog is so full of good stuff, I always look forward to reading his latest adventures..

gorkabear/Xavi: Well adorable computer programmer from Barcelona is always up to fun things - and uses his journal to practice his English amongst the bazillion other languages he speaks. He occasionally posts some amazing recipes for Catalan cooking; and well lets be honest - if I get a picture of Xavi smiling with his boyfriend; it makes my day. What I love is his 'go for it' attitude and his point of view; it helps remind me that the U.S. is not the center of the universe. I love hearing about Spanish politics and culture. (I was born in Rota in Cadiz in southern Spain)

Anyway - here are three LJers that I just love - now - I love all of you of course, some of you I've been reading daily for over six years. but - I wanted to spotlight some folks that I'm really jonesing for these days.

BE WELL!

What Einstein Told His Cook

Dave gave me a copy of "What Einstein Told His Cook: Kitchen Science Explained" by Robert Wolke. I've been enjoying it.

Wolke is a professor emeritus of chemistry at the University of Pittsburgh and a food columnist for The Washington Post. So the book is a "best of" his columns about the science and chemistry of food. For those of you that are fans of Alton Brown - its like "Good Eats" without a goofy sense of humor. I have to say I prefer the goofy sense of humor vs. a lecture on the different kinds of salt and how they affect cooking. Wolke had a good editor though - because he follows most sections up with good recipes with some solid advice on how to avoid catastrophic fuckups in the kitchen when experimenting.

I'd recommend the book for cooks and chefs - but not necessarily for a foodie. Meaning - a cook or chef would enjoy the research and attention to detail (the book is broken down into subcategories like "salt, fat, sugar, hot & cold, liquids. so it reads like a science reference vs. a book about food. so for a foodie that doesn't cook I suspect this book would be droll and sleep-inducing. but for me - it's a lot of fun - and I've learned a lot.

This book is as close as you could get to a book that brings David's mind and my mind together. David the relentless scientist/mathematician and me - the "I wonder what happens if I do this?" experimenter in the kitchen.

Anyways - I'm am about 3/4 of the way through and give it a solid recommend... :)

Jon Stewart? I love you!

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