Alive, they are ugly– having descended from a common dinosaur ancestor with Tyrannosaurus rex and velociraptor. Turkeys also taste…yucky. Huge birds, they are more flesh and bone than chicken (also share the same ancestor). Flavors don’t infuse while cooking, making them less succulent, juicy. Turkeys don’t care about the Japanese aesthetic of eating with the…

Green.  A color with flavor. The green of limes souring in the sun, The green of tart apples with a bite. Green, the color of bile. Green, the green flash of jealousy as I listen To yet another woman friend pushing her envelope, Sprung, liberated from a marriage that turned green.   She wrote of…

On Jeju Island we travel rough backroads on our small bus, bumping along narrowly through perfectly planted fields, row on row of fresh vegetables enough to feed an army. The Koreans have inhabited this island for at least eight centuries. We’re far from the crowded city, and our Hawai‘i guide notes he’s never traveled this…

Seoul, 1990:  At 42, I was the youngest in our tour group by at least a decade.  Korean soldiers waved down our bus, and the driver nervously told our guide that an international incident had just occurred.  An armed soldier boarded and walked down the aisle, scrutinizing each of us in turn. Scowling, he disembarked…

Retail therapy – Tyler Durden Sweet! Today is Black Friday Amazon and Ebay. Lets see whats on the display   Everything, a price to pay Filling the holes in my heart With Ikea™ and Chanel™   Menial things I do not need Impressing random strangers But I hoard it all with greed   Even if…