My mom's family is from Okinawa. They love natto.

My dad's family is from Hokkaido. They hate natto.

Colin, your little girl likes natto?

In the fall here in Mountain View, an old Japanese couple set up a stand at the farmer's market selling home grown yama imo. They're only there for 2 or 3 weeks. My wife counts the days to their return.

I bet the home grown is much better than the ones at the grocery store.

Yes, both my little girls like natto, and yama imo too. In fact, if we put natto on their rice we have to tell them to eat the rice too, or they'll eat the natto only.

Today I was disappointed we didn't have any natto at breakfast time, so I used shio konbu instead.

I think liking natto might be more common as you move south, but don't quote me on that.

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You don't like Thierry Henry? I must admit, having been underachievers the last few tournaments it's good to see the Greek team finally getting a bit of a good run for once.

the board is surprisingly busy for a weekend.

It's because my weekend had been rooined-- ROOOINED! By bad plumbing. Instead of going outside, enjoying peak Edmonton summer weather, I am at home waiting for the pipes to clear.

awwww. sorry to hear aboot your clogged tubes, Pauline. i mean pipes.

i myself, had a pretty good weekend so far.
i've shirked any and all forms of responsibility
and had a multiple naps since 10am.
lunch consisted of nearly a gallon's ice cream worth of rootbeer floats. mmmmmmmm.

though i did have to get off my ass to go buy the ice cream.

for desert i made a fruit salad out of cherries, strawberries, bananas, cantaloup, and blueberries.

i put ice cream on my second bowl.

i believe i'm going to go out for dinner.
as many peel and eat shrimp as i can possibly gorge myself on. i'm getting hungry again just thinking aboot it.

make that cajun shrimps.

Who likes grindcore?

On another message board I read a story about a guy who named his dog "Toolbox."

there are those here that like grindcore.

mmmmm...."grindcore"
and a side of "Earache", with a "deathmetal" desert....

GORE GORE!!!

yum.

mmmmm, dinner was scrumdelicious.

[bragging] patio at the best Greek restaurant in town, Illio's. huge menu. couldn't get past the appy's. greek salad, baked brie with hazelnuts, kalamari, spanikopita, bruschetta, delmades(i think sp?) anyway it was spiced beef wrapped in grape leaves, mushroom caps, and Stella Artois.
absolutely fantastic. coffee and amarula for desert. amarula- South African answer to irish cream.[/bragging]