When my grandmother was born, airplanes were more than a decade in the future. In my lifetime, space exploration and exploitation became a reality. In the 20th century, automobiles took over. Electricity and telephones became ubiquitous, and television was invented. It would be impossible to name a century of greater change. Yet, I think more apparent change has occurred in the past two decades. By apparent change, I mean changes in daily life and routine. Think how dated movies made only a few years ago can seem. You’ll see people running around frantically searching for pay phones. You’ll see black computer screens with green type. You’ll hear people asking, “Where are we?!” The fabric of daily life now has an entirely different feel. Take, for example, the above cartoon from 20 years ago. Of course, many people—if they still have land lines—still have answering machines, but they’re not the icon of connectivity they once were. And kids in the household certainly do not consider them a lifeline! Technological change has been a juggernaut for the past 200 years, but the small details have never been more apparent than in the current century.
160 responses to “Answer Man”
my favorite That’s Jake was —don’t stack your dirty plates; you have to wash both sides then.
Here you go, Jackie: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R0xoMhCT-7A
Late today…. Breakfast most days is a cup of beef ramen with 1/2 cup of dehydrated vegetable mix. Salt isn’t a big issue for me.
John, let the cats lick ’em clean and save the trouble of washing. 😉 < emoto
Breakfast for me: four shots of espresso and yogurt.
………………..Loon: bowl dry cereal and diet coke.
sandcastler(tm) your breakfast reminds of a line from an Elton John song: “When are you going to come down? Where are you going to land?”.
Breakfast every single day for me is 100% whole wheat raisin bread, two slices toasted, one with soft in a tub margarine. The other with almond butter — nothing but ground up almonds, you have to stir it and it has no salt. This is yummy! And two or three cups of coffee. That’s it on the coffee, no more the rest of the day.
Ghost, Debbe, here’s one I like. And how often do you hear a xylophone in a rock song? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZlFPmHaXO9E&list=PLj8Els8LrlixT0i-0MEvq2giCUDKxp89-
Mark, when I was a young teen in Venezuela we always had marimbas around to play with musicians, amateur or professional. Marimbas are like xylophone but more complex in sound and resonance. Lots of dance music, both Spanish and American, with strong beats. Look it up, they use them also with Trinidadian music, calypso, drum marching bands. I bet R and R is good on the marimba because I can remember bands playing rock music from the 50’s on them.
Love, Jackie
Mark, no danger, I always know where my towel is. 😉 <emoto
Ramen noodles, David? So you’re like an impoverished college student? 🙂 Actually they aren’t that bad if you gussy them up a bit.
A Recipe from Ghost’s Kitchen
Ramen Noodle Bowl
1 lb boneless beef sirloin, cut into thin strips
2 cups water
1 package (3-oz) Oriental-flavor ramen noodle soup mix
1 bag (1 lb) stir fry vegetables
¼ cup stir fry sauce
1. Spray wok with cooking spray; heat to medium high heat. Cook beef in wok until brown. Remove beef from wok.
2. In wok, heat water to boiling. Break block of noodles from soup mix into water; stir until slightly softened. Stir in vegetables; heat to boiling. Boil 5 to 7 minutes, stirring occasionally, until vegetables are crisp-tender.
3. Stir in contents of seasoning packet from soup mix, the stir fry sauce and beef. Cook 2 to 3 minutes stirring frequently, until hot. Serve in individual bowls.
I’m sure sand knows this, and probably Jackie, too…pho, the Vietnamese rice noodle soup, is actually a breakfast dish. Now I’m hungry for some pho bo.
Ghost, did you know you can now buy pho in packages like the ramen? The brand I have is called Snapdragon. I seem to have two flavors, mushroom Vietnamese pho and vegetable pho. Each bag makes one serving. I require bean sprouts, herbs, chopped peanuts, lettuce and cucumbers and carrots shredded as a minimum addition and it says nothing about this, nor the fish sauce to top it all with. The pickled vegetables and the crunchy fried stuff on top is pretty important too.
Frankly I need to make a trip to Oklahoma City to get my ingredients and I have absolutely no reason to go there anymore. I guess I can give Tulsa’s Vietnamese market another shot but they are disappointing usually. OK, if I will drive to Florida to help a friend rescue cats, I guess I can drive to OKC for no other reason than to shop at the big oriental super market here which is amazing.
I have no idea where I bought this pho as it was either just before Mike died or after and I have no recollection of purchasing them.
Love, Jackie
The ONLY reason I believe I miss Houston are the Vietnamese restaurants. It used to be Chinese but there really are no amazing Chinese restaurants in my opinion in Houston unless there is one someone can tell me about.
My last trip to Fresno, California produced some of the most amazing Chinese=Vietnamese-Pacific Rim cuisine I have ever experienced. They did some upscale pho and bun as well that was ethereal.
Heck, I just need to cook my own and quit being nostalgic.
I am an idiot and tired. I described additions for bun, not pho although the bean sprouts and herbs and jalapenos would apply for the pho additions.
The secret of good pho bo or pho ga is of course in the quality of the broth. And making good broth comes from more experience than I have. One day I’ll have enough time (and be brave enough) to try making my own.
Homemade Vietnamese spring rolls is as exotic as I get. A plate of those with duck sauce and I’m happy.
A short time ago, I think some of you were mentioning U. Andress in “The Blue Max” – and in a favorable manner. By coincidence, I saw the first 45 minutes of that film this morning before I retired at 4:30; unfortunately, U.A. didn’t appear….
Good morning Villagers…
Yes, GR 😉 , this whole Village is a ‘trip’. I kept thinking about Sigourney Weaver in that movie with Gene Hackman where she portrayed a Russian woman….funny movie. Right now I can’t think of the name. But someone here will.
I vividly recall that line from Wednesday Adams…..classic line. Miss Raul Jual (?)
Never have seen his movie “Kiss of the Spider Woman”….maybe someday.
Emb…thank you so much for the info….it’s encouraged me. It’s only in my left eye, and yes, there is glare. My husband is on me to get an appointment…which I will today.
We talked about the five senses here last night and asked if one had a choice, which one would you choose to loose…..taste for me.
Mark and GR….thanks for the video links.
Hey, what day is it, said the camel………………………
ya’ll have a blessed ‘hump’ day.
Loon…you should post more often…still think about your remark on the ‘toy’ drawer 🙂
thought of Sandcastler on this one……………
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Washing dishes strip:
The way to a man’s heart is through his stomach.
The way to a woman’s is through helping with chores.
Jerry, that duck sauce….is it made by Aflac 🙂 ….gotta go on that one
Jackie, if you don’t want to go to OKC, you might order online.
http://www.asianfoodgrocer.com/category/asian-food
Debbe: “Heartbreakers” also with Jennifer Love Hewitt?
When the AFLAC Board of Directors meets, do you suppose they have Duck a l’Orange for dinner?
And in the background of the Girl Scout scene in the movie, a new high (low?) in product placement…a billboard ad for Tombstone Pizza.
Pho is all about good chilli sauce, MHO.