ETHNIC

PADO Seafood Restaurant, 4231-E Markham Street, Annandale, VA, 703-256-3565 An average Korean place, with sushi and some Japanese dishes. Average in Annandale is pretty good, but there?s always above-average right next door, so I don?t think I?ll go back here....

1. My latest newsletter (been on hiatus for 5 months) is scheduled to release September 30th, so sign up in the newsletter box in the right sidebar. 2. Archive link is now working too so check out the past issues...

Do you remember this post 35 minutes of Crafting? Well, this past "Friday Project" as I will call it, even though I think I did it on a Thursday ,is an example of how inspiration strikes and you just run...

Source/History: "This is a hearty, robust pie that is a crowd-pleaser. Cubes of meat are sauteed in oil until brown and glistening, and are combined with carrots, potatoes, turnips and onions in a deep casserole. Bitter ale and water are heated with a bit of cornstarch until nice and thick, then poured over the meat and veggies. A round of puff pastry is fitted over the top of the dish, and then the pie is baked for until golden brown." Yields: 4 servings

Rumba Café, web site, 2443 18th Street NW, Adams Morgan, Washington, DC, 202-588-5501 (Metro Trip Planner - opens in new window) [WaPo | MenuPages | City Paper | openlist | Yelp] A mix of Colombian and Puerto Rican dishes, with...

The crisp air has finally arrived in Maryland. My favorite Fall memories are around football half time shows when I was the featured twirler at my high school. Baton twirling was a part of my life for 23 years...it's how...

Join me for a book signing SUNDAY, September 28, 2008 10am - 2pm at: Sankofa Video, Books & Cafe (FREE WiFi) 2714 Georgia Ave. Washington, DC 20001 (202) 234-4755 Right near the Howard University Campus (my new hangout)

Super Tacos & Bakery (same place, used to be called Tacos Pepitos Bakery 2), 1762 Columbia Road NW, Washington, DC, 202-232-7121 (Metro Trip Planner - opens in new window) [WaPo | Yelp] Maybe the most authentic Mexican place in DC...

I’ll begin with a photograph:

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Taken at the Fujisaki Hachimangu Shrine Festival, aka The Drunken Horse Festival, which I wrote about here long, long, ago. With pictures, and dubious bits of information from locals.

Angeethi Indian Cuisine, web site, 645 Elden Street, Herndon, VA, 703-796-1527 (Metro Trip Planner - opens in new window) [Washingtonian | openlist | Yelp | Herndon Cuisine | Gayot] Excellent all around, this is currently one of the two or...

ME: Rambo-Era Stallone, my man, I just don’t think I can do it alone. All this passing-the-day-not-eating, far-away-from-the-family, constantly studying picture-language-symbols business…

Some days I get tired, you know?

RAMBO-ERA SYLVESTER STALLONE BOOKMARK: Look Saleem, no need to face your problems solo, bro. We can do this…

ME: Really? Together? Aw, thanks, man. That makes everything feel okay. You probably shouldn’t drink beer if you’re going to be shooting people, though.

R-ESSB: I’m not, man. I’m just chillin’ in the sunset, bro. Waiting to get back to a good book and whatnot.

ME: In that case, imbibe freely.

Found in the ‘Take Free’ box at Book-Off, Kumamoto. Squint and you can see hints of a real rainbow in the background.

I?ve been away from my blog for a while because I?ve been grappling with some heavy duty issues. Besides the fact that the week of Labor Day all 5 kids were sick with something?strep throat, pink-eye, and a nasty virus?it...

Ray?s the Classics, 8606 Colesville Road, Silver Spring, MD, right across from AFI, 301-588-7297 (Metro Trip Planner - opens in new window) [WaPo | Don Rockwell | openlist | Yelp] Retro dining, chops, big plates of big stuff, like they...

The izakaya’s bathroom was dark, red, moody.

And, Lo, a painting on the back wall. Above the toilet.

But soft! Who hung in front of restroom patrons? *

Angelina Jolie, hand-painted, strangely glorious. Oddly-placed.

* (or behind, depending)

Spotted in a restaurant off Shimotori. Delicious chicken and a dining-area ambiance entirely different from that of the bathroom.

Present Restaurant, 6678 Arlington Blvd., Falls Church, VA, 571-233-5001 (Metro Trip Planner - opens in new window) [Yelp] This is in the mall with J.V.'s Restaurant (described by the Washington Post as "One of the last Virginia honky-tonks") and Merchants?...

Nava Thai, 11315 Fern Street, Wheaton, MD, 240-430-0495 (Metro Trip Planner - opens in new window) [Washingtonian | WaPo | City Paper | Don Rockwell | openlist | Yelp] At any point in time there are four or five ethnic...

For I prefer my motivation sweet.

A project for the-fu.com ‘s motivation issue.

Much thanks to British Mark for being the extra pair of hands and voicing the roommate.
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SIBLING POWER BONUS:
Lil’ Brother and I collaborated on the banner at the the top of that The-Fu page. Handy with the illustration, that one.