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Marble Soda: A Delightful Japanese Beverage with a Surprising Design
Discovering the unique charm of Ramune, Japan's iconic carbonated drink I had marble soda for the first time last night and I loved it. So the gimmick is there is a marble inside the soda...get it...marble soda? The marble doesn't actually come out of the bottle, but as you're drinking it, you think you'll swallow it. You can see the blue marble about 3/4 of the way up the bottle in the photo above. What...
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Reflections on President Obama’s Education Speech
I just finished watching the President's speech tonight and I liked it. I think the first part was a little weak, but toward the end it had some real substance. I don't know if it had much impact in student's lives overall, but I also don't think it hurt anything either. I loved the examples at the end regarding failure. Everyone is going to stumble at one point in their life, and you aren't always...
Santa Cruz Day Trip
We went to Santa Cruz's Beach Boardwalk yesterday and the weather was fantastic (low 80s). There was lots of Labor Day weekend traffic getting there, so it ended up taking a few hours. We walked the boardwalk, went on the Ferris Wheel, had a great Mexican food lunch, played miniature golf, played some arcade games, walked on the beach, walked to the end of the pier, watched sea lions for a while. By that time,...