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Another Great Peruvian Food Discovery

Some call it the world's "Superfood," and for good reason. I've been learning a whole lot about quinoa lately, but the best surprise was how absolutely delicious it is! You can read more about my latest adventures with Peruvian food here.

Help Somebody Who Really Needs It

My best friend Gail is a real, live walking hero in my book. The things that she does, the things that most people would avoid, continue to amaze me. As she got out of her car at the drug store, she saw a man, clearly a homeless guy, trip and fall, breaking the strap on one of his flip flops. What would a "normal" person do in this situation?  I'm just guessing that most people would either pretend they hadn't seen him, or would quickly ask if he was ok and go on their way. My hero went to him, made sure he was ok, helped him get up, and took him inside the drug store. After buying him a new pair of flip flops and something to eat, she sent him on his way, wishing him luck. She didn't mention it, but knowing Gail, she probably also told him where the nearest homeless shelter was, just in case he didn't know. What an inspiration this woman is. She doesn't just flippantly say to friends, "let me know if there's anything I can do." She actually finds someone who really needs help - and does it. Although she is my best friend, and we talk almost every day, Gail didn't tell me about this. It was probably just another thing in another day to her. Somebody else told me about it, and I said, "Yup! That's Gail!" I swear to God, I'm going to write a book about this woman some day!

Do Something that Hasn't Been Done Before

“That’s the problem with a lot of people; they don’t try to do stuff that’s never been done before, so they never do anything, but if they try to do it, they find out there’s lots of things they can do that have never been done before.”  
In his "Blog of Impossible Things, Joel Runyon says he got an unexpected ass-kicking in a conversation with an "elderly gentleman" who interrupted his work flow in the coffee shop. Joel says he learned something from the old guy about doing the impossible. Looks to me like there's a lesson there about paying attention to the "old guy" or "old woman" who obviously doesn't know anything. 

My Latest Project - Writing

So I'm trying to get into doing some writing. Been having fun on Squidoo. It's an online site where you can write about anything that interests you - and make money doing it, too - from ads and other things on the site. It's pretty slick. They also do contests and such to get you thinking. I did one in which we were supposed to write about one of our favorite photos. It has made the front page of Squidoo every day recently. It's about a photo I took on my first time in a Peruvian market.

Slept through Another One!

So I guess we had an earthquake this morning - about 5:30. It was only a 5.4 so I don't think we usually feel those anyhow. Although they say that if you're on a high floor, you will feel them. Hmmm...this is interesting to think about. Vamos a ver!