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Post by paulshiroma on Dec 4, 2016 14:46:13 GMT -5
Whatever they may be, I love the backstory. It's always neat to hear about things "passed down".
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Post by paulshiroma on Dec 4, 2016 14:43:49 GMT -5
x2 on the above comments. Awesome piece.
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Post by paulshiroma on Dec 2, 2016 23:06:23 GMT -5
Did you have crawfish jambalaya, or etouffee? Good stuff. At Presidents Palace in New Orleans. Hell yeah! Sushi, oh yes. Urchin, yep. Sea Cucumber? meh. Jellyfish? Meh. Squid? Meh, unless it is seasoned with seawater on the boat, as it was caught. Then it's fun! BTW Paul, I can take you to sushi and serve you cooked foods for the entire meal, in a Japanese tradition too! Not all seafood either. Tamago? Yum! But is ya don't like seafood, well, then even cooked wont help. @shotgunner, it's uncooked seafood that causes me pause. Cooked is all well and fine. Totally good with that!
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Post by paulshiroma on Dec 2, 2016 23:05:02 GMT -5
I had some cajun food down in New Orleans on a business trip; it was awesome. Did you have crawfish jambalaya, or etouffee? Good stuff. Garage Rocker, I had both and other items! It was some of the best food I'd had in a long time. California has some good restaurants but there's something about restaurants "at the source" so to speak, that are just plain better. Some of the best bbq I had was in Tennessee and Texas! One, outside of San Antonio was a roadside place and a bit of a dump with some of the best bbq I'd ever had.
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Post by paulshiroma on Dec 2, 2016 9:26:01 GMT -5
I had some cajun food down in New Orleans on a business trip; it was awesome. Interestingly, the best Thai restaurant I've eaten at was in New Orleans as well. Nice and spicy. I suspect that had to keep up with the cajun foods so the Thai restaurant made it like they would back in the home country. Out here in CA, Thai is basically Chinese food with a different name. I have yet to find a good Thai place that matches the New Orleans one.
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Post by paulshiroma on Dec 1, 2016 23:18:45 GMT -5
Good to meet you and welcome to the forum!
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Post by paulshiroma on Dec 1, 2016 23:17:41 GMT -5
Nice! The variety still amazes me. x2 on this one ... the variety is amazing. Actually, I guess agates in general are pretty amazing for their variety. Nice ones, Mel!
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Post by paulshiroma on Dec 1, 2016 23:16:36 GMT -5
How cool is that! Love it!
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Post by paulshiroma on Dec 1, 2016 23:16:08 GMT -5
You do great work, Amy!
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Post by paulshiroma on Dec 1, 2016 23:15:30 GMT -5
Darien Georgia, Port St Joe Florida are both Cannonball jellyfish fisheries. Rumor has it Japan is consumer. Processing methods another subject. Have seen 'schools' of them running for miles on 1-2 foot centers. Can feel them hitting the prop, viscosity variations. ... Still, for now, most Americans are averse to eating bugs — or jellyfish. But Rozin points to sushi as an example of how tastes can change. In the 1950s, average Americans would have politely spit into their napkins if served raw fish. Now even residents of deeply landlocked metropolises can eat fresh sushi at a Japanese restaurant. But the main lesson is one of foodonomics. Sushi is associated with worldliness and wealth, even though you can now find it at most malls; i.e., sushi was popularized from the top down. “Right now, you go into a sushi restaurant and you order a squid salad,” says Harper enthusiastically. “I mean come on, I think we can beat the pants off a squid salad!” Well, this is going to sound weird but I'm not a fan of raw fish, sea cucumber, squid or the aforementioned jellyfish. And I'm an American of Japanese descent. Seafood is not my thing. Had a bad experience with sashimi and never went back. Sea cucumber I tried one time as well. Sort of like crunchy gummy bears that don't actually break down as you chew. The pieces just get smaller while retaining the odd flavorless rubber-like texture. I had sea urchin once as well. That was terrible. I'm more of a land-based protein kind of guy which include legumes like edamame and other beans, not just beef, fowl, and pork.
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Post by paulshiroma on Nov 28, 2016 22:47:29 GMT -5
"crater" agates from Argentina (or something like that). They're definitely beautiful agates. Too bad I can't hound for crater agates from Argentina. I would be quite happy. Hey adam, I bought those and several others about three or four years ago at a CFMS from Ana De Los Santos. She's still around as I see her on some of the other show's exhibitor's lists but I haven't been able to make it to any shows lately. If you run across her booth, stop and see if she has any of these left. When I last spoke with her back in 2013, she was running out of inventory. Apparently due to local restrictions in mining the agates. Lowell ( elementary), another long-time RTH member, pointed me to her booth waaay back when. And then I overdrew my checking account almost immediately! Paul
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Post by paulshiroma on Nov 28, 2016 22:31:12 GMT -5
Paul, that is some beautiful stuff you've got there!!! I love the AZ pet wood! After seeing yours, I think I'm going to have to go cut some...... Thanks for posting! Jeremy txrockhunter, definitely slab some pieces up. The AZ pet wood are like coconut geodes - you never know what you're going to find inside them. And they make beautiful specimen pieces once polished up. You made that awesome trip out there ... looking forward to seeing your materials!
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Post by paulshiroma on Nov 27, 2016 23:15:06 GMT -5
That red and black one is super awesome and so is the last one. So, is the red and black AZ wood? Yes, rockjunquie, both pet woods came from a DoBell ranch stop during an AZ trip last July. It is amazing the variety and colors that the pet woods comes in.
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Post by paulshiroma on Nov 27, 2016 23:12:20 GMT -5
Beautiful slabs Paul. Is that last one a Condor? BTW the Purple Cow agate is found in the parking lot of a restaurant in my town, small world. OUTSTANDING!
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Post by paulshiroma on Nov 27, 2016 23:08:13 GMT -5
Purple cow ?? Your kidding and that's funny. Beautimous wood and knock your socks off hot pink geode. Never seen a hot pink geode. Never jamesp, well, that is the name that I was provided with for the box of agates. I couldn't tell if they were pulling my leg and beating me with it but it's a funny name so I'll continue with it.
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Post by paulshiroma on Nov 27, 2016 23:06:24 GMT -5
Dang, one bad ass hot agate geode "crater" agates from Argentina (or something like that). They're definitely beautiful agates.
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Post by paulshiroma on Nov 26, 2016 20:03:07 GMT -5
Over the long Thanksgiving Weekend, I took the opportunity to get some new batches on the vibe laps (thanks again, rxscram ) and slab some materials. Or rather, I slabbed materials and then got the laps running with fresh batches. Some of this is from Dobell Ranch, AZ from our July trip. Exterior (cut this one length-wise): Interior Exterior (cut the ends off of this one) Interior Exterior (cut the end from this piece): Interior: Purple Cow Agate (Funny name): Exterior: Slabbed: Forgot I had a couple more of these. Both halves are on the vibe lap along with the AZ wood. Thanks for looking. Paul
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Post by paulshiroma on Nov 26, 2016 10:43:11 GMT -5
That is an interesting read, although I will admit that I thought it was going to be one of those joke articles and include stuff like "pepperoni pizza", different burgers, hot dogs, and other junk foods. I didn't realize how much protein spirulina has; that's sort of surprising. I've had jellyfish. Steer clear. It's one of those try-it-one-time-foods and move on.
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Post by paulshiroma on Nov 26, 2016 10:37:13 GMT -5
Welcome and what a find! Clean it up per Don's specifications and then keep it "as is" as a specimen piece. It's a beautiful agate.
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Post by paulshiroma on Nov 26, 2016 10:33:03 GMT -5
These are outstanding, James. I'm always looking for photography tips and I appreciate you listing out what you did to get the photos ... including the rice box! HA. Were some of these collected on that huge trip you took a while back? The one with the really loooong thread?
Paul
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