Adventures of a Discoverer

NOTE: this is not any kind of political commentary. It is fair to say that we're living through historical moments, and an expression of one such moment happened close to where I live. Being lucky and privileged enough to be able to witness such historical moment, I wanted to document it for posterity. However, you should not extrapolate any political preference from what you see here - I am very happy to be an observer to a historical moment. Last Saturday the third "No Kings" protest was organized across the country and, given that Seattle is one of the major metropolitan areas in the US, it had its own protest. As before, it was set at the  Cal Anderson Park , a nice little park right in the middle of Capitol Hill, the "bohemian" neighborhood in Seattle. Everything was well organized: there were porta-potties, a stage with sound equipment was set up, there were booths selling little works of art and mementos and, this being Seattle, there were multiple cof...

Easter is coming and in the US that includes the tradition of eating Peeps. For those who don't know, Peeps are a candy made by a small company in the United States, which very simply consists of a piece of marshmallow shaped like a little chick with bright colors and two dots for "eyes". They are popular around Easter time and as the years passed, the company has tried variations of the candy. This year they are coming up with something brand new: chili-lime-mango flavored peeps. One of my friends saw that at the grocery store and her reaction was to write to me and dare me to try them. I obliged. I just had three of them, to be sure that I was having the full experience. However, the first one already left a very clear impression: it is a cacophony of flavors, many of which don't belong together, with only a barely noticeable hint of lime and I couldn't detect any mango flavor at all (and I had many mangoes in my life). I don't like spicy food in general, b...