Monday, August 19, 2013

Best Day in Paris for Gastronomie

Well,

Today was our last full day in Paris, and, being finally over my stomach unhappiness, I dug into the best falafel, of the "in a pita" variety. I ate one (perhaps bravely) when I wasn't feeling well, called it the best, and today was my chance for a reprise. (April in Paris eat your heart out, perhaps "this is a feeling" that someone CAN reprise!) Delicious. It was at 26 Rue de Rosiers, King Falafal, and got my vote because of the shredded red cabbage, and the roasted eggplant and the onions. Also, it was dripping with sauce. The first one I tried was kept hot sauce free for the kids, and the second time I forgot to ask for it, so it could have been even better.

Then we proceeded to finally find some good coffee. I hasten to add that I am NOT saying coffee in Paris is bad, I just never tried it, because I'm particular when it comes to coffee, and I don't need to drink it unless I'm expecting it to be great. That being said, I like to have a great cup every day, but when I'm traveling and can't be sure what I'll get, then I don't bother. So you can imagine that I was craving a good one.

I was not disappointed! We latté'd out at La Caféothèque, at 52 Rue de l'Hôtel de ville, and the kids had hot chocolate, that was maybe a mistake to give them. Because it tasted like drinking a chocolate bar in a mug! What!!! I know I walked into the right place because they had a roaster in the front, and bags of green coffee and a piano at the back!!

When I got back home I had pasta with this delicious pesto, the remaining basil that we had opened two days earlier, and then from a new bottle, sun dried tomato pesto. The bottle said Pasta & Bruchetta, and Florelli, so one of those must be the brand.

Then Olja reminded me that we didn't go back and line up for the ice cream of which I had so far only had a lick, and I told her, it's a good thing she didn't mention that when we were two blocks away...
-Darryl

Device Unavailable (in use) In Asio 4 All

Okay,

revisiting this item. I encountered the problem again, and found a new unexpected resolution: I went through the usual checks: 1. CLOSE SKYPE. That's often a conflict for sound hungry software. Obviously close any media players. Then I realized where the conflict was: a folder was open, which as you know, can let me preview sound files, and as sound file was currently selected, the sound device was being held by the system for me to preview the sound file. I closed the folder, and presto, device available! Don't know how many times I've fought with this conflict and didn't check that! Another satisfying resolution, and also often unexpected, is the bitter Sum.

-Darryl

Sunday, August 18, 2013

One In a Million - Old School Remix

 -At least it sounds old school to me!


Friday, July 26, 2013

Widget!

Blogging from Zlatibor in Serbia! Got a remix, and I'd love to see what this new fangled widget looks like, so here it is:



Have a listen...

I hear Paul Desmond in a remix in the background, but it's live! So the synchronicity flows in the bitter sum!