Yay Bug! Hooray vw!

Speaking of father's day- does anyone have a favorite rice pudding recipe? My favorite version has been the Arroz con Leche at Meson Sabika which has citrus zest. If I decide to try to replicate it, do I have to buy a zester or can I do a pssable job with my veggie peeler?

Could someone please inform my tummy that I do not have time for ookiness today and if it would just hold off it's ookiness until Monday, I would very much appreciate it.

Do you have a fine cheese grater, laga? The kind with the little squares? That might work better. You can do it with a peeler but it can be tough to avoid the pith.

Dear sj's Tummy: Please take it easy on her this weekend and she will feed you yummy, yummy things!

Good for you, vw!

Today was day 1 of my 30 yoga challenge. My DH tried to complain about the time this will take, but I raised my eyebrows at him and told him this was my triathlon. That took much more time our of our lives and so he knew he'd lost the argument. When I came back from class he'd decided that he needs to go for some tow lessons with the hang glider.

Do you have a fine cheese grater, laga?

I believe I do. Cool!

he needs to go for some tow lessons with the hang glider.

Tow lessons? How does that work?

How does that work?

If you have a large enough hill, you can take off when your air speed gets to about 15-20 mph. Without a hill, you need a truck or a winch or an ultra-light to get you going fast enough. In SF we were spoiled by Ft. Funston, where you basically just step off the cliff and pop right up.

Of course, once you're flying you hope for enough lift to keep you in the air.

Ahh OK. So if you don't have a hill you need a partner with a truck... or can one person operate a winch? Also how cool is the name Ft. Funston?

answering my own question... looks like you need a partner for the winch too... and a big chunk of change.

Here's a video of a tow out at Hollister, CA, where both my DH and I learned the foot launch (not tow) method off a hill (the tow was added later): [link]

You have to have lessons and get certified to use the tow method separately from your foot launch certification. It's good to have because you can always get high enough that you get a decent flight, even if it just a sled ride.

So is there anywhere to go hang gliding in DC, Sparky?

I slept in later today than I have in months, I think. I was shocked, but then I remembered that I upped my dose of meds that make me very sleepy, last night. Not that it really matters that I slept in or anything, but.

Also: OH MY GOSH, VW!!!! I'm glad you had a good time! And EEEEEE!!!! And JEALOUS!!! You go girl.

And congrats to K-bug.

I feel like I should do something fun today, since the weather is so nice...there's a softball game later that I might go to, but I have no plans all weekend. I want plans...