the beached boat of 1-30-26

All I know is that this is something we saw from the PCH. 

pieces of Carp

Among those pieces were boiled peanuts and a vermilion snapper sandwich from Dang Burger and an overdue visit to Lucky Llama Coffee. And of course the beach, which looked great.

 

Farmer and the capp

There were times when the coffee drinks at Farmer and the Cook didn't seem quite right, but I'm happy to report that my most recent cappuccino was perfect.

"fish tacos" revisited

The "fish tacos" at Farmer and the Cook - every bit as delicious as they were the first and second times. Wish they could have entered this in the Vegan Chef Challenge while at the same time keeping it permanently on their permanent menu.

mango curry

Another successful meal at Himalaya. I had forgotten how much I liked their mango curry, and how much a bit of garlic naan bread completes the meal - more so than the rice. The tandoori paneer was a nice sideshow. 

The Pirate Hunter

To make a 400-page story short, Captain Kidd was not a pirate but a privateer who was dealt the worst fate possible. For the most part he executed his commission from the king and other high-ranking backers honorably, but the legal apparatus of the British Admiralty - for whatever reasons - had him hanged from the start. Given everything wrong with that system, we now know that he would have been better off going into hiding with his wife and child.

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