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It’s becoming ridiculous, and I think everyone in the world could relate, because even if you use public transportation; like here in DC, they are worried that the trains will be overloaded if the price increases to 5$ a gallon.
I have never really thought about how much I spend for Gas, but its hitting me in my pockets, because I drive long distances most things.
I did receive a tip, a gas saving tip that is; Ten things you can do to save on gas. Continue reading ‘Open Thread: Gas Price!’
Published by Nolawi May 28th, 2008 in Current Issues and Open.
This past week I moved to my new apartment as I’m still organizing everything. Including the kitchen…I still have to buy stuff for my empty refrigerator.
So yesterday I decided to grab dinner by myself as I got Rigatoni pasta dish at a local restaurant. The bill including tip was 20$; which is the price of a good dinner.
This week also memorializes, pun intended, bernos 2nd year anniversary since we opened our business. With that I thought we should give a celebratory discount, down to the price of a good dinner, including shipping of course. Continue reading ‘Price of a good dinner!’
Published by DawitK May 27th, 2008 in Bernos, Food and Personal.
One of the most fascinating aspects of running a business is that you get to see society from a different perspective depending type of service you are supporting.
I consider myself a very enlightened person especially on sociopolitical and socioeconomic sense. That is why I was surprised when we [bernos] received so many emails from Americans that have adopted and or are in the process of adopting kids from Ethiopia.
We have many customers, maybe a couple dozen, which we know of, that are new parents of an adopted Ethiopian kid or in the process. From what I understand the process takes years.
One email was asking the origin and information on the name Meron, because this parent adopted a three year old named Meron; others asking information about certain articles that was written on the bernos blog. I forwarded the message to Meron and asked her to talk to the parents about her name. Continue reading ‘Adopting from Ethiopia’
Published by Nolawi May 23rd, 2008 in Bernos, Design and Thoughts.
There is a prominent Chinese American chef on PBS named Martin Yan; he makes Cantonese style quick and easy stir-fry recipes.
He has a popular phrase at the end of his show where he would put the last garnish on the entrée and he would loudly say
and remember… If Yan Can Cook, So Can You!”
I can’t help but smile every time I hear it because it’s so catchy, much like a popular phrase from the radio during WWII era in which a legendary host would say “Good Night and Good Luck!”
You might have heard because George Clooney titled his Film about the host after it.
Except when Martin Yan says it, he doesn’t pronounce the ‘N’s and its quite funny. It sounds like ‘If Ya Ca Koo So Ka Yu!‘
And I can’t stop laughing when people make fun of it by changing it up and saying “If Yan can’t, then neither can you!” or many other reiterations of the phrase.
I hate to make fun of accents, as I have an accents that can be construed as an Indian-Ethiopian that migrated to America; and that is another story.
Right before I was going to put the Pizza in the Oven
So I bought book on quick and easy stir-fry dish because I wanted break my Wok Meron and Dawit bought me when I moved into my apartment. I haven’t yet because these days I have been making pizza, at least once a week after I bought a pizza stone that works better than the wood oven at Wolf Gang Pucks. Continue reading ‘If Nolawi Ca Koo, So Ka Yu!’
Published by Nolawi May 21st, 2008 in Food and Personal.
