Yue’s Yappings

My boss, Rob, took this picture of a baby seal at a restaurant where we had dinner during our last trip to China. My initial reaction was “Oh no, they are serving baby seal for dinner. They can’t be.” Rob made me feel better by saying that the baby seal […]

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Sea Worms

Baby Squid

One of my favorite things when visiting China is the food. Chinese food in China is nothing like what is served in most Chinese restaurants in the US. There are number of regional Chinesse cuisines, so everytime I go out with friends we first have to decide what cuisine we […]

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Skyetek, the company I work for, sells RFID reader modules to customers that want to embed RFID readers into their branded products. As a result, if you are shopping for an RFID reader, you’ll never see a Skyetek logo on the outside. Buy you may find the Skyetek logo inside, printed on the […]

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Patent leather is very popular this spring. You see it in handbags, belts and shoes.  So I recently bought myself a pair of patent-leather shoes in shinny black from Steve Madden.  It comes with 1 ½ inch kitten heels which is a perfect height for work. It’s very versatile and stylish […]

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Crawfish Etoufee is one of my favorite Cajun dishes. There are a number of ways to make it. One of my favorite recipes is from my friend Jon, who is an excellent chef and  a long-time resident of the Big Easy. His recipe is really good, despite the fact (well, I’m sure because of […]

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Here is one of my favorite pictures - it makes me laugh every time I see it.  But it also give me the courage to face life’s challenges.
As Frank Herbert famously wrote in Dune:
I must not fear.
Fear is the mind killer.
Fear is the little death that brings total obliteration.
I will face my fear.
I will permit […]

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VPL, Visible Panty Line, is one of the biggest fashion faux pas for a modern girl. For anyone not interested in VPLs, now is the time to bail on this post.
VPL is a very serious problem. I hear there are scientists who have devoted their careers to solving this problem. Most women […]

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