double chocolate gelato

January 8, 2006

gelato

It was very good.

gelato shop

gelato flavor 'Bud'

No one seemed to go for the beer flavor.

treats resisted

bakery counter

At this moment, after supper, I really wish I had picked up a few of these.

honey spareribs

honey spareribs

Unfortunately the pictures of the shrimp-stuffed eggplant and tofu were too blurry. It was all good, and the tables were close enough together that we could covet what our neighbors ordered. And vice versa.

a Sunday in SF

lemon chicken

On the list was Telegraph Hill to see if the parrots were still there, but we stopped for lunch in Chinatown, specifically, R&G Lounge.

We had the lemon chicken, honey spareribs, and a stuffed eggplant and tofu dish. Very good.

trapping atoms with a box of light

Dr. Mark Raizen, physicist at the University of Texas at Austin, and his colleagues have captured and measured the same number of atoms in a box made of laser light.

Their work brings science closer to a quantum computer.

Western Australian: Tropical Cyclone Clare

Upgraded to category 3, it is expected to hit coastal areas today.