BlogHide Resteemsgooddream (82)in cooking • yesterdayBought an air fryer and wow, am I amazedI've heard people talking about the majesty that is air fryers for a few years now. I was kind of turned off by how ecstatic the owners of these machines were because they were so excited about…gooddream (82)in life • 3 days agoThings that annoy me more the older that I getI have noticed lately, as I am well into my 40's, that I am less likely to tolerate things that annoy me. Previously I was a lot more easy-going and would just take things in stride but as I get…gooddream (82)in party • 4 days agoWas home by 10:30 on NYE. I think I don't have the party bug in me anymoreI am a bit of a holiday party-pooper because of a lot of reasons. For one thing I feel like certain holidays are something we are obliged to participate in because of tradition, not because we…gooddream (82)in meme • 5 days agoMonthly meme dumpLet's start with the usual backstory, which gets shorter and shorter every time I tell it. I stopped using traditional social media about 5 years ago. The inspiration was mostly because of USA…gooddream (82)in vietnam • 8 days agoApartment shopping in Da Nang: A hilarious exercise in futilityAlmost everyone I know lives in a condo that they are "ok with." I only know one person who is really happy with the place that they currently live in. Everyone else is constantly looking around…gooddream (82)in life • 9 days agoBeing reliable: Is that really too much to ask?I am pretty sure that this sort of situation exists all around the world but I am subjected to something regularly that people who live in their home country likely aren't subjected to the very…gooddream (82)in bowling • 13 days agoA holly jolly bowling Christmas in VietnamYou didn't think I was just going to stop talking about bowling did you? Well, we had our Christmas bowling special this past week and we got a pretty decent turnout of 20 people as well. The…gooddream (82)in dog • 17 days agoNadi gets a sweater (I said I would never do this)It's "cold" season in Da Nang as well as the rest of Vietnam at the moment. Cold is a relative term and to me, someone who has lived as far North as northern Michigan in the winter, I would not…gooddream (82)in food • 18 days agoNadi and I try a new restaurant. Bun ChaThis is food dish that I hear a lot of people talk about but I have never bothered to try it. If you like/liked Anthony Bordain you may recall that he famously went into a run-of-the-mill…gooddream (82)in memes • 24 days agoMonthly meme dump from 9gagIt's been a lot more than a month but I guess we'll have to make allowances for someone that goes on the first vacation of their life in 5 years and let him have a break. Here's the usual…gooddream (82)in dogs • 28 days agoNadi's first visit to the vet in over a yearBecause Nadi doesn't really get up to a whole hell of a lot other than sitting on her various beds in my house and going on extremely controlled walks in my neighborhood, she isn't really exposed to…gooddream (82)in dogs • last monthDoggy do. The before and after of the dreaded haircut for NadiI've been away from my fluffy pal for life, Nadi, for quite a while. This is the longest amount of time that her and I have been apart from one another for all of her life and thankfully, I had a…gooddream (82)in vietnam • last monthWelcome back bowling: I pull out the stops and do really wellIt's been a full 5 weeks without me at the DUMBO bowling lanes for our league of sorts. While I was away things went like they always do but I suspect that there was some mucking about and not…gooddream (82)in life • last monthUsing jet lag to my advantageSome people get affected by jet-lag much more so than others. I have friends that claim that they are not affected by jet-lag at all and I have a hard time believing that. For me, my body tends…gooddream (82)in travel • last monthAirport winners and losers during my recent travel from Asia to Mexico. Loser: LAXThere is not way to travel direct from where I live to where I was going this past trip. This was not a surprise because Danang (DAD) is a relatively small and irrelevant airport on the global…gooddream (82)in dating • last monthDating apps: Are they truly a bane on society?I saw several articles about how dating apps like Tinder, Bumble, and whatever else there is out there were some sort of toxic environment that is ruining romance. As someone who lived and was…gooddream (82)in artwork • last monthDay of the Dead street artwork exhibits in Guanajuato, Mexico.There is a name for this kind of artwork but I don't remember what it is. The people who make it get out there early in the morning and many of them were still working on them when we came around…gooddream (82)in travel • last monthOne thing Mexico does very well, trafficI will admit right from the start that I am quite jaded as far as this area of conversation is concerned because I have spent the past two decades living in countries where the roads are absolute…gooddream (82)in mexico • 2 months agoDay of the Dead parade in Guanajuato: Pretty cool stuff but too longI've been a fan of Halloween all of my life. It is still one of my favorite holidays. I wasn't really aware of the Mexican tradition of having this holiday be far more meaningful and extend into…gooddream (82)in travel • 2 months agoDay of the Dead underground in Guanajuato: Vietnam visits Mexico!I'm sure that almost everyone in the world has some idea about the existence of the Day of the Dead celebrations in Mexico but I for one, had no idea it was such a big deal and in the case of…