From last night’s dinner hash to today’s lunchtime quesadillas… 🍳

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Lots of cooking today! Rodd made Lamb Biryani With Saffron, Yogurt, and Caramelized Onions, while I cooked up a big pot of Cajun red beans from scratch (including a smoked ham hock; rice to follow tomorrow)!

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Kristine Howard shared a link.

• https://www.seriouseats.com/lamb-biryani

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Kristine Howard shared a link.

• https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyde_Park_Obelisk

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It took two months of retirement, but it finally happened: I forgot what day of the week it was for a good ten seconds. 😂

Relatedly, I met another person today who was *shocked* and appalled that we would voluntarily quit our tech jobs. “But won’t you get bored? You’re too young!” He simply could not understand not wanting to work. That makes 3 people in total, and interestingly 2 of them were East Asian. I wonder if it’s cultural…

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I’m excited to use my new #jawsug Pankration water bottle! But OH NO, I’m already behind schedule… (Thank you @shigeru_numa!) 😅 #hydration #aws

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It’s always lovely when friends visit this part of the world! Thank you Shigeru Numaguchi for making time to catch up with me tonight in Sydney. ❤️

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We’ve checked out several of the new Metro stations in the past week. This one is Gadigal. I love how they’re all so different, yet futuristic and grand and open too. 🚇

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