Wednesday, January 20, 2010
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I bought MoSup that Garmin GPS I talked about
the other day, for her birthday. Garmin 265WT. Actually, it
was you guys who bought it for her, since I used my Pay Pal
money. She thanked me for you.
We're prolly the last people here to get one, and I'm blown
away. It did take several hours to get the initial satellite fix
(too may trees here), get updated maps installed,
etc. Then I input addresses of peeps she goes to see,
shopping, etc. The upshot is that I'm something of an expert now;
she can't turn it on. MoSup's also worried that someone will
steal it, which is a real problem. A friend had his factory
installed GPS ripped from his dashboard. This is what I can't
figure out. The thing has a serial number. The thing accesses
satellites. Why can't I report it stolen, and Garmin tracks it's
whereabouts? First time used, the cops have a pin-point location.
Why not?
The other exciting thing for me was, and I'm pretty embarrassed to tell
you, what with me being a Kordon Blue trained chef, but it's Panko!
Japanese bread crumbs. HFS! Never used Panko before for
three reasons.
- Iwo Jima
- I make my own bread crumbs
- Never saw them in a grocery store until recently.
Last night I used Panko to bread some (I think I'm getting Alzheimer's
... the flat fish. Flounder!) Flounder, and WOW. I want to "Panko"
everything now. I'm going to try fried peanut butter. Dip
some flattened, chilled PB in flour, egg wash, then
Panko, and fry. I'll let you know. Panko cannot be
beat for crunch.
Back to the GPS. While I was playing with it, another thought
struck me. Garmin had better get into the cell phone business, or
go bust. This thing looks like an iPhone, and I'm told
iPhones have the GPS built in already, right? Damn, if I'd
waited another 6 months, I prolly buy this Garmin for $12.95 from
Woot. One other thing. I forgot. Never mind.
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