what’s a zubble?

My vision of the world of toys just got shocked today.  Before fifteen minutes ago, I lived under the assumption that all cool new toys would be based in technology.  Yet, a picture and video just made me a believer in the simple toys once again.  Have you heard about zubbles?  They are colored bubbles…and they can create them in any color!  The best part is, the color disappears fifteen minutes after popping!  My only question, do they sell them in this hemisphere yet?  Check out what msnbc.com says about them here.

Here is a snapshot of part of my summer kitchen.  All these have made up the majority of my diet for the last month.  Notice the essential veggies, fruit, coffee, humus, pita, and rice.

One of my favorite parts about living in Jerusalem or Bethlehem is the easy access to the most tasty, fresh, and cheap fruits and vegetables.  Another part of my world was rocked today when I discoverd mini-pineapples at the fruit market.

Combining most of the ingredients from the first picture, I made a phenomenally spicy chicken peanut recipe tonight.  Chopping the onions made me weep like a brokenhearted school boy, and the bell peppers and jalapenos made my bald spot sweat like never before.  Losing your hair isn’t all bad.  The current bald spot seems to enjoy acting as a thermostat.  For whatever reason when I eat extra spicy foods, it starts to sweat before everything else.  Weird and gross, eh?  Here’s a sample of that spicy peanut chicken and veggies looked like while cooking.

And yes, occasionally I do contemplate how the meaning of life is wrapped up inside one mini-pineapple.

Check out the yellow pepper in comparison.