Martian soil appears able to support life

According to Reuters, NASA scientists say that "Martian soil appears able to support life." First water in frozen state, now this?! I guess NASA's Mars mission is on.

Lego Vault

You may be a nerd, if you get goosebumps while watching this.

Gelatiamo

A note from our not-so-recent Seattle trip:

Gelatiamo has probably the best ice cream on this side of Mississippi.

For those who are familiar with Mado ice cream shops in Turkey, it's as good as Mado's. I'm not kidding! :)

Turkish food article with pointers, receipies

For those who landed here looking for 'Turkish food,' here is a nice article from Janet Fletcher of SF Chronicle, with a pointer to an excellent (Turkish) food blog by Cenk Sönmezsoy, and few recipes.