Lost in the Clouds

Everybody talks about "The Cloud", or "Cloud Computing" these days, and it seems that the world is divided between those who can't understand it, and those who can't explain it (but know what it is). Often times the word "cloud" is used inaccurately and it really just means "web", turning into the new buzz word.

A relatively small group of people bridge that gap, but in most cases they have no interest in sharing their "secret", because it leaves them in a position of power.

I wonder if these are some of the reasons why such a "nebulous" word is used to name that concept...

Mahalo

CCC (Christmas Cous Cous)

A while back I promised pictures of my Christmas Cous Cous, and then forgot. Every Christmas we have a big lunch with all our Italian friends here in San Diego, they're like our surrogate family here. We always meet at a friend's place, and he's an executive chef, therefore there's no shortage of good food there, but we all try to chip in. It has become almost a tradition that my role is to prepare a cous cous for everybody, and since I don't really use recipes, every year it's different, and I always try to push it a bit further: last Christmas it was pretty darn good. The cooked veggies include a little bit of everything, and spices like Chili, Cumin and Cinnamon (look! another "CCC" combo!) and some more, with dried fruit (raisins, apricots and dates). The raw veggies include Tomatoes, Radishes, Olives and Onions.

...I think I'm getting hungry

Mahalo