Jan

Lunch Bits – Edition 9 and 10

We went to Curry House Irvine last Thursday. It was a cool cloudy day when we talked about:

Booger. Medical term for it is Dried Nasal Mucus.
Guitar Hero III for Wii has bugs. There is a solution: Guitar Hero III Wii Replacement Disc Pre-Registration Website.
Kids in west coast universities (such as Stanford) seem more down to earth, regular students. Wearing regular jeans, t-shirt, and ride bicycles. Not flashy, not fancy. East coast is quite different. East coast has old money and the kids in Ivy League schools dress much nicer and are flashier.
The chances of our kids getting into Stanford University with a scholarship. Apparently, there is a variety of scholarship available at Stanford.
EuroStar – high speed (186 MPH) train between London and Paris. Eurostar info for American visitor is available. Best rate is €106 or US$154 for London-Paris Round-Trip Non-Flexible (Not Same Day Return).
Tax rebate deal from President Bush.

We went to Spice Cuisine of Thai yesterday. It was a sunny day when we talked about:

Most of us ordered the Crying Tiger
French bank trading fraud. Why did it take a year to figure this one out?
Guessing each other’s age. There’s actually a site for age guessing game.
Used 3-year old Toyota Prius with the California Clean Air Sticker is still worth the original price of $24k! Cool, I wonder how much my 2003 Honda Civic Hybrid with the sticker is worth?