SOFTWARE, JAPAN, SELF-ACTUALIZATION AND

Today was a long day at the office. I dont normally travel to the office on Friday, but I made an exception this week to add a little more security to the PCs that were there. Although I am definitely moving toward the Mac full time (unless it proves to be stubborn like it was last night when it wouldnt find a network drive after a reboot), I still think security on the office network is important.

But what am I doing? This post isn’t about work. Instead, let me talk about ochazuke.

Ochazuke is a mix between soup and a rice-bowl. Rice-bowls are bowls of rice with some topping (beef and onions, raw fish, chicken and curry sauce, or veggies and sesame) and are pretty standard meals in Japan. Ochazuke takes it to the next level by providing a small pot of flavored soup to pour into your rice-bowl. You can pour as much, or as little as you like, but in most cases it ends up being a 50 / 50 mix and is a good change of pace.

This photo was from 2 weeks ago when we went to Akihabara to buy stuff for the pc and mac. I ate “maguro” which is a raw tuna rice-bowl (pictured above). I definitely love rice-bowls, and occasionally have the desire to eat ochazuke, but I think most westerners would prefer the standard Gyu-don rice-bowl (cooked beef and onions in a very tasty sauce over hot white rice).

Enjoy the weekend!

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