From 6efafe684814a9dfcff6e082ee87e3449ee7a6cd Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: garrettmills Date: Sun, 11 Aug 2024 22:19:15 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] Fix images in Tibs WPA post, add flight log blog post --- src/app/resources/assets/main-70s.css | 10 +++ src/app/resources/blog-posts/Flight-Log.md | 87 ++++++++++++++++++++ src/app/resources/food-blog/ET-Tibs-Gomen.md | 42 +++++----- 3 files changed, 118 insertions(+), 21 deletions(-) create mode 100644 src/app/resources/blog-posts/Flight-Log.md diff --git a/src/app/resources/assets/main-70s.css b/src/app/resources/assets/main-70s.css index 03fd028..5154257 100644 --- a/src/app/resources/assets/main-70s.css +++ b/src/app/resources/assets/main-70s.css @@ -883,3 +883,13 @@ section#auth h3 { margin-bottom: 30px; max-width: 100%; } + +.post-content table, .post-content th, .post-content td { + border: 1px solid var(--c-font); + border-collapse: collapse; +} + +.post-content th, .post-content td { + padding: 3px 7px; + font-size: 1.2em; +} diff --git a/src/app/resources/blog-posts/Flight-Log.md b/src/app/resources/blog-posts/Flight-Log.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..d82de34 --- /dev/null +++ b/src/app/resources/blog-posts/Flight-Log.md @@ -0,0 +1,87 @@ +--- +title: An Irrational Flight Log +slug: Flight-Log +date: 2024-08-11 20:00:00 +tags: +- off-topic +--- + +> Disclaimer
+> I'm well aware that this is an _extraordinarily_ privileged First-World Problem™ to have. This page is a bit tongue-in-cheek. + +Lately, I've been flying back and forth between Indianapolis and Kansas City about once a month for work. Because I'm picky about _when_ I leave, I've wound up taking the same pair of United flights from Indianapolis to Chicago to Kansas City, then back later in the week. + +It _feels_ like every time I take a trip with United, there's a problem. Is there evidence to support this? + + +
RIP travelers in 2007. Imagine a full 1/3 of flights on an airline arriving late.
+ +No, not really.[^1] Am I irrationally mad about it anyway? Yes. Driving from Indianapolis to Kansas City takes about 12 hours. So, I'm starting this page mostly to help myself track my time spent on flying and flight-related activities. + +Some nomenclature: + +- IND is the Indianapolis International Airport +- ORD is Chicago O'Hare International Airport +- MCI is Kansas City International Airport + +
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Trip DateFlightNotesOkay?
Aug 9th, 2024ORD to IND(This was the flight that inspired this page. For context, ORD to IND is a 36-minute flight.) Boarding started 15 minutes late because of prep on the plane. Right before push-off, they discovered a hydraulic leak. This took an hour to fix. When we were finally pushed off, it took an additional 30 minutes to taxi and take off because of the line. That's almost 2 additional hours for a 36 minute flight.❌
Aug 9th, 2024MCI to ORDFlight left on time and landed pretty much on time.✅
Aug 5th, 2024ORD to MCILuckily my connection was only 3 gates away (and was already boarding when I got there). This flight pushed off on time but was then delayed for 20 minutes due to lightning (admittedly, this isn't United's fault, so I'll count it).✅
Aug 5th, 2024IND to ORDFlight left on time, and landed on time at ORD, but because of construction and traffic, we sat on the tarmac for 20 minutes after landing.❌
July 12th, 2024ORD to INDI was worried I was going to miss this flight because of delays w/ the MCI to ORD flight, but luckily it was delayed by a couple of hours as well. I waited an hour at the gate.❌
July 12th, 2024MCI to ORDFlight was delayed by an hour and a half because our incoming flight crew was delayed.❌
July 8th, 2024ORD to MCII had to sprint from concourse A to concourse C in 15 minutes because of my IND to ORD flight, but no issues other than that.✅
July 8th, 2024IND to ORDPlane was delayed 40 minutes. We had to change gates at IND because our original 737 MAX had "broken seats." (Side note: I was talking with people boarding the flight who had to stay overnight in a hotel because of issues the prior day.)❌
+ + +[^1]: From the Bureau of Transportation Statistics. diff --git a/src/app/resources/food-blog/ET-Tibs-Gomen.md b/src/app/resources/food-blog/ET-Tibs-Gomen.md index 932e5e2..f1960ef 100644 --- a/src/app/resources/food-blog/ET-Tibs-Gomen.md +++ b/src/app/resources/food-blog/ET-Tibs-Gomen.md @@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ tags: - greens --- - + We continue our exploration of Ethiopian cuisine this week with another dish for special occasions: _zilzil tibs_. _Tibs_, generally, refers to grilled/pan fried meat, sometimes cooked with vegetables. From Yohanis Gebreyesus: @@ -17,64 +17,64 @@ We continue our exploration of Ethiopian cuisine this week with another dish for The _zilzil_ is finished in and served with _awaze_ dipping sauce, a blend of honey wine and _berbere_ spice. Along with this, we have _gomen_, simply sautéed collard greens. According to Yohanis, the _gomen_ is often a side dish in a larger platter.
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As you can see, we've [returned](/food/2024/07/27/ET-Doro-Wat) to Yohanis Gebreyesus's excellent "Ethiopia: Recipes and Traditions From the Horn of Africa" for this week's recipes.[^1] As a westerner, I was quite surprised to see collard greens pop up, since I associate them so strongly with the American South. Further research revealed that the collard green plant actually originated from what is modern-day Greece, so its appearance in Ethiopian cuisine makes sense.[^2] - +
The ingredients I used. Not pictured: an emergency yellow onion because one of my red onions had spoiled.
I found the _berbere_ at my [international grocer](https://saragaindy.com/). Of note, I substituted homemade ghee in place of the _niter kebbeh_ and added in a tiny amount of the missing spices.[^3]
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The beef is cut "into thin 1/2 inch wide strips" and fried in batches until brown and _almost_ done. It is then removed and some of the _awaze_ and _niter kebbeh_ are added to the pan. The _zilzil_ is then finished in the _awaze_.[^5]
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I served the _zilzil_ and _gomen_ with some of the reserved _awaze_ and, of course, _injera_.[^6] - + I enjoyed this dish, though not quite as much as the _doro_ from last week. The _zilzil_ is extremely rich from both the inherent fried meat and the added _niter kebbeh_, so it takes the raw _awaze_ well. I continue to revel at how central the _injera_ is to the dishes we've tried. On its own, the _awaze_ is quite spicy, and the _zilzil_ is quite rich, but the strong sour taste of the _injera_ balances the flavor. -As always, my technique has room to improve. I with I had cut the beef thinner and in shorter pieces. As is, it isn't bite-sized, so you have to bite through it. However, because the pieces are on the thicker side, biting through it isn't trivial. +As always, my technique has room to improve. I with I had cut the beef thinner and in shorter pieces. As is, it isn't bite-sized, so you have to bite through it. However, because the pieces are -on the thicker side, biting through it isn't trivial. I would like to make _tibs_ again in the future, but I'd probably try a different variation. _"Tibs"_ as a dish is a bit like "steak" in its generality -- while it is a "dish," there are dozens of different variations. For example, [this version](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6V4GR2oCqgo) by the fantastic Eden Egziabher, owner of the Makina Cafe in NYC.