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Cake day: June 1st, 2023

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  • In no way did I cause what happened on January 6. I’m arguably not responsible for Trump taking office in ‘16, even if I did vote for him, because of the electoral college nonsense. More people voted for Clinton than for Trump, but he still won the election; does that seem like a fair system in which the individual people participating actually have any control or influence? If the people participating in a system have no more say in its outcome than those riding a rollercoaster, how responsible can they be? I could have voted for Clinton in ‘16, but I lived in Georgia at the time, so I’m confident my county would have come out in favor of Trump regardless of my vote.

    Sure if zero people voted for Trump in ‘16 then he wouldn’t have taken office, but that’s all beside the point. A bunch of individual people made the decision to storm the White House on Jan. 6 because they have that sovereignty to make their own decisions for themselves; you and I may disagree with the decision they made, but no one else can be blamed or forced to take responsibility for something another distinct and separate human being did.















  • First, I have to recommend Way of Ramen’s YouTube channel; he makes great videos, and I use several of his recipes in my Ramen.

    I make WoR’s super simple Shio tare to start Ingredients:

    • 450ml Water
    • 70g Sea Salt
    • 25ml Hon Mirin
    • 7.5ml rice Vinegar
    • 25ml Usukuchi shoyu
    • 5g caster sugar
    • 2.5g (1/2tsp) msg
    

    Directions:

    • Bring 450ml of water to a simmer
    • Add salt, stir to dissolve
    • Add mirin, sugar, shoyu, vinegar, 1/2tsp MSG Stir, then let cool and store

    The bowl of ramen contains the following:

    • 36ml Shio Tare
    • 1Tbsp Chicken fat
    • 400ml Hot water (or chicken stock or any good soup you have on hand)
    • Pre-made noodles (look up Hakubaku or j-basket, both should be on Amazon or in your local Asian market)
    • Toppings:
    
    • Green onions
    • Sautéd Red Bell pepper (skip if I’m not in the mood)
    • 1/2lb. Fried chicken tenders (the stuff from Publix is magic if you’ve got one near you)

    This can all be done in one day, but the tare recipe makes enough for at least a dozen bowls, so you’ll just warm it up later.