It's a family business, convenience store with a laundromat next door. They are a Korean family. The father is doing everything he can to drive his daughter nuts. He is micromanaging her education. She's a bright kid, she's doing very well in school. Whenever we go over there we are subjected to a long conversation with him about her. He's a good guy and wants only the best for her. She has an ally in her mother so she gets out from under his thumb occasionally.

Our bananas have ripened. They are short and fat with very thin skins. The flavor is sweeter than the Chiquitas you get at the store. There seems to be a bit of orange flavor in there too. We've shared with the neighbors and still have quite few left. They are very filling. Two of them suffices for a meal.

The nice thing about bananas is that they are a renewable resource. Alex planted two trees about a year ago. we are getting our first bananas now and at least three other trees have sprouted from the same place. the tree that gave us fruit has done its duty and will need to be cut down to make room for the little ones coming in behind it. Those two trees should provide fruit for a few years at least.

I am procrastinating. I finished my two presentations and now have to read the three chapters for tomorrow's class.