On a silver dome submerged form tiny bubbles, dissolved air being forced out. Layers of hot water slide across cool, mixing the two and diffracting light passing through the distinct densities. New bubbles form, this time of water vapor, forming and releasing. Surrounded by not quite boiling water they cool and shrink as they rise, leaving an effervescence to pop and fizz at the surface. The water warms nearly to a boil and each vapor bubble formed grows grand and irregular until the whole pot shivers and shakes as heat pours into it through the coil hidden beneath the dome from far distant coal and gas. The thermocouple pops, the connection is broken, the surrounding air warms, a bit of steam escapes the spout, and the roaring boil subsides. Time for tea.
Yesterday's run destination: Princeton and Santa Monica
Yesterday's menu:
breakfast: cereal
lunch: quesadilla and PB&J
dinner: chickpeas and peppers
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