Eric J. Korpela @SETIEric@qoto.org

First ripe lime fell off the tree yesterday. You know what that means! #cocktails #lime #margaraita

Today on cooking like an Astrophysicist (COVID edition): tuna salad sandwiches with champagne #cocktails.

So you haven't been able to go out for a while and you've got to resort to what's on hand. Tuna sandwiches you probably have made before. The important thing is what to drink. We all know that sparkling wines are the usual pairing with tuna salad sandwiches, but you've got COVID, so you need to pump it up a notch. Go with Champagne cocktails, but not the wimpy modern version that only uses 1/4 ounce of cognac. I'm sure you've got everything you need.

Someone brought a bottle of bubbly last new years eve that you haven't opened. You've got sugar cubes. Nobody has ever lived to finish a box of sugar cubes. You've got a crusty old bottle of Angostura bitters somewhere.

So plop a sugar cube in a glass. Drip bitters on it until it is soaked in brown. Add an ounce of cognac or brandy. Then slowly top the glass with champagne. Optionally add a half orange slice and a maraschino cherry.

I suppose with the #twitastrophe ongoing, I should get around pinning an #introduction.

I'm Eric Korpela, an astrophysicist by training. My expertise is in interstellar matter (#ISM), UV instrumentation, radio instrumentation, and #SETI. I used to direct a small volunteer computing project called SETI@home (#setiathome). I'm semi-retired, and theoretically working 17 hours a week. In practice that turns into almost as many hours as I was working before I retired.

My posts here will often be unrelated to my work. I find it hard to be chatty about things that have exhausted me during the day. My short term life goal is to learn all that is knowable.

My non-work interests are #vintagecomputing #fishing #politics #vintagegaming #cocktails #food #beer #wine #NCAAFootball and #photography.