Chinese Creature Invades the Hudson River

Markets fascinate me, especially food markets. In Guangzhou China I was just plain blown away at the Wet Market especially when I was escorted by the Ritz Carlton’s Executive Chef Hoeksel. The many strange creatures were fascinating to this round eye and the Chef’s explanations took my visit over the top.

I was reading Hudson Valley magazine this afternoon and learned that the Hudson River has its own battle going on with a strange creature, the snakehead; The Snakehead is a fish that can grow up to three feet, has many teeth, and can survive and travel on land for up to four days. There is a lack of predators and it thought that the fish was brought here from Asia as part of the food market. Severe risk to the echo system is being battled by using rotenone, a poison extracted from the roots of tropical plants. Better is to find strange creatures in a food market in China.

Some Poems and a Massage with C.J. Krieger, In Woodstock NY

Hearing that the Clintons were in Woodstock NY reminded me that I haven’t been in awhile myself. On this rainy Friday I decided to head up and also book a massage at the River Rock Spa. While I like the town I have to admit that after living there in my younger years the tie dyed tee shops are kind of a drag. Still I enjoyed my walk until it was time to get relaxed under the talented hands of C.J. Krieger, winner of the best masseuse of 2007 in Hudson Valley Magazine. C.J. has been a soldier, engineer, philosopher, musician as well as a martial arts expert. His latest endeavors are however as poet and writer, he gave me two of his newest books. I got home and read some of the poems, perfect for a guy with not a knot to be found after an amazing massage.