| People that love sushi know how expensive it is. | | | | make sushi myself and it is one of the best |
| Even the "low-end" takeout joints in the city have | | | | investments I've made both financially and in my |
| no problem turning your low limit credit cards into | | | | personal growth. |
| nothing more than a fancy lock pick. In my youth | | | | Making sushi at home is surprisingly easy to learn. |
| I spent many a night frozen on the spot with | | | | Like anything it took practice but it was a lot of |
| "sticker shock" after some tempura, a cali-roll, and | | | | fun even when it didn't come out quite right. |
| two or three beers. You know the feeling, when | | | | Making sushi at home got me a lot of attention |
| you look from the waitress to your date and | | | | over the years as well. Remember those dates I |
| back again torn between going the rest of the | | | | avoided. Once I got good at it an intimate dinner |
| week on borrowed funds or the embarrassment | | | | became my specialty. I saved some money, had |
| of asking her to pitch in. | | | | a great meal, and made an even better |
| I quickly learned to avoid dates with girls that | | | | impression buy putting in the extra effort. Girls |
| loved sushi for fear of investing an entire | | | | found the techniques interesting and it was a |
| paycheck on dinner. Those days couldn't last, so I | | | | great ice breaker to talk about what went into |
| looked for options. There was no way I was | | | | the meal. |
| giving up sushi. I was hooked. I decided to learn to | | | | |