I received this old classic in my email the other day. Being a PNWer (Pacific Northwester) these rang pretty true (although I don’t own a mountain bike or eat Chinese food.) The PACIFIC NORTHWEST According To Jeff Foxworthy. 1. You know the state flower (Mildew) 2. You feel guilty throwing … Continue reading
Today’s edition of “I really shouldn’t have” is brought to you by Adorama Camera. A Box arrives from Adorama Camera Company: Removing the packing slip and pulling back the packing reveals a purple bag bearing the logo of my favorite camera bag company, Crumpler: Could it be? It is! It’s … Continue reading
Here are a couple quick and easy recipes that I haven’t gotten around to posting yet. Red-skinned Mashed Potatoes Ingredients 1-2 lb. red skinned potatoes washed 1/2 cup or more liquid, see Notes below 1-2 tablespoon butter 1 tsp-2tsp minced or powdered garlic (optional) Directions Wash and cut up potatoes … Continue reading
Another year, another charity dunk tank. My boss, the IT director, took a turn in the tank. It’s cloudy and a little cold as the boss climbs in the dunk tank: The boss gets settled in as the first Help Desk guy gets ready to throw: Where’s … Continue reading
With the arrival of the final version of Windows 7, it was time for a little maintenance on Bandit the desktop PC. See, the desktop PC used to be the media PC, until I built a newer, faster computer to use for a media PC. So the desktop PC was … Continue reading
After spending the last few weekends cleaning up some of the main living areas, the latest project was to finish the new upstairs linen closet, and get rid of all of the stuff I decided not to keep. The old “linen closet” was really a set of narrow cupboards at … Continue reading