3,141.5 miles (part 1)
I just finished a marathon trip to Corona, CA, to help my brother pack up his stuff and move to Texas. The direct route is I-5 and back, but the timing allowed me to make a little side trip.
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Auto maintenance
I have 19,000 miles on my car, having driven 4,000 of that in this month alone. (More on that later.) While updating my car’s maintenance history on the Subaru owner site this morning, I was puzzled that they were flagging my car for being past due on the “18,750 mile service.” 18,750?!?
Torta Risotto
This risotto “loaf” went over pretty well and I thought I’d pass along. It’s based upon a recipe from New Vegetarian. Active preparation time is about 15 minutes, total cooking time 1 hour. Serves 4-6 people.
Airspeed velocity of an unladen swallow
Jonathan Corum has expanded upon half of the age old question, What is the Airspeed Velocity of an Unladen Swallow?.
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A week in the life of…
A couple of years ago I was working on my MBA in one of the “Executive” programs, where the students work full time while attending classes full-time. The math is tricky, but essentially you get no sleep for eighteen months. Jill Bowman, then current director, wanted me to write a “Day In The Life Of”
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Drive by plumbing
Last Saturday I noticed that my upstairs toilet was leaking. As in, at the base, through the floor, possibly into the ceiling of the room below.
Clam Chowder
I had a lot of discretionary time this weekend and did some cooking. This clam chowder recipe is a lot easier than it might initially look.
Playlistism
O, the perils of technological life! Wired reports that music sharing is letting playlistism creep into university social circles. I predict that by 2010, there will be a twelve-step program.