Our 2011 Apple Harvest
Behold! Protection from squirrels with laser eyes and overly cute, terrorist bunny rabbits has its reward.
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Expense report
This was one of the best costumes I saw today: Even funnier was no one knew who it was until he spoke.
Hard Drive Destruction
Since I’m starting a new major project, the family wanted to spend a lot of time on a staycation this weekend. One of the activities was a field trip to Creation Station, a store with, well, bunches of stuff that you would have tossed out, except when you see a lot of them neatly arranged, it
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It’s the small things…
WordPress.com has a new plugin package, “Jetpack,” that incorporates their stats and a bunch of other random functions that replace the original WordPress Stats module. While skimming through the list, I came across this: For the Math geeks, a simple way to include beautiful mathematical expressions on your site. That way is… LaTeX, which I
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Random passwords
Long ago, I hit the threshold where the number of accounts I had and needed passwords for exceeded my ability to remember them. I thought it reasonable, then, to have tiers of passwords: Banking and financial – alphanumeric, mixed-case, non-alpha characters. An unpronouncable base plus an unique addition for each institution. Shopping (where a
Cherry Dutch Baby
Ah, cherry season! Cherry Dutch Baby 3/4 C flour 2 T granulated sugar 3/4 C milk 3 eggs 1/4 t salt half stick butter 2 C pitted, Bing cherries powdered sugar Preheat oven to 425°F. (If using a convection oven, try 390°F) Combine flour, sugar, milk, eggs and salt in a blender until smooth. In
The paperless office needs a paperless toilet
While wandering the industrial section of Issaquah’s Costco last February, I saw this product on the shelf: You are the Mayor on FourSquare! Shop online! Tweet! Naturally, a $500 toilet seat with a remote control piqued my curiosity. I spent a few minutes poring over the outside of the box trying to understand what function it
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Cilantro-pistachio pesto pesto, rice and beans
Janet and I took a Mediterranean cooking class from Olaiya Land at our local natural foods store last week. It was a very tasty experience. One of the recipes we tried repeating today was the Cilantro-Pistachio pesto, only instead of using it as a marinade/topping for chicken thighs, we mixed it with beans and rice,
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