It is Thanksgiving morning and I am slightly busy in preparing minor side dishes to take to my parents; this year the turkey is not my responsibility. The festivity does, however, remind me of last year’s turkey that I prepared at home in just under two hours. Very fast — no joke!
The secret is a [...]
My teen daughter has been complaining lately that I’m mad at her all the time for just about anything, and that it’s getting both annoying and boring to her. She claims to listen to me, but cites that she has absolutely no idea why I am mad at her.
The sad thing is that she knows [...]
On the last day of our Maui trip, we went on a snorkeling excursion that we arranged only a day ahead of time. There were basically two choices of trips to take. Both went to Molokini, and the only decision was whether to then head to Lanai or to “Turtle Town”. Since one of my [...]
At five in the morning, we left for San Jose airport, five bags to be checked and five carry-ons in tow, two adults and two kids leaving for a mostly annual vacation. I alone knew that the two weeks were going to be spent in Virginia, close to the Shenandoah National Forest.
The first leg of [...]
Kim’s really big birthday was last week. Total surprise party! She had no clue that I had invited somewhere around 30 people to show up, on a weekday night, no less! The Yahoo calendar and events feature works great on organizing parties like this; my first experience with it was a shindig hosted by either [...]
By all rights, I should have lost the game of StarCraft I played this morning, a replay of which I saved (requires the Brood War extension to view). I started in the southwest corner, and within five minutes had two trenches dug at what I considered to be the most likely points of initial attack. [...]
Bonfante Gardens should hire this guy to replace their existing marketing department. I mean, whoever dreamt up the “Bonfante is Excellenté” slogan really doesn’t deserve a job. The winning bid on this memorable auction was $43.27.
Polk Audio Computer Speakers - Man, they suck!
These are some truly horrible Polk multimedia speakers. They came with an HP [...]
