*Note to Facebook folks – there are a lot of pictures that won’t make it into the facebook note. Please click on the link to see them.* It took me a while to organize the pictures that I wanted to post along with this blog entry. Back in November Michelle and I took a cruise … Continue reading Carnival Legend Cruise through Western Carribean 2009
Back in January of 2007 I posted about a healthier lifestyle that I’d adopted. In my visit up to Toronto this past July I found I was becoming pretty overwhelmed with being so full all the time. A part of many visits with friends naturally ends up enjoying a meal together. Light foods or not, … Continue reading Healthier Lifestyle – October 2008 Update
I like my popcorn. When Michelle is out for the evening I can quite happily make do with a supper of popcorn with cheesy seasoning. 11 Years ago I was in a Target and spotted the popcorn maker below. It was inexpensive ( under $15) and came with a simple recipe that I’ve tweaked a … Continue reading Perfect Popcorn
My department at work held its annual Thanksgiving potluck lunch. I decided I’d make some of my chocolate chip cookies for this event and set to work. I’ve been tailoring this recipe for years now. When I found I was going to be a little light on the flour I rationalized that the original recipe … Continue reading Cookie Lesson Learned
If you know me, you know I love chocolate (yeah, yeah, and fries too..), King sent me this link to a resource that shows a little promise. Heh, maybe someday this will grow into a useful resource. I took a peek and couldn’t find any of the places I like. Most notably absent is Rheo … Continue reading Chocomap!
When I first moved to the US about 10 years ago, the most drastic change in my lifestyle was that I was no longer able to bicycle to work. In Toronto I used to live on Lakeshore Road (Sixth Street in Etobicoke if you’re familiar with the area) and it was a great 9 mile … Continue reading Healthier Lifestyle
Mich and I were in Kroger the other day in the dairy aisle when I spotted this. I was going to a party that night so I thought it would be fun to bring this with me: 1601 Chocolate whipped cream. mmmmmm It was *really* good…
**Update 1/18/2006 – Finally got the pictures developed and posted. Check out the gallery ** Mich and I recently came back from a cruise through the Western Caribbean (Gulf of Mexico) on board Celebrity Cruise Line’s Zenith ship. This is only our second cruise, the first being back in 2002 when we did a Carnival … Continue reading Celebrity Zenith Gulf Cruise
I’m not sure if my dad will appreciate this story now, but it’s been many years so I think I can safely tell the story without too much embarrassment. Michelle likes to hide Easter eggs. Even though we’re fully grown and don’t have any kids around in need of such amusement, every Easter she will … Continue reading Easter Funny
