Brandon hosted a pleasant gathering at his new place. As usual, you always think you take WAY more pictures than you actually do. Even more perturbing was the fact that I *completely* forgot to get a picture of the host himself! Anyway, classy move having a barkeep. Someday, if I save up, I can have … Continue reading Brandon’s Housewarming
I’m pretty psyched. I’d done a fair bit of research and I think this Nikon D60 (Wikipedia link) will let me do the kind of photography that I want to do. It’s been a long time since I’ve worked with a camera that allows you to play with pretty much any aspect of the picture … Continue reading New Nikon D60 has arrived
I chose this book because the premise sounded interesting. You can read the synopsis of the book on Amazon if you’re interested, so I won’t rehash it here. Suffice it to say that I did enjoy the fact that teleportation was almost a background aspect of the story. There was no real attempt to rationalize … Continue reading Jumper: A Novel by Steven Gould
Just posted some pictures from Shih Fang and Ken’s Spring Get Together.
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
This morning I noticed that my mouse (Wireless Intellimouse Explorer 2.0) was acting a little wonky. When moving the mouse smoothly over the mousepad, the cursor would go about 3/4 of the expected distance and then pause and then maybe go a little further. All the while I was continuously moving the mouse. It was … Continue reading Sluggish Optical Mouse
I’ve been scanning older pictures and have begun posting some of them on Flickr. Nearly all of them were taken with my Praktica LTL3 camera back in the late 70’s and early 80’s. If you knew me back then, take a peek! This is an ongoing project so they’ll be going up over the next … Continue reading Started posting Black and White photos
Whether you’re of a religious bent or you favor a more naturalist view of the world, these resources are well worth the effort to review. For the religiously inclined, exploring supposed flaws and inconsistencies in your faith can either help you to better understand and concretize your world views or it can allow you to … Continue reading Atheist (non-theist?) Resources
If you are new to being a skeptic or are interested in learning more about it, the links below will prove invaluable. Most important to remember is that a skeptic is not (necessarily) a cynic. A cynic is essentially a nay-sayer. Someone who will take the most negative connotation or meaning from a situation or … Continue reading Skeptic resources
Suburban Tap caters to a pretty active crowd and it’s a basic pub at heart. The fries here are surprisingly good. I suppose I shouldn’t be so surprised as, so far, I’ve enjoyed everything I’ve had on their menu. I’m pretty sure these are the pre-fab kind of fries (a la Burger King) but their … Continue reading Suburban Tap Fries – Excellent
