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The New Year
2018 is done, dead as the Dodo. Good riddance. Sayonara, arriverderci. 2019 is finally here. Cue the trumpets, the accolades, the … whatever. Regardless, 2019 will be better than 2018. It has to be. Things I will do to improve myself:
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Saying Goodbye to 2018
Upfront Matter: To quote the illustrious Sterling Archer, “2018 can eat a big bag of dicks.” Seriously, this year has been trying by many measures. As I look back, there are some nuggets of positives, sprinkled among the shit-sandwich that was the year 2018, but by and large, I am going to be glad to…
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The Quest for the Perfect Pizza
My earliest recollection of Pizza was Round Table take out in the early 1970’s. At the time, Round Table was local to the SF Bay Area, and it wasn’t a terrible pie. However, it wasn’t inspiring. Then sometime in the mid 70’s, we had pizza at a local place. I think it was called Anchors,…
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New Holiday Tradition – un-subbing from spam lists
Ah, Black Friday is here. The time when my email blows up with all the companies and organizations I have ever interacted with by email send me notices of their “mad MAD deep discounts” for the “official” start of the holiday buying season. Yes, it is a veritable windfall of attention from the furthest reaches…
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Bread – a non-Gluten Free zone
Last week, I mentioned how some baking success sparked a new passion, to bake bread. Delicious, full gluten, and wholesome bread. I did buy some special equipment to assist and streamline the baking. Today, I used it. The new gear: Cambro 6 quart containers A Lamé An Emile-Henry Potato cooker Dough Scrapers
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New Hobby – Baking Bread
A poorly kept secret is that I worked my way through college (and after as well) as a chef. Well, I started in my mid-teens as a dishwasher, and rose through the ranks, ultimately being the Chef at a local chain of Italian restaurants. In this time I wen from bistro food, to American classic,…
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Funnies – The Chili Cook-off
Another funny from the archives. I remember grabbing this in the early ‘oughts, and it is as funny today as it was then. I didn’t write this, and I don’t know who did, but it tickled me then, and it still tickles me now. The Chili Cook-off
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Funnies – Lucas Electrics
While I was encouraged to be on the university prep track in high school, and I did pursue a STEM degree (physics, thankyouverymuch), I grew up around motorcycles, and cars, and to this day I am jealous of my shop class friends in high school who got to play with the heavy metal, and to…
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Review: The Apple iPhone Xs
As my iPhone 6s was nearing its third anniversary, I began to get the bug for a new phone. The battery is still fine on my 6s (reports at 87% capacity, not bad for 3 years old) and the latest version of iOS had improved its snappiness, but, it is still an older phone, and,…
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Funnies – Giving a cat and a dog a pill
Digging into my old “fun” files on my Drobo has brought a few joys to my life. This is something that I stumbled across in 2008, and it tickled my fancy. Now I share it with you … How to Give a Cat a Pill