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Quote of the Day
“Don’t let life discourage you; everyone who got where he is had to begin where he was.” -Richard L. Evans
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The Bucket List and Juno
We saw 2 movies over the weekend. They were both pretty good, worth seeing. They were both thought provoking and funny. Sometimes if we don’t go to the movies for a while, I forget how much fun it is. And when the movie is enjoyable it’s even better.
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PSI
I just put air in my tires this morning…they looked a little low to me. Turns out they were all less than half the prescribed air pressure. Yikes.
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The Great Meat Experiment
This weekend we conducted a culinary experiment of sorts cooking 6 pieces of tri tip in 6 different sauces. Some of which turned out to be real winners, while other may not have been favorites actually none of them turned out badly. Here are the results: 1. Onion puree – worked very well with the…
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Help Wanted
A bit of advice for those seeking employment as a waiter or waitress: Do not apply for a job at a restuarant where you have never eaten. At the very least, apply some effort to learning the menu items before your first day. If you have to ask the patrons, “Um…what is that?” while pointing…
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Happy Anniversary!
Raising a glass to you, Mom and Dad. Congrats on your 37th (right?) year together. May you have at least 37 more. Love you both!
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Beer Chicken
I got a wild hair yesterday and decided to create a dinner from things I had in the house. I had some frozen chicken breast and some Bass Pale Ale and thought with a few spices it might be good if cooked the two together in the crockpot. (Note: I bought the Bass one day…
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Coffee on the Beach
Coffee on the Beach Originally uploaded by a.dearone Not a bad view over my morning java. Good idea, Manders.
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Clean-up
To date the strangest thing I have had to wash off of my dog is…green fruit juice. Odwalla Superfood to be exact. She wiggled and I dropped the bottle on her, poor pup.
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Disneyland Excerpt
So we are sitting in the Princess Fantasy Faire waiting for the coronation to begin and the slightly chubby child behind us begins to whine: “Mommy, can we eat something?”“Not right now, honey. Oh look it’s starting, you better go down there with the other girls, if you want to be a princess.”“I don’t want…