Well, patent application #2. Today I signed my second patent application. Now it goes to the lawyers and the USPTO (United States Patent and Trademark Office) where it will sit around for a couple years and get debated. I won’t know for probably 2-5 years whether the patent will be accepted, but at least the…
Author: Bob Baddeley
One of my best quotes ever:
My stomach’s empty, my wallet’s full, and I’m looking for balance. Hard to believe I came up with it when it was appropriate instead of a week later.
French Bread
6 cups all-purpose flour 2 1/2 (.25 ounce) packages active dry yeast (or 5 1/2 tsp) 1 1/2 teaspoons salt 2 cups warm water (110 degrees F/45 degrees C) 1 tablespoon cornmeal 1 egg white 1 tablespoon water In a large bowl, combine 2 cups flour, yeast and salt. Stir in 2 cups warm water,…
I made bread today!
Not the money kind, though that would have been satisfying, too. Today I made real French bread. It came out great. It’s my first time with bread (other than pizza dough), so I was really worried about it. In the end, I had some good loaves; slightly crunchy on the outside, fluffy on the inside….
Better cooking
Some people have asked why I was cooking shirtless in the first place. Why not? Really, though, it was because I had just gotten back from racquetball, then showered, and I knew I wasn’t going out later, so I just put on pajama bottoms. Tonight’s cooking was a lot better. I had some fun with…
Helpful cooking tip…
For the love of god don’t use a frying pan with hot oil without a shirt on. Ouch.
Popcorn
A couple tablespoons of vegetable or corn oil A couple handfuls of popcorn Heat up a fairly large pan on medium high heat with enough oil to cover the bottom of the pan. Put in a couple handfuls of popcorn (a handful is about 1/4 cup-1/3 cup). Stir until it stops popping. Hold the lid…
On deficit spending; or how flex time can eat you alive
I work in a place with flex time. If I feel like taking off early, cool. If I want to take a long lunch, no problem. I can even work from home if I don’t feel like getting out of my pajamas in the morning. It used to be that I would have no problems…
I’m done with theaters
That’s it. I quit. No more theaters for me. I had to put up with a theater full of screaming little kids who were pulling my hair, getting in my face, talking and yelling, and in general completely distracting me from the movie. Further, I had to put up with the elephants next door all…
Fudge
This is my favorite fudge recipe. I modify it all the time for different flavors (sometimes I use white chocolate, sometimes I don’t put in nuts, sometimes I mix half regular and half mint chocolate chips, sometimes I put in a few drops of peppermint extract). Prepare the following ingredients. You will want to have…