I was sick this week. It happened right after I returned from Orlando. It ruined my Memorial Day weekend. While it was beautiful outside and the three day weekend beckoned, I was inside blowing and coughing and suffering miserably. I couldn’t think well enough to get anything done, so I succumbed to watching movies and…
Author: Bob Baddeley
Orlando
Last week I was in Orlando, Florida to attend a conference (The 2007 International Symposium on Collaborative Technologies and Systems (CTS 2007)). I was there to present a paper my group wrote on one of my projects. It was a cool paper on a neat subject, so I had no problem with the presentation. I…
Pineapple Upside Down Cake
4 Tablespoons butter 1 cup dark brown sugar 1/4 cup pineapple juice 5-7 pineapple rings (or you could use tidbits artfully arranged) 1/2 cup milk 8 Tablespoons butter (they get used for different parts) 1 egg 1 1/2 Cup flour 2 teaspoons baking powder 1 teaspoon salt 1/2 cup sugar Preheat oven to 400. Get…
Brownies
4 eggs, beaten until fluffy 1 Cup sugar 1 Cup flour, sifted 1 teaspoon baking powder 1/2 teaspoon salt 1 12 oz package of chocolate chips 2/3 cup butter 2 teaspoon vanilla Melt together chocolate chips and butter (microwave for about 1 1/2 – 2 minutes). Beat eggs and add in everything else. Put in…
Sometimes my job rocks
Today I got up about 7:30. My alarm goes off at 6, but most of the time I just snooze until 7:30. It doesn’t really matter when I get to work in the morning as long as I don’t miss meetings. I showered and got ready, looked at my calendar for the day, and noticed…
A good softball game
Last night we had our second softball game. We were behind most of the game, but we had the last bat, and somehow managed to squeak ahead at the end. It was a good game. We made a lot of good plays and catches, my pitching was almost spot on, and I didn’t get hit…
Am I Right or Left-Handed?
I always considered myself left-handed. It was never really tough to say “I write with my left hand, so I must be left-handed.” It’s getting more and more difficult to say that now. There really isn’t anything I can’t do with both hands, except write in cursive with my right. I’ve known about this ambidexterity…
Jump 23
I was so close. Inches away from a successful dive. The goal on this one was to jump out right after someone and successfully dock with them. He was to jump out and I was to dive out right after him and catch up to him. We planned a routine to execute once we docked,…
Jumps 20, 21, and 22
Today was fantastic! I got up, checked the richlandskysports.com web camera, and saw that there were already people getting on the plane. I called Larry to make sure, and hurried over to the airport. Unfortunately, I was a couple minutes late, so I missed the first load. Oh well. We’re no longer using the Caravan,…
Oatmeal Raisin Cookies
3/4 cup butter, softened 3/4 cup white sugar 3/4 cup packed light brown sugar 2 eggs 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour 1 teaspoon baking soda 3/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon 1/2 teaspoon salt 3 cups rolled oats 1 cup raisins Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). In large bowl,…