It has to start somewhere. Usually it’s a rocky start, with errors galore, no focus, no intended audience, nothing at all that could indicate intelligent writing. So here is that first post. Consider my obligation complete. From now on, all posts will be insightful, interesting, witty, and, uh, won’t suck.
I can’t keep up
Every hour of every day is planned now. I used to have something after work every night. Now I’m packing in two things every night. Today I went from work to disc golf to ultimate, then out with the ultimate folks for dinner, not even getting home till 9:30. A shower later, and it’s already…
How I saved $1, and how we could save many more.
I was at the grocery store to buy eggs. They were 1.99 for 18ct, but the deal was sweetened with a promise of buy one, get one free. Not feeling very much like Rocky Balboa, I had a hard time imagining how I could use 36 eggs without breaking the law (or windows) or wasting…
Woohoo! Patent #2!!!
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…
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…