My old Blu-ray drive just died on me, so I had to get a new one. The only one that I could pick up locally that seemed to be on the MakeMKV approved list was an LG BP50NB40 with the SVC code NB52. As of this writing, they are still available at my local Best […]
For thanksgiving this year, I made two cocktails for pre-dinner drinks. Here are the full recipes.
A recipe from Jeffrey Morgenthaler, this whisky and apple cocktail with spiced notes tastes like Thanksgiving in a glass.
Recipe printed courtesy of jeffreymorgenthaler.com
A persimmon infused twist on the negroni, the original recipe was published in Imbibe […]
I’ve been doing a sort of movie scavenger hunt the past month called HoopTober, which has several “quick easy” rules; different categories and directors and such that you have to find horror films to fit into. The event is named after Tobe Hooper, probably most well known as director of The Texas Chainsaw […]
Since I was recently diagnosed with ADHD, my shrink suggested that I go to bed earlier, get up earlier, and have a regular morning routine. He recommended a few things, like meditating and eating a good breakfast with plenty of protein, but I thought I’d dig a little deeper, and see what the “top ten”-style […]
Found these photos, I think they’re from the Washington (DC) Car Show in 1990 or so. They had a couple of the "future" cars from Back to the Future: Part II, and I stood in line for half an hour to sit in the Delorean. Fun times!
Funny how once you become focused on a thing, you start to notice occurrences of it everywhere. This week, a bit of serendipity came in the form of this letter from Nick Disabato, talking about how he’s been learning to discard things, and being more intentional about the things he chooses to be part […]
I had a conversation with my friend AAl on Twitter, regarding 2,051 emails in my inbox:
At that moment, it hit me, what I was doing. The Den, as AAl and I have come to call it, is the personification of my clutter; a room in my house that is somehow possessed of a will […]
