I got new knives! They’re the “Alton Brown Set” of Shun knives from Kershaw (as AAl asked, “are they named that because of the sound they make when they cut?”). The set included a bread knife, the 8″ chef’s knife, and a paring knife. You probably can’t tell from the picture, but the side of […]
Tonight as I drove home, it was sleeting and freezing rain, so I decided to take the back roads home instead of the Beltway and 270. Good thing I did, or I would have missed out on these experiences. ‘Course, then I may have also died a fiery death, but who’s to say?
First, a […]
So, I’d like to learn Japanese. I’d also like to learn Gaelic, and Latin, and take acting lessons and… there’s something else that The Evil Schmoo and I both want to take classes for. I can’t recall what it is now.
Anyway, I was looking on Peter Payne’s web page (he’s the guy who also […]
A list of jobs I’d like to hold for a couple of months each at some point, just so I can build up a supply of wacky stories with crazy characters:
Any other suggestions?
Just finished watching a fun movie with my wife, and tomorrow, I’m on to enlightening my mind and finishing the website redesign, but for now…
Happy New Year, Everyone!
So, here I am, another year older, another year wiser. Still, I have the crazy urge to review more varieties of nog. (…or perhaps, is it the fact that I simply can’t find any of the brands I liked last year?) Anyway— some good. Some bad. Some soy. As they used to say during […]
A lot has happened in the last few days. I didn’t mention it earlier, but on Xmas Eve, I got a new car! It’s a ’95 Saturn SL2, another manual transmission. I love it, but my wife’s going to need some more practice. Merry Xmas to me!
Yesterday, we opened presents. My wife got me […]
