Tuesday, November 6, 2007

Am I Back?

Is it over?

I don't know. I certainly have been fairly aimless recently. And this has caused a lack of blogging. I've ramped up my job search since if I'm just going to waste my time I might as well get paid for it. I'm not happy about it. If anyone can figure out a way I can travel the world and get paid for it that would be swell.

All It Needs is a Vagina


This article reports on a game console with 187 MAME-emulated games, a 24-inch LCD, cupholders and a built-in kegerator. It could also use a burrito (Chipotle) dispenser.

For When my Charred Remains are Found


My dentist gave me these molds of my teeth. Pretty cool, huh?

TSOS Test Kitchen: Indian Spiced Chicken with Indian Spinach with Chickpeas

There's a show of the FoodNetwork HD I Tivo called Pairings with Andrea. She's a sommelier who went to SMU. But despite that she seems to know her shit. Plus she's easy on the eyes. Well this recipe didn't come from her. It came from the show that was on just before hers -- Good Deal with Dave Leiberman.

I had dismissed his show as crap based solely on his Tony Romo-esqe permagrin and that his show always ends with his too cool friends showing up at the end of each episode to taste his offerings. Well these two dishes looked good and I had been wanting to try my hand at something Indian-ish.

I should have trusted my instincts. It's not that these dishes were bad. They were just suprisingly bland. The spinach called for just 1/4 tsp of cayenne. I doubled it and it was still pretty mild. The chicken had no heat to it. I think I may try it again with coconut milk instead of yogurt -- thai it up a bit.

B-

Beware the Devil Dogs

Tuesday, October 30, 2007

Life Imitates "Art"

Sadie has been spending much of her waking time cleaning herself and it made me think of last week's Sarah Silverman Program. I guess Alex is more discreet.


Sorry To Get Serious

But I found this article about a middle school drop out that is out engineering Detroit.

Motorhead Messiah
Johnathan Goodwin can get 100 mpg out of a Lincoln Continental, cut emissions by 80%, and double the horsepower. Does the car business have the guts to follow him?

“Check it out. It's actually a jet engine," says Johnathan Goodwin, with a low whistle. "This thing is gonna be even cooler than I thought." We're hunched on the floor of Goodwin's gleaming workshop in Wichita, Kansas, surrounded by the shards of a wooden packing crate. Inside the wreckage sits his latest toy--a 1985-issue turbine engine originally designed for the military. It can spin at a blistering 60,000 rpm and burn almost any fuel. And Goodwin has some startling plans for this esoteric piece of hardware: He's going to use it to create the most fuel-efficient Hummer in history.
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Thank You and Come Again

Monday, October 29, 2007

Recovering…

Things are moving slowly here around the Wallagio. Even the dogs (I'm taking care of Sadie while Peach is off doing dirty stuff with her husband) are laying about more than normal.

The weekend was filled with all sorts of drunken hijinks, shenanigans and tomfoolery. We started off with the Peach/Scott wedding/reception where two generous individuals donated a keg of Sierra Nevada. Since this was a wedding, the mischief was kept to a minimum. But this was also the weekend of the Wednesday Night Ultimate 25th Anniversary Hat Games and after party. Much beer pong was played and many tiny quiches were consumed with the fury of someone with the drunken munchies.

Oh, and I beat the Jester in a best of 3 Mano-a-Mano beerpong championship. So I've got that going for me. Which is nice.

Vanabout 2019 Day 28: Aberdeen

Still South Dakota. Found a cute campground that most of the year is a hopping family holiday retreat. But it’s cold and snowy and latish Oc...