Happy Thanksgiving! In the words of Arlo Guthrie, we "had another thanksgiving dinner that couldn't be beat". We had 6 people again, this time two different friends (brothers that Rich has known since he was about 8 years old). We had run out of dark meat, so we cooked 3 new turkey thighs; we still… Continue reading

We celebrated Thanksgiving a week early. My sister came to visit from Dallas, TX, for the weekend. My parents are also visiting for a week and a half (they'll be here next Thursday when we will have Turkey Day reprise). We invited a friend to join us for dinner, so we had 6 people. We… Continue reading

Do you have trouble opening vacuum-sealed jar lids? (If not, you're probably one of the lucky few!). We just discovered there's a trick to it (if you don't need to re-use the lids) and we're happy to share! Continue reading

Do you work in "Cubeland"? Do your neighbors use the speaker phone, crack their gum, have meetings in their cubicles, talk loudly when on the phone, talk to themselves while working, "visit" with each other during the day? Are you bothered by the sounds of the nearby printers, ringing phones, coffee machines, air conditioning? Consider… Continue reading

I prefer digital clocks that show the time in 24 (unique) hourly numbers, from 00:59 – 23:59. Unfortunately, many alarm clocks in the U.S. don't do this. Has it ever occurred to you, however, that all digital clocks are "24 hour clocks"? An analog clock (you remember, the old-fashioned circular faces with the hands? 🙂… Continue reading

Coming home from dinner this evening, we drove past a shopping center near our home. As is often the case, several of the storefronts had lights out in their outdoor signs. We see this phenomenon in many shopping centers. There was a Radio store (aka Radio Shack) and the Vietnam Villa e (there is no… Continue reading

A friend sent me a link to Betty Chu's English Angora Rabbits pages, specifically the 2003 All Breed Best In Show & Reserve In Show winners. They are adorable… but are they rabbits? Or giant powder puffs? Or something else again? (stuffy toys? slippers? footstools??) I sent the link to several friends. Here's one reply:… Continue reading

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It is w*a*r*m in San Bruno today. A little too warm if you ask me; indoor thermometers are registering 85 – 89 depending on the location. Supposedly 85 outside. 97 in the sunroom. 116 on the (2nd floor) screenporch! (and all the windows are open AND the fan is running!). Nobody is out on the… Continue reading

Hmmmm. Looking back over my weblog, I wonder what I did last week. I guess it wasn't very interesting. Continue reading