Erci has been taking additional cooking classes from Chef Nongkran Daks of our favorite local Thai restaurant, Thai Basil in Centreville (near Picante). Sunday night she made beef Tiger Cried as an experiment, and it was astonishingly good. I just finished the left-overs, so that means I’ve had Tiger Cried for three nights in a […]
So I am a slacker. I pre-ordered the Apple TV as soon as I could, and I was one of the first to get one shipped, but we’ve been so busy that it sat in it’s shrink wrap until this morning. I finally pulled it out and hooked it up. It’s the first HD content […]
We’ll, it’s official, Dr Vogel says I have Plantar fasciitis in both feet, though more severe in the right foot. He gave me a shot of Cortisone in the right foot and had a nurse tape up my right foot. It already feels a little better (only an hour later). I am getting scheduled for […]
Sorry this is post-dated, wrote it some time ago and forgot to update the site. Well, my forearms and lower back both ache, and I have lots of bug bites. Erci is in pretty much the same state. We’ve been reclaiming our garden and landscaping since Spring was so nice for so long. With this […]
Just added a Library Thing widget to my sidebar. It’s disturbing how easy to use Library Thing and Delicious Library are, and how they integrate together. Enjoy. I am reading Valis now, and thoroughly enjoyed The Artificial Kid (thanks Ant). I just watched V for Vendetta, awesomely riveting. Much better than I had hoped. http://www.librarything.com/catalog/nolanhome
We are finally back from the 42nd International Congress on Medieval Studies at Western Michigan University (Kalamazoo). The drive was long, but seemed short because of good company. It was great seeing people and hearing so many great papers, and bringing home some excellent books. The weather at Kalamazoo was fantastic. Bright and clear days, […]
Life has been good, Erci and I have simply been enjoying the good weather and using cool, sunny weekends to garden. We tackled the section of yard in front of the attached garage. Pulling up crab grass has been very challenging, but we’ve rescued some monkey grass and planted more. We had Merrifield Garden Center […]
Well, in preparation for Erci’s new Fireside loom, which we plan to put in the family room, we’ve “right sized” our furniture by getting rid of the big red sofa and (eventually) the love seat and rocker, replacing them with a love seat and a chair. The new furniture, freshly new from La-Z-Boy, is much […]
Two links have recently been brought to my attention (thanks Rocketboom and MLF) that bring up very interesting questions about whether the Death Star was really taken out by rebels in small x-wing fighters, or if it might have been an inside job… Also a case study in why some believe that R2D2 is the […]
I just realized how long it has been since I posted anything, and I am a bit shocked. Life has been very good, but very, very busy. My awesome boss has been on vacation for almost two weeks and in her absence she asked me to try to fill her role as much as possible, […]
