Well, Erci and I hosted Dan’s 40th Birthday Bash per arrangement made with Dan and Jeff a few months ago and it was a blast. We had something on the order of 60 people out, enjoying some Contra Dancing, some time in the pool, a lot of Erci’s cooking (Tiger Cried, yummmm!), and the company […]
While I am not feeling very positive about our nation lately, I can at least celebrate being independent minded and having the freedom to express myself how I like. I went to the Smithsonian Folklife Festival in DC with my partner, , and enjoyed the heat, crowd, cultural exchange, and like-minded people. I was annoyed […]
Friday, I pushed the limits of my stressed foot by dancing at The Ballroom Studio in Centreville, Darryl worked with me on Argentine, Quickstep, and Samba; then there were group classes and then a dance party (which was lots of fun). Capped a fabulous evening off with Haddock at Sweetwater with dancers. All this while […]
This is a proxy review of my partner’s brand new iPhone. I am impressed. My biggest concern was that this new “smart” phone would have loads of features and suck as a phone. This would be like 99% of the “smart” phones on the market and thus no big surprise. I am thrilled to announce […]
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, […]
