I saw this quote a while back and it really struck a chord with me, as I have found this to be true in my own life, on a number of occasions: “The first step toward getting somewhere is deciding that you are not going to stay where you are.” It’s easy to come up … [Read more…]
Cami’s grandmother always had magic middles for us (and anyone else) when we would visit. They were so good. Cami got the recipe and does a great job carrying on the tradition. Cookie Dough: 3 cups flour 1 cup dry cocoa 1 tsp baking soda 1 cup sugar 1 cup packed brown sugar 1 cup, … [Read more…]
I was listening to some old tunes today and I got the itch to play “What a Wonderful World” on the guitar. I’m talking about the version with James Taylor, Paul Simon, and Art Garfunkel. It’s a cover of a Sam Cooke song, but in this case I prefer the cover to the original. The … [Read more…]
Cami and I watched “Way Back Home” on Netflix and really enjoyed it. It is maybe a half hour long and I wish it were longer. To say that Danny MacAskill is an incredible cyclist is an understatement. I never tire of watching him ride. Surprisingly, he comes off as very friendly and humble in … [Read more…]
I noticed how rottentomatoes.com gives this a 93% freshness rating, and that is from critics. I would give it a freshness rating of about 7%. At the beginning of the first Ice Age movie, if I remember correctly, there is a saber-toothed squirrel that couldn’t seem to get his hands on an acorn. He chases … [Read more…]
My new ukulele put me in search of songs to play. I saw Ukulele Mike’s version of Edelweiss, by Rodgers and Hammerstein, and loved it. Eventually I would like to learn his melodic version. In the mean time I thought it would be fun to adapt it to simple chords. Cami then told me she … [Read more…]
The wheel on this mouse started wearing out quite a while ago. First the rubber on the scroll wheel came away from the plastic hub. The mouse continued to function, but scrolling became more bothersome as the rubber part would stretch with additional use. Little particles were also getting broken off and making a mess. … [Read more…]
My wife’s iPhone 4S ran out of space today. We generally use DiskAid on Windows XP machine to download the photos and video, but something is wrong with the user profile on XP and I can’t get it to boot all the way. On the other hand, Linux (Mint 13) is working fine. I looked … [Read more…]
Last Sunday I was thinking about the parable of the sower, and started doing some sketches, which then led to my finished illustration.