about 1 week ago - 3 comments
One of my favorite video game genres is the “Real Time Strategy” game, or “RTS.” In such a game, you generate resources in order to build units that the allow you to conquer the other player. Starcraft II is, perhaps, the most recent example of such a game, and one I’ve been playing a great
about 1 month ago - 3 comments
Thanks to my recent incessant PBS watching, I found this recipe for whole grain bread from America’s Test Kitchen. I want to make our sandwich bread, but haven’t seen a recipe I like that’s also easy until now. This one is definitely a keeper (ATK makes you join to get their recipes, but you can do it
about 1 month ago - 6 comments
Brooke and I were outside trying to avert the catastrophe that is our tomatoes when Brooke found this thing eating one: And just to give you more of an idea of how big the thing was, we grabbed a shot of it next to (ish) Brooke’s hand: Brooke noted that there was a tomato nearby
about 2 months ago - 1 comment
I was listening to OnPoint from NPR on the way home today, and their subject was about childhood obesity in the US. The discussion vacillated from point to point, including taxes on soda, the rise of “Super Size” fast food meals, and the subsidies toward corn farmers that allows for all the high-fructose corn syrup in
about 2 months ago - 6 comments
I harvested the first of our garden’s bounty last night, a radish! It was a little on the hot side for my tastes, but Andy said it was good, so I guess that’s good! On another note, the green beans (and sometimes the laundry that’s been hung on the line) are covered with these bugs.
about 3 months ago - 7 comments
This past weekend, our landlord, Phil, brought over a few of his family’s horses to graze in the area just around our rental property for the next 6 weeks or so. The “painted” one is Buster (~24 yrs old) and the brown one is Pistol (a yearling). We’re told that Buddy is a relatively tame
about 3 months ago - 9 comments
First, a picture of our now in progress garden: As soon as the weather warms up a little, some plants will go in, but it’s looking like that could be at least the weekend. A huge part of that was done by Andy’s dad on Saturday afternoon, so THANKS Jim!! Second, we received an awesome
about 7 months ago - 2 comments
Earlier this week when I was looking for something to make, I remembered this really easy recipe from an old Arch UMC cookbook, but I couldn’t find it. After a frantic search of my recipe box, I finally located it and promptly made it! So, just in case I ever lose the recipe again, I’m
about 10 months ago - 1 comment
Last week, in an attempt to cheer ourselves up amidst 3 days in a row of rain, my coworkers and I went out to lunch at The Piccadilly a few blocks from our office. The food was great, especially the beer cheese soup. So, last night, I tried my best to recreate it and did
about 11 months ago - No comments
Brooke and I went to Cabin Fever at the Schlafly Bottleworks back in January and had an excellent time. The festival features 20+ beers to taste for $20. The beers were pretty malty, and pretty high in alcohol content, but they all tasted great. The weather was shockingly good and they had some fire pits
about 1 month ago
Grrrrr…certainly not my “favorite”… If you’re lucky, my lawnmower won’t accidentally buzz that section of the garden tonight!
about 1 month ago
looks delicious!
about 1 month ago
slow cook with some bacon and onions…makes a great dinner!