A few days ago, I noticed a very large tree branch in our apartment, situated in the office. For some reason or another, she actually brought this INTO our home. I soon found out why. Note: in the bag there is my Halloween costume. Still haven’t thrown it in the wash, to see if any …
All the cool kids (and especially the cool bunny rabbits) love Brussels sprouts. While we were out today running errands, we picked up another big batch of these veggies. It’s now safe to say that this is one vegetable the entire household really likes. Plus – we have to make sure Baxter eats right, if …
Went back down to Frankfort today, to help do some home computer installs/troubleshooting on Bob’s machine. He recently got a souped-up PC, and also got new DSL service at the house. One of my initial tasks was to setup a wireless receiver on the computer. But in order to run the install disk, I needed …
The dinner table, early in the afternoon. The Thanksgiving meal – complete with turkey, gravy, dressing, green beans, potato pie, cranberry sauce, escarole salad and pumpkin soup. Delicious stuff, and a pumpkin pie with coffee followed later in the evening. After dinner, we spent most of our time in the living room, relaxing and… digesting …
Based on my previous post about dinner, Phil mentioned wanting the recipe for the Pork Loin that I made. Here it is, in full: Filling2 tablespoons chopped parsley1 1/2 tablespoons chopped fresh sage or thyme leaves1 tablespoon chopped fresh rosemary3 cloves garlic, minced3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil2 teaspoons Dijon mustard1/4 teaspoon salt1/4 teaspoon ground …
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Last night, I cooked two new dishes and I think they turned out particularly well. For our main course, I tried a Sage and Rosemary Pork Loin recipe which ended up being delicious. First time using kitchen string for anything, which was a bit awkward… but made me feel all fancy shmancy as I was …
While looking around my blogs, I discovered that TJ just launched a new site/project entitled CSS Scoop! The site highlights the 500+ sites TJ’s bookmarked, and It looks pretty fantastic, and combines a good number of features – ranking, threaded user comments, and a CSS/Design resource area entitled The Scoop. And, as you would expect …
With a heavy heart, I’m sad to announce that Dave is officially leaving Chicago and heading out to New York. His plans to move have been in the works for some time now, and his official goodbye party was tonight. A big factor for him was the fact that his girlfriend, Donna, moved out there …
Two new installments of the office Friday Collective Mixtape are up and available for your persual. Check ‘em out: FCM #16 – Songs I Loved In Elementary SchoolFCM #17 – Songs About Buildings & Food
This felt like a necessary chaser for the last post. Auditorium is a great Flash game that combines space and sound. Haven’t had a chance to get too deep into it yet, but it’s beautiful and relaxing and, best of all, very entertaining. [via MetaFilter and JayIsGames]
In 1995, Willard Psychiatric Center closed. In the attic of an abandoned building, hundreds of suitcases were discovered – all of them belonging to former patients who had been at Willard. And, as the presence of the suitcases suggests, never left. These images and stories have haunted me since yesterday. While rich with history, The …
On my way in to work this morning, I heard one of the downtown musicians singing a rendition of “What’s Love Got to Do With it?” by Tina Turner. Let me be clear on this though – he sang it, poorly. But the thing is, because it was sung rather badly, it sounded more earnest. …
Earlier this week, Deb and Rey were featured on the cover of Radio Ink – one of the bigger trade publications for the Radio industry. In addition to the cover, there was a pretty great feature article done on them, and on our company, Emmis Interactive. And in addition to THAT, we also had several …
Looks like it’s time for Baxter to get some training in… More videos and info than you think exists on this, over at MetaFilter
In high school, Felix owned an air-brushed Queensrÿche jean jacket. About thirteen years later, he got the band to autograph it.
Felix may be done with heavy metal, but the music always seems to find him.
In the seventh grade, Felix made a replica of Steve Vai's guitar in Shop class. It remains in his room at his parents' house. And it remains awesome.
