As you can see, I am playing with version three of this weblog. I expect things to be fully operational by Labor Day. Keep your fingers crossed!
This easy and delicious recipe for bread & butter pickles is perfect for a beginner. Regardless of your skill level, you’ll produce canned pickles that you’ll be proud to serve. Because of the high acid level in pickled foods, you can process them in a pot of boiling water, rather than a pressure canner. And …
And now it’s time for another Geek Thoughts. Here’s why I think all Earth-bound attempts at time travel are doomed to failure: Unless the time travel also involves some sort of spatial component, the time traveler is going to reappear in empty space. The Earth is in motion. The solar system is in motion. The …
The Trouble with Time Travel
In which I point out time travel’s fatal flaw.
In which I point out time travel’s fatal flaw.
Saturday we drove down to Shedd, south of Corvallis, for a gathering of the Noah Roth clan. When I was a boy, the extended family would gather at Grandma and Grandpa’s house on regular basis. It was easier then. The three siblings (and their families) lived within an hour’s drive. I remember summer afternoons whiled …
Reunions
In which we attend a family reunion. In which we have dinner with Mac and Pam.
In which we attend a family reunion. In which we have dinner with Mac and Pam.
Sometimes Kris surprises me. For months I’ve been trying to get her to watch Heroes with me. It’s not a show I was interested in at first (am I interested in many television shows?), but after reading so many good reviews, I purchased the entire first season from iTunes, but never watched it. It’s been …
It’s the middle of August, which means that my hometown is playing host to the county fair. I’ve always loved the fair. As a boy, I loved it for the rides and attractions: the Ferris wheel, the Spider, the Fun House, the games. As a teenager, I loved it as a place to take dates …
Heroes
In which Kris and I finally watch Heroes, a show about super-powered people.
In which Kris and I finally watch Heroes, a show about super-powered people.
Toto Has Two Daddies
In which Toto adopts Paul Jolstead as a surrogate father.
In which Toto adopts Paul Jolstead as a surrogate father.