Archive for July, 2005
- fun new infinitely useful tool of the week: logmein.com. it basically lets you log into your home or office PC from a web browser, and it acts exactly as if you were sitting in front of your computer. very handy.
- due to some very poor radio reception at my office, i haven’t been able to listen to my favorite morning radio personality at work. well, using some more useful tools, i figured out how to stream it from the radio in my kitchen, through my PC, and on to my work computer. oh, and also to my tivo using galleon. yes, it’s been an incredibly geeky week for me.
- did you know that cleartype makes text on your PC much, much crisper and easier to read? i just found this out this weekend.
- shangri-la in belmont. great chinese/taiwanese food 4 minutes from our house. the minority of white folks eating there and the line out the door were a good tip-off.
- saturday afternoon at The Pool. jon and carolyn’s pool has become our “club”. “Oh, we’re going to The Pool tomorrow.” It’s where i practice my diving techinique, read US weekly, eat turkey burgers and asian slaws, and just relax.
- we’ve become such NPR geeks that i don’t mind driving a lot on saturdays. that’s when i get to listen to car talk, wait, wait don’t tell me, and only a game. god, when did i get so old?
- i’ve mastered the art of grilling chicken legs and thighs. well, except for thursday when my yogurt marinated chicken quarters instantly stuck to the grill causing me to loose all of my precious chicken skin. oh yes, if you haven’t figure it out by now, crispy chicken skin is what it’s all about.
- why do i get such a sick satisfaction out of washing my car by hand?
- lance is the man. we watched the final stage of the tour on sunday, and let me tell you, that cycling is a pretty crazy sport. now i’m not saying that i’m going to go out and buy a $5000 bike and some tight shorts, but it looks really interesting. plus, i hate bikers riding on busy streets. i always feel like i’m going to run them over. oh, and i don’t really like going fast. yes, i’m a big wuss.
- 4 days at 7 nickanoose. i could get used to island living.
- bartlett’s farm.
- cisco brewers. makers of some very tasty beer and spirits. their $5 tasting tour is the best deal on the island. for $5, you get to sample 5 different beers, 3 different vodkas, their gin, and their rum. oh, and they’ll keep giving you samples of whatever you want if you’re nice to them. a nice way to spend an afternoon.
- since we did the cooking at the house, i bought a knife bag to bring my knives and tools down. yes, i’m a bit crazy. but i love my knives.
- looking for a mindless, entertaining, summer movie? national treasure is a good one.
- The Know It All: One Man’s Humble Quest to Become the Smartest Person in the World. a smart, incredibly funny account of a guy trying to read the entire encyclopedia brittanica cover to cover.
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