Blackberry Apple Pie Another one from the Four and Twenty Blackbirds book. I again used the combo crust. I cut it down to a 2/3rds recipe, which really wasn’t enough. The bottom crust is very thin. I also par/blind baked it, which the recipe does not call for – but fruit pies are runny. TheContinue reading “Learning 2 Bake from Scratch – LVI”
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Do Game Developers Get Royalties?
There was some concern for the developers of Concord, a game I’d never heard of, when it crashed and burned in two weeks. Kotaku, another thing I’d never heard of, published some of it. I don’t get it. While it is nice to work on successful projects, developers get paid as-they-go (i.e. they’re employees). WhyContinue reading “Do Game Developers Get Royalties?”
Fantasy, Imagination, & Reality
I noticed on my morning walk that it’s almost K-bar deer season. “Huh?” is a reasonable reaction. A few years ago, Amazon had K-bar’s on sale. I have absolutely no use for one, but they’re the knife of the Marine Corp, so they’re cool. I thought about it, considering that my purchase of Axe bodyContinue reading “Fantasy, Imagination, & Reality”
Does Meatloaf Count?
Despite being baked, I don’t think meatloaf qualifies for the Learning 2 Bake from Scratch series. I have a lot of ground beef in the freezer, a bread heel every week, and we buy eggs by the flat. So why not more meatloaf? I’ve never been a big fan and it seems kind of silly:Continue reading “Does Meatloaf Count?”
Professional Dancer
I won’t be adding it to my resume any time soon, but I got paid to dance! An acquaintance of the dance studio wanted line-dancers to shoot a music video. I love line dancing, but I’m terrible at learning them and remembering them. It was originally choreographed at single-time, which was very, very fast. SheContinue reading “Professional Dancer”
Learning 2 Bake from Scratch – LV
Peanut Butter Cookies We bought some white chocolate peanut butter at the farmer’s market (from Deb’s Downhome Delights [not the best link, but the only one I found]). It’s very tasty. I thought to myself, I thought, “I bet this would make good cookies.” Then I got sidetracked by the Paprika Peach Pie, twice. IContinue reading “Learning 2 Bake from Scratch – LV”
I Can Has Chair!
The VESA adaptor arrived. After a moment of panic from the box (“49-inch monitors have two different mounts; be sure you have ours”), it turned out fine. The chair (it’s also the desk) is a little on the YUGE side for the room, but it does fit. I’m typing this in the reclined position, whichContinue reading “I Can Has Chair!”
RTFM
The coffee maker has lights. Who knew? The Larid, apparently. When I asked if he had noticed that it was suddenly illuminated, he said, “yes, I turned them on.” Unrelated note: The other Walmart had bunches of HDMI adaptors. I bought the one I needed, but decided to wait to deal with the computer. ItContinue reading “RTFM”
Putting a Chair Together
The new chair arrived on Tuesday. It showed up about 10:00. I abandoned work (as opposed to taking time off) to put it together. I have never seen such packing. It was seriously impressive. There must have been a company-wide Tetris contest – in hell-mode where all the pieces are curved. Whoever won decided howContinue reading “Putting a Chair Together”
It’s a Small World
Just as I get old and cynical, I find the world is even smaller than I thought. I have a Russian co-worker (several of them, but only Sergey is relevant to this discussion) who goes on an across-the-middle-of-nowhere trip every summer. He sent me a video of an ATV trip. These were not normal ATVs.Continue reading “It’s a Small World”
Marked Up 