There are several “I finally”s in this, but the one that relates to the title is, “I have finally shot a gun that makes a ‘pew pew’ noise!” At the moment, there is no shooting range in Rapid City. The old one closed after I had only been there once. The new one is notContinue reading “Pew-pew!”
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Illusions
I’ve been watching UFC fights of late. YouTube is very helpful with the algorithm throwing them into my “Watch Next” list. I watched this (Bellator, not UFC) one on Saturday. I mainly watch these because I enjoy seeing hot men beat the shit out of each other. This particular fight was interesting on a differentContinue reading “Illusions”
School of Rock
The Laird bought us season tickets for the Black Hills Community Theater. Friday was the first one: School of Rock. It was a great deal of fun. We walked to Rapid City High School, at least that’s what’s chiseled over the entryway (there is more than one high school in the city and I haveContinue reading “School of Rock”
Learning 2 Bake from Scratch – LVI
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”
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!”
Marked Up 