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Eating at MS
My current Workday Menu: Breakfast: Double Espresso and a Croissant. Sometimes I am replacing the Croissant with a donut when they are available. The Crunchy Old-Fashioned Donuts at Microsoft are … Continue reading Eating at MS
I Hate American Food
Well, I am officially hating food more than when we came back. We went out Saturday to some really nice folks having a big BBQ at their house, and I … Continue reading I Hate American Food
Cannelés Bordelais
I am very excited to try cooking these this week. I got a set of copper molds when we were in France, and it is supposed to be quite a … Continue reading Cannelés Bordelais
Girl who had 14 cups of espresso – wimp
All I can say is what a fucking wimp. We used to eat handfulls of coffee beans and wash it down with more coffee. Then we would go out for … Continue reading Girl who had 14 cups of espresso – wimp
Cul-De-Sac of fun
This Saturday was a nice little BBQ over at our place for the neighbors in our Cul-de-sac. We were pretty pleased to host this sine our last house was in … Continue reading Cul-De-Sac of fun
Dropping (Stomach) Acid
We had some friends over last weekend, and were doing the regular eat-and-drink fest that we enjoy, and with that came a confirmation of what I have noticed for some … Continue reading Dropping (Stomach) Acid
Windows Live Home – Craptacular Crapapolooza!
So a bunch of my buddies at work updated their blogs with the exciting news that the new http://home.live.com page just launched. and normally, I’m pretty jazzed when we ship … Continue reading Windows Live Home – Craptacular Crapapolooza!
Cool Site – Abandoned Stations
I love this page. It gives a series of details about dead subway stations in NYC that is pretty amazing. I’m a pretty big fan of architecture in general, and … Continue reading Cool Site – Abandoned Stations
Are you a Good Cook Quiz
Saw this online. I just can’t resist these quizzes. Here are my results: You Are an Excellent Cook You’re a top cook, but you weren’t born that way. It’s taken … Continue reading Are you a Good Cook Quiz
Take a hike…
We had a really fantastic hike in the mountains this Sunday. One of our Russian friends took us on a hike on Rainer to Comet Falls and it was really … Continue reading Take a hike…
Seafair Racing – Circa 1978
Seafair is here again. Folks who didn’t grow up in Seattle probably don’t understand the appeal of Hydroplane races, or the fact that this wasn’t always so commercialized. I remember … Continue reading Seafair Racing – Circa 1978
The Guest Nest
Inside the Wisteria that grows on the front of my house we have a bird’s nest. it was there when we first saw the place in Winter, and we thought … Continue reading The Guest Nest
Cognitive Dissonance 