I haven’t been to a barber in probably about 30 years. I let my hair grow in the the cold months. And I cut it short in the warmer months. Meanwhile, I took a Lyft ride and the driver was excellent, even going so far as to carry the bulky package that I was … Continue reading Before and After
Gallimaufry
Not So Clever Titles
One of the reasons that I usually try to give unique titles to my blog posts is so that I’ll remember what the post was about when I see the title. Except it doesn’t work. At least it doesn’t work most of the time. When I look at the logs of for my blog and … Continue reading Not So Clever Titles
Three Things
Now that I know that measuring by weight rather than volume can produce better results, I want to convert my recipes to weights where appropriate. I found a very useful site from King Arthur that gives the equivalents for many ingredients: Ingredient Weight Chart It’s been awhile since I mentioned The Beatles, hasn’t it? So … Continue reading Three Things
How Do You Solve the Problem of Saran Wrap?
OK, it’s not actually Saran Wrap. It’s Glad Cling Wrap. Whatever. Saran Wrap scans better in the title. It happens every time I open a new roll of the stuff. I cannot for the life of me get that clear plastic wrap to start unwrapping. There’s no starter tape or anything in it and I … Continue reading How Do You Solve the Problem of Saran Wrap?
Odds and Ends
I have several posts in the works but they all require some research and/or work that I haven’t had time for, so here are a couple of odds and ends. I’ve been searching for a copy of the one act play “How the Story Grew” for several years, but the only ones I could find … Continue reading Odds and Ends
My New Squeeze
I’m normally happy with OXO kitchen products, but their citrus fruit squeezer that I got several years ago is an exception. It did an ok job with most limes, but lemons tended to be too large to fit and required too much pressure to get too little juice. Plus, cleaning it was never satisfactory; I … Continue reading My New Squeeze
Tattoos
If I keep referencing Graham and Maria Wanging videos, perhaps I need to make them a separate category. In any case, once upon a time, it seemed that about the only people who got tattoos were prisoners and sailors (assuming we include Marines in there as the Marines are part of the Navy). I didn’t … Continue reading Tattoos
Critical Thinking
Once again the Saturday Q&A at EV.com has provided an interesting topic that I’m stealing. A reader wanted to know what skills their children should acquire before heading off to college. The question was answered by the two college profs and it basically came down to they should be capable of critical thinking. I’d be … Continue reading Critical Thinking
Welcome to the Netherlands!
This is sort of a followup to a post of a couple weeks ago. Once again the folks at EV.com answered a question about the Netherlands, and I thought it worth reprinting. D.W. in Arden, NC, asks: My daughters are planning to move to the Netherlands by the end of this year to finally be … Continue reading Welcome to the Netherlands!
The Dangers of Listening to Music on Public Transportation
Listen to this short piece of music before reading any further and the rest of this post will make more sense. It’s only 30 seconds long. That’s the strip music from the Overture to the Broadway show Gypsy, which I’m sure you know is the origin story of the famous strip tease artist Gypsy Rose Lee. … Continue reading The Dangers of Listening to Music on Public Transportation