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Monthly Archives May 2007

Mother's Day, Emily Turns 15

Yesterday marked both the completion of Emily’s 15th year and Mother’s Day, one of those Hallmark-manufactured holidays where, unless you’re a Mother, the best you can hope to do is break even. We started Mother’s Day with a parade of presents — coffee, chocolate, a piece of wood with nails in the shape of a [...]

Posted 13 May 2007 § Uncategorized ‡ Comments (0)

Mad About Microformats

Sorry normal humans — this is one of my infrequent geeky posts. To mitigate your disappointment, I will provide you with a joke before I tear into the technical stuff, courtesy of Steve Lux: How many ADD kids does it take to screw in a lightbulb? I don’t know, how many? Hey, want to go [...]

Posted 10 May 2007 § Uncategorized ‡ Comments (0)

Salsa Cruda

Here’s another of my favorite salsa recipes: salsa cruda, or pico de gallo. This one actually violates one of my salsa-making commandments — get all the taste buds firing at once — by leaving out anything bitter. You can add garlic to fill that gap, but I find this combination without the garlic very nice. [...]

Posted 06 May 2007 § Uncategorized ‡ Comments (0)

Mmmmm…Green Apples

Apple is tackling some of the environmental issues that face computer and electronics companies head on. Good for them.

Posted 04 May 2007 § Uncategorized ‡ Comments (0)

Winchboarding

This evening Kathy and I went to Clear Springs Seafood Restaurant for a special dinner. I had never been, and was fairly taken with the huge barn, the nice site, and the giant baskets of onion rings. Afterward, we went and walked around Landa Park, one of my favorite places in New Braunfels. While walking [...]

Posted 04 May 2007 § Uncategorized ‡ Comments (0)