On Thursday I went to a neat event called “The Art & Science of Beer” hosted by Google’s DC office. They had Greg Engert, the beer impressario from Churchkey, gave a ~90 minute talk with samples of 7 beers. Most of the talk was on the mechanics of beer making throughout history, and how what [...]
I suffer, as I’m sure many internet overusers do, with a bit of ADD. When browsing the internet I’ll often stumble across articles in the 2000-10,000 word range. They’re interesting, but they’re not what I need now. In the past I’d tend to leave them open in a tab for a few days or weeks, maybe [...]
Apparently today is a good day to do historic stuff. The first piece of usenet/email spam was posted; the first space shuttle, Columbia, was first launched; Yuri Gagarin was the first person in space; FDR died; and the Civil War began with the battle of Fort Sumter. (and my cousin (once removed) was baptized!) Through the [...]
I’m starting to work from home full time now. In general I’m pleased, as the office isn’t an inspiring place at the moment. Unfortunately our apartment is small – 543 sqft according to the property office. We have one Ikea Jerker desk, but Marian’s been mostly using it, while I use the couch, coffee table [...]
Last spring, at the end of April/beginning of May, I decided to start running. I did Couch To 5k using the excellent podcasts from Robert Ullreys. My first race ever was a 5k last fall, the College Park Cares 5k. I finished in 27:45 gun time, but the start was a mess so I was [...]
These are some deliciously tasty scones that are incredibly easy to make. The recipe is from a former cowoker, Ryan. They just take a few minutes and aren’t messy or anything. We often substitute out up to half the flour with whole wheat. Presumably healthier and gives a nice flavor. It can fairly easily scale [...]
Many years ago (2004) I was at Montgomery Blair HS, and was involved in the student TV/Radio station BNC. One of the project we did was this radio show, Fishboy. I was only minimally involved helping with some technical parts, but the guys who were involved did an awesome job. After Ben saw this article [...]
I’m not in California anymore!The short version is that I’m moving back to DC/MD. Right now I’m in a holiday inn in Evanston, Wyoming (at least I’m not in Utah anymore!). For those interested, check out my MPG (since I first bought the car). Spikes and dips generally due to poor accounting.