Category Archives: raves
Things i like.
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Thumbs UPJuly 3, 2009
I’ve only got four weeks left here in the City of Angels, so in honor of my impending departure, I’ve decided that for the next month, I’m going to indulge as much as possible in those things that are peculiarly Angeleno — things you can only get here, or that you can only get that [...]
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More EnchantmentApril 20, 2009
How is it that I’ve never heard of Neil Gaiman until this last several months??
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New FavoriteApril 19, 2009
I’ve watched movie Stardust twice this past week (it’s been running on one of the movie channels), and I love it. While I was watching it last night, I just kept smiling, and the thought occurred to me that I was enjoying it as much as I have ever enjoyed watching such old favorites [...]
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What a nice day.January 20, 2009
Seems like there’s a breath of spring in the air.
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Helloooooo, Mr. President…!December 22, 2008
Hot damn — someone’s been working out.
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Wow.November 4, 2008
Anyone else feel like they just got done running a marathon?
And like you came in first? -
Getting Out the VoteNovember 2, 2008
I only work every other Friday, and since this past Friday, Halloween, was my day off, and it’s looking like turnout for the General Election on Tuesday might be kind of bananas, I decided to trek down to Norwalk to cast my vote early.
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An Event Apart, Chicago 2008 (part 1)October 12, 2008
So, on October 11, I hopped a flight to Chicago, a city that had long called to me, but which I had, somewhat inexplicably, never before visited, there to see the sites, meet the people, and attend An Event Apart, a conference about web design and designers of web content put on by the folks [...]
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Calexico at the Henry FondaSeptember 30, 2008
My good friends treated me to a night out last night, to see one of my favorite bands at the Henry Fonda Theater up on Hollywood Boulevard, which is one of my favorite venues. It’s small, the sound guys aren’t out to make your eardrums bleed, and there’s a lovely rooftop cocktail-garden if you [...]
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Of Chrome, Wingnuts, and MadnessSeptember 2, 2008
So, it’s possible you heard that Google sent its brand new contender into the fray of the ongoing Browser Wars today, and perhaps you cared enough to read beyond the headline. Not that Google didn’t make it easy — what better way to snag the interest of the average geek than by documenting it [...]
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I <3 New OutfitsAugust 29, 2008
Especially when they’re cutting-edge design, and most especially when they’re FREE.
Thanks to Poolga, my iPhone will be dressed in style. Thanks also to the folks at We Made This, a blog I haven’t nearly finished exploring yet, and where I found the link to my new iPhone duds. -
I Love New OutfitsAugust 29, 2008
Especially when they’re cutting-edge design, and most especially when they’re FREE.
Thanks to Poolga, my iPhone will be dressed in style. Thanks also to the folks at We Made This, a blog I haven’t nearly finished exploring yet, and where I found the link to my new iPhone duds. -
Tropic ThunderAugust 18, 2008
I wrote a few months back about my excitement in anticipating Tropic Thunder — the trailer was hilarious, the premise promising, and who could resist Robert Downey Jr. as an Aussie in blackface? (Who could resist Robert Downey Jr., period?).
Well, my friends, I saw Tropic Thunder last night, and let me tell you right now: [...]
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Another YearAugust 3, 2008
Another excellent week at the lake — grab-bag weather with sun, showers, thunder, chill, heat — lots of swimming, reading, lazing around and getting three big squares a day. Highlights this year included Heidi’s muscle-shirt apparatus (engineered by Bob to protect her bad toe), meeting Oscar Rossi for the first time (Too. Cute.), and [...]
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Run, Don’t Walk.July 16, 2008
Acts I and II up now, Act III on Saturday, all vanished on Sunday.
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Iron ManMay 12, 2008
Saw it yesterday, and it gets the thumbs up, even if the Afghani-based subplot is really poorly executed. Terrence Howard and Gwynneth Paltrow are excellent, and Robert Downy really made the whole film. He steals every scene.
I can’t wait to see what he does with Tropic Thunder:I know who I am! I’m [...]
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Mmm mmm goodNovember 14, 2007
I’m thinking about Thanksgiving dinner…
Filling4-5 sweet potatoes, cooked, peeled & mashed
8 tbs butter
2 eggs
1/2 cup light or dark brown sugar (packed)
1/2 cup hot milkPraline Top
2 tbs butter
1/2 cup heavy cream
1 cup dark brown sugar (packed)
1/4 tsp each salt, cinnamon, nutmeg
1 cup chopped pecans
1 tsp vanillaPreheat oven to 375 (F).
Mix the sweet potatoes (still warm) and [...]