Current kitchen look 60s formica After many months of searching for just the right thing to replace the 1960s white-formica-with-gold-specks kitchen countertop, I think I've found it! We've looked at wood, concrete, stone, composites, recycled jeans, and tons of tile, but here's what I think I really like: Imola Antares nero 16×24 This…
Apple crumble Here's a pic of tonight's dessert! And here's the recipe (it was from the Sept 2003 issue of some magazine I used to get, Natural Health or Organic Style or something similar): 6 tart apples, peeled, cored, cut into 1/4" slices 1/4 C granulated sugar 1/8 tsp freshly gound nutmeg 1/4…
"Voice or no voice, the people can always be brought to the bidding of the leaders. That is easy. All you have to do is tell them they are being attacked and denounce the pacifists for lack of patriotism and exposing the country to danger." Hermann Goering said this in an interview from prison during…
Show us where you go to read the latest headlines. As tech-minded as I am, for news I still prefer the morning Pittsburgh Post-Gazette that's delivered to my house. If I have to know what's going on in the world, I'd rather it be on my own terms, in my own time, not flashing at…
Big_pour Fun, fun, fun! Sampled [ummm] many microbrews 🙂 Good cause, too! Here's some info about it… we were standing next to these guys while they were being interviewed, so that was fun, too. Read and post comments | Send to a friend
Hickory Creek Wilderness Boy, it’s been a long time since just the two of us went backpacking alone… like 24 years (coinciding with a certain event whose 24th anniversary is coming up Oct 3). It took us a while to decide where to go for the long Labor Day weekend, but we used our usual…
Gorilla gorilla Since our B&B this time was a block from the National Zoo, we spent some time there Friday morning before heading home. We got there right when the zoo opened, before the steamy August heat got too bad, so the animals were also enjoying the cool morning. I think I got some pretty…
If a blog post is composed in my mind, but never typed, does it exist? Read and post comments | Send to a friend
I ran 50 minutes this morning, non-stop aside from the giving of directions to a guy towing a camper. I ran on the road, so I'm not sure of the distance, but I think maybe close to 4 miles! I'm scheduled to run 4 measured miles this Saturday, so I'm pretty sure I'll be able…
Today my calendar called for a 40-minute run, and since Alex & I got home from work at 5:00, and Al wouldn't get home from the gym till 6:00, I decided to go out before dinner. It's pretty much exactly 1 mile from our house to either end of our road, so I figured I'd…
Where have the days gone? 