By request, I’m posting my recipe for biscotti, which is sort of a synthesis of several recipes I had found online, but which I found to be the tastiest combination. Ingredients: 6 Tbsp unsalted butter 3/4 C sugar 2 eggs 1 tsp vanilla 2-1/4 C flour 1-1/2 tsp baking powder 1/4 tsp salt 1-1/2 tsp…
SharePoint for a small business? Isn’t that overkill? As the (former) owner of a small precast stair manufacturing company with all of a dozen computer users, I’d like to share some of the ways we successfully used SharePoint (specifically MOSS) to run our business. A little case study, if you will. Why SharePoint? Most of…
After another scrumptious breakfast at Hotel Monaco, we checked out and took the U-Bahn (with a very easy change) to BMW Welt. It’s quite an astounding complex; I can’t imagine how many millions it cost to build! We had been told to be there an hour or more prior to our appointment, but we were…
We stayed two nights in Munich at the Hotel Monaco, just a couple blocks from the main train station, which is about a 40-minute train ride from the airport, but then within walking distance of the center of the city. We were a little unsure when we saw that there was a casino and a…
Monday we had a full day to spend in Munich, so after a scrumptious breakfast at our hotel (which unfortunately I forgot to photograph), we headed out to walk the 2 km through the back streets of the city to the Deutsches Museum, which is located on a island in the Isar River. We wandered…
We arrived at our hotel in Munich around noon, after an uneventful journey (though a little rushed in Toronto), no trouble with the train from the airport, and only a minor difficulty locating the hotel. The hosts greeted us very warmly – I had been corresponding previously with them via email, Twitter, and Facebook, so we…
[This was penned by my sister, who is also my business partner. I offered to post it on my blog because I agree it’s something that needs to be said.] Dear Mr. President, Many years ago, and two years after I had been elected President by our Board, Our company was facing hard times. There…
Where HAVE the days gone, indeed… Aside from a half-hearted attempt last Fall (a YEAR ago!) it would appear that I haven’t blogged for quite a while. Of course, I’ve blogged in my HEAD many times (thinking how I would write about this or that trip or hike), but it never happened. I’m going to…
This was the first time we’ve spent much time in the Capitol Hill area of DC… Son’s new home is about 10 blocks from the capitol, and our Airbnb rooms were closer yet. Herb salad For dinner Friday night, we chose Belga Cafe… good choice! To accompany my Corsendonk Brown Ale, I had the herb…
I finally got to watch a couple games of an Ultimate tournament today, since I'm in Reston VA on business, and Alex's team happened to be in a tournament here. It took me a little time to figure out the rules, but after a while I could tell when a point was scored and when…
Where have the days gone? 