Dusted, but unbroken
This week, I made a pecan pie for The Baker Down The Street. I’m not sure why, but my pecan pie makes her toes curl. I don’t think my recipe… Read more »
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Flour, by any measure
I made a batch of cookies last week, from a recipe I have used several times before with great success. But these cookies were the fail. They were thin, almost… Read more »
Math Anxiety, update
The school year is moving swiftly for me. We’re already a third of the way through Fall Quarter, and I thought I would give an update on my previous blog… Read more »
The first time I quit
Several years ago, I reached a breaking point and decided to quit my job at Apple. I’d been there too long and various aspects of my upper management were driving… Read more »
Rough Rider
Here are some photos from the weekend of riding on the McKenzie River Trail. I don’t think I could have planned out a better trip for breaking in the new… Read more »
Math Anxiety
Recently, I was talking with a friend about math anxiety. I’ve always been a bit of a math geek. I was one of those kids who always took the “advanced”… Read more »
Mountain Bike Meditations
For the past two years, I’ve been using my Kona hybrid to ride single-track trails. I like the Kona. Granted, it weighs about 100 kilos, and it has no suspension…. Read more »
House update
The great housing adventure of 2010 continues unabated. The property I mentioned a few blog posts ago is still there, still available. I’ve been inside the place, with Contractor Dan…. Read more »
This Credit Union is SO Fired
I’ve been shopping for a credit union lately, and my experience with one particular CU has escalated my teeth grinding to a level that is worthy of being documented. Inexplicable… Read more »
Thoughts about Digital Books
Having already learned some painful lessons from the dawning of digital music, I have firm requirements that must be met before I will ever buy a digital book. Any digital… Read more »