Happy Halloween!
Lisa and Moneka had some fun and did a great job carving jack-o-lanterns from the pumpkins we grew this year:
Month: October 2003
Trouble with Dates
I’ve been wanting to try and take advantage of the iCal program that is part of Mac OS X. My minimal calendaring needs were met in the past by simply using the calendar … Read more
Virtual Desktops
Like a lot of folks, I updated my Mac to run Panther this weekend. It was mostly uneventful, though I did have to upgrade Kung-Tunes in order to keep posting the most recently … Read more
Carola’s Chocolate Coconut Bars
Ingredients 1 C sugar 1/2 C butter 2-3 eggs* (original recipe calls for 2) 1 tsp vanilla 1.3 C shredded coconut 1.5 C flour 2-3 tsp baking powder* (original recipe calls for 3) … Read more
You Never Know
There are interesting claims that the Dogon tribe of Mali, West Africa, long knew about an obscure celestial object and based some of their religious rituals around this object. Part of the story … Read more
From the Garden
For some reason I’ve become interested by the idea of growing our own onions. I’ve been growing them from seed for a couple of years now and this year was the best yet. … Read more
Great Google Tips
More and more people use google for an ever increasing number and variety of searches. Most of the time, searching with just a couple of keywords is enough to generate a number of … Read more
The Test of Memory
“We do not know the true value of our moments until they have undergone the test of memory.” -Georges Duhamel, The Heart’s Domain
Wicked Little Puzzle
(via Robert Hunter: singer, songwriter and lyricist for the dead.) Here’s a wicked little puzzle that occured to me while shaving. Evil aliens come to Earth. If you answer any of the first … Read more
Today in History
With unix-based systems it’s almost too easy to add little extras like my new Today in History feature. Based on a tip I found at a mac enthusiast site, I put together a … Read more