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19
Apr

My brain is old!

(I’m posting more today because I have nothing to do except wait for QA to find bugs for me to fix.) Last night I bought Brain Age for the Nintendo DS. It was made based on the research of Japanese neuroscientist. He found certain types of exercises stimulated blood flow to various areas of the […]


19
Apr

Evolving for comedy?

I’ve seen a number of studies and surveys that show women having a preference for a man who makes them laugh. I’ve also read about a study or two that showed that women tend to have a more advanced sense of humor than men. Advanced being more word based and less physical based. This leads […]


09
Apr

Mortal Chocolate results

Thank you to everyone who brought chocolate goodnesses and to everyone else who helped eat them. I only have a few pictures of the desserts because I got too busy. brought the Dr. Delicious cake and it was by far the best looking chocolate there. Suitable for service in a restaurant easily. It was delicious […]


09
Apr

Bathroom ventillation… finally!

Today I decided I was up to tackling the bathroom fan in Dar’s bathroom again. The old fan didn’t really move much air and it turned out it just blew the air it did move into the attic. I was going to run the vent line through the roof, but then when the contractor did […]


08
Apr

Slither

I saw the trailer for Slither and I knew I had to see it. Now that I’ve seen the movie, I know I made the right choice. Slither is from the writer and director of Tromeo and Juliet, but that’s not important I just like mentioning that movie. Anyway, it’s a good, fun, gross, movie […]


07
Apr

A Dirty Job

I just finished reading the latest Christopher Moore book, A Dirty Job. Like all of his books I’ve read, it made me laugh out loud. Get it, read it, laugh, be happy.


05
Apr

Catching up on reading

I finally got around to reading “Dark Lord the Rise of Darth Vader.” It takes place right after “Revenge of the Sith” through probably a few months after. In the beginning he’s hating his cumbersome suit. By the end the Emperor has put him in situations that let him truly value and embrace the dark […]


27
Mar

This Saturday…

Please join me in… MORTAL CHOCOLATE!


27
Mar

Appliances!

Appliances got installed on Friday. Not all of them, we’re still waiting on the refrigerator, and dishwasher needs a test run before use, and the remote blower for the down-draft unit needs to be installed. That said, the cooktop works very well and I was able bring 1/2 gallon of water to a high boil […]


27
Mar

The Frisco Kid

During our week of not living at home because the floors were being done, my copy of “The Frisco Kid” arrived. I have seen this movie probably about a dozen times now and I still love it. I wanted to show this for my birthday movie fest long ago but it wasn’t available, so yay […]

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