Happy Birthday Tom! October 12, 2007 6:32
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You’re all growns up now!
Like Microwave Popcorn? February 9, 2007 20:18
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Like saving money?
Do the following:
- Get 1/4 cup of popcorn kernels
- Get 2 tsp of Olive Oil
- Get 1/4 tsp of popcorn salt (very finely-ground salt, if you have a salt grinder, make very fine salt)
- Combine above in a lunchbag-sized brown paper bag
Fold the top of the bag securely (or staple if you’re so inclined) and shake the bag to mix everything up, you’ll want to make sure you’ve thoroughly covered the kernels with the oil. Toss in the microwave and cook until you don’t hear any popping for about five seconds or so. Empty the bag into a bowl (the oil will soak into the paper bag something fierce but won’t make a mess in your microwave), top with butter if you’re so inclined, and enjoy!
Too… Much… Sugar! October 18, 2006 14:31
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Damn my sweet tooth! I was craving sweet yesterday so on my way home I stopped off at the Quicky Mart and got some candy. One of those lik-em-ade’s, a Butterfinger and a (King Size) Pay Day. I then ate them all in one sitting. That was bad.
I woke up around midnight or so and ran directly to the bathroom and, uh, purged the candy. I did not sleep well the rest of the night and kept waking up sick to my stomach and having the cold sweats. Not good times.
Caley is diabetic and was kind enough to explain to me what I did to my body and that my sugar levels were probably so high that I was producing crazy amounts of insulin.
So, lesson learned. I no longer have a sweet tooth and doubt that I will for some time…
You may begin the making-fun-of-Ted now…
Memorial Day Weekend May 29, 2006 0:33
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Jen and I had some friends over today for a little BBQ.
We had Lance and Tina, their daughters Jenna, Isabella and Maya, Tom and Michelle and their son Lane, Tina G and her sons Phil, Paul and Samuel, Richard and Regina and their sons Alexander and Ethan, Tony and Paula and their son Nathan as well as Kevin and Tina T and their as-yet-unborn daughter.
As you can see, we had quite a large number of people in our home and it went off very well. I grilled up some burgers, dogs and veggies for the crew and Jen threw down with some delicious pear salad. I (finally) built the table tennis table we got for Christmas in 2004 (slacker!) and some did some childproofing I’ve been meaning to do for the last month or so. Add that to the yard work and mowing and it’s been a very busy weekend.
I’m wrapping up my Sunday night by watching Harold and Kumar go to White Castle with Tom and Lance and looking forward to sleeping in tomorrow morning. Then it’s up bright and early Tuesday morning for a Microsoft conference in Sunnyvale.
Damn Livermore, what did you eat? May 16, 2006 17:46
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The last month or two, there has been a terrible smell wafting over our building. We have a waste treatment plant about a block from us and apparently, it’s been having some issues with the management of the smells coming from it. Honestly, it smells like, well, shit. I suppose that’s to be expected, that every once in a while you’re going to get a whiff of the city’s, uh, byproducts, but for two freaking months?
Last week a very nice gentleman from the City of Livermore Waste Treatment Department dropped by the office to give us a one-sheet “explanation” of what’s going on… Turns out that the City of Livermore has an “upset stomach.” Yeah, so do I and my coworkers.
Is it sad that I can tell when the residents of Livermore have had eggs for breakfast?
Prepping for the Sopranos Premiere March 12, 2006 18:17
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Tom, Rich and I (along with Tom’s family) are over at the Zilla’s house getting ready to watch the Season Six premiere of the Sopranos. In preparation for this, we’re watching the season finale of Season Five.
