Tile saved me today

By Lee | January 27, 2016

Ordinarily, my two sets of car keys (one for each car) are always in their usual place in our front hall when I’m not usingRead More

F23 + Kernel 4.3.3 = WHEEE!

By Lee | January 13, 2016

<disclaimer>Ok, this is truly a geek post, so if you aren’t into extreme geekiness, don’t bother with this one.</disclaimer> I finally have my hobby LinuxRead More

Gandalf took the ring, or: Christianity mustn’t win

By Lee | January 9, 2016

In J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings, the One Ring is a symbol of dominance and power. Although some modern Christians would like us to thinkRead More

The bold and the beautiful

By Lee | January 4, 2016

Having just been on vacation, I saw a lot of pre-packaged coffee packets and pods that promised “the bold coffee flavor you love.” And IRead More

The difference between cost and value, or, how to get (way) more than you pay for

By Lee | January 2, 2016

I really don’t like the Magic Kingdom. No, I’m not one of those rabidly conservative, anti-Disney, moral purists. It has nothing to do with Disney’s corporateRead More

Flavor, economy, convenience: pick two

By Lee | December 26, 2015

I’ve been baking our family’s daily bread for more than two years now. My standard recipe is a sourdough peasant bread with roughly 10% ryeRead More