Tile saved me today
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!
<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
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
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
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
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