Half-way through the summer, discomfort has finally trumped laziness and it’s time for the air conditioner to go in the window. But we need to put something on the outside of the windowsill to prop up the AC and keep it from falling on one of the neighborhood kids. If you think the neighbors scowl […]
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Mac (or Shells) & Cheese
No mac? What the hell, use some shells. Serious stirring. Let it sit there and think about what it’s done. What else do we need for mac & cheese? Say cheese! Nice smile. Visit from the dairy fairy. If you listen to this shell you can hear water boiling. Ahh! Save your shellf!!! Lose that […]
Outlet Issues
The outlet is a good ten feet away. And it’s behind someone’s chair. Suddenly you regret lazily running your MacBook on battery power in the convenience of your own home this morning. You really need to start planning ahead. If that weren’t bad enough, you’ve forgotten the extension cable for your power adapter. Always bring […]
How To Fix – The Coffee Shop Wobble
Wobble is good in dubstep music, but not in a coffee shop table you’re sharing with a friend. When you’re both furiously typing away at your MacBook(Pro)s, every vigorous strike of the keyboard can send the table wobbling, causing you or your cohort to mistype, sending chats, emails, and blog posts into disarray. I couldn’t […]
Bean There Done That – BURRITOS
Leo starts by cutting up this beautiful pepper. We think it was a green pepper, but we’ll never know for sure. Time to stir things up. Better with butter. Meanwhile, roomate Luke gets hungry. Burner battle – Round 1. Scrambled eggs avec le turkey. Who wouldn’t gobble that up? Bean there done that. And you […]