October 2007

Well, I got it working! Since I put out my call for help, I’ve been spending some time trying out different programs that boasted the ability to rip chapters from unprotected (i.e. homemade) DVDs. Using the trial versions of the programs, I was able to rip anywhere from ten seconds to two minutes, put the [...]

Getting tired of artificially flavored popsicles and ice cream sandwiches? How about a nice, cool, refreshing, artificially flavored pickle instead? I first saw the so-called Koolickle on an episode of Feasting on Asphalt 2: The River Run, one of the four hundred and twelve shows that Alton Brown does for the Food Network. Don’t get [...]

Earlier this year I wrote a little piece about fortune cookies. Go ahead and read that. I’ll wait. Back so soon? Okay, well, my daughter and I had lunch today at Chow’s Asian Bistro at the Cottonwood Mall here in Albuquerque. I know, I shouldn’t be surprised at anything that comes out of a mall [...]