An almost daily blog on whatever futuristic, technical tip, general interest or humor I find interesting and want to share.
Monday, July 31, 2023
Old Glory
Friday, July 28, 2023
Frederik's Meatballs
Thursday, July 27, 2023
Cucumber Cooler
Wednesday, July 26, 2023
Two Bits
At my local hardware store, I picked up twenty finishing nails which were sold by the pound. The manager of the store told me the cost was two bits and I just stood there looking at him, unable to figure out how much that was. He let me know that two bits were twenty-five cents and the term comes from the old Spanish coins "pieces of eight" where each one was worth 12.5 cents. The Spanish dollar was much larger than the other coins and was often cut into eight smaller parts, hence each one was worth an eighth of the dollar. Therefore, with two bits of this Spanish dollar, you had 25 cents.
It probably didn't help that I'm a computer guy and a bit means something totally different to me...
https://www.almanac.com/fact/how-much-is-two-bits-and-where
Tuesday, July 25, 2023
FreeSound
Monday, July 24, 2023
Parfait Container
Friday, July 21, 2023
Pineapple Dip
Thursday, July 20, 2023
Strawberry Banana V8
Wednesday, July 19, 2023
Rearward Expansion
Tuesday, July 18, 2023
Patio Door Moulding
Monday, July 17, 2023
Solar Animal Repeller
Friday, July 14, 2023
Tajin
The tajin shown below is a potent combination of chili pepper, salt, and lime, making it perfect for your next Taco Tuesday or the rim of a beer. In Spanish, tajin means thunder or smoke, so it's aptly named. Finding it in your grocery store can be challenging as it might be in the spice, International or World foods, or perhaps in the Mexican aisle. More information on tajin, and the different foods it goes well with, can be found at this link.
https://www.locogringo.com/blog/food/tajin-local-mexican-condiment-you-cannot-miss
Thursday, July 13, 2023
Foch Wine
A.R. Winery in Arcanum, Ohio makes a couple of wines from the Marechal Foch grape including "All Foched Up" and the "What the Foch!" shown below. This grape was historically grown in France's Loire Valley, but since a hybrid, production is now very limited under French law. It's commonly grown in Ohio and other cooler climates as it fully ripens in shorter growing seasons.
Foch is pronounced "faw-sh", in case you want to use it in polite company.
https://www.wine-searcher.com/grape-266-marechal-foch
Wednesday, July 12, 2023
Vacuum
Chef Elaine uses a Shark Rocket Deluxe Pro for our floors and stairs, and when the center wand is removed, it's the perfect size for our grandson shown below. He can literally spend hours vacuuming everything in sight and it's usually a tear-filled fit when it's time to put it away. In addition to vacuums, he also loves mops, Swiffers, brooms, and hair dryers. No idea what is running through this cutie's mind.