Pinseeker 5-Iron

I recently bought this left-handed Pinseeker 5-iron off eBay for $20 and shipping.  I bought my right-handed Pinseeker iron set well over 20 years ago and really like their look and feel.  The ambidextrous side of me wants to learn to play left-handed and figured what's good for the right is good for the left. But first, a trip to the golf store is needed to replace the original, and now very slick, grip with something colorful that my brain's right side will like.

http://www.ebay.com

Amazon Echo Food Network Skill

If you're a Food Network junkie (I'm not naming names) and an Amazon Echo owner, the Food Network skill is a must.  Of particular usefulness is the "Give me the recipes on TV right now" when you're drooling over a dish that you just have to try.  A bit of setup is required in your Alexa app, enabling the skill, setting your timezone and linking your email account if you want recipes sent to you.

Some other requests you can make are listed below, and check out the link for more information.

Mary, Elaine said you'll love this!

http://www.foodnetwork.com/site/apps/alexa

Figleaf Brewing Company

What to do on a hot sunny afternoon following a productive weekend of yard work?  Don a durag, drop the top on the convertible and take a drive down the highway to explore a new craft brewery. Figleaf Brewing Company is located in an industrial strip in Middletown, Ohio a short ways south on Dixie Highway just west of I-75's exit 32.  I started with a Dark Side of the Sun Black Lager and finished with the Basmati Cream Ale, one at each end of the taste spectrum.  Nummies.

http://www.figleafbrewing.com

Basil's On Market

My wife and I waited for a super nice day so we could sit outside for our first dinner at Basil's On Market, located in downtown Dayton at the northeast corner of Monument and Patterson.  I can attest to the delicious Lobster Shells & Cheese with Grilled Shrimp and the only cocktail I've ever had made with blackberry preserves.  The fountain, at the intersection of the Great Miami River and the Mad River, makes a scenic backdrop with its periodic sprays.

http://www.basilsonmarket.com/basils-dayton.php

Wood Box

Last weekend saw the completion of a 3' wide, 2' deep and 25" high wood box that will contain sticks and smaller pieces of wood needed to get a roaring fire started in our fire pit come cool autumn evenings.  How's that for thinking in advance?  Used 82 feet of 1"x4" treated pine, 114 1 1/4" exterior screws, 24 wooden dowels and some wood glue.  Now the real work begins, moving and restacking the wood pile to make room.

https://www.lowes.com

Amazon Echo Named Timers

We use the Echo to set timers a lot and often have more than one set at a time, which can be confusing to know which is which. That's a fading memory now that Amazon has introduced Named Timers, so now we can say "set a burger timer for two minutes" and "set a steamer timer for three minutes" and Alexa will tell us which has just expired (from her new home in the jungle we call the dining room).

http://www.businessinsider.com/amazon-echo-update-features-reminders-named-timers-2017-6

Mudlick Tap House

While walking around after dinner last Friday, my wife and I passed the new Mudlick Tap House on Second Street between Jefferson and St. Clair. One of the owners saw us looking in and offered to give us a tour of the almost completed restaurant/bar, which will hopefully open in the next few weeks. We even got to ride up their old-time elevator to the second floor, which has a nice southern view of the city.

Another great addition to downtown Dayton!

http://mudlicktaphouse.com

Free Google Photo Storage

By default, your Google Photos app is probably defaulting to uploading your photos at full size, which counts against your limited Google Drive storage.  But change that to "High quality" and all your photos qualify for free (I love free) unlimited storage.

Hell yeah! No brainer!

https://support.google.com/photos/answer/6220791

Cilantro Scallops

This combination of cilantro, garlic, lime, soy and  red chile flakes spice up one of my favorite seafoods. The 30-minute marinade time is short enough to make this a mid-week alternative and long enough to enjoy a glass of white wine in anticipation.

http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/marcela-valladolid/cilantro-scallops-recipe-1925671

FreeFileSync

In this day and age of ransomware holding your data hostage (those jagoffs will not be getting past the pearly gates), it pays to have current backups of files you keep on your local machines. FreeFileSync, as its name clearly states, is a free (I love free) utility that will synchronize your files and folders between two locations and works on Windows, Mac and Linux. I suggest buying an external drive that you only plug in for backups, run this utility, disconnect the drive and store it on a dark shelf until next time.

https://www.freefilesync.org