As I go back and think about categorizing posts something occurred to me. Back in the day when I was in graduate school we had to read a book on organization. This was personal organization and I don’t really remember the book, though I’m pretty sure I still have it. But there are two things…
Month: September 2004
Blog Changes
Well it turns out the Model of the Week thing was just too much work. So I’m discontinuing it and moving all the items in that category to the photography category. I also consolidated the Money category into Business. And I took all the items out of General and put them in appropriate places. Now…
High Capacity Walther Mags
As long time readers will know I carry a Walther P99 handgun. It is a 9mm semi-automatic pistol and I have 2 10 round magazines for it. Now that the scary weapon ban is gone, I want some higher capacity magazines. According to the Walther FAQ there are 16 round mags available. I contacted Cheaper…
Wolfgang Puck
Cooking site of the day: Wolfgang Puck’s recipes. If I have to say I have a favorite chef, Wolfgang is it. I withheld that judgment until I have eaten at one of his restaurants, but I did that this week and I do like his stuff. Hopefully this weekend I’ll get the chance to make…
Kinds of cooks
Everyone has to eat. And at some point in your life you probably have to prepare some of that food for yourself. So to some extent everyone is a cook. I find there are different kinds of cooks and here’s my take on a few kinds. Fuel providers These people make whatever they can quickly…
Flavorful Restaurants
Now that I’m cooking more I have a different standard for restaurant quality. I don’t just want something that is OK, I want something with flavor. Looking back on all of the restaurants I’ve been to in Houston, here’s my list, in no particular order, of restaurants that have good and distinct flavor. P.F. Changs…
Duty Vs Rights
Sunday our church had a special service to honor our local firefighters. Our minister gave a short sermon and one line really stood out to me. “We here a lot about rights, but not much about duty”. We have a bill of rights. This delineates those rights that an individual citizen has in our republic….
Paintball mini-gun
Via Gizmodo: An ebay auction for a paintball mini-gun. Holds 4,000 round and shoots 218 a second. How can this be legal in the UK? Couldn’t you use ballbearings in it? Well steel would probably weigh too much, but you could get a lighter or even hollow ball. My bet is you couldn’t get it…