Entries Tagged as 'General'

Saturday, June 28th, 2008

Throwing in the Towel on XP 64 Bit

I was wrong.  Windows XP is a fine operating system, however Windows XP 64 bit is junk.  It was never faster or more stable than XP 32 bit.  Lately I’ve been getting the blue screen of death for no apparent reason.  Everyday my system gets slower.  This morning I realized how much at risk I [...]

Thursday, June 26th, 2008

Peanut Tofu With Yo Choy

My goal is to do one stir fry a week.  My most recent creation was a peanut sauce tofu with yo choy.  It was pretty good, but I still have lots of room for improvement.

Monday, June 23rd, 2008

The Cool Cat of Queen Anne

While working on the computer this afternoon a cat walked up to my window and looked in on me.  After a few meows, I went out to greet him.  The cat had a collar and phone number.  I called the owner and left voice mail.
The cat was very friendly.  I wanted to hang with him [...]

Friday, June 20th, 2008

Taking Photos From Kerry Park in Queen Anne

At the end of a nice day, Kerry Park in Queen Anne is full of photographers.

Monday, June 16th, 2008

The Biggest Guns in Queen Anne

A sure sign you are in a Glitter Gym is when a 6′3 210 pound ectomorph has the best physique in the gym. An ectomorph should NEVER have the best physique in the free weight room. Basketball or volleyball court - sure. Not the weight room.

Friday, June 13th, 2008

Red Curry Lamb

With some guidance from a friend I made a delicious curry meal Friday using lamb.  Not as good as shrimp, but still very tasty.

Thursday, June 12th, 2008

I Need a Bike

There are quite a few bike trails in Seattle that I’d like to explore. Perhaps it is time to buy a bike.

That is a photo of me and my first bike taken on June 21, 1974.

Wednesday, June 11th, 2008

Body Language at the Coffee House

Just a few hours after posting my review of the great book The Definitive Book of Body Language, I went to a coffee place to pick up some espresso. While waiting for my beans to get packaged, I started to make small talk with two customers about the newspaper headline that everyone in [...]

Wednesday, June 11th, 2008

The Big Tipper

Went to get my haircut today and the lady that cuts my hair was telling me how she was able to send money to Myanmar because of the big tip from my previous hair cut. Before she started telling me about how they got the money into the damaged village, I stopped her and [...]

Sunday, June 8th, 2008

Another View From Queen Anne

Just a few blocks west of the Kerry Park view, I discovered the Betty Bowen Viewpoint of Marshall Park.