Personal Technology Coaching
Just a moment to wish all a Happy New Year for 2007. Many changes and new things are coming for me and my family, and I wish us and you the strength and wisdom to meet what comes with equanimity and even joy. Embrace it when you can, tolerate it when you need to, endure … Read more
I really like Mark Bittman, “The Minimalist” food columnist for the New York Times. Today’s column, Overindulge? Snack on This is about Welsh Rarebit, a fancied-up version of cheese toast. He offers a recipe that sounds very good, requiring mustard, cayenne, and dark beer in addition to the cheese. Mmmmmm. This reminds me of the … Read more
Shoot First, Eat Later | Food & Wine Here, a user-friendly guide to taking perfect food photographs, from great cameras to simple techniques (use your water glass as a tripod!) I like taking pictures of food.
I wish I’d thought of 30 Days of Pork. Proof that bacon is a starter meat that leads to harder uses of pork. I also wish I’d thought of Serious Eats. I need to take my serious eating to a whole new level. Making Light pointed to this (and gave credit for it as well).
The Times’ Sunday Travel section on how to spend a quick, intense visit to Paris , including a Friday evening dash through the Louvre, Moroccan food, Baudelaire’s grave and finding great costumes at the flea market. “THE chief danger about Paris,†T. S. Eliot wrote to a friend, “is that it is such a strong … Read more
E and I just returned from some final shopping errands, including a case of wine for us and whoever is around to help with it over the next month or two. The image I put up with this post – those snowflakes grabbed from the screensaver – is a nod to the season; it’s actually … Read more
The Reality of Resizing: Changing Image Resolution without Changing Quality | Layers Magazine Possibly one of the most confusing aspects of dealing with digital imagery is resolution-specifically, what it really is and how changing it affects an image. You’d be shocked at the number of brilliant designers who don’t know how to change an image … Read more
This week Mark Bittman, the NYT’s Minimalist, offers For the Uninitiated, a Pancake Primer. I want some butter and maple syrup now. I particularly like the idea of adding ricotta, which he recommends. I’ve always liked bananas and pecans in pancakes, and blueberrys. Frozen fruit works well in a pancakes, so you can have them … Read more
He’s an old friend from the College of Business, and he wanted to see what blogging is about. Hi, Roy!
Lifehacker’s Geek to Live offers iTunes power tips I want to keep track of these, for Ellen. (Shhh.)