Scott, age 7, Christmas 1999
My son Scott will be leaving home on July 7th to go off to college. Each day I will try and post one of him until he leaves.
Saturday, June 26, 2010
Thursday, June 24, 2010
Tuesday, June 22, 2010
Picture Of The Day 06/22/10
The weather early this morning, right down the road from where I work, and about 2 miles from my house! Guess the kids will start taking the tornado warnings more seriously!
Tuesday, June 08, 2010
Sunday, June 06, 2010
Picture Of The Day 06/06/10
Christmas 2000 - Danielle, Age 5, Scott Age 8, and Chris Age 11.This was the last Christmas in New Jersey before moving to Michigan.
Thursday, May 27, 2010
Wednesday, May 26, 2010
Friday, May 21, 2010
Picture Of The Day 05/21/10
Irma's on Wednesday.
Tuesday, May 18, 2010
Picture Of The Day 05/18/10
Scott and a very disheveled looking Danielle early one morning in 2000. Danielle would have been 5 and Scott 8. This is one of those rare shots where Danielle was not earing her glasses.
Wednesday, May 05, 2010
Tuesday, April 27, 2010
Picture Of The Day 04/27/10
From holidays past in 2001. Just a cool looking picture I thought when I found it this evening.
Sunday, April 25, 2010
Picture Of The Day 04/25/10
My son Scott looking quite resplendent in one of the many outfits he wore in his high school musical "Zombie Prom". He was most impressive playing the part of Eddie the reporter. I was really impressed by his performance!
Friday, April 23, 2010
Wednesday, April 21, 2010
Friday, April 16, 2010
Picture Of The Day 04/16/10
While this looks retouched it is not! But Tails sure looks like has elongated front paws here! Reminds of the the first Nightmare on Elm Street movie where Freddy's arms were doing that!
Tuesday, April 13, 2010
Saturday, April 10, 2010
Wednesday, April 07, 2010
Saturday, April 03, 2010
iPad First Impressions
I've been an iPad owner for just over five hours now. Surprisingly UPS delivered my new iPad at 10 AM. I was very pleased that it came so early. I connected it to my computer hooked up iTunes and then was able to sync my pictures, my applications, and my music to the device.
I then began using the applications that were designed to run on the iPhone versus the iPad. I was quite impressed with the application doubling feature, which fills the iPhone sized applications to almost the full size of the iPad screen.
It was quite a good job of upscaling graphics; I was very impressed.
Next I decided to start playing with some native iPad applications. It was amazing. The look and feel, plus the graphics, and the intuitive interface of the touchscreen controls was an incredible experience.
I set up my Gmail and Hotmail e-mail accounts very quickly; the new mail interface on the iPad is faster and easier then using the iPhone to check your e-mail. Surfing the Internet on the iPad is so much quicker than using the iPhone with the screen being double the size, plus the iPad speed being over three times as fast as my iPhone 3GS I was blown away by how quick pages loaded.
Watching video on the iPad is an enjoyable experience. Once again coupled with the larger screen size and quality of the display, viewing video particularly high definition video is quite the experience.
In closing, I am sure all have much more to say about the iPad as I use it longer. One of the really cool things I enjoyed about this is the fact that this entire blog post was written by speaking into the iPad using one of the three applications. If I had chosen to type it the on-screen keyboard particularly when the iPad is oriented in horizontal mode is almost as good as typing on a physical keyboard.
Sent from my iPad
It's a Geek's Life
I barely slept last night, and arose around 7. I've been following stories and news feeds on the web around the release of the Apple iPad, and this has been interspersed with feverish checking of the UPS tracking of my unit, which, as of 8:03 AM this morning had arrived at my areas local UPS distribution center! I've really got my Geek on this morning!
I told the kids earlier in the week I would not be leaving the house until the iPad was delivered. I pounds a bowl of food for the kitty earlier and there's a box of Pop Tarts, Bread, and sandwich makings if the kids are hungry!
I told the kids earlier in the week I would not be leaving the house until the iPad was delivered. I pounds a bowl of food for the kitty earlier and there's a box of Pop Tarts, Bread, and sandwich makings if the kids are hungry!
Thursday, April 01, 2010
Recipe - Loaded Healthy Hot Dogs
Today for dinner I made a couple of loaded hot dogs for dinner. They were delicious and about 80 calories each.
For the simple recipe, read on:
Ingredients (along with calories). Makes one hot dog.
Multiply ingredients by number of hot dogs you wish to make.
For the simple recipe, read on:
Ingredients (along with calories). Makes one hot dog.
Multiply ingredients by number of hot dogs you wish to make.
1 Hebrew National 97% Fat Free Hot Dog 30
1 Slice Aunt Millie's Whole Grain, High Fiber, Low Calorie Bread 35
1/4 cup Refrigerated Sauerkraut 4
1 Refrigerated Dill Pickle Spear 5
2 tbs No Calorie Added Sweet Relish (see below for easy way to make this) 5
Mustard (I used Jalapeno mustard) 0
Crushed Red Pepper Flakes 0
Celery Salt 0
Preparation:
To make the No Calorie Added Sweet Relish get a jar of dill relish which is unsweetened. Add 2 tablespoons of Spelnda sweetener to it.
Lightly toast the bread and broil or pan fry the hot dog. Place the hot dog on the bread with the dill pickle spear next to it. Apply mustard to taste. Top with sauerkraut and relish, then sprinkle to taste with red pepper flakes and celery salt. Enjoy!
I find the refrigerated brands of pickles, sauerkraut, and relish taste far better than the varieties that are not. They cost a little bit more but in my opinion they are well worth it.
Spicy Variation: Instead of Mustard, after the all the ingredients are together sprinkle 1/3 tsp of Splenda or other calorie free sweetener across top of hot dog contents. Then add (to your degree of heat) your favorite gourmet hot sauce. I used some Chile Habanero sauce my friend Rob at work procured for me. It was awesome. Mixing the "heat with sweet" as Bobby Flay often says makes for some excellent flavors!
Lightly toast the bread and broil or pan fry the hot dog. Place the hot dog on the bread with the dill pickle spear next to it. Apply mustard to taste. Top with sauerkraut and relish, then sprinkle to taste with red pepper flakes and celery salt. Enjoy!
I find the refrigerated brands of pickles, sauerkraut, and relish taste far better than the varieties that are not. They cost a little bit more but in my opinion they are well worth it.
Spicy Variation: Instead of Mustard, after the all the ingredients are together sprinkle 1/3 tsp of Splenda or other calorie free sweetener across top of hot dog contents. Then add (to your degree of heat) your favorite gourmet hot sauce. I used some Chile Habanero sauce my friend Rob at work procured for me. It was awesome. Mixing the "heat with sweet" as Bobby Flay often says makes for some excellent flavors!
Tuesday, March 30, 2010
Picture Of The Day 03/30/10
I was home sick today from work. I had a fever and sore throat and was feeling really crappy. Tails must have thought it would be amusing to sit by my feet and stare at me for 20 minutes straight. This is what she looked like.
Sunday, March 28, 2010
Saturday, March 27, 2010
Friday, March 26, 2010
Thursday, March 25, 2010
Wednesday, March 24, 2010
Monday, March 22, 2010
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Saturday, March 20, 2010
Tuesday, March 16, 2010
Thursday, March 11, 2010
Picture Of The Day 03/11/10
This one's a bit different...
I dare say you'll never look at corn the same way again!
I dare say you'll never look at corn the same way again!
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
Monday, March 08, 2010
Wednesday, March 03, 2010
Monday, March 01, 2010
Friday, February 26, 2010
Always Keep The Warranty
My Positive Experience
with Delta Faucets
About five year ago when I moved into this house after the divorce, I bought a lot of items to furnish my new home. I kept the receipts and warranty info for everything.
Last week the Delta Faucets chromed finish shower massage unit I bought to replace the aged shower head in my bathroom started having issues. The chrome wrapping on the flexible hose began unwrapping at the end the the hand held shower head, and since then it has developed a leak which will only get worse. Considering this unit has been used virtually every day of those five years, and sometimes more than once a day, I certainly think I got more than my money's worth of use from it.
I was going to go out and get a replacement but then I recalled that unit had a warranty so I went through my rather unique (don't ask) filing system and found it.
It was a lifetime warranty! I went to the Delta Faucets website and entered an inquiry into their customer feedback form on late on Wednesday, this morning I found a response that a replacement unit was on it's way!! The site had stated they would usually respond within two business days, and they easily met that commitment. Another plus for them in my book.
Talk about service! Great service! No hassle whatsoever, about 5 minutes of my time online was all it took to get a replacement sent. This type of excellent service is something that in this day and age happens way too infrequently in my book!
So, the next time you need anything that Delta Faucets sells, buy that brand!
Last week the Delta Faucets chromed finish shower massage unit I bought to replace the aged shower head in my bathroom started having issues. The chrome wrapping on the flexible hose began unwrapping at the end the the hand held shower head, and since then it has developed a leak which will only get worse. Considering this unit has been used virtually every day of those five years, and sometimes more than once a day, I certainly think I got more than my money's worth of use from it.
I was going to go out and get a replacement but then I recalled that unit had a warranty so I went through my rather unique (don't ask) filing system and found it.
It was a lifetime warranty! I went to the Delta Faucets website and entered an inquiry into their customer feedback form on late on Wednesday, this morning I found a response that a replacement unit was on it's way!! The site had stated they would usually respond within two business days, and they easily met that commitment. Another plus for them in my book.
Talk about service! Great service! No hassle whatsoever, about 5 minutes of my time online was all it took to get a replacement sent. This type of excellent service is something that in this day and age happens way too infrequently in my book!
So, the next time you need anything that Delta Faucets sells, buy that brand!
Friday, February 19, 2010
Thursday, February 18, 2010
Saturday, February 13, 2010
Video Of The Day
Chris De Burgh - Don`t Pay The Ferryman 1982
A favorite of mine - and this live version is pretty good!
Wednesday, February 10, 2010
Tuesday, February 09, 2010
Saturday, February 06, 2010
Wednesday, February 03, 2010
Picture Of The Day 02/03/10
Tails perched on my bedroom dresser watching it snow. She can often be found there. In the morning she usually watches me depart for work.
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