Taken with the Nikon D90 and Lensbaby. Edited in Lightroom.
Grape Hyacinths’ are neither Grapes nor Hyacinths. Discuss.
If nothing else good had happened to me today, “You’re Pitiful” by Weird Al Yankovic made my day. It’s a free download from his website.
It is such a perfect parody that it brought tears to my eyes. Listen for yourself and tell me if you don’t think of someone that it reminds you of. If you can’t think of anyone…it might be referring to you.
Thanks, Al, for joining in the music revolution with your free and clear mp3 download.
Jan 262005
A new CD arrived in the mail yesterday. I ordered William Shatner’s Has Been album from BMG. The album is much better than I expected. In fact, I expected that I would regret getting this CD. But this CD has a lot to offer. It is deep, contemplative, funny and so much more. Shatner’s voice reciting his poetry with a back drop of music of various genres works. Shatner put out another album back in 1968, The Transformed Man. His version of Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds is even more psychedelic than the Beatles original. Although very original, his new album is more down to earth. It works.
Dec 302004
Don’t tell my son and daughter about this …they will want to be Astronauts when they grow up, just so they can live on candy.
It seem that the astronauts on the International Space Station had to live on candy for 5 weeks for lack of other food.
According to a co-worker…who heard it on a CBS radio news update…the number one things that lands men in the emergency room during the holiday season is…drum roll please…stacking up, climbing on an falling from furniture. I don’t think we men would be so dumb as to actually stack up furniture and climb on it…would we? And even if we did, we would never fall. Now, excuse me while I adjust my neck brace.
I made a contact last night using the K7DAV repeater located on Antelope Island. Started out on 2 watts, but stepped it down to 0.5 watts on my handheld radio using a mag mount on top of my roof, just to see if I could get through. K7JXY reported full quieting with 2 watts and only a little noise on 0.5 watts.
Upon arriving at work this morning, I found that I was out of Dr Thunder, WalMarts cheap knock off of Dr Pepper. I don’t remember drinking the last one in my twelve pack. I don’t remember throwing the box away. Am I going crazy?
Anyway, it got me thinking about blessed Dr Pepper and all of the fakes. By some accounts there are 76 different imitations. Not all imitations are equal.
When ever I start ranting and raving about Dr Pepper, the same comment always comes up, “Isn’t that stuff made with prune juice?” The answer is no. Read the rest of the FAQ if you are interested.
Trivia…
There is not period (.) in Dr Pepper, it was dropped in the 50′s.
Dr Pepper is the oldest of the current major-brand soft drinks in the United States, created in 1885.
Dr Pepper itself was originally caffeine-free for the first 32 years it existed.
Entries on Slashdot this morning related to radio…
1. Happy 100th To The Vacuum Tube
It’s a small world. Among my many interests, for many years I have wanted to get my Amateur Radio License. I have been studying for it for a few days and plan to take the Technician Class test on November 3rd.
I just happened to be on the ARRL.org web site and found this article. What is so interesting about this? Well, I have been to that Island. In fact, I was there just a few weeks before this took place.
Comedian Steven Wright said once, “It’s a small world, but I would want to paint it.”
Oct 162004
I have dreamed for some time of taking a sushi making class. Today that dream became reality. The 4 hour class was held at Ichiban Sushi in Salt Lake City and taught by renowned sushi chef Peggy Whiting, who has been making as eating sushi nearly every day since the ’70s.
My buddy, Paul, who is also a sushi enthusiast, attended with me. We learned about the best kinds of rice and the secret formula for making perfect sushi rice. We filleted a salmon, and made 9 different rolls each. With the knowledge, sushi and goodies we came away with, it was well worth the $150 I spent.
Peggy Whiting learned to make sushi from the best. She studied the art in Tokyo in 1987 from a registered Japanese National Treasure, master sushi chef Inou of Hama Sushi.
Ichiban Sushi is located at 336 S. 400 East in Salt Lake City.
Speaking of sushi, check out this must have for ever gadget minded sushi geek.
