Monthly Archives: April 2010

It Cooks Rice

I love my new rice cooker. Is that weird? Today, as I was starting to think about what to make for Sean for lunch, I realized I didn’t have any veg for him to eat (not that he’s usually all that willing to to eat it—the veg—when I do have some). But we just bought

At the Library

At the library this afternoon, I was struck by something very odd: there aren’t very many books. There weren’t very many magazines, either.But there were a lot of computers. In the “Teen Zone,” there was a big screen television. The children’s library, on the second floor, however, was awesome. It’s huge, for one thing. For

Personalizing Your Kindle

When I bought my Kindle, I also ordered the Patagonia Kindle cover, which is all black polyester. It’s a great cover, but it’s a little bland. The only embellishment it ships with is a little Patagonia label, which I cut off with my pocket knife some months ago. That’s when I got the idea that

The Big Short – A Review

The Big Short: Inside the Doomsday Machine by Michael Lewis My rating: 5 of 5 stars Another great story from Michael Lewis. With The Big Short, he has made the task of understanding our current economic state enjoyable. This book tells a hell of a story and it’s peopled with real-life characters, people who say

From the Early Morning Desk, Norfolk Edition

[Clears throat] Good morning. [Blows cobwebs off blog] Well, we’ve been busy! Danielle has reported to her ship, Sean is potty training, and I—well I haven’t been blogging, apparently. What I have been doing is a lot of gardening and home maintenance, computer repair, and “home theater optimization.” (Separate posts to follow for some of