Monthly Archives: November 2009
Google Wave invites
So Google just informed me that I have eight invites available for Google Wave. If you haven’t heard of it, Wave is a collaborative tool that sort of takes the best of email, IM, chat, and other technologies and rolls … Continue reading
Important announcement from the Renaud Empire
We interrupt your regularly-scheduled afternoon tea to bring you important updates on the status of the Renaud Empire. While other nations continue to struggle with job losses and brain drain, the Renaud Empire is pleased to report that all its … Continue reading
About comments — again
I was recently made aware of a problem with user registration. In short, people who wanted to create a “Movable Type” account (which I recommend), were unable to do so. This issue is now resolved. So please — register and … Continue reading
We lost Tio Adonai
Today, Yoli’s Tio Adonai died. Though he had been struggling with some health problems for a long time, this turn for the worse happened very suddenly. We had just begun talking about how it might be possible to go down … Continue reading
The mysterious Portuguese recipe
Speaking of recipes, Yoli has some recipes she’s been saving for almost 20 years. Many of them are hand-written or cut-and-pasted into a little notebook. Last night she decided to try a recipe that she had wanted to make for … Continue reading
Recipes, Jadzia-style
Jadzia has begun inventing recipes that she wants us to try. Here is one she described today, called “Milk pudding”: Water Canela (cinnamon) 1 egg Mix them all, then put them in the oven.
Reasons
Reason #82 I don’t want kids to grow up: In their eyes, my “dancing” is on par with Baryshnikov’s. Reason #139 I want the kids to grow up: The Terrible Twos have arrived for Ludi.
More on birthdays (including yours)
So, I hit a milestone 10 days ago: the big three-oh. Haven’t really noticed anything different, other than my brother Justin referring to me as “old man” on the phone today. (But then I am still called “young Josh” by … Continue reading
Lawn care
Beautiful weather left me with no excuse to avoid raking leaves today. The girls offered their “help” which lasted for a while. Mostly they wanted me to make piles that they could play in. Ludi was the best helper, probably, … Continue reading
The Hermitage … and then home
The last part of our trip was an overnight in Nashville. I had booked a motel room in Hermitage, since it was close to the highway and along our route from Bristol. At the time I booked, I had no … Continue reading
