Christina and I went to Gayle and Bill's house out in Forrestville, CA on Saturday. Christina was a good sport, and I still owe her big for walking in what turned out to be a downpour of rain on our hike. Their home backs up to miles and miles of woods so we hiked down to a stream and up to a lookout which was beautiful, but the rain prevented us from going any further. Maybe in the spring or summer we can go back and see it…
"Good news is that I truly out did myself this year with my Christmas decorations. The bad news is that I had to take him down after 2 days. I had more people come screaming up to my house than ever. Great stories. But two things made me take it down. First, the cops advised me that it would cause traffic accidents, they almost wrecked when they drove by. Second, a 55-year-old lady grabbed the 75 pound (ca. 34 kg) ladder almost killed herself putting it against my…
I haven't blogged about this yet, but I was cleaning the house today and had to break out the Mr. Clean Magic Eraser to get some crayon off of one of Tyler's chairs where he colors. Barbara, you were right, they are great at taking crayon off of the plastic chairs. Any way, I took the chair into the kitchen and saw the kitchen sink, which has always been a little on the brown side even though it is supposed to be white. I did a few quick…
We went to San Francisco yesterday and started things off right by going to Taylor's which has awesome burgers and sweet potato fries. We surprised our birthday boy at the Motown Madness musical. Motown isn't my favorite music in the world, but I mentioned before going in that as long as I'm not the one singing, I'm sure I'll enjoy it. Little did I know, almost halfway through the musical, they would pull me up on stage to sing and dance. Let me tell you I put up…
PETMAN is an anthropomorphic robot for testing chemical protection clothing used by the US Army. Unlike previous suit testers, which had to be supported mechanically and had a limited repertoire of motion, PETMAN will balance itself and move freely; walking, crawling and doing a variety of suit-stressing calisthenics during exposure to chemical warfare agents. PETMAN will also simulate human physiology within the protective suit by controlling temperature, humidity and sweating when necessary, all to provide realistic test conditions. Natural, agile movement is essential for PETMAN to simulate how…
A Simple Fall Treat from Your Halloween Pumpkin Mmm, I love pumpkin seeds! They look good, right? Pre-heat your oven to 300 degrees Fahrenheit (ca. 149 degree Celsius). Toss seeds in a bowl with one to two tablespoons of melted butter or olive oil. You can use margarine instead of butter, or substitute another type of oil for the olive oil. For a lower-fat version, skip the oil and butter and use cooking spray on your baking pan (I didn't). Place in a single layer in an oven-safe…
Tip ← → move between pages Tip swipe left or right to move between pages