It’s a musical instrument (somewhat guitar-like) that is often used in Greek music. Would you know one if you heard one? If not, Evan’s got you beat. A bouzouki has eight strings arranged in pairs and is similar in appearance to a mandolin. The paired strings and tuning create a distinctive sound shared by the […]
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Trailer backing game
Quite a while back I posted a link to a Flash game for parking a car and commented that a game like that for parking a trailer would be good practice. I just found one: Pépère and his trailer I wish they had more situations, longer/shorter trailers, etc. but it’s still neat. BTW my best […]
Ski Trip
Last weekend, my sister, brother and sister-in-law took a day trip up to Sundown for a day of skiing. We’d had temperatures hovering around zero for a couple of weeks, but for the weekend we got a reprieve. The weather and ski conditions were actually pretty good, but the roads were a little slick and […]
Superbowl Party
On Sunday, we had a few friends over to watch the Superbowl. Since the NFL seems to like putting the game in TV prime time instead of mid day, traveling out of town to watch the game (thanks for the invite, Brian) wasn’t really an option for us this year. This year’s get-together was a […]
Going to CFL
No, this post has nothing to do with Doug Flutie. After an aborted attempt a few years ago, we’ve recently made the switch to compact fluorescent (CFL) lightbulbs. The switch was made possible by increases in both electronic ballast quality and spousal tolerance. Over the past few years the quality of the light has improved […]
Sound effects
Evan is at the stage where he doesn’t quite know the actual word for everything in his world, but he’s found ways to express what he’s observing or thinking. Whenever he sees a siren on top of a car, he loudly mimics a fire engine siren: “Woo oo oo!” Any construction equipment reminds him of […]
Watching movies on the cell phone
My cell phone service plan was up, so I got an LG VX8300 about a month ago since I had an upgrade discount to take advantage of. I did a little digging and discovered that it’s possible to play videos and music on the phone. First step is to head over to Newegg.com and pick […]
The most disgusting thing I’ve ever eaten…
Tonight I had a pretty light dinner, so I went to the kitchen later looking for a reasonable snack. I grabbed a stalk of celery from the fridge, but I wasn’t sure that would hit the spot, so I grabbed the jar of peanut butter and spread it on. Oh yeah, I should mention that […]
Free directory assistance phone number
Maybe I’m the last person on earth to know this, but there are free alternatives to the standard “411” directory assistance phone number. Try 1-800-FREE-411 next time. It gives you an automated system with voice recognition, and actually worked really well for me. If the automated system can’t understand you, you can get a real […]
Bicycle Camping on the Rock Island Trail
Last weekend, Derrick, Dave and myself finally got together for a guys-only winter camping trip. It was my first tent-camping trip in a couple of years and the first guy time I’d had in quite some time. In the days preceding the trip, we decided to do a sort-of double trip. We planned to camp […]