Yearly Archives: 2007

Fruitcake…

Fruitcake has a reputation as an undesirable, comical holiday gift, more suitable as ammunition for a trebuchet than something to eat. To me, this is the ideal food to cook at home – however it turns out, it’ll certainly turn … Continue reading

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Xubuntu on an iBook (nope…)

Update: Well, I thought I had it working, but after several failed boots I gave up and installed Fedora 8 instead. It worked right out of the box, with the exception of the tap-click thing, right-click emulation, and the eject … Continue reading

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Comparing a couple of M42 wide-angle lenses

So, after spending maybe-a-little-too-much time on eBay I’ve got 3 wide-angle M42 screw-mount lenses to choose from. I didn’t intend to get two 28mm lenses, but I bid on a couple of lenses where the descriptions were vague and the … Continue reading

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Chili-Cheese Omelet

I’ve since surpassed even this, but for a couple of weeks this was the Best Breakfast Ever. The title and photo should explain it all, but I’ll provide a quick recipe. Chili: Normally, I prefer a braised beef chuck chili. … Continue reading

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What not to do after a walk in the woods in Maryland…

About two weeks ago I went camping at Little Bennett Regional Park, mostly to see if motorcycle camping was something for me or not. The camping and motorcycling were great, and I went for a long hike around the park … Continue reading

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