March 2007 Archives
There's a new web application that making all the rounds. It's getting a lot of hype and some even say it's "exploded", meaning it's the cool app that all the hip kids are using. Well, I'm not one of those kids, but after listening to a bunch of TWIT Podcasts where they go on and on about it, I figured I had to check it out. The application is called Twitter and I have to say, there a reason it's become so popular - it's a lot of fun.
I received an e-mail a few days ago from someone who wanted to know if I had found a good recipe for Madeleines. They had just read the article I wrote back in 2003 entitled "When Recipes Go Wild", where I had recounted my mishaps in making these beloved petite cakes and how they tasted like eggs. At the end of the article I said that I was going to continue until I found a good recipe and indeed, I did find one.
Looking through my kitchen drawer I did find the recipe, but what I didn't find was the source of recipe. My culinary skills are not to the level where I can make my own recipes from scratch. I rely heavily on recipes and I then tweak them to my tastes, or skill, whatever the case may be. After much googling and searching in my usual haunts, I can't seem to find the recipe that I use. Granted, I have tweaked it a bit, but by no means can I lay claim to it being My Recipe -- it's just the one I use.
So all caveats and disclaimers aside, here is the recipe that I use for when I make Madeleines. I hope you like it.
I've been a huge advocate for Palm OS for over 11 years. They may not be as hip and cool as Apple's new iPhone, but I still use one every day and still think they are a must have device for any mobile user. That being said, it's been harder and harder to keep my chin up as Palm OS has languished over the past few years. I've managed to keep the faith thus far, but then this morning I come across this article on PhoneScoop.com.
Palm, maker of the Treo line of smartphones, is reportedly wooing potential takeover suitors. Motorola, Nokia, or a private equity firm are the frontrunners in a potential sale.
After reading that quote, my heart just fell out of my chest. I can't take yet another change in the company. I can't. There has been so much turmoil throughout their history and if there's another change, I don't think the platform can survive, much less my passion for it.
It's been over three months since my last posting, but I'm going to attempt to get back to my writing. As I indicated in the last post, things have been just crazy busy. For the last 6 months of 2006, there was at least one week a month where I was out of the office. That had a cascade effect that culminated in being behind in just about every aspect of my life.
Since the first of the year, my focus, or new years resolution if you will, has been to get caught up and after two solid months I'm finally starting to see the light of day. I'm finally starting to see the fruits of my two-month slave labor camp and I'm finally able to begin thinking about writing again.
So does this mean that I'm all caught up and life is back to "normal" again? Far from it. I'm still running to beat the band, but at least I'm past the drum line and running next to the trombones. Still will be another month until I see the flute section, but I'm still running!
