I just came across this video of Craig Ferguson from his opening monologue from his show The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson (tip of the hat to FiatLux, by way of GearBits), and I have to say that he really hits the nail on the head. He’s recently become a naturalized American citizen and […]
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My New Favorite Toy
I came across this courtesy of Kayray via Identi.ca and it’s my new favorite toy. This site is brilliant! Make your own at MoreCowbell.dj
Mix Tapes Are Back Baby!
In the immortal words of Bender, “I’m back baby!” Well, mix tapes are at least. 🙂 Via a twitter message late last night, I saw that Mike Rohde had posted an 80’s mix tape. I’ve been listening to it this morning and I have to say that it rocks and I’m happy to see that […]
JJ Abrams TED Talk
I came across this video of JJ Abrams giving a talk at TED and I just had to share it. For those that don’t know JJ Abrams is the genius behind, Alias, Lost, Mission Impossible III and the recently released Cloverfield. Consistent throughout all his work is that there is always an element of mystery. […]
Gary Vaynerchuk On Conan
Gary Vaynerchuk, who recently took over one of my favorite sites Cork’d was on Conan recently and did a very funny bit with Conan on how to build a “proper” palate for wine tasting. Good stuff!
Holly’s New Song – This Is My Day Today
I just finished submitting a song to the American Idol Songwriter competition for Holly. She and her good friend Mary wrote the song specifically for the competition in the hopes that they will be chosen as one of the songs used for the top 3 finalists. If you’re not familiar with how Idol works, when the show is down to the final three (I think it’s three) contestants in the finale, an original song is chosen for them to sing. This is the first time in the competition when original music is chosen for them to sing and not something that’s already been recorded. Continue Reading
My Recipe For Madeleines
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.
Simply Digital Episode 5 Has Been Released
Hard to believe it, but Simply Digital is already up to Episode 5! It’s been an exciting month as I’ve become more comfortable with the podcasting process. Overall, I’m very happy with how things have progressed with the show and where it’s heading.
In the first month, we’d had over 350 listeners (80+ per episode avg.), with some as far as Fairbanks, Alaska, Chengdu, China and North Shore, New Zealand. We’ve accrued $.98 in Google Ads, been featured at Palm Addict, Palm 24/7 and Rohdesign on several occasions. We even landed our first sponsor PDAParts.com. Not every statistic just listed is great, but all-in-all not too bad.
Is Starbucks The New McDonalds?
This morning I needed to run a couple of errands and since there are a few articles that I’m working on, I thought I’d take the MacBook, go to a coffee shop and write. As I drove the back roads to Publix to pick up some dog food for Gracie, my mind began to wander about where I’d go for a cup of joe. I thought about what was around where I live and my internal dialog went something like this.
Me: Let’s think about this for a second.
Myself: There’s a Starbucks at Nipper’s Corner.
Me: Yeah, but it’s kind of small and crowded.
Myself: Well, then there’s the Starbucks at Hickory Hollow.
Me: Yeah, but I’d prefer something new.
Myself: Umm… There’s a new Starbucks coming up at Nolensville and Concord.
Me: That would be fun, but only because it’s new and different (its not open yet).
Myself: You want different? We could go to the Starbucks in the Target at I-24.
Me: Again with the Starbucks. I’d prefer better coffee than that.
Myself: …
I: Too bad Perk Central couldn’t keep their customers and had to close.
Podcasts… Get Yer Podcasts
The second episode for the Simply Digital podcast has been posted. This week’s episode is on Firewalls. Although the topic of security isn’t necessarily an exciting one, it IS an important part of your home and office Internet security. So if you have about 15 minutes, stop by and take a listen. 🙂
FYI, I’m posting the new episodes every Wednesday, so if you’ve subscribed already, that’s when you can expect to find a new one.