I desperate need to make a post and work my way through everything that's happened this past week and prior weekend. It was crazy, with highs and major lows and I know that if I can't push through and get it out, I'll just get stuck and not post anymore. This post talks about Oakley's last moments and you can just skip it if you want... it's ( Read more... )

It's another 90 degree day, which means that our stuffy little apartment is freezing. No wait, that makes sense. Because our place doesn't really breathe very well, when the day is really hot, you basically have to run the AC (we have two, a window unit and a portable unit) all day, along with a batch of fans. If you don't, at some point the heat ( Read more... )

When you say sourdough, most people think of San Francisco sourdough white bread. But any kind of bread can be a sourdough -- white, wheat, rye, raisin, buns, and even pancakes. The difference is that a sourdough is made not with commercial yeast but with a starter. This is a mix of water and flour that lives in your fridge (or counter top if you ( Read more... )

So, I've been talking about my experiments with the HPI Bread Machine, but I don't think I ever described the actual techniques/recipes. Skip if you're not interested in making bread ( Read more... )

I am extremely sleepy today. And whose fault is that, I ask? No one's but my own. That's what I get for spending the evening chatting with M until the Hub returned from his "practice gig" -- after midnight ( Read more... )

So, the Hub's band, Sons of Richard, has a gig on August 7st at the Satyricon at 125 NW 6th Ave here in Portland. If anyone local wants to go, I've got tickets for $8 or $10 at the door (tell the doorman you're there to see Sons of Richard). There are a number of bands slated that night and the rocking starts at 6:30. Their MySpace page has some of ( Read more... )

Had Friday off for the 4th. Myra came by and took the Ham swimming and then we partied -- well, so much as people in their 30s with a kid party. Despite being 1000 degrees out, we had a lot of fun eating, chatting, drinking, talking, watching movies, conversing and dialoging. We watched Armageddon in honor of the 4th (Myra had never seen it and ( Read more... )

Lots of great food coming out of the HPI kitchen. The festival of vegetarian pasta dishes continues, with a fried green tomato version. Also more fish, including high-quality canned tuna from New Seasons. This stuff is so good it barely needs anything in it to make a wonderful salad -- maybe just a touch of mayo. I will never buy Chicken of the Sea ( Read more... )

Yes, indeed it was ( Read more... )

So, Pagan Values month... or Pagan Value Meal month ( Read more... )