My house smells of Zatarans…
July 31, 2011 in 10 words a day, Food
Oh lovey Zatarans, how I love thee … with shrimp. The house smells like shrimp boil, and I’m huuuungry.
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Hmm .. can’t think of anything today…
July 30, 2011 in 10 words a day, Random Thoughts
Today’s words are:
Turlingdrome
Fascinate
Maudlin
Fantastic
Thrice
Majestic
Quart
Appellation
Bucolic
Fortuitous
Wanderlust…
July 27, 2011 in 10 words a day, Random Thoughts
Today, I want to be everywhere, anywhere but right here. Wanderlust! Well at least I know next week I’ll be in Las Vegas.
I just signed a $20k lease…
July 26, 2011 in 10 words a day, HackerSpace, Tech
Hooboy. I just signed a $20k lease for a laser cutter at the hackerspace. This is ‘heavy’
Since we’re on a homopolar motor kick…
July 25, 2011 in 10 words a day, Tech
Okay, it’s Monday and I *DO* feel better. This evening I’ll be having fun at Microcontroller Monday at the hackerspace, but for now, I’m still on a homopolar (faraday) motor kick.
This is an example of a homopolar generator. High current! It’s why flywheel homopolar generators are used to store energy from the Grid:
While I’m sick .. more faraday motors!
July 24, 2011 in 10 words a day, Tech
You can, by changing resistance, build a primitive “speed control” for a faraday motor:
A bit of bread, some soup and thou
July 23, 2011 in 10 words a day, Health
So, fever is gone, getting better. Not a LOT better, but better. The flu really takes it out of you.. where “it” is anything you ate, energy, and patience…
flu, part 2
July 22, 2011 in 10 words a day, Health
You know that coughing, chills, sweaty, porcelain worshipping kind of night you get when you have the flu? Yep. that one…
We’re in the 21st century. Forget flying cars. I want a cure for the flu!
I hate the flu..
July 21, 2011 in 10 words a day, Health
Today, I’m coughing, phlegm-y, fever-y, and generally miserable. Let there be Matzoh Ball soup.
BUUURP. Sushi. So Good.
July 20, 2011 in 10 words a day, Food, Travel
One of my favorite restaurants in Austin is Uchi. They practice Molecular Gastronomy, and the dishes are delicious. A friend of mine from California (and her beau) invited me out to dinner, and we had a lovely one. I did the ‘small’ tasting menu .. which does come to just about a Benjamin.
Totally. Worth. It.
