Archive for the ‘Ramblings’ Category

No real recipes from this weekend

Sunday, September 7th, 2008

Poor Emma got spayed on Friday. She was so out of it when we brought her home that evening. I hated seeing her all drugged up and zombie-like :( Saturday she spent most of the day sleeping, but she was more herself, and by Sunday she was ...

Slashfood’s 100 Must-Eat American Foods

Friday, August 29th, 2008

A take off of the omnivore's 100, Slashfood writer Emily Matchar has composed a list of 100 American foods to eat in your lifetime. Similar to below, I've bolded one's I've had, put in italics ones I want to try soon, and crossed out ones that I have no ...

Poor Teething Emma

Wednesday, August 20th, 2008

Emma is teething, and she's having a rough time of it. At least she's keeping her chewing to her toys, but we regularly see a bit of blood on her rope bone, and we had to start adding water to her kibble to soften it for her, otherwise she ...

The Omnivore’s Hundred

Tuesday, August 19th, 2008

Here's a fun list from Very Good Taste. This is a list of the hundred foods that Andrew, the author, thinks that every good omnivore ought to try at least once. I've tried quite a few, and the only ones I'm not willing to touch generally involve organ ...

Blackberry Blossoms and Ripening Berries

Monday, August 4th, 2008

There is a blackberry bramble on the other side of the fence behind our house. Many tendrils poke over, much to my delight. I've been happily watching it grow all summer. Now, there are many blossoms and baby berries. I'm looking forward to picking a few ...

Emma’s Big Day

Sunday, August 3rd, 2008

Today was a big day for Emma. We started out with a big corgi meet-up at a local dog park. There were tons of other corgis there, and Emma had fun after she got over being overwhelmed by so many other dogs. I didn't let her off ...

My Day In Brands

Wednesday, July 16th, 2008

A couple months ago, Jane of Dear Jane Sample started off a neat look into advertising and brand perception with her Brand Timeline Portrait. Since then many folks have made their own timelines for their blogs, and now I've made one of my typical weekday. It really is ...

Warm, soft corgi

Tuesday, June 24th, 2008

I have a warm, soft Emma-dog sleeping in my lap right now. I gave her a bath earlier today, and now her fur is especially soft. I think she's getting the idea of housetraining, but she just lacks the physical ability at this point. I wish I could stay ...

Hello world!

Saturday, June 21st, 2008

Well, I'm starting a blog. After having hundreds of food blogs, geeky blogs, and friends' blogs in my google reader, I figured I should probably attempt to write one myself. It seems like a good way to keep in touch with folks as well. Soooooo, a bit ...