Mumtaz Mediterranean Food (Lafayette)

I finally got a chance to eat lunch at Mumtaz, the Mediterranean restaurant in Lafayette.  I’d seen a sign on the side of Highway 287 several months ago, but I guess I just don’t get to Lafayette very often around meal time.  And actually, I was planning to drive up to Longmont to try out… Continue reading Mumtaz Mediterranean Food (Lafayette)

The Portable Dry Ice Maker. at Hammacher Schlemmer

The Portable Dry Ice Maker. at Hammacher Schlemmer I read about this in the latest issue of Wired Magazine.  And if I thought anyone would ever get it for me, I’d put it on my wishlist.  But at $500, that’s just not going to happen.  In short, it’s a “portable” dry ice maker that cranks… Continue reading The Portable Dry Ice Maker. at Hammacher Schlemmer

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I can no longer deny it: I’m in my late 30s

My 39th birthday was yesterday, March 20, 2008. So I guess I can no longer say I’m in the “mid-30s”. We had an awesome birthday party last Saturday night – probably the biggest birthday party I’ve ever had. I think there were about 35 people in attendance. It had a “spaghetti western” theme, so people… Continue reading I can no longer deny it: I’m in my late 30s

Quaker teacher fired for changing loyalty oath

Quaker teacher fired for changing loyalty oath California State University East Bay has fired a math teacher after six weeks on the job because she inserted the word “nonviolently” in her state-required Oath of Allegiance form. This reminds me of something that happened to me.  After getting my masters degree in Aerospace Engineering in 1992,… Continue reading Quaker teacher fired for changing loyalty oath

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two people in one body?

There was a letter to the editor in our local Broomfield newspaper a few weeks ago.  My wife Beth wrote a response.  The guy who wrote the original letter then wrote a response to her response and mailed it to our home, which is a little creepy.  I guess he looked her up in the… Continue reading two people in one body?

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some recent movies

I watched “Garden State” last night.  I’d heard about it since it came out, and thought it just didn’t seem like my kind of movie.  I was wrong.  I really liked it.  I thought it was some pretty good writing.  Plus it’s got some awesome acting in it.  Natalie Portman plays a character that is… Continue reading some recent movies

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