The way to get into a bento habit, apparently, is to have lots of pre-made items around the kitchen. Apparently there’s even a Japanese word for this bento stash: johbisai. This week’s assignment was to make or buy one of each of three categories of johbisai: Something that can be ‘stashed’ in the freezer for future… Continue reading Bento 101: Assignment 5
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Bento 101: Assignment 4
Here’s my homework for Assignment 4. Yeah, there was no Assignment 3, as far as I can tell. We went from 2b to 4. Whatever. The assignment was to make a bento-based lunch. My new bento boxes arrived about a week ago (see Assignment 2b) and I’ve used them to bring my lunch to work… Continue reading Bento 101: Assignment 4
Bento 101: Assignment 2b
Here’s a quick one. This assignment: Go through the list you made for Assignment 1, and determine which kind of lunch you’re most likely to pack. Is it compact and grain-based? Do you want something hot or soupy? Maybe you prefer packing salads and sandwiches? Choose the type of lunch container that is the best fit for you… Continue reading Bento 101: Assignment 2b
Bento 101: Assignment 2a
This week’s assignment was to take a regular meal that you’re planning to eat, and experiment with packing it into a container wisely. The point, I believe, is to show that you can fit a “normal” amount of food into a smaller container than you think, if you stack things in three dimensions. Since it’s… Continue reading Bento 101: Assignment 2a
Bento 101: Assignment 1
I signed up for an online course called Bento 101. Each week we’ll get a different assignment. I may have to write something, prepare something, take a photo of something, etc. For the course, we’re all supposed to have a place where we can post our “homework” – photos, writings, etc. So I decided I’ll… Continue reading Bento 101: Assignment 1
Todd’s Great BBQ Safari, Part 1 – Oklahoma Joe’s in Leawood, Kansas
When we set out on our current grand excursion, two and a half months ago, one thing I was looking forward to was doing a thorough survey of American styles of barbecue. I’d had a lot of Q from Texas and Colorado, and some from Kansas City and other places. But There were whole genres… Continue reading Todd’s Great BBQ Safari, Part 1 – Oklahoma Joe’s in Leawood, Kansas
goodbye location independent lifestyle, at least for now
For the past 18 months, we’ve tried to live what’s called a “location independent lifestyle”. But it hasn’t worked out so well. We’ve spent a bunch more money than we’ve earned, our two new businesses – videography and photography – still aren’t close to paying the bills, and our medical costs are likely to go way up in 2013. So we decided to settle down somewhere, and that Todd is going to take a regular full time job in the software business again.
my first USARS roller derby experience – WOW
Here are my thoughts about the very first USARS roller derby tournament, which happened to be the very first USARS roller derby bout I’ve ever seen.
my MacBook Pro battery life is terrible – is it defective?
My MacBook Pro’s battery now only holds 43% of the energy it did when it was manufactured, just 18 months ago. Is this expected for Apple’s “long life battery” or is this a flaw? And more important, what should I do about it?
my letter to YouTube, explaining why they are violating copyright law in their effort to prevent violation of copyright law
Here is a letter I just sent to copyright@youtube.com attempting to explain why they should remove their advertising from one of my videos. Hi, I uploaded a video that contains audio from a song that is copyrighted by a US artist. However, in addition to releasing the music under a standard license, the artist also… Continue reading my letter to YouTube, explaining why they are violating copyright law in their effort to prevent violation of copyright law