Today I took the day off work for a couple reasons. First, my parents needed someone to take them to the airport at an ungodly hour. I got up at 4:26 AM in order to drop them off at 5:45 AM, so they could catch a plane for Africa. So I decided that since I… Continue reading superior canal dehiscence
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Polycom DMA 7000
On the off chance you wonder what I do for a living, the product I’ve been working on at Polycom for the past year just got officially announced. It is the Polycom Distributed Media Application™ DMA 7000. Here’s our press release: http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/Polycom-Inc-NASDAQ-PLCM-899775.html And here’s our product web page: http://www.polycom.com/usa/en/products/video/conference_management_scheduling/dma_7000.html
my omnivore 100 list
Beth Partin asked me to take the “Omnivore 100 Survey“. Here goes. The instructions: 1) Copy this list into your blog or journal, including these instructions. 2) Bold all the items you’ve eaten. 3) Cross out any items that you would never consider eating. 4) Optional extra: Post a comment at www.verygoodtaste.co.uk linking to your… Continue reading my omnivore 100 list
new theory about my ears
(The above photo is an MRI slice of my head. This picture shows that (a) I do have a brain and (b) that I don’t have a tumor. If you know just where to look, you can see my left and right superior semicircular canals.) Those who have known me a long time know that… Continue reading new theory about my ears
India’s Grill
Can you believe Broomfield now has not only one but two Indian restaurants? As of three months ago, we’d never had even one (as far as I know) and now we have two! I already reviewed Buddha’s Indian Restaurant, and my wife and a couple weeks ago we just went to the other new one,… Continue reading India’s Grill
Heaven Star Seafood Dim Sum Coming Soon
The Armadillo Mexican restaurant in Broomfield went out of business a few months back. H.K. is a Chinese guy I work with, and he’s from Hong Kong, the world center of dim sum. He told me he heard that a dim sum restaurant was moving in there, and I was so excited! You see, ever… Continue reading Heaven Star Seafood Dim Sum Coming Soon
chocolate in Denver
Beth’s on this kick where she’s sampling chocolate from every single store in the Denver metro area, and then writing articles on which ones are the best. This means that we are now on a 94% chocolate diet. And at the current rate, I have a feeling it’s going to take about 8 more weeks… Continue reading chocolate in Denver
adobo chicken, borracho beans, and cilantro rice
I had some problems with our pressure cooker last night. But once I got it working right, what emerged was pretty awesome. I had it for lunch today and thought I should write down the recipe. So here goes. The dish is made out of three main parts, and I’ll address each of those separately… Continue reading adobo chicken, borracho beans, and cilantro rice
Don LaFontaine, dead at 68
Here’s some sad news from the world of film: Voice of Movie Trailers Dies at 68 – Obituary (Obit) – NYTimes.com Don LaFontaine, the man who popularized the catch phrase ”In a world where…” and lent his voice to thousands of movie trailers, has died. He was 68.
Bristlecone Pines Scenic Area
Today we visited the Bristlecone Pines Scenic Area, near Alma, Colorado. Here are some photos: http://www.flickr.com/photos/20201392@N00/sets/72157607066450135/ These trees are the oldest in Colorado, at around 1000 years. Very cool!