Normal chizang-blog readers beware — I’m about to try something new for a little while. Optimism rather than cynicism. Yeah, weird, and I can’t explain exactly why, but bear with me. Maybe it’ll pass, like gas. Anyhow…
Today, as I was preparing for chiangsgiving 2007 (a raging success btw; the turkey was delish), I thought to [...]
Got a mail from a friend today who was passing along a funny image … encoded as a .tiff. Here’s my reply:
Pretty funny, but… [...]
Today’s Coloradoan has an article about possibly doubling the state gasoline tax from 22 cents to 37–44 cents.
Yes, absolutely, please.
Not only will this move raise money to improve our existing infrastructure, it will most likely effect a change in driving behavior as well, causing people to reconsider their driving habits. This is exactly the nexus [...]
I experimented with ham last night, my first one, and used this bourbon pecan ham recipe. It was a huge success, and the nice part was, I didn’t really need to modify the recipe at all. About the only thing I would suggest is that 325 is a bit low, and takes much longer than [...]
I alluded to making paella a few posts ago. I used this seafood paella recipe, and it came out delicious. I’ll save you some time of reading through the comments by telling you the modifications I used for extra jawesomeness:
add one pound spicy chorizo and/or andoulllie sausage. Cook it like you would the chicken, [...]
One of the things I love about my job these days is the intersection of cool technology with social good. It’s nice knowing that the code I write will never be locked away behind closed doors. The nature of open source means that anything that I do will be out in the wild in [...]
The Incredibles dvd From a climbing forum I frequent:
Who in the club has done Epinephrine in Red Rocks, NV?
My reply:
Grade IV scares many.
Start early. Fear not. Climb strong. The Ruins the movie
Success tastes so sweet.
Not a real blog post; I’m exhausted. A few quick thoughts, mostly to remind myself of stuff I might want to blog about in the future. No promises though.
made paella for the first time, spending $92 on ingredients. holy crapsticks, but damn it was good
butchered an elk, turning an animal into food. look for pictures [...]