The end of the swim season is upon us. Temperatures have been slowly trending downwards, but we needed to have one last hurrah, and oh, what a party we had. Our friends from Norway Cordelia and Jørgen perennially can’t come … Continue reading
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Counting Crows and Maroon 5
Trucked way the heck out to Concord to the Conc…. Chroni…… Sleep Train Pavillion. Not only is it a long haul during rush hour, but Ygnacio Valley road is much too narrow to accomodate the rush hour crowd let alone … Continue reading
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Cheddar Chicken Stuffed Peppers
Took a recipe from the America’s Test Kitchen Light Recipes book for stuffed peppers. Cut the top off a green pepper and fill it wiyh some ground chicken with rice, heirloom tomatoes, cheddar cheese, and minced garlic then bake. It’s … Continue reading
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Chicken Burgers with Grilled Veggies
Took some ground chicken mixed with minced garlic and crumbled blue cheese and grilled with skewers of cherry tomatoes, cucumber, and broccoli. Liberally covered in guacamole from scratch with a fresh avocado, chopped onions, just-squeezed lime juice, and diced jalapenos … Continue reading
“PULL!” *BLAM* “NICE!!!”
I did something that some may feel is uncharacteristic of me– I went shotgunning Friday afternoon. Some of Julie’s coworkers took half a day off and went to Coyote Sporting Clays in Morgan Hill, and we had… well… a blast.
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Devil’s Mess and Oven Fries
Julie and I (which is to say mostly Julie) made up a dinner of potato wedges baked with a small amount of oil and spices and a scramble or goulash or ratatouille or big ol’ thing of vegetables simmered in … Continue reading
Alice Cooper in Vegas
Julie’s been in Las Vegas all week for work. Conference for the National Association of Photoshop Professionals. I was scheduled to go to dramatic Bakersfield for my work. Kinda a raw deal, huh. Well the Bake-o schedule fell through so … Continue reading
The Conventional Conventions
I listened to the speeches from the Republican National Convention this evening. Last weekend I listened to the speeches from the Democratic National Convention. I started this article thinking I’d comment on the rhetoric and issues, but realistically I can’t.