Today marks the death of both the analog cell network and the HD-DVD. I can remember like it was yesterday when I bought my first analog cell phone. I feel old now that I reflect on the technology that has come and gone. Today is the day that the FCC blessed the decommission of the analog cellular networks. Carriers can now begin to shut down those networks. Goodbye brick phone ... my old friend.
Now that Toshiba has pulled out of making HD-DVD, that format is most certainly dead. I didn't even know ya ...
Monday, February 18, 2008
Thursday, February 14, 2008
Quick Cheese Fondue
Ah ... cheese fondue. It combines my two favorite things in the world. Cheese ... and a really sharp object (the fondue fork). Ever go to a place like the Melting Pot and wish you could make something similar at home? Hell no ... but here it is anyway. I'm only posting this because it is Valentines Day ... and chicks dig a good fondue and a vacuum cleaner for a valentines gift.
Here is a simple recipe that I thunk up all by myself. Tastes pretty good if I do say so myself. Hopefully you have a fondue pot ... if not, a double boiler will do. And if you don't have that ... then a regular sauce pan is fine. Just don't burn the cheese.
This is what you need for the magic to happen:
16 oz shredded Mild cheddar cheese
1 cup beer
1/2 tsp minced garlic
1/2 tsp Worcestershire Sauce
pinch of black pepper
Put the fondue pot on the stove and turn it on medium heat. Pour a cup of the beer into your fondue pot and promptly chug the rest of the bottle. No miller lite or other crappy beer like natural light. A nice lager is good. Heat that up until it is nice and hot. Toss in the minced garlic and let that cook for a minute or two. Start adding your cheese while stirring a bit. Once you get all the cheese in and it is melting, add the worcestershire sauce and a little black pepper. Mix it up and make sure the cheese is melted. Take it off the stove and put it over the heat from the fondue pot base (I'm assuming that you have a sterno lit to keep it warm). Make sure you have some good stuff to dip into the cheese. My favorites are pumpernickel bread, granny smith apples, carrots and celery. Feel free to come up with your own stuff to dip.
Here is a simple recipe that I thunk up all by myself. Tastes pretty good if I do say so myself. Hopefully you have a fondue pot ... if not, a double boiler will do. And if you don't have that ... then a regular sauce pan is fine. Just don't burn the cheese.
This is what you need for the magic to happen:
16 oz shredded Mild cheddar cheese
1 cup beer
1/2 tsp minced garlic
1/2 tsp Worcestershire Sauce
pinch of black pepper
Put the fondue pot on the stove and turn it on medium heat. Pour a cup of the beer into your fondue pot and promptly chug the rest of the bottle. No miller lite or other crappy beer like natural light. A nice lager is good. Heat that up until it is nice and hot. Toss in the minced garlic and let that cook for a minute or two. Start adding your cheese while stirring a bit. Once you get all the cheese in and it is melting, add the worcestershire sauce and a little black pepper. Mix it up and make sure the cheese is melted. Take it off the stove and put it over the heat from the fondue pot base (I'm assuming that you have a sterno lit to keep it warm). Make sure you have some good stuff to dip into the cheese. My favorites are pumpernickel bread, granny smith apples, carrots and celery. Feel free to come up with your own stuff to dip.
The Anti-Valentines Holiday
Funny email I received ...
Every 14th of February you get the chance to display your fondness for your wife or girlfriend by showering her with gifts, flowers, dinner, shows and any other baubles that women find romantic.
Secretly ... guys feel left out. That's right ... left out. There's no special
holiday for the ladies to show their appreciation for the men in their life.
Men as a whole are either too proud or just too embarrassed to admit it. This is why a new holiday has been created.
March 20th is now officially 'Steak, Hooter & Shut the Fuck Up Day.'
Simple, effective and self-explanatory ... this holiday has been created so you ladies can have a day to show your man just how much you love him.
No cards, no flowers, no special nights on the town the name of the holiday explains it all ... just a Steak, a BJ & Shut your mouth for the rest of the day! That's it!
This twin pairing of Valentine's Day and Steak, Hooter & Shut the
Fuck Up Day will usher in a new age of love as men everywhere will try THAT much harder in February to ensure a more memorable March! It's like a perpetual love machine.
The word is already spreading, but as with any new idea, it needs a little push to start the ball rolling. So spread the word, and help bring love and peace to this crazy world.
Every 14th of February you get the chance to display your fondness for your wife or girlfriend by showering her with gifts, flowers, dinner, shows and any other baubles that women find romantic.
Secretly ... guys feel left out. That's right ... left out. There's no special
holiday for the ladies to show their appreciation for the men in their life.
Men as a whole are either too proud or just too embarrassed to admit it. This is why a new holiday has been created.
March 20th is now officially 'Steak, Hooter & Shut the Fuck Up Day.'
Simple, effective and self-explanatory ... this holiday has been created so you ladies can have a day to show your man just how much you love him.
No cards, no flowers, no special nights on the town the name of the holiday explains it all ... just a Steak, a BJ & Shut your mouth for the rest of the day! That's it!
This twin pairing of Valentine's Day and Steak, Hooter & Shut the
Fuck Up Day will usher in a new age of love as men everywhere will try THAT much harder in February to ensure a more memorable March! It's like a perpetual love machine.
The word is already spreading, but as with any new idea, it needs a little push to start the ball rolling. So spread the word, and help bring love and peace to this crazy world.
Wednesday, February 13, 2008
The State of America Today ...
So I went to Home Depot to get a new lock for my door. I needed the key that I currently use to match the new door lock. No problem ... Home Depot can do that. I take it to the key area and ask the dude to re-key the lock for me. After a few minutes, he gives me back my box with the lock in it and then remembers that he needs to mark the fact that he re-keyed the lock and for the cashier to charge me for it. Now, I'm no spelling whiz or anything ... but shit ... at least I come close to the right spelling. Check out what the guy wrote:
"Rey Keyd" ... that's hillarious! Now, just too mention, the guy realized that he made a mistake in the "Keyd" portion because his original spelling was "Keed" ... and he quickly overwrote one of the Es with a Y. Much better!!
I always enjoy going to the Home Depot ... where they are always putting the POT in Depot. Word! Peace out!!
"Rey Keyd" ... that's hillarious! Now, just too mention, the guy realized that he made a mistake in the "Keyd" portion because his original spelling was "Keed" ... and he quickly overwrote one of the Es with a Y. Much better!!
I always enjoy going to the Home Depot ... where they are always putting the POT in Depot. Word! Peace out!!
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