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Chronicles life in general as well as thoughts, dreams, personal philosophies, and other subjects revolving around existence.
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the lemon meringue pie for pi day
For Pi Day yesterday, Mare made her first lemon meringue pie from scratch. The pie consists of three parts: the crust, the lemon filling, and the meringue.
The recipes came from Allrecipes.com: Pie Crust IV & Grandma’s Lemon Meringue Pie.
The pie came out good overall. The lemon filling had a good consistency with the perfect combination [...]
the wireless notebook optical mouse
Notebooks have revolutionized the computing world by providing a device portable enough to take anywhere while being able to run the applications to satisfy your everyday computing needs. Similar to how desktops are usually equipped with additional devices like speakers, printers, and flat-panel monitors, notebooks have their own set of must-have accessories.
The touchpad is useful [...]
the roast beef sandwiches
Last night for dinner, Mare & I made some delicious roast beef sandwiches. Bolillos were used for the bread. The roast beef was Morton’s of Omaha sliced roast beef, and the cheese was BelGioioso mild provolone sliced cheese aged 60 days for flavor & aroma. We sautéed half of a white onion and some sliced [...]
the power of wireless n + usb
With media files increasing in size and bandwidth speeds getting faster, upgrading your hardware connection to the outside world has never been easier with a Wireless N USB adapter. Whether you have an older notebook or want to make your desktop PC wireless, this wireless adapter from TRENDnet is currently on sale for $20 with [...]
the quick recap of the past two weeks
The last update here was a couple weeks ago right before I moved to a new apartment. Time has flown as usual. March has arrived. The cold is leaving, and the Spring transition is in progress.
On February 19th, Mary and I officially moved into our new apartment. Moving was physically taxing, but we managed to [...]
the 640gb portable hard drive for $100
To netbook and notebook enthusiasts, portability is a priority on the list of requirements that additional devices should provide. The Seagate FreeAgent Go portable hard drive keeps this in mind with its sleek and compact design.
One of the biggest advantages of these external hard drives is that the power source is combined with the USB [...]
the trouble with misplacing your keys
Before I go to bed during the work week, I go through a mental checklist to make sure that everything is in its right place when I wake up and get ready for work in the morning. The checklist is pretty typical to most people employed full-time and includes:
setting the alarm clock (two in my [...]
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