The quick way… I will give you some hints: hedge clippers a saw and a time-lapse camera

After writing about the last batch, a reader named darci wrote to me: I was reading the simple dollar post about homemade bread, read your comment, followed your link and read your post about your bread. Was wondering if you tried the 1/2 white, 1/2 wheat loaf? You should post if so :) Unfortunately, I […]

While hiking the Pacific Crest Trail in 2005, we came across a strange road sign. It was posted on a gate which was blocking the entrance to a small back road. The sign read: “STATE PROPERTY – ANY PERSON REMOVING OR MOLESTING SAME WILL BE PROSECUTED” Today, I ended up the California Department of Transportation […]

I learned a lot of lessons this year. For example: In the final minutes of ’07, I learned that the ‘Irish car bomb‘ is not the drink for me. And during these first few of ’08, I am learning just how hard it is to type on an iPhone after a roaring new years eve. […]

Merry Channuka – Sam got me an iPhone! This is the first of hopfully many entries from the new device. So far I am finding the on screen keyboard just a little hard to use, but not much. It is about the same size as the qwerty on my zuarus, but the lack of tactile […]

Looking at the beautiful graphics on a bag of whole-wheat flour, I suddenly became inspired to make some more bread. This time, rather then the simple dollar recipe, I loosely followed some directions posted on the back the brown “King Arthur Flour” bag: The ingredients on the bag: 3 1/2 cups King Arthur Flour (kicks […]

Yesterday, while reading the usual blog feeds, I clicked on a link www.dayofbirth.co.uk which shows you some simple data about the day you were born. Along with the usual fluff ( Cancer born on a Friday in summer) there was a harsh revelation…. Today, I turned 10,000 days old! What have I done with my […]

A few months ago, I bought a mac pro. Part of the excitement of the new computer, was that I could turn my old mac into a media center. This was made especially enticing by the prospect of using Apple Front Row as the interface to all of my media. If you have not seen […]

Last weekend, I went with several friends (Sam, Poarch and the disgruntaled Mr. Fish) up to Larch Mountain. Less then 45 minutes outside of Portland, this lush area is just inside of the Mt. Hood national forest. It also happens to be some of the highest elevation around. In winter, the snow falls here first, […]

I cook a lot and enjoy making many items from scratch. This includes things like pastas, gravy, pickles, pies, hot sauce and many other items. However, the last (and only) time that I made bread was about 10 years ago for a school project. Bread is just one of those items which is so inexpensive […]