Flotsam & Jetsam

Lots of people use external USB drives for backup and extended storage rather than installing an additional drive in the machine.  It’s easier, faster and you can easily move the drive from machine to machine with few hassles.  The problem is that occasionally problems do occur and, unless you know how to fix them, you [...]

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Walking around in the city today, I came across a booth selling these Wonder Warmers.  It’s a plastic pouch containing some sort of liquid and a small metal disk.  As soon as you pop the disk, a chemical reaction starts and the pouch heats up to 130 degrees and stays warm for an hour or [...]

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Lots of people have to wear ties to work.  If you’re one of those peeps, do it with style, make a statement and break away from the pack.  These guys have some interesting ones.  If I ever end up back in the tie wearing rat race, I’m gonna look into getting some of these.
http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=58778

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My mother loves to tell this story about the time she met Danny Kay when she was living in Israel.  As the story goes, Danny was at the kibbutz my mother was living in and came into the kitchen one nite looking for a snack.  What did he want?  An onion sandwich.  So, in tribute [...]

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Thanksgiving, my absolute favorite holiday of the year, is right around the corner.  So, figured I would dust off a couple kitchen tricks I’ve learned over the years and pass ‘em on.
1. Cleaning butcher block – has your butcher block ever developed that oily film on it after a while of use?  If so, heres an old [...]

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I just heard about this restaurant that I’d like to try and check out.  Located next to the Westport Country Playhouse in Westport, CT , Dressing Room restaurant is Paul Newman’s latest endeavor.  Long associated with the playhouse (his wife, Joanne Woodword, is the former artistic director), Newman helped start the restaurant in order to help [...]

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In honor of Terence McKenna’s birthday today, I bring you a quote of his that I’ve always enjoyed.
“To go through an entire lifetime without a psychedelic experience, is sort of like driving a mercedes all your life, and never pushing that one button on the dashboard to see what it does”

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Just figured out how to embed Youtube links into Wordpress.  Woo hoo! Here’s a link to a classic: Jim Gaffigan doing his spiel on Hot Pockets. 

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Mom’s in town for Thanksgiving and her birthday (Friday).  In celebration, we’re taking her to El Gauchito in Corona (http://www.elgauchitony.com/).  Great little Argentine place that also happens to have a great butcher shop in back that cuts meat Argentine style, has sausage, salads and other yummy sundry Argentina food stuffs.  Combine that with the pastry [...]

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So many people I know don’t know how to manage their money, much less anyone else’s.  Hell, I have 2 MBA’s, spent the past 6 years on Wall St and I still get a little confused.  Not too surprising actually.  The literature out there tends to be dry and written for people that already understand [...]

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These 2 sites will help you keep track of gas prices in your area so that you won’t have to drive around looking for the best deal.  They also have mapping features that will plot cheap gas stations along your route to Grandma’s so you know where to pull over. 
www.gasbuddy.com
www.gaspricewatch.com
 

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www.farecast.com – Predicts how fares on a proposed itinerary are going to go.  If they’re heading higher, buy now.  But, if they’re about to cut rates, hold off and wait.
www.farecompare.com – Like to travel business, but your boss won’t splurge for the ticket no matter how long that flight?  Check out this site.  Farecompare does [...]

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Bobolink Dairy holds artisanal bread and cheese making workshops at their farm in New Vernon, NJ every other sunday (give or take) from May to October.  Their 200 acre farm, 90 miles from NYC gets its milk for the cheese from the +/- 40 grass-fed cows that live on the farm.
Check out: www.cowsoutside.com for more [...]

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Forget the BlueRay / HDVD fight.  Figuring out how to get all those media files you have stashed away on your computer thank to SoulSeek, Napster and BitTorrent down to the TV and stereo has been the latest buzz in Audio/Video gear for the past couple years.  Major contenders for the title:
Squeezebox: http://www.slimdevices.com/index.html
Neuros: http://www.neurostechnology.com/
Mvix: http://www.mvixusa.com/
I have [...]

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I think this would be a great way to spend a holiday.  Anyone interested in planning a trip?
http://www.plymouth-banjul.co.uk/

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It’s Niki’s Birthday today.  If you see her, give her a big hug and wish her a happy birthday.

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