Our Trip to Houston, Texas

Our Trip to Houston, Texas

From August 8-12, 2008, Wendy & I were in lovely Houston Texas to attend the wedding of a friend of mine. Why they chose to get married in TEXAS in AUGUST is beyond me, but we had a great time despite the oppressive heat and…

HAPPY MOUTH — August, 2008

HAPPY MOUTH — August, 2008

A few days ago, the members of Happy Mouth (and guests Julie & Terry) met to dine at Holly’s pick, Apsara, an Asian-fusion restaurant. We found that they had very nice sushi and a lobster soup that Wendy loved, and a nice curry. The rest…

Welcome "ATTACK OF THE SHOW" TV viewers!

Welcome "ATTACK OF THE SHOW" TV viewers!

I noticed that my pageviews have skyrocketed over the last few days. A bit of investigation reveals that G4 tv‘s popular technology news-and-reviews show, ATTACK OF THE SHOW did a piece on Evernote, an information management tool that I use and advocate. My website (and…

08/12/2008 Wine Dinner at Midwest Culinary Institute

08/12/2008 Wine Dinner at Midwest Culinary Institute

On Wednesday, August 12, 2008, the Midwest Culinary Institute hosted another Wine Dinner, this time prepared by Chef Kyle Goebel with wines by Chad Johnson, owner of Dusted Valley Vintner Winery. Sadly, we were in Houston, Texas and missed the dinner. But here’s the menu…

Are the weight-loss concerns of white, overweight, male bloggers taken seriously?

Are the weight-loss concerns of white, overweight, male bloggers taken seriously?

Inspired by this post at Wine Me, Dine Me Cincinnati (and my reply here), followed by the creation of Cincinnati Losers, which focuses entirely on white female bloggers, I must ask the following question: Are the weight-loss concerns of white, overweight, male bloggers taken seriously?…

Ten on Tuesday: 10 Things You Didn't Like About School

Ten on Tuesday: 10 Things You Didn't Like About School

From this site comes this week’s Ten on Tuesday: 10 Things You Didn’t Like About School. In no particular order, mine are: Homework Having to wear socks (part of the uniform for my Catholic high school. One day in my junior year, I got HALF…

How I use EverNote — it's del.icio.us for my life!

How I use EverNote — it's del.icio.us for my life!

In this article, I present a brief overview of how I use EverNote 2.2.1 to manage the stuff in my life. I have two main EverNote databases (“ENbases”) — one for my office and one for everything else — and I keep them completely separate……