My Brother: The King
He shoots beer from his fingertips.
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Fedora Core 5 to Fedora Core 9!
Wow! That was… unexpected! After a LONG time of not upgrading my site’s operating system, various initiatives I am undertaking required me to update from Fedora Core 5 (released March 20, 2006) to Fedora Core 9 (released May 13, 2008). I was very nervous about…
Back up after the blackout
Finally! Since being without power at my datacenter (actually, my computer room (actually, my spare bedroom)) since Sunday, September 14, the power finally came back on last night around 1:00am. Trying to get things back to normal around here… The webserver is back (obviously), the…
09/17/2008 Wine Dinner at Midwest Culinary Institute
Chef Matthew Winterrowd Wines hosted by Chip Emmerich of Burnet Ridge Winery Welcome Cold Smoked Salmon Cheesecake with Beet Crust and Radish Salad Russian River Vin Gris Pinot Noir 2007 First Course Shrimp, Basmati Rice, Okra, Tomato, and Coconut Lake Erie Pinot Gris 2007 Second…
Lavomatic in Gourmet!
Finally, some national attention paid to the developing food scene here in Cincinnati! This time in an article about Lavomatic, which is run by a good friend of mine, Chef Joanne. The article is by David Tamarkin at Gourmet.COM and is worth checking out.
Quote of the Day: 22-Sept-2008
“It was a nice party. Nobody cried. Nobody threw up.” — James Beard An interesting review of a party! Apparently, this was one of Beard’s standard reviews of parties, and was quoted by M.F.K. Fisher as a measure of success in her newly-discovered TABLE BOOK,…
Wendy's Vacation Review: Iberostar Cozumel
This review was written by Wendy. I spent 7 nights at the Iberostar Cozumel with my brother in the beginning of September, sandwiching luckily between Gustav and Ike. This is a perfectly nice hotel on a mediocre beach but nearest the best scuba diving reef…