Upgraded to WordPress 2.7

Upgraded to WordPress 2.7

This morning, I upgraded the site to WordPress 2.7. For some reason, I felt anxious about this upgrade (since it involved a mandatory upgrade to my theme as well), but I needn’t have worried… With the exception of a couple plugin issues that were very…

Ten on Tuesday: 10 Things You Want to Do in 2009

Ten on Tuesday: 10 Things You Want to Do in 2009

From this site comes this week’s Ten on Tuesday: 10 Things You Want to Do in 2009. In no particular order, mine are: Continue to lose weight. I’m down approximately 20 pounds since August 2008! Compete in Culinary Competitions through the American Culinary Federation. This…

Ten on Tuesday: 10 Things You're Really Good At

Ten on Tuesday: 10 Things You're Really Good At

From this site comes this week’s Ten on Tuesday: 10 Things You’re Really Good At. In no particular order, mine are: SCUBA diving. Wendy & I are certified at the Rescue Diver level. Humor. I’m a funny guy. What can I say? Cooking. I’m a…

Productivity Books Galore

Productivity Books Galore

Recently, I’ve been sent several very interesting productivity books and am slowly working my way through them. The titles I’ve received: Zen to Done by Leo Babauta The Power of Less by Leo Babauta Making It All Work by David Allen Never Eat Alone by…

25 Random Facts about Drew

25 Random Facts about Drew

The current meme-du-jour seems to be this one, so here is my two cents… 25 Random Facts about Drew: I was born October 23, 1967. Cusp of Scorpio & Libra, and contain positive and negative personality aspects of both of these astrological signs, if you…

My iPhone Experience

My iPhone Experience

Recently, while my PDA was acting strangely, I tried the Apple iPhone as a prospective replacement for my AT&T Tilt (HTC 8925 running Windows Mobile 6.1). I bought an 8-gig 3G Black. Used it for 4 days, and returned it to go back to my Tilt…

1/20/2009 Wine Dinner at Midwest Culinary Institute

1/20/2009 Wine Dinner at Midwest Culinary Institute

Below are photos from the January 20, 2009 Wine Dinner at Midwest Culinary Institute. Menu is below! Amuse Bouche Trevisiol Extra Brut Prosecco, NV Seared Scallops with Celeriac Slaw and Blood Orange Beurre Blanc Les Deux Tours Sauvignon Blanc 2005 and Mosel River Riesling 2007…