I know... no update in far too long. I just wanted to take the opportunity to say a heartfelt "Thank you" to all those who have been supportive regarding Peaches. She was affectionate towards (and adored by) many. She lived a long life, and will not soon be forgotten. May we all aspire to as much.

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LVM2, Linux's Logical Volume Manager, is an extraordinarily powerful tool. And like many powerful tools, it can wreak extraordinary havoc when improperly used ( Read more... )

Ricotta and fennel ravioli with spring lamb ragout.

Writing it down here because I don't have anywhere else to keep it at the moment and I don't want to lose it.

Blow-by-blow of last weekend's dinner at Manresa coming soon.

For me, a sense of home comes as much from the kitchen as it does from anything else. From the sense of the ingredients: what there is available, where they come from, they way they taste. From the tools, and the space, and the ease with which one can move from prep to a la minute cooking to plating, serving, and dining. Yes, I do have ( Read more... )

Once more into the breach Austin, dear friends, once more!

Yeah, here to drink more Shiner Bock (ha ha), and perform "Knowledge Transfer" (a term so hackneyed that even fellow IT professionals look at me askance when I use it) to the people that'll be the infrastructure caretakers after I'm gone ( Read more... )

Today's "use everything in the kitchen that I possibly can so I don't have to move it" recipe:

Cornmeal-crusted honey-cayenne catfish1 catfish fillet ( Read more... )

Mmmmm, thunder.

I love thunderstorms.

Climactic drama!

I love that the DOT figured out what motivates people. There was a school zone sign at the crosswalk near my house, which, for a long time, had the standard "CHILDREN PRESENT WHEN LIGHTS FLASHING" notation. However, it was recently changed from "CHILDREN PRESENT" to "FINES HIGHER". That makes sense. "Children present! Pffft. Little bastards ( Read more... )

Yeah, it's gotten out of hand. It's been out of hand for a while, but it has just gotten ridiculous. It would have caused problems with the strawberries, so I WHACKED a bunch of it off and brought it into the house. Rosemary boughs in the kitchen. Rosemary boughs in the living room and the bedroom. It smells so pretty! I may put some in the ( Read more... )