Nice when family contributes to the Blog!
Month: October 2008
Across the Country, Restaurants Feel the Pinch – NYTimes.com
NYTimes.com had a great article about how the sinking economy is taking its toll on the restaurant industry. I eat out a lot when I travel & cook as much as I can at home. When we do go out as a family it’s usually somewhere nice (i.e. not fast/casual dining).
We took our daughter and a friend to Palomino in Indy last Sat for her 11th birthday (plus a lot of shopping afterwords, that’s another story). The place was dead (4 other tables besides ours)! I was really concerned that the slowness of the restaurant might have an adverse effect on the quality (I was getting ready to drop $150 on a nice lunch). I’m happy to report the meal was great (as always), but how long can a place like this keep up the quality when business is all but non-existent?
Warning: Oxygen Can be Used as a Tool for Terrorism!
Are you kidding me? The US Army warns of Twitter dangers, seriously? A properly trained Chihuahua could be used as a terrorist tool if you threw it hard enough (ha).
Change Your Pumpkin, Change Your World
I’m not preachin’ I’m just sayin…Change Your Pumpkin, Change Your World. No big political comments on this Blog. I’l try & refrain from politics & religion. I just though this was interesting. Amazing what you can do with a pumpkin these days!
Morse Code: How to Translate and Use it
The Art of Manliness had a neat article about a dying language; Morse Code. Several years ago the language of Morse code started to be phased out in the maritime and aeronautical industries. I’m happy to say it’s live and well in the Amateur radio hobby, but for how long? With the influence of the Internet and Generation y/y/z, how long can it really survive?
Death… Now not as deadly!
Found these in a vending machine at a client site next to the “Big Az Burger”.
Note the name:
After eating these in the car (thankfully with a drink) I can say I don’t want to know what the hotter version tastes like. I’m glad these were the “medium” flavor. These things were HOT (but tasty as well)!
FitBit – This Tiny Thing is Going to Be Huge!
Saw this on a friends blog & I have to say I’m very interested. So much in fact that I’m going to pre-order one this weekend. The FitBit has the capability of being the next big thing & I want one!
Sleeping Head
Old Gender Roles With Your Dinner?
The New York Times had an interesting article about how men and women are percived and treated at various eating establishments. While I think it’s still common to seat women first & perhaps serve them first as well, some of the “old school” details were very odd… Seating women along the wall so they can see the room? never heard of that one!