Random thoughts and observations from a guy with a lot on his mind…
I’ve been a Dropbox user since it first became available. While I have not completely used up my allocated space when I read this article on LifeHacker I had to give it a try.
How to Get 8GB+ Extra Dropbox Space for Free with Google AdWords
There is a bit of work to get this setup correctly but in just 2 days I’ve already gained an extra 4GB of free storage. You can get up to 8GB trough referrals. If you’re looking for more (free) storage on Dropbox It does not get much easier than this.
I posted the other day about how I didn’t get the movie. Well, after the first hour it did get better. Still not a great movie but watchable once you get 51% through it.
Daniel Craig, in my opinion, is the best James Bond since Sean Connery. This was not his best work. Harrison ford will always be Indiana Jones to me and his role in this movie was more believable.
I’m definitely not expecting to see a sequel to this film. Not sure what else they can do to fill another 2 hours.
I’m about 1-hour into this nearly 2-hour movie and I have yet to get hooked. How in the world can such stars like Daniel Craig and Harrison Ford get involved with something like this?
I’m committed now to watch the rest of the movie just to see how it ends. Probably going to wish I got those 2-hours back… I’ll let you know how it goes…
I’ve used eBay for years (always buying/never sold anything) and have always had a lot of difficulty winning auctions. If you use eBay I’m sure you know what I’m talking about. I’ll be winning the auction for days and at the last-minute I’ll get outbid by a “sniper”.
Well I decided to pay that game last weekend and finally won a used camera I had wanted for a while now. It’s several years old but it’s a professional grade unit that I’m specifically interested in using for sports and time-lapse photography.
I won the auction by bidding my maximum amount 5-seconds before the auction ended. I had been outbid so many times before I was not sure if it even worked. A couple of seconds later I received confirmation that my last-minute bid won the auction.
Here are some tips for the casual eBay shopper that might help you win your next auction. It’s about buying camera gear but a lot of the tips apply to other items.
Happy bidding!
From CNET News:
Oregon judge rules bloggers aren’t journalists – A U.S. District Court judge in Portland, Ore., ruled that a blogger who wrote about an investment firm that subsequently accused her of defamation must pay the company $2.5 million because she’s a blogger who doesn’t legally qualify as a journalist.[MORE]
Lots of issues with this case, especially with her acting as her own attorney. This is not the first time Blogging has been linked to Journalism. There are some correlations but most serious (i.e. professional) journalists probably don’t blog. Why would they? They get paid to write for a living so why do it for free?
So does getting paid to write make you a journalist and afford you the protections that come with professional journalism? It could but I think it has a lot to do with WHO is paying you. I can put ads on this Blog and technically “get paid” but I’m not specifically being paid to Blog…
I can even make up a fake “Press Pass” online. This does not make me a photo-journalist. Although… It might be useful though to gain (lawful) access to restricted areas and events (kidding)…
Just a quick update tonight. I finally picked up a new camera (Nikon D2X) and I’ll be using it for blog photos starting next week. I’m excited to get this long-awaited camera in my hands.
Look for a review in the near future!
What do you do when the kids didn’t eat all of the bananas they asked you to get at the store last week? Easy, make some banana bread and get a few more days use out of that over ripe fruit.
Banana Bread
2 eggs, lightly beaten
1 cup white sugar
1/2 cup butter, at room temperature
3 tablespoons milk
1/4 teaspoon white vinegar
1 tablespoon Baking Soda
3 ripe bananas, mashed
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
1 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 cups flour
1/4 cup Walnuts, or Pecans (optional)
In electric mixer, beat eggs, sugar and butter until fluffy.
Add baking soda to milk and stir well. Next add the white vinegar to the milk and stir again. Add mixture to batter along with bananas, vanilla lemon juice and salt and mix will.
Add flour and beat until smooth. Remove bowl from mixer. At this time you may stir in the nuts, if you prefer.
Bake in large greased loaf pan for 1 hour at 350 degrees, or until toothpick in center comes out clean. Remove from oven unto wire rack immediately. Wrap in plastic wrap when still warm to keep moist.
Served warm with a little softened cream cheese this makes a great breakfast.
Located in the Inter-Continental Hotel on Michigan Avenue Michael Jordan’s Steak House is typical of similar places in the city (modern, dark and packed). This evening I was killing some time before a dinner reservation down the street (and a guest of the hotel) so I decided to give it a try.
The “Craft” cocktail has made a comeback in a big way and I, for one, welcome it. It’s too easy to pour a few things into a glass and call it a cocktail, it’s all together different to actually build a proper cocktail from scratch.
The bar at Michael Jordan’s Steak House serves an eclectic selection of cocktails for around $13 each. It’s not cheap by any means but it’s worth trying something new every once in a while. On this visit I chose the following drink:
One Mans Ceiling – Blended Scotch, Pedro Ximenez, Cherry Bitters, Ginger Honey Foam, mint leaf garnish
This cocktail was slightly sweet with a strong smell of ginger. It was very drinkable and as much as I dislike things with foam it actually worked well for this particular application.
Towards the end of this drink I was pretty sure I had enough (the ginger started to become a little overpowering). The cherry bitters were just barely perceivable but would have been missed had they not been there. I was glad I ventured down a different path than the usual martini or scotch on the rocks and after finishing “One mans Ceiling” I was ready for dinner!
As an aside, I’ve stayed at the Inter-Continental before and was not very impressed. This time, however, I was upgraded to a 2-room suite and it made the entire experience much more enjoyable!
I would think this guy should be worrying about his job, not his dog… I’m pretty techy but this guy is talking about crap I’ve never heard of. Maybe he can get a guest star part on The Big Bang Theory!
