Someone asked me recently what my morning fuel of choice is. The answer is coffee, but in many different forms depending on the day. We’ve got a Keurig machine at work, which does an able job of making coffee. It may not be the best quality, it may not have any cool factor whatsoever, but…
David B. Thomas inquired recently about how hard it was to make your own Sodastream-style machine at home. For those unaware, Sodastream machines are home soda-making machines. They involve a countertop appliance, CO2 canisters, and specialized bottles to carbonate water and then add flavoring. The answer to Dave’s question is, not terribly hard – and…
Every year at the office potluck, I try to find new and different ways to make stuffing that requires the largest, longest possible warning sign while still being delicious. Why? It’s the fun and challenge of kitchen chemistry. Fortunately, lots of people bring different kinds of stuffing, so it’s not as though mine were the…
If we survey the landscape of the most popular social and business influencers, we find common words and themes such as “rise and grind”, “hustle”, etc. In an era when lots of people believe they are automatically entitled to The Good Life, a message that work is hard is a welcome one. Far too many…
One of the banes of travel for me has traditionally been the garment bag, which has been a royal pain in the butt. It’s large and unwieldy, it fits poorly in overhead compartments, and it gets jostled and crushed so much in the travel process that the garments inside don’t arrive any less wrinkled. I…
One of my newest toys – and it’s admittedly very much a toy – is an Anker Roav C1 dashcam. What’s a Dashcam? If you’re unfamiliar with the technology, dashcams are car-mounted video cameras that record everything, all the time. They typically mount via adhesive to the windshield and plug into the power connector in…
