Monthly Archive: February 2011

Boston Celtics Trades

Boston Celtics Trades

I’m just a basketball fan and don’t follow the NBA religiously. But I really like the team chemistry of the Boston Celtics (at least as it appears outwardly. It may be totally different than...

Jack McDevitt

Jack McDevitt

I love books about time travel, and this one was great. It had so many time travel loops going that it was mind-blowing. The story is that Shel and his friend, Dave, journey through...

Removable Wall Decals

Removable Wall Decals

My current project of interest is finding some kind of decoration for my great room. I’m interested in removable vinyl art, so I don’t have to nail a gazillion holes in the wall. I...

Slow Cooker

Slow Cooker

I’ve just recently learned how to cook with a slow cooker. I don’t know why I didn’t try it before. They are absolutely amazing!! I’m not usually a very good cook. But with the...

Applebee’s

Applebee’s

Applebee’s recently hosted a pancake breakfast fundraiser for our high school tennis team. We had so much fun!! We raised about $1200 total. The staff was outstanding. They had tickets printed for us that...

Ray Allen

Ray Allen

Congratulations to Ray Allen on breaking the 3-point shooting record last night. It was pretty incredible that the fans kept cheering forever (well, a really long time). When I was younger, I used to...

GoSave

GoSave

If you use Facebook, you might have seen ads for GoSave that say, “Earn Points. Get Prizes. Wouldn’t it be nice to actually win prizes from playing games? We think so too.” The blog...

Fabric Origami

Fabric Origami

I finally tried making fabric origami boxes, and I was pleased with my first attempt. These are fat quarter squares which I stiffened with Stiffy stiffener (kinda redundant). They got pretty hard, almost brittle,...

Zet Astrology Software

Zet Astrology Software

I’ve been a big fan of the Zet free astrology software for 5 or 6 years now. The first time I tried it was version 7, and it’s now up to version 9. The...

No Sew Tee Shirt Quilt

No Sew Tee Shirt Quilt

This is another project that I want to start, making a no sew tee shirt quilt. Over the years, I’ve collected a bunch of souvenir tee shirts. I thought it would be fun to...