DSCN9755.JPG Originally uploaded by kerner. So I’ve been meaning to get flickr working on my blog and I had a moment of distraction this morning so I decided to just get it done. So far this is an incredibly easy interface. More tools should work this way. Oh, and the photo is the start of the St. Louis Marathon that …
House Buying
Sarah and I have for all practical purposes purchased a house. We’ve done the inspection and submitted our requests to the seller of the house. Assuming we can agree on everything we’ll close near the end of May. It’s kind of funny the things a house inspector finds when going through a house — some so minor that you wouldn’t …
My busy busy life
There actually is a good reason that I’ve not posted much lately. Mainly being that I’ve been incredibly busy the past three weeks. I spent almost two full weeks in Columbia for work and have been out of town for the last couple of weekends — in St. Louis for Sarah to run a half-marathon and in Columbia for church …
Marco’s Pizzaria
I’ve never had thin crust Chicago style pizza before, but I have to say it’s quite good. As best as I can tell the thin Chicago style pizza uses a similar crust to the famous deep dish pizza but is baked like a traditional pizza. This results in a crust that is crispy, chewey, and flakey at the same time. …
IMBB 13: Chocolate Hazelnut Cupcakes
Every time I see an IMBB I intend to participate then I always miss the deadline (or slack off). This time I planned ahead and actually made cupcakes. Sarah’s birthday was on Sunday and we had a party on Saturday night. Birthday parties require cake of some sort and I figured that cupcakes would be perfect. Sarah wasn’t so sure …
Homemade Blue Cheese Dressing
Last night for dinner we grilled some chicken breasts with wing sauce. It’s not really wings (or my preference chicken strips in wing sauce), but it is a lot healthier with the grilling rather than the frying. We also had oven fries and some veggies. The best part though was the blue cheese dressing, made from scratch. Blue Cheese Dressing …
Seasons on the Square — Gallatin, MO
Gallatin, MO is a town of approximately 1,800 people located in the absolute middle of nowhere in Northwest Missouri. It is about 30 minutes from Chillicothe (where my wife’s parents live). You wouldn’t expect to find an outstanding restaurant in a town like Gallatin, but stranger things have happened. Seasons is owned and run by Sheryl Warren and Julie Critten, …
Radio Kerner (or Wallstreet Squeezebox)
For quite some time now I’ve been pondering two things: 1. What should I do with that old Wallstreet G3 Powerbook? 2. How can I play my digital music on my stereo easily? Until today the answer to item one has been leave it in a bag in the closet until I come up with something better. Item two always …
New Powerbook
My 667mhz Powerbook G4 being in need of an upgrade is being replaced with one of the new 1.67ghz systems with a superdrive. We ordered my system and one other for the office with some software from MacZone February 8th. Everything but my powerbook has shown up and I’m anxious to get it. It’s being shipped by FedEx and has …
Spinich, Mushroom & Chicken Manicotti
Monday night for dinner we made fresh pasta. It’s something we should do more often given how easy it is. We’ve had the pasta roller for a couple of years and only made pasta a handful of times. Manicotti is actually easier than I thought it would be, you roll the sheets out and cut the squares then fill and …
Peanut Butter Chocolate Granola Bars
It’s kind of funny that the first granola making of the year happened on a day when it was 70° outside and we’d opened the windows of the house, but I’ve been meaning to make granola for quite some time and I had the time to do it today. Instead of the normal crumbly granola I decided to try making …