http://www.miraclesalad.com/blog/ Chew through the verbal buffet of my brain or peruse other stuff at MiracleSalad.com. en-us Copyright 2008 Fri, 11 Jul 2008 22:33:45 -1000 Thu, 31 Jul 2008 13:13:33 -1000 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.01D http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Apparently I've built up a high level of expectation as an early adopter of new technology. Increasingly, as something new comes out, numerous people will query me as to my interest in said technology and chance of my using it.... http://www.miraclesalad.com/blog/archives/2008/07/iphone_2nd_gen.php http://www.miraclesalad.com/blog/archives/2008/07/iphone_2nd_gen.php Life and Work Fri, 11 Jul 2008 22:33:45 -1000 I've been experimenting with quinoa and rather like the following for dipping chips/crisps. Ingredients 1 cup quinoa 1 Tbsp butter 1/3 of an onion, diced handful of slivered blanched almonds 2 cups loosely chopped kale 2 cups boiling water 1... http://www.miraclesalad.com/blog/archives/2008/04/quinoa_and_chip.php http://www.miraclesalad.com/blog/archives/2008/04/quinoa_and_chip.php Food Mon, 07 Apr 2008 10:25:22 -1000 So I made it 8 months of learning how to cook without an emergency room visit. I'd say that's pretty good for a klutz, no? A month ago I was slicing carrots with a mandoline for a quinoa pilaf and... http://www.miraclesalad.com/blog/archives/2008/04/finger_status.php http://www.miraclesalad.com/blog/archives/2008/04/finger_status.php Life and Work Mon, 07 Apr 2008 09:49:07 -1000 Before you get worried at the thought of Sunny in the kitchen, let me assure you that no trips have been to the emergency room yet. There were some very generous people who gave excellent Calphalon cookware for Sherrie Ann... http://www.miraclesalad.com/blog/archives/2007/09/adventures_in_c.php http://www.miraclesalad.com/blog/archives/2007/09/adventures_in_c.php Life and Work Tue, 04 Sep 2007 19:00:15 -1000 Hilo Eats now has it's own domain, hiloeats.com! This is the first of several changes I plan for Hilo Eats. Other possible changes include, in random order: * Instant reporting of "bad reviews" (reviews that are themselves bad, not reviews... http://www.miraclesalad.com/blog/archives/2007/08/hiloeatscom.php http://www.miraclesalad.com/blog/archives/2007/08/hiloeatscom.php Web Site Stuff Thu, 30 Aug 2007 20:33:31 -1000 It was 55F in the middle of July and snow never rested more that a few thousand feet away. We sat huddled at the edge of our bed, bundled in our comfy robes, and peered through the full length glass... http://www.miraclesalad.com/blog/archives/2007/07/alaskan_cruise.php http://www.miraclesalad.com/blog/archives/2007/07/alaskan_cruise.php Life and Work Tue, 31 Jul 2007 10:40:45 -1000 I didn't have to wait long! I'm typing this on my brand new 8g iPhone. Huzzah! A couple of first impressions: First, regarding the virtual keyboard, I easily see how people can get frustrated with it. But those people must... http://www.miraclesalad.com/blog/archives/2007/07/iphonein_my_han.php http://www.miraclesalad.com/blog/archives/2007/07/iphonein_my_han.php Life and Work Thu, 05 Jul 2007 21:22:48 -1000 Right after work, I headed over to AT&T to wait in what I figured would be a small or non-existent line. This is Hilo, after all. With slight surprise, I marched apprehensively past 40-50 people to claim my place at... http://www.miraclesalad.com/blog/archives/2007/06/iphone.php http://www.miraclesalad.com/blog/archives/2007/06/iphone.php Life and Work Fri, 29 Jun 2007 23:13:10 -1000 I often find myself needing to build a series of commands or statements from a list of elements. Whether I am linking a list of emails, building an SQL insert statement or writing a block of field validation code, this... http://www.miraclesalad.com/blog/archives/2007/05/how_to_use_line.php http://www.miraclesalad.com/blog/archives/2007/05/how_to_use_line.php Web Site Stuff Tue, 01 May 2007 13:29:12 -1000 I've made some much needed changes to this site, including adding an iframe to the home page so that page loading isn't hijacked by other servers (like Twitter). I've also made quite a few behind-the-scenes changes to my web tools,... http://www.miraclesalad.com/blog/archives/2007/04/miraclesalad_ge.php http://www.miraclesalad.com/blog/archives/2007/04/miraclesalad_ge.php Web Site Stuff Wed, 11 Apr 2007 13:44:54 -1000 So a lot has been going on in my life this year. Here's a quick update on some of the highlights. Sherrie Ann and I are engaged to be married this summer (July)! James and I launched a new site... http://www.miraclesalad.com/blog/archives/2007/03/2007_update_sum.php http://www.miraclesalad.com/blog/archives/2007/03/2007_update_sum.php Life and Work Mon, 19 Mar 2007 09:53:15 -1000 I'm in week three of the new office and still getting things settled. The change has been a good one overall for work; but not so easy for personal. My team and I are now in a work space at... http://www.miraclesalad.com/blog/archives/2006/12/new_office.php http://www.miraclesalad.com/blog/archives/2006/12/new_office.php Life and Work Mon, 18 Dec 2006 08:12:50 -1000 Today I start seriously packing up my office for a move to another building off-campus. They're making room for more instructional people so some of us non-instruction staff are moving to the Kilauea Financial Plaza (where Merill Lynch and the... http://www.miraclesalad.com/blog/archives/2006/12/moving_offices.php http://www.miraclesalad.com/blog/archives/2006/12/moving_offices.php Life and Work Fri, 01 Dec 2006 08:16:41 -1000 I'm contemplating a new life goal. Make it thru one of these. I don't know how good the chocolate is that Frango makes, but just the prospect of 25 pounds of chocolate and mint is what dreams are certainly made... http://www.miraclesalad.com/blog/archives/2006/11/new_life_goal.php http://www.miraclesalad.com/blog/archives/2006/11/new_life_goal.php Life and Work Tue, 21 Nov 2006 15:24:57 -1000 A friend of mine has decided to jump ship to a mac and blog his travels. I'm hoping he enjoys the transition, even if he decides not to stay on a mac. To help out, though, I've put together a... http://www.miraclesalad.com/blog/archives/2006/10/mac_os_x_softwa.php http://www.miraclesalad.com/blog/archives/2006/10/mac_os_x_softwa.php Misc Wed, 04 Oct 2006 12:12:07 -1000