One of my wife’s coworkers owns two goats that she milks in the morning and evening. She was nice enough to give my wife a big jar of goat’s milk to take home. Good stuff. Tweet
Earlier this week I raked up leaves in the front yard. It surprises me how popular leaf blowers are when a simple rake works so well. Four Reasons Leaf Blowers Are Inferior to Rakes I’m not convinced that using a machine to blow leaves into a pile is any faster than raking them up. Leaf [...]
This past weekend, my wife and I celebrated our fourth anniversary. We met at a previous job. Many of our married friends met in college or at a party. Now, it seems that more and more people are turning to online dating services, such as harmony.com or match.com, when looking for a partner. It seems [...]
Netflix.com launched with a really good idea. You can conveniently rent movies through the mail and never pay any late fees. Additionally, their catalog of DVDs is vastly superior to any brick-and-mortar store. Chris Anderson referenced Netflix to help make his point in The Long Tail: Why The Future of Business is Selling Less [...]
With gas prices above $3.50 per gallon this summer in the U.S., there has been a lot of press on improving fuel economy. Interestingly, most of the ideas are not new at all. Here’s some timeless wisdom from my 1964 Ford Falcon Owner’s Manual: FOR BEST ECONOMY 1. start gradually, accelerate gently Jack-rabbit starts and [...]