Tag Archives: review
Bien Trucha in Geneva IL
We tried to eat here last year, but the line was out the door. This time we arrived well before 5 o’clock opening on a weekday and sat outside in the crazily-warm November breeze in the al-fresco area watching traffic … Continue reading
Google Nexus 6P
I finally decided my old Google Galaxy Nexus was done. I couldn’t use the phone in the house, it was having random meltdowns where apps would kill the battery in 4 hours, and was getting text messages duplicated inbound and … Continue reading
Prius Road Test
We rented a Prius at CLT for Sara’s wedding from National Car Rental. We showed up, the dude said “pick any car”, just like in the commercial. Took us 15 minutes and reading the manual to figure out that you … Continue reading
Wine Review – Oak Leaf Cab; Dominio de la Peseta 2002 Crianza
So on our trip to Iowa, we did our pilgrimage to Walmart, and found their $3 answer to “two-buck Chuck” – Oak Leaf Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon. It has no vintage. I couldn’t resist. I drank this. Its color is very … Continue reading
New Neko Case
Just checked Rhapsody and the new Neko Case album, Middle Cyclone, is out. So far, favorite track is “Don’t Forget Me”. Good stuff. Note: The last track, “Marais La Nuit”, is 30 minutes of frogs singing. Sounds like our backyard … Continue reading