Jul
25
πυθαγόÏας Ζει
July 25, 2015 | Leave a Comment
Why is πυθαγόÏας Ζει on a sticker on the long piano string gadget in the Drums/Space of the 7/5/15 Grateful Dead show? (see 4:46:26). It’s Greek to me….
Jul
11
God of Carnage
July 11, 2015 | Leave a Comment
Saw “God of Carnage” by Yasmina Reza last night with our friend Shannon Mayhall giving her usual magnificent performance. Dark, funny, and 80 minutes just flies. Make sure you sit behind the “tulip row”. At the Black Box Theater, McHenry County College, Crystal Lake IL tonight and next week.
Dec
4
Jasper
December 4, 2013 | Leave a Comment
Friday: Eric dropped Dave off at the airport at 5:00AM (thanks, Eric) and we met him for breakfast at 8AM. He was the worse for wear, at 12:30AM, the floor fire alarm went off, scaring the heck out of us. The worst is the mechanical voice stating. “We are investigatingâ€. You just lay there and […]
May
6
Gym Color Temperature
May 6, 2012 | Leave a Comment
Processing pix from the Sarah McCullagh Memorial Scholarship. Took Nikon NEF (Raw) format to avoid problems with color balance, which is horrible in the gym. From here, “Mercury vapor color temp is around 4200K and CRI in range of 50.” Looks much better now.
Jan
16
Wasabi
January 16, 2011 | Leave a Comment
Got an email from Dr Weil re wasabi. I like it on sushi, but his article scoffs at US store-bought wasabi – as it is really wasabi, horseradish and coloring. The real stuff is the superfine ground root, like horseradish. He tried growing it, and it looked cool. Maybe I can do this. Head over […]
Nov
7
Laura’s 50th at Pinstripes
November 7, 2010 | Leave a Comment
Our old neighbor had her 50th birthday party last night at Pinstripes, a trendy bowling alley/restaurant/bocce court in a new mall in South Barrington. We had round banquet tables set up along the bocce courts in a back room with gas heaters overhead. The food was excellent, starting with crostini with mozzarella & tomato appetizers […]
May
20
Sourdough Waffles
May 20, 2010 | Leave a Comment
Today – nothing to do – time to cook a good breakfast. I had the starter out, let’s make Sourdough waffles! Start with Sourdough Waffle or Pancake Batter If you think about it, feed your starter and set it out overnight. This is not critical though. … But that required overnight – kind of. Most […]
Mar
26
“The Dining Room”
March 26, 2010 | Leave a Comment
We saw this play before at the Woodstock Stage Left Cafe, and it was really good. Bette saw that it was here again and she jumped. It was in the parish hall of the First Congregational Church in Huntley, with an old beat-up dining room table. The players came in and out of the kitchen […]
Mar
6
Saturday Pigeon Point
March 6, 2010 | Leave a Comment
Finally made it to the Pigeon Point Lighthouse. Sam’s Chowder House
Feb
20
BLAST! the Movie at Fermilab
February 20, 2010 | Leave a Comment
This is a documentary about scientists sending a telescope into space to look 6-10 billion years into the past. On a balloon. From Sweden and Antarctica. Actually, seeing the Antarctica stuff is worth it, the rest is better. Lou and I screened the movie as part of the Fermilab lecture series with Mark giving some […]