The Downside of an All-In-One Device

Stating the obvious, I’m sure, but an all-in-one device tends to be useful for one thing at a time.  With the possibility of turn-by-turn GPS coming to my iPhone soon, I realized this would be great, except for when I need to make a call or want to listen to music at the same time.  Granted, I should be doing only one of those things at a time, and that means driving too.

Luckily, I bought my girlfriend an iPhone, too.  Two iPhones = problem solved.

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Drinking and Andre the Giant

I’ll keep my words brief because you need to be reading the link below instead.  It doesn’t matter what you think about booze or if you give a flip about Andre the Giant, this is a surreal read.  Extremely well written, and a great story.

The Greatest Drunk on Earth

Cheers.

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Huevos Rancheros Recipe

Huevos Rancheros

Huevos Rancheros for breakfast!

Cook Time: 10 minutes, at most

Ingredients:
Scrambled eggs (2)
Guacamole (pre-made, low-fat from Whole Foods)
Salsa (I use a Newman’s Own variety)
Black Beans (Canned, rinsed)
Tortilla (Whole wheat, from Whole Foods)

Skip the sour cream.  While the eggs are scrambling, heat the black beans in the microwave.  Heat the tortilla in a toaster oven, on a pan, or in the microwave–you don’t want to crisp it at all.   When the eggs are done, throw everything on top of the tortilla.  Some fresh-cracked pepper if you feel like it, and you’re done.  I’m personally not a cilantro fan.

Easy and tasty enough to cook most mornings.  The only improvement I’d make is to find a low-sugar guacamole, but the Whole Foods brand I’m using is better than any I’ve ever had in a restaurant.

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An Observation on Rhetoric

An observation on a CEO’s presentation.

When speaking to your employees, and grasping for a metaphor to liken the current economy, don’t use a rich man’s pastime.  Like, say, pleasure sailing.  How to make it worse?  Include a picture in your presentation of you doing said activity off the coast of Ireland.

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Portal Theme Cover

It’s not just the music, it’s the lyrics.

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Circuit bent Hing Hon EK-001 B&G LED version, 11 mods + opto theremin [full overview]

No idea what any of that means.  This is just the coolest thing I’v seen today.

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CamelCase

I’m pretty sure only people in advertising would ever use this word in a conversation.

CamelCase (via Wikipedia)

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Recipe Resources

Suggestions are welcome, especially if you’ve got any good resources for low GI recipes.

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Glycemic Gourmet

Recognize that I find this as soon as I take a hiatus eating such things.

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Stevie Wonder Drum Solo Silliness

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Getting the Nice Google Icons on your iPhone

iPhone Home Screen

I struggled with getting the nice-n-shiny Google icons for docs and calendar on my iPhone.  Clearing my cache, closing browser tabs, and swearing didn’t work.

  1. On your iPhone, go to www.google.com.
  2. Make sure you see the blue bar across the top of the page with links to Gmail, Calendar, Reader, etc.
  3. Google homepage

  4.  Select your desired app (e.g., Calendar).
  5. Or, select More to see stuff like Google Talk and Docs (yay!).
  6. When you’re on the page for the app you want to add to your home screen, click the plus sign to add it.

This will get the icons you want where going to docs.google.com won’t.

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