Mrs Elbeno brought back a new bread variant from the local supermarket today. Filone Italiano. Crust: “hearty”. Well, it wasn’t bad. Although it was not particularly crusty. A victim of marketing hype. But still very edible. Interior: “full-bodied” and “tangy”. Whatever that means. It was very soft. Very soft. Yet…
Step back in time…
…with the video accompanying your purchase of a new Cuisinart food processor. Yes, Mrs Elbeno recently bought one online and we watched the video today. We were transported back to 1978 with the heady promise of effortlessly prepared vegetables, fruit, dough, dressing, even nuts and meat! And it all goes…
Summer book sale and New Amazon Meme
Saturday was local library book sale day. This is my part of the haul: Concepts of Programming Languages Computer Algorithms: Introduction to Design and Analysis The Great Scientists from Galileo to Einstein Java Threads Postscript Language Tutorial and Cookbook Hugo Award Winners Vol. 3 Nausicaa of the Valley of Wind…
Saturday morning surprise
Mrs Elbeno called me down at 8am with this on the table. Yum!
Money Masters
You've seen the adverts, perhaps. “We identified 15 fund managers who consistently outdid their peers over the last ten years”. What's the deal here? Do they believe their own hype, I wonder? I would be surprised if among 8000+ fund managers, they could not find 15 who fulfilled some level…
A break in the weather
After over 2 weeks of living in 2 rooms of the house, and sitting next to hard-working but ultimately not-very-effective AC units, we seem to finally be enjoying a cooler spell. Today's high is 80. The forecast says that the highs this week will be around 75. Yay! Actually I…
free-range bee invasion
Mrs Elbeno called me in a semi-panic this lunchtime to report that there were six bees in our kitchen. Two of them were trapped between window panels, “but that doesn't fully enclose them – if you are a bee you can get out! And the rest are free-range bees!” Well…
Solve sudoku without thinking?
As found on BoingBoing. 1. This procedure works for the simpler puzzles only. It does not address intermediate and advanced solution steps. 2. I have never resorted to writing little numbers since I consider it cheating. The real way to solve sudoku is to figure it all in your head.
dumb headline alert
“Scientists question nature's fundamental laws” Well, duh. They are scientists. It's their job.
Yum
Mrs Elbeno made strawberry shortcake for dessert tonight.