It puts the lotion on its skin, err, calendar
At the left is a screenshot of Jorte Calendar’s settings menu. Click the thumbnail to enlarge it. First, let me say that I love Jorte Calendar. It’s one of the first things I’m sure to install when I get a new Android device. It’s currently on my HTC Amaze 4G, ASUS Transformer and was on [...]
How to send books you’ve already purchased from Amazon to your Kindle
When you purchase a Kindle title from Amazon via your browser, you get an option to send the title to your device via Amazon’s WhisperNet. But what about after you’ve already purchased a title? How do you send it to your Kindle after the fact, like after you’ve done a reset on your Kindle or [...]
Oh, the difference a hyphen can make
I received recipe newsletter from the Just A Pinch yesterday, the subject of which said Man Catching Fried Chicken. The recipe’s here. When I read the subject line, I knew what the recipe’s submitter was trying to say when she titled it. This is a place where one tiny hyphen would have made a difference [...]
What is it about cats and boxes? Ask Maru.
I know they like cozy spaces. It tickles me to see our cats scuffle snuggle down in their choice of the innumerable boxes in our house. Here is Snoopy enjoying a respite in one of many Amazon boxes: Maru, the box-obsessed Asian Kitty on YouTube, would concur. Too small box and Maru: He takes [...]
World’s Best Boss cake for Steve Carrell
Howie and I are huge fans of NBC’s The Office. Steve Carrell is a big part of that, so I’m really bummed to see him leave the show. Fortunately, the rest of the cast is terrific, so I hope it can keep the momentum. I really don’t want to see The Office jump the shark. [...]
What does your taste in art say about you?
Your result for What Your Taste in Art Says About You Test… Balanced, Secure, and Realistic. 22 Impressionist, 8 Islamic, 10 Ukiyo-e, -25 Cubist, -20 Abstract and 2 Renaissance! Impressionism is a movement in French painting, sometimes called optical realism because of its almost scientific interest in the actual visual experience and effect of light [...]
