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Space Station visibility gadget

Posted on 2014-01-04 by Jim Vanderveen

Back in October I was thinking about how I might build a Space Station visibility indicator. Yesterday I ran across a similar idea at ISS Above, and it got me thinking some more about how I would implement my own … Continue reading →

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Day #1 of 30-day blogging challenge

Posted on 2014-01-03 by Jim Vanderveen

Ever since I began using FaceBook, I’ve kind of let my blog rot. It’s just too damned easy to post on FaceBook, because I hold my blog posts to a higher standard. And due to inertia and habit, I end … Continue reading →

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Homemade chorizo

Posted on 2013-08-11 by Jim Vanderveen

First time I’ve made this recipe: http://honestcooking.com/authentic-homemade-mexican-chorizo/ We couldn’t find ancho chile powder at our local Mexican market, so we substituted paprika+red chile powder+cayenne as suggested. I made a 2.5 kg batch (5x the recipe) because that was how much … Continue reading →

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BoardGameGeek widget

Posted on 2011-12-28 by Jim Vanderveen

I finally visited the BoardGameGeek site after a prolonged absence and got to fiddling with the widget generator. Here’s what I came up with: Thumbnails of the 5 games I’ve most recently played (and remembered to log on BGG!) I … Continue reading →

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Brian’s gingerbread cookie recipe

Posted on 2011-12-22 by Jim Vanderveen

Brian brought some gingerbread cookies in to the office last week, and they were amazingly tasty! I asked him for the recipe (and permission to publish it here), which he graciously granted. Following typical cookie recipe procedure, here are the … Continue reading →

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New gravy recipe?

Posted on 2011-11-16 by Jim Vanderveen

[SimplyRecipes][] has a [giblet gravy recipe][SRgravy] that looks interesting. I haven’t used mirepoix in my Thanksgiving gravy before, but that certainly sounds like a worthy addition! [SimplyRecipes]: http://simplyrecipes.com/ [SRgravy]: http://simplyrecipes.com/recipes/giblet_gravy/

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Atari lives!

Posted on 2011-11-06 by Jim Vanderveen

I got one of my two Atari 800’s out and fired it up today. My 30-year-old computer is still kicking! My wife and/or kids started typing on my old computer, and their opinion is apparent! 🙂 The old programming cartridges … Continue reading →

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The Dark Tower

Posted on 2011-10-27 by Jim Vanderveen

Back in September 2011, I (and many other geeks) was introduced to NPR’s “Top 100 Science Fiction and Fantasy Books” via [SFsignal’s amazing flowchart][flowchart]. I had already experienced about half of the books, but that still left quite a few … Continue reading →

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Quilt shop update

Posted on 2011-09-19 by Jim Vanderveen

About seven months ago, we got a notice from Sacramento County about our expired permit for the quilt shop. We renewed the permit (to avoid ever-increasing penalties), and now we’re just days away from having to call for an inspection … Continue reading →

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Chicken with peanut sauce

Posted on 2011-09-10 by Jim Vanderveen

This is my adaptation of Martin Yan’s recipe for glass noodles with peanut sauce from [A Wok For All Seasons][wfas], currently out of print. If you like this, I highly recommend that you ferret out a copy of the book! … Continue reading →

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