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Author Archives: David
An unlikely UI lesson
The UPS man delivered a package from Amazon (the Belkin Rockstar, mentioned here). He handed me the electronic tablet/scanner for me to sign, but when I grabbed it, the signature screen was no longer visible. “Sorry, I don’t see the … Continue reading
My brother, the genius
My younger brother Chris has won three Grammy awards in his career as a recording engineer and producer. Two of those are for Bob Dylan records: “Love and Theft,” and Modern Times. He contributed some remastered tracks to The Bootleg … Continue reading
Potato Paradise
Miles interrupted my dinner prep one night, saying “Dad, I think you need to make this soon.” He handed me a sheet of paper written on both sides: The recipe is for Patato [sic] Paradise: Things you need: potatoes potato … Continue reading
The C Word
Miles is halfway through the fourth grade, which has been pretty good for him. Now that he’s back in school after a long holiday break, some of his old behaviors have temporarily re-emerged. He gets frustrated when class sections last … Continue reading
Best. Pasta Name. Ever.
I was watching the most recent Iron Chef America, in which Bobby Flay competed against Sabrina Tinsley in Battle Fresh Beans (yawn). Tinsley’s an Italian chef, so I expected her to make pasta. About halfway through the show she rolled … Continue reading
When gadgets mate
I have a small collection of music-making gadgets: a Buddha Machine II, ElektroPlankton and the Korg DS-10 for my Nintendo DS, and Bloom (by Brian Eno) and RjDj Album on my iPhone. Today I found this video via the Create … Continue reading
Lobster Bisque
After gorging ourselves on cheap lobster on New Year’s Eve, I dealt with the leftovers. I removed the meat from the knuckles (the sections between the claws and body), then set the shells and cleaned bodies in water to simmer … Continue reading
Like Alton Brown on Steroids
I realize I lied in the purple applesauce post about watching only two cooking shows. I also watch Gordon Ramsay’s The F Word and Heston Blumenthal’s In Search of Perfection. Both of those, however, are downloaded from the BBC, so … Continue reading
The Place Where All the History Comes From
We live in the Prospect Hill neighborhood of Somerville, just a block below the crest of the hill. There’s a tower at the top, with a flagpole flying an early American flag. It’s the Grand Union Flag, and it was … Continue reading
Zombie Dick Clark Wants Our Brains!
It’s hard not to stop at Dick Clark New Year’s Rockin’ Eve when channel surfing for the best countdown from Times Square. Ryan Seacrest now handles most of the intros and blather, but he still kicks back to Dick for … Continue reading