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Summer Harvest Begins
The breathe of Summer is in the waning Spring air! The garden is going bananas! Or should I say, “Popping Peppers and zapping zucchinis?” Today in addition to harvesting another bundle of mint for mint water, I decided it was time to pick my first zucchini. The first one was a perfect foot long with…
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Pesto Pizazz and Cutesy Cabbage
Today, in honor of the celebration of securing housing in SF and the first harvest, we gathered for a delightful dinner of Basil Pesto Pasta extraordinaire and fresh salad. A flavor of experimentation was certainly in the air. The options were numerous with two types of egg noodle pasta and 2 types of pesto to…
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Super Sunday for San Leandro Bikers
After this spit of wintry weather, at last a hint of summer blew into the East Bay and the sun smiled radiantly. It couldn’t have been a more perfect Sunday to enjoy the out of doors. With notepad in hand, the reporter and I saddled up my tandem, refreshed our coordinated balance and primed up…
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Customization of Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 for a Screen Reader
How to Make Visual Studio Talk Correctly At last, after days, weeks and months of pain and punishment inflected by a rude and unfriendly Visual Studio IDE, after searching for a solution to the time-wasting effect of VS2008 not talking, finally today a major break-through is made! Microsoft’s Visual Studio can actually be made to…
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Happy Friday the 13th!
Today is a fantastic Friday the 13th and bodes well for a fun weekend of adventuring into the great beyond. Enjoy the sun!
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Face Lift Begins
Yes, at last we’re getting a face lift. No, that’s not the cosmetic type but rather a full new look, feel and navigation for jeremyjohansen.com So far the main things missing are all my good photos and audio, as well as a few graphics for all you visual folks. Thanks Kiko for the inspiration. Any…
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Culinary Exploits and Experimentation
More experimentation with the Amish Friendship Bread Recipe proved good.
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Little Namking Chinese
Today we went out to celebrate a belated B-day and the end of the trial. The original choice was Sweet Fingers but they were not open on Mondays. So down the street, on East 14th past Peralta Avenue, we spotted Little Namking and Chinese food sounded like a winner. The restaurant was a little hole…
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appy Mother’s Day
appy Mother’s Day Everyone! Here’s a scientific perspective on mother’s day. While the lyrics are out there, the song is homey and from the heart. A Biologist’s Mother’s Day Song Watch and listen here Lyrics: To make one me you just add Half of mom and half of dad That is what I once believed…
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Happy May Day
A happy May Day to everyone. All is alive and bursting with new life. The roses are blooming briliently and the plants are growing bonkers.