Tonite, I discovered how to make the perfect burger..
Rub into lean ground beef the following (the leaner the better):
Salt
Pepper
Worchestershireshire sauce
1 egg (relax, you won’t taste it, it just makes the meat stick together)
Cook on hottest possible grill setting for about 7-10 minutes.
Top with whatever (plum tomatoes, red lettuce and cilantro are good picks). Ketchup […]
Posted in General on Jun 16th, 2005
One thing they never taught me when I was learning to be a programmer was “When writing code, what do you do if you see some guy outside in your parking lot riding on a unicycle?”
Posted in Fun on Jun 14th, 2005
We arrived in Vegas very early (2 am) wednesday morning, got a few hours of sleep and made our way across the desert to the Hoover Dam.
This enormous structure provides most of the power and water to Las Vegas and much of Southern California. It is just freakin huge. The place is crawling […]
Posted in General on Jun 10th, 2005
Me, sampling some of the local fare. I have this problem where I need to touch the spines on cactuses. This one was particularly nasty and sharp. It also tasted really bitter.
next up: Hoover Dam.
Posted in General on Jun 10th, 2005
One of the big trip highlights was the Sequoia Grove at Yosemite. Sequoia are ridiculously enormous trees that just don’t make a whole lot of sense.
This monster was like 20-25 feet thick, and goes hundreds of feet up into the sky. Some fun Sequoia facts:
- Sequoia can live to be 3000 years old
- […]
Posted in General on Jun 9th, 2005
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We left San Francisco on Sunday, and headed down rte 1 (Pacific Coast Highway) to Monterey.
A shot of the pacific ocean from a stop. If you ever get a chance to do this drive, you should. It’s the prettiest drive ever. On the drive […]
Posted in General on Jun 5th, 2005
Today we took the ferry over to Alcatraz. Some of the best views ever!
Alcatraz from the approach. Scary looking.
Cell block ‘A’, the old military prison cell block. Looks like something out of the 1700’s.
Karen and I in one of the cells. Not too happy with the toilet.
A view from inside B […]
Posted in General on Jun 4th, 2005
Thursday we began our 11 day journey from San Franciso to Vegas. Nothing but great weather so far!
A cross section of one of the cables of the Golden Gate Bridge (obligatory tourist photo)
The Golden Gate, taken from Golden Gate park.
Karen presents the crazy plaque that they feel compelled to put on every bridge.
San Franciso, […]
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