Archive for March 2010

Galapagos Movie Clips

This is the final Galapagos post, I swear! I took advantage of my Nikon D90 to also record movie footage of our various hikes around the Galapagos Islands. The short clips are compiled in this 10 minute clip. Gasp – 10 minutes! Well, brace yourself, since you’ll see tortoises, boobies, sea lions, marine iguanas, and [...]

Toilet Mummy

Thanks to Urban Dictionary, I learned a new phrase today. “Toilet Mummy” Definition: “When someone is so concerned about toilet seat germs, they cover the seat with half a roll of toilet paper, leaving it to appear like it has been mummified.” Since the Midwest doesn’t have those toilet covers in public restrooms like I [...]

The [Chocolate Cookie] Situation Recap

Thanks to Nelson, my Sunday was filled with chocolate cookie decadence. A few weeks ago he tipped me off about SF Food Wars’ next competition – and when it comes to cookies, well, you can’t go wrong! I was able to get 4 of the coveted 200 tickets (they sold out in

The worst bracket I’ve had in years

And even then, I actually have a shot at winning. I am one of 4 people in my pool who did NOT have Kansas winning it all. If Kentucky wins = automatic top 3!

Android Tip – Fix your Predictive Text

This has come up in a few conversations so I might as well put it here, although most of the readers of this blog are power-Android users or still on your iPhones. But, anyway, here goes. If you’ve tried to write a message using “predictive text” with your Android phone, you’ve probably come across the [...]