Cleopatra author talk
November 13, 2010
I caught my first author lecture last week. Stacy Schiff, the author of Cleopatra: A Life, was speaking at Sixth and I, a nondenominational synagogue in downtown DC. It’s only
Picture in picture on your HD TV
September 12, 2010
Football season means lots of games to watch–and I like to watch more than one game at a time. That means switching back and forth between channels. Or going to
Syncing two computers (especially Outlook)
July 8, 2010
Dropbox.com allowed me to sync Outlook on my 2 computers, simply by dropping the pst file in a folder. Worked with Quicken, too. Magic. You just have to be careful
Lemon Pepper Chicken Wings
May 13, 2010
Last Saturday night I proved that I have mastered the art of grilling chicken wings. Oh yeah, easy as pie, you say–just slap’em on the grill and you can’t go
Zune–What a machine
April 11, 2010
I was looking to enhance my video and mp3 world, and started researching new players. I already had a Sansa Clip, for listening to music and audio books in my
Wicked–the play
March 11, 2010
I normally don’t care for musicals, but we took a chance on this one, because it’s so well known. And what a surprise and treat it was. The actors were
Orestes, A Tragic Romp
March 4, 2010
This was a play at the Folger Theater, in Washington, DC, and one of the best I’ve ever seen. it’s a Shakespearean type play (actually written by Euripides over 2,000
Reading by cheating–Book TV
October 20, 2009
Every weekend, CSPAN2 turns into Book TV–a channel dedicated to books. Most of the programs are presentations by the author of a book they’ve recently written. It’s a wonderful way
NASA Tweetup
September 26, 2009
I found out about this event through Twitter–I saw a tweet that announced the STS-127 crew was going to meet with the first 190 people that registered at a link
Dexter–best show on TV
July 28, 2009
I actually started watching this accidentally, I’d never heard of the show. But my hot wife and I are both hooked now. At first, I thought it was going to