An apple and a pear that I picked from our trees. I love how the leaf stayed with the apple and sticks straight up.
Category Archives: Daily Life
Homemade Ice Cream and Butter
I love reading articles at lifehacker.com. Lifehacker gives tips for getting things done. They also post articles about food and cooking. I love to cook. It wasn’t until Michelle and I started purchasing quality kitchen equipment that I realized how much I enjoyed cooking. A … Read More →
Farmville: A True Story
One thing that I dislike about Facebook, is all of the status updates that show from Farmville, Mafia Wars, and other games. When people ask me if I play Farmville, I tell them, “No. But if you want to come to my house and help … Read More →
Best Smores Ever
Today I decided to make some smores. I didn’t want to make a campfire, and I wanted the smores to be different. To make the smores without a campfire, I used marshmallow fluff. But to really add to the flavors of the traditional smore, I … Read More →
Home Remodel (With Pictures!)
Michelle and I began changing things in the house before we even moved in. We gave the bedroom we’d be staying in a fresh coat of paint, and re-purposed another bedroom as our office/guest room. We also started renovating the bathroom. The Bathroom There had … Read More →
Giving up my iPod for a Walkman
Here’s a great article from the BBC about a 13-year-old giving up his iPod for a week to use the original Sony Walkman. I’m not sure that I would want to go back to using cassette tapes. I use my iPhone to listen to music … Read More →
Back in Hiawassee
Michelle and I have been living in Hiawassee for over a month now. We moved from Kennesaw on March 27, and I started with the Towns County Sheriff’s Office on March 30. I started out riding with another officer on day shift (6:00 am to … Read More →
The Tale of Three iPhones
Michelle and I purchased our iPhones when Apple released the 3G model in July of ’08. It is hands down, the best gadget I have ever owned. Shortly after the new year, I noticed that there was a stuck pixel on my iPhone’s screen. The … Read More →
Back Online
Happy New Year! :: I switched my web site’s servers over the past couple of days. For the most part, everything went smoothly. Unfortunately, all of the photos that were in my posts are now gone. I’m not sure where or why they went, but they’re gone. I … Read More →
Bumble Bee
Here’s a bumble bee pollinating my blueberry bushes earlier this year. It did a wonderful job. We probably picked around ten gallons of berries. There were probably several more gallons that we never got around to picking. We’re thinking about selling them in the future, … Read More →