Since I recently moved, I’ve been pleasantly surprised by the friendly nature of all the small shop owners around my new place. One in particular is a really nice Vietnamese gentleman who owns a small convenience/liquor store right nearby. He always strikes up a conversation to see how you are, ask where you’ve [...]
Posts from ‘February, 2006’
Riedel Sommelier + Granite Countertop = 1000’s of little pieces
Following the sound advice I received from Master Sommelier Bobby Stuckey, I was washing some crystal the morning after enjoying a nice bottle of wine (2002 Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru, Les Folatieres from Vincent Girardin). When Bobby told us (at a wonderful meal at the French Laundry), I thought there was some magical reason to [...]
Consuelo Mexican Bistro & El Jardin
We decided to check out Consuelo Mexican Bistro & El Jardin on Santana Row last night. In general, I think the food on Santana Row is good, but a little pricy for what you get. With that in mind, I was quite pleased with our meal.
We started with a wonderful sangria which was [...]
Linux speed on the desktop
I really enjoy using Linux for all of my development projects. I have Linux running on my development server, production server, backup server, file server, and one of my laptops. Wow, I forget how many boxes I have laying around. However my primary desktop remains a Windows XP box.
I tried to [...]
Ceramic glass electric cooktops
Our new place has a ceramic glass electric cooktop from Whirlpool. I really don’t understand the popularity of these things. My first choice would be gas, but gas cooktops are hard to find in the Bay Area in newer (non high-end) constructions. Although the traditional coil electric burners are a bit ugly, [...]