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Chile Colorado

Marshall — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 03:17:15 +0000

Yesterday we went to our local Cha Cha Cha where I discovered this wonderful burrito dubbed the Chile Colorado, which consisted of slow cooked beef in guajillo sauce. I never knew this flavor existed before!

The World Wide Wasteland

Marshall — Wed, 05 Sep 2012 18:40:30 +0000

http://www.zemanta.com/blog/world-wide-wasteland/

It doesn’t matter what was shared and what was seen! As long as all the graphs are going up, it means you’re doing a good job.

Priceless! (via swizec)

President Obama AMA

Marshall — Thu, 30 Aug 2012 01:24:56 +0000

http://www.reddit.com/user/PresidentObama

The President answers some questions on Reddit.

Neil

Marshall — Tue, 28 Aug 2012 15:30:12 +0000

image courtesy of NASA

10,000 Year Clock

Marshall — Sat, 25 Aug 2012 22:00:01 +0000

http://longnow.org/clock/

But it is humans that keep the Clock’s bells wound up, and humans who ask it the time. The Clock needs us

A fascinating idea which partially inspired Neal Stephenson’s novel Anathem.

102 in portland 59 at coast

Marshall — Sun, 05 Aug 2012 18:32:47 +0000

Temperature yesterday in Portland: 102º
Temperature yesterday in Newport Beach (about 120 miles away): 59º

Angels Rest Semi-panorama

Marshall — Tue, 24 Jul 2012 02:07:55 +0000

Filmed at Angels Rest on my iPhone 4S at an elevation of around 1880 feet.

Homemade Tomato Cages

Marshall — Tue, 24 Jul 2012 00:36:10 +0000

These were relatively simple to make, and very cheap too.

What you will need:

Drill, drill bits, and screwdriver attachment
Miter saw or comparable
Tape Measure
Square (optional)
1×2-48″ Stakes (4)
#8×1″ Wood Screws (12)
#10×2″ Metal Screws with nuts (2)
1×2″ board or comparable for the crossbeams

The 48″ stakes are perfectly tall enough for a decent tomato cage, so there is no cutting involved. For the cross beams, you need to choose a width that works for you. I choose 14″.

Cut 3 lengths of the 1×2″ board to your desired width. These will make the cross beams for your “short” side. In order for the cage to hinge, you will also make a “long” side, by adding double the depth of the Stakes. My Stakes were 5/8″ deep, so I added 1 1/4″ to create three (3) 15 1/4″ lengths.

Line your steaks up so that the square tops are even with each other. Measure out 3 lines semi-evenly down the length of the stake. Place the butt-end of the cut crossbeam on the line and draw a second line so that you can tell where the crossbeam will attach to the stake.

At the square end of each stake, drill a single hole wide enough to let the metal screw fit. Change your drill bit to a size better suited for the wood screws and Drill two holes side by side in each “box” you made while measuring where your crossbeams will sit.

Take 2 of your stakes, and the 3 “short” lengths of crossbeam and screw them together (make sure that the pointy side of the stakes both face the same direction…)

Do the same for the “long” lengths.

All that is left is to attach both sides together with the metal screws and nuts.

Classic Travel Posters

Marshall — Sun, 08 Jul 2012 20:36:55 +0000

The Boston Public Library has a great Flickr set of some classic travel posters. Here is a sample

Check out the rest of the gallery:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/boston_public_library/sets/72157618058787787/

July 4th

Marshall — Wed, 04 Jul 2012 21:03:16 +0000

Nothing like sitting outside in the wonderful Pacific Northwest enjoying a beer and Brewers baseball.