As some of you may know I had been managing the Mid-Missouri Macromedia User Group for quite a few years now. After the relocation to Springfield I found it necessary to have a MMUG here as well. Since there wasn’t one already I’m now the manager of the recently formed Springfield Macromedia User Group (or SMMUG). I decided that I …
Springfield BBQ Round Up Part 1
As you may or may not know Sarah and I moved to Springfield, MO in last Friday. We’re renting a house in a nice older neighborhood near the mall. My biggest fear about moving to Springfield is that there isn’t really any good barbecue. I took another carload of stuff down last weekend and tried to lessen my fears, by …
Moving to Springfield, MO
Moving day is fast approaching. The bar exam is next week and we’ll be moving on Friday, July 30th. Even though posting is generally sparse it may be more so for the next few weeks. While I absolutely HATE moving, I’m actually quite excited about the move. It means that there will be a lot of new restaurants to try, …
The Weber Pizza Oven
I’m a huge fan of pizza of just about all types. Not necessarily toppings, but crust/cooking styles. I like New York style pizza, deep dish Chicago style pizza, even thin St. Louis style pizza. My favorite by far though is the wonderfully crispy pizza that you can get in the pizzarias all over Europe that advertise their wood fired ovens. …
Mint Chocolate Chip Gelato
In the frenzy of summer foods nothing is quite as good as fresh, homemade ice cream. Earlier this week we broke out the ice cream maker for the first time this year. The freezer portion will now remain in the freezer until sometime this fall in order to have ice cream on demand. The first ice cream of the year …
Ben Forta!
Today the Mid Missouri Macromedia User Group will be hosting Ben Forta. We’re hoping for a large turnout, but I’m a little concerned. We’ve done better marketing for this meeting than for any other so hopefully it will be good. If you’re anywhere near Columbia, MO and interested in Macromedia products you should come (mmug.showmeinteractive.com). On another note this is …
Building a MAME Cabinet
If you’re not familiar with MAME I encourage you to check it out. MAME is one of the coolest pieces of software available. MAME is an acronym that stands for Multiple Arcade Machine Emulator. It fairly well describes what MAME does — it emulates the hardware for multiple arcade systems. The cool aspect of emulating all of these arcade systems …
Is My Blog Burning? Paella
This is the fourth edition of Is My Blog Burning and is hosted by pim. It is also the first edition that I am able to join. The theme for this edition is rice. I thought a lot about what I could do for a rice IMBB and the answer was obvious. Paella. It’s been a while since I’ve actually …
Hilton Head Last Day
Today is our last day on Hilton head. I’m really wanting to get a sailboat for part of the day, but I don’t think it’s going to happen. It is kind of expensive and Sarah doesn’t think I’ve sailed recently enough. In other news Wall’s BBQ was not all I’d hoped it would be. I’ve come to the conclusion (and …
Hilton Head Day Two
We spent yesterday lounging around the condo before going kyaking in Broad Creek. On the way to the kyak place ate lunch at a very nice southwestern restaurant (not surprisingly called Santa Fe). I’ve not had good fish tacos since I was last in San Diego. These were exceptional. They were made with blackened grouper rather than a fried fish …
Hello from Hilton Head
Sarah and I are taking a much needed vacation with her family this week. We’re staying in a condo in the Sea Pines Resort on Hilton Head Island. It’s quite nice. We’ve seen the gator in the pond/lake/lagoon behind our condo several times already. There is a bird that is quite loud every morning, not so good for the sleeping. …
IMBB: Rice
I’m excited about this Is My Blog Burning because I’m actually going to participate. Okay, so I won’t really be cooking on the actual day, because I’ll be returning from a much needed vacation in Hilton Head, but I will be posting a special creation. I really love the concept of IMBB. It brings people together from all over the …