http://www.goption.com/ Brian Casey's personal weblog and journal http://www.goption.com/archives/goption-logo-nt.png http://www.goption.com/ Brian Casey's personal weblog and journal 140 60 en-us bnc@goption.com 2009-01-04T20:40:23-08:00 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 http://www.goption.com/archives/2009/01/a_little_ride_for_the_new_year.html I took a ride on my motorcycle today.... 6772@http://www.goption.com/ Rides 2009-01-04T20:40:23-08:00 http://www.goption.com/archives/2009/01/carmelized_apples.html In a frying pan over medium-high heat, melt 3 Tbs butter. Add 6 Fuji apples (peeled, cored, cut into 1/4" slices), 1/2 cup sugar, 1 tsp cornstarch, 1/2 tsp cinnamon, 1/4 tsp nutmeg and 1/4 tsp salt. Cook about 18... 6771@http://www.goption.com/ Recipes 2009-01-04T20:35:31-08:00 http://www.goption.com/archives/2009/01/recent_books.html Here's some of the books I've read recently - all by Alexander McCall Smith. 44 Scotland Street by Alexander McCall Smith. The lives and loves of the residents of a townhome in Edinburgh, along with some of their friends. The... 6768@http://www.goption.com/ Bookshelf 2009-01-03T14:00:59-08:00 http://www.goption.com/archives/2009/01/mac_and_cheese.html MACARONI AND CHEESE This recipe is adapted from a cookbook titled "Soul Food". If there are lots of kids coming for Thanksgiving, they will love you forever. And maybe when you are old and alone they will let you come... 6767@http://www.goption.com/ Recipes 2009-01-03T10:34:14-08:00 http://www.goption.com/archives/2008/12/national_audubon_society_field_guides.html 6764@http://www.goption.com/ Bookshelf 2008-12-31T09:56:00-08:00 http://www.goption.com/archives/2008/12/a_cut_above.html Starting in the mid 80's, only one person ever cut my hair. Gil Carrasco, at a shop over on Baldwin in Arcadia, was the guy I trusted with my hair, and for over fifteen years no one else cut my... 6763@http://www.goption.com/ Doing 2008-12-30T07:57:15-08:00 http://www.goption.com/archives/2008/12/holiday_break.html The holiday break has been a little different this year. Jimmy's wedding on the 27th meant that Rick and Ann couldn't make it to Big Bear on Christmas Day. After a lot of back-and-forth, the McConnell Christmas was moved to... 6762@http://www.goption.com/ Family & Friends 2008-12-29T09:25:25-08:00 http://www.goption.com/archives/2008/12/sinus_lift.html So, my #3 tooth (upper right first molar) had an old filling go bad, and after working on it off and on for a few years Dr. Crabtree decided it couldn't be saved and really needed to be removed. In... 6761@http://www.goption.com/ Doing 2008-12-13T08:22:11-08:00 http://www.goption.com/archives/2008/12/why_is_a_b2_bomber_orbiting_socal.html Jeremy came over to do some laundry, and said there's a B2 bomber flying overhead. Sure enough, a couple of minutes later a B2 flies almost right over the house, going from north to south at about 1000 feet. Five... 6758@http://www.goption.com/ Doing 2008-12-07T13:57:39-08:00 http://www.goption.com/archives/2008/11/modern_questions.html 6754@http://www.goption.com/ Doing 2008-11-26T10:57:00-08:00 http://www.goption.com/archives/2008/11/tiny_geo_coder.html Tiny Geo-coder | The fastest way to find latitude and longitude When I created a Garmin POI file with all the Yamaha dealers in the US (and a separate file for Canada), I needed a way to convert a street... 6742@http://www.goption.com/ Doing 2008-11-15T07:31:53-08:00 http://www.goption.com/archives/2008/11/vertigo.html From the National Geographic:... 6738@http://www.goption.com/ Doing 2008-11-11T20:41:35-08:00 http://www.goption.com/archives/2008/11/apheresis_november_10.html I got nearly to the end of Serenity today.... 6735@http://www.goption.com/ Apheresis 2008-11-10T19:43:00-08:00 http://www.goption.com/archives/2008/11/uphill_rush.html Uphill RushRace your vehicle over hills and obstacles and finish each level without falling.... 6731@http://www.goption.com/ Doing 2008-11-09T11:31:13-08:00 http://www.goption.com/archives/2008/10/apheresis_october_27.html Road to Perdition again.... 6730@http://www.goption.com/ Apheresis 2008-10-27T08:02:39-08:00