Considering that my boyfriend proposed to me last year on Valentine’s Day (in the bathtub, no less) one might assume 2010 would be a tough act to follow. Not so, however, because I love these nifty heart-shaped handwarmers he gave me: they’re practical, whimsical, and even a little nerdy, thanks to the science behind them. Add to this the fact that they are resuseable, and for me, that’s a winning combo. Yes, Valentine’s Day came early in our house simply because – while it has been cold lately – it could easily be 80 degrees here in Texas by the…
Month: January 2011
Remember when you were a kid and you vowed that, “When I’m an adult, I’m gonna eat nothing but dessert for dinner”? Well, that’s exactly what my fiance and I did last week. (Plus, there was wine!) It all happened at Central Market in Fort Worth, where the two of us ‘unwrapped’ our final Christmas gift: a cooking class courtesy of my step-daughter and son-in-law. The demo, entitled The Snap of Citrus in Desserts, was led by award winning cookbook author, pastry chef, and culinary tour leader, David Lebovitz. (Update: You can read David Lebovitz’s blog about these classes here.)…
Earlier this week, I received a bunch of dire emails from Yahoo! threatening to delete my blog. Why? Well, according to them, my site contained “malicious code.” Yikes! The email suggested that I change my Yahoo! password, which struck me as potentially “phishy.” What if this was bait to lure me to a fake login page and snatch my password with keystroke logging malware? It happens! I Googled several phrases from the email, and found that there is, in fact, a scam along these lines which used the exact same wording as the email Yahoo! sent me. However, in my…
Mel Brooks has successfully given his movie, “Young Frankenstein,” new life as a musical, or as Dr. Frankenstein might have exclaimed, “It’s alive!”