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.)…
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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…
According to a survey of more than 2300 pet owners, the kind of animal you own says a lot about you. Snake owners, for instance, are the most likely to earn 6 figure incomes, while bird owners claim the most job satisfaction. Check out the article in its entirety over at The Daily Brainstorm. I once rented a house from a guy who was one of the founders of Century 21 real estate. I assumed from his background that he would be a stickler for paperwork. Instead, he said that in all his years as a landlord, he did better…
Ancient Egyptians believed that you can take it with you, or at least you can have servants bring items to your tomb for you to enjoy in the afterlife. A playful hands-on activity at the Lost Egypt exhibit at the Fort Worth Museum of Science and History lets you create your own version of this. As you can see in the photo above, I’ve set it up so The Bangles will bring me a kitty, some espresso, and a music player when I croak. We’re gonna have to tighten up that coffee order, though; I never drink grandes. Now, if…