The Corner Booth

How to Speak Like a Geek

admin — Sun, 13 Nov 2011 16:41:14 +0000

Lets look at a second snippet of code: if(X >= Y) { Z = X; } else { Z = Y; } This snippet of code takes two numbers and returns the maximum of those two numbers. If we pronounce this snippet of code, we get something like, “If X is greater than or equal [...]

I am a Morningstar Farms Fan

admin — Sun, 29 Aug 2010 00:52:09 +0000

I am not really into vegetarian ersatz food. Somehow, i find it degrading to vegetables that they have to pretend to be meat. When properly treated, i think veggies are pretty damn tasty and don’t need to play second string to a big old hunk of beast. With that being said, I have to admit [...]

More Humor That I Like

admin — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 18:28:44 +0000

I remember flying back from Europe and the in-flight movie was Groundhog Day which is pretty surreal when you’re on a plane for several hours drifting in and out of consciousness as you try to catch some sleep. I generally don’t like it when people write boring blog articles that just link to other people’s [...]

Impressions of Straight Razor Shaving Part II

admin — Thu, 22 Apr 2010 15:30:26 +0000

With a single NS pass I can now get a socially acceptable, irritation free, shave which is very comfortable. I would say it is a directional BBS shave. Even XTG is fairly smooth. I would rate it a DFS. Each shave takes about the same amount of time as a DE shave, but i am [...]

My Favorite Humor

admin — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 15:02:24 +0000

I was watching John Oliver’s New York Stand-up last week and saw Marc Maron who reminded me of the late, great, George Carlin when he was ranting about how the future belonged to China. I was awestruck at one part of his set. Here it is as best as i could transcribe it. Now, obviously, [...]

First Impressions of Straight Razor Shaving

admin — Fri, 26 Mar 2010 21:37:07 +0000

A couple of weeks ago i purchased a Dovo Best Quality 6/8 straight razor from straightrazordesigns.com and a strop from ruprazor.com.The razor includes a free honing from straight razor designs which is pretty sweet. The strop has some finishing paste on it to help keep the edge sharp which should help stretch the time between [...]

Fargo Shaving Scene

admin — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 16:33:09 +0000

I guess the Fargo shaving scene is pretty hot. According to a recent post on mantic59′s blog, Fargo ranks as the number three city after New York and London for number of visits.

Sidecar Cocktail Recipe

admin — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 16:36:15 +0000

Ingredients 2.25 oz Brandy .75 oz Cointreu .50 oz lemon juice Procedure Combine ingredients in a Boston shaker filled with ice. Shake until chilled and serve into a chilled cocktail glass. Garnish with a twist of lemon if you feel fancy.

All Clad 12 Inch Fry Pan 50% Off Sale

admin — Sun, 10 Jan 2010 04:40:13 +0000

All Clad 12 inch frying pans are 50% off at Amazon. The All Clad 12 inch stainless steel frying pan with a stainless steal lid retails for almost $180 is on sale for only $89.99. That is almost 50% off the regular retail price. These pans are top of the line in terms of quality, [...]

Snow, Snow, and More Snow

admin — Sat, 09 Jan 2010 18:31:21 +0000