I gots to give mad props to SDGE for fixing up our oven yesterday. Or, wait, lemme see, do I have to give them a shout-out first? Or does that come before a holla-back? Anyway! I set up an appointment…
Monthly Archives: August 2009
Whoa, There Goes Elvis! Yo, King!
It has been years since I’ve seen Beetlejuice. This was a family staple for many years. I even dubbed the movie onto tape so we could listen to it in the car on family vacations. I was reminded of it…
Posted in Uncategorized Tagged with: alec baldwin, beetlejuice, dream team, formula 1, geena davis, michael keaton, the av club
Old is Good?
Thinking about my solid old oven, built when the war had just ended and America was dusting itself off, I’ve begun to think about old=good. In the 50s, and again in the 80s, we’ve had techno-crushes. Puppy love for anything…
Life in the Kitchen
Now we’re talking! Last night I had the new oven stretching its legs. First up was some brown rice, simmering away on one of the back burners. Next I preheated the oven for some bread. From what I can tell…
Potties, Flames, and Springs, Oh My!
On Sunday we bought a potty at Ikea. It’s a turquoise plastic thing that could double as a centurion helmet (minus the horsehair crest). After Baby Harbat’s bath on Monday she said, “Potty? Potty?” I’m eliminating the rest of the…
Cookin’ With Gas
My newest toy, an O’Keefe and Merritt double oven: Finally. I found it on Craig’s List in the LA area. This is the trouble with the internet: it’s troublingly simple to find Just the Right Item for sale several…
Posted in Uncategorized Tagged with: bread, chud, craig's list, gas, los angeles, o'keefe and merritt, oven, pilot, thermocouple, trailer, uncle f-up
(Not) Cooking With Gas
Still without an oven. Our house has been breadless for almost 3 weeks now. While it’s been nice to have time for chores and other hobbies, I miss baking bread—the smell, the product, the mysteries of dough. We are going…
Posted in Uncategorized Tagged with: blue moon, chambers, craig's list, gaffer and sattler, o'keefe and merritt, washington dc, wedgewood
They Come in Pints?
My wife will be very excited to know that this truck was parked RIGHT IN FRONT OF MY OFFICE BUILDING. Picture That is all. Read and post comments | Send to a friend
Dare I Say It?
Last night the gate opened freely. No binding, no sticking. It must’ve been the humidity, but I decided to sand the hell out of it anyway to make sure we are trapped in the front yard again. I now I’m…
Time Warp
Please excuse my purple Mohawk, parachute pants with bandana tourniquet, boom box, and Vuarnets. I’ve been time traveling! I stepped into some kind of rip in the space/time fabric when I went to my bank this morning to dispute a…
