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Andrew Sigal | Sunday, July 12, 2015

Ten?

I have been looking forward to the release of Windows 10 for some time. Friends of mine inside Microsoft have told me that Windows 10 is what Windows 8 should have been. However, with just a...
Andrew Sigal | Tuesday, July 07, 2015

Fixing leaky squeeze bottles

If you use squeeze bottles for arts & crafts or in the kitchen, you are no doubt aware of the sad fact that they always leak. Well, okay, maybe not always, but most of the time. This can be...
Andrew Sigal | Sunday, June 28, 2015

Almond flour

You know how sometimes you need some slightly unusual ingredient for a recipe - let’s say almond flour. So you go out and buy some. But it turns out that you buy too much, or for some reason...
Andrew Sigal | Saturday, June 13, 2015

American Arabia

I was watching the Frontline program "Obama's War" on PBS last night. I've come to the conclusion that it is time for us to fundamentally change our policy towards the Middle East. I say it is...
Andrew Sigal | Monday, March 30, 2015

How to deal with an overwhelming backlog of mail

Step 1: Take the huge pile of mail from the bin where it has been accumulating. Put it on the dining room table. Two days later, Step 2: Separate out all the magazines and catalogs. Slice open...
Andrew Sigal | Sunday, November 23, 2014

The Blogging Experience

I find blogging very unsatisfying. It is the lack of feedback that bothers me. That, and the fact that several of my favorite past posts are rarely read. Blogger does give me feedback in the form...
Andrew Sigal | Monday, November 10, 2014

Ant Poison Gumdrops

A couple years ago I posted some thoughts on dealing with invasive ants in the garden and provided a recipe for homemade liquid ant poison (see The Uncarved Block - Ants!). My DIY ant poison has been successful,...
Andrew Sigal | Sunday, October 19, 2014

New Art at the Albany Bulb

There is an old, retired landfill jutting into the bay at the City of Albany, California. Referred to as the "Albany Bulb", it is an odd place who's future is always uncertain. It is administered by...
Andrew Sigal | Monday, October 13, 2014

Whiskey Stones

A few weeks ago I bought a set of Teraforma Whisky Stones on Amazon.com. I really don't know why I bought them. It was dumb. I knew it was dumb. But I did it anyway. Sigh. It is a cute idea to...
Andrew Sigal | Tuesday, March 04, 2014

Cartoon - Fishbowl

Fishbowl - Cartoon by Andrew Sigal, (c) 2013 Isn't it cruel keeping them in there like that? I wouldn't worry about it son. I don't think they have enough brain cells to even understand...
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