May.
03

Apologies… and appreciation

Dear readers… I’m sorry my formatting has been all caddywhampus the past couple of days. I didn’t know it. Really I didn’t :( I would’ve never left things that way if I knew. And I **really** appreciate that my dear friend Rich told me about it… so, in unison, let’s all thank him. Ready? One… Two… Three…THANK YOU, RICH!!!

You see, I use a MacBook Pro… and I love it immensely. Really, I do! And sometimes HTML code and CSS tags and javascript… and even the blogger app itself… seem to run differently on a MAC vs. PC. DJ on the other hand, is a dedicated, life long, hard core PC man. Last year when I bought the MacBook, DJ disdainfully dubbed it “a foreign object” and begrudgingly he connected **the foreign object** to “his” network. I thanked him :) But that’s as far as his dealing with **the foreign object** has gone since then.

I do most of my composing on my MacBook. That’s **my** baby. My pictures are there, my software is there, everything I do is on my MacBook. I just realized I’ve never named my MacBook… but I should… I mean, I named my KitchenAid mixer (Lola) didn’t I? I think I’ll name my MacBook “Clyde”. Yeah, “Clyde” is a good **work horse** name and Lord knows I use my MacBook for the heavy lifting technical stuff so it’s gotta **be** a work horse… and trust me, this MacBook Pro truly **is** a work horse! Okay, so Clyde it is :) (and if you’re reading this and your name is Clyde… or your DH’s name is Clyde… or Clyde is the name of your father, uncle, brother, DBF, DF, BIL, FIL, grandfather, neighbor, co-worker… or even cousin-twice-removed… please know I chose the name because it’s a STRONG name… okay? okay. whew, glad we got THAT cleared up! hahaha)

But… I digress {LOL}.

I do the vast majority of my work with Clyde (hey, has a nice ring to it!!). And in changing around my template, adding a poll, etc etc etc everything was looking A-ok for me… in Mac OS-X. So in my (lack of) infinite wisdom, I assumed all was right with the world. Well, yanno what they say happens when you “assume”, right? It’s true.

Late in the afternoon yesterday Rich mentioned the blog wasn’t working right for him. He didn’t like the new layout, etc etc etc. I told him he was crazy, it looked fine to me, he was just being “Mr CrankyMan” and blew him off. My mistake. I should have checked. But I was busy… I had to get DJ up and away from NASCAR Qualifying so we could get to the store…. and then we hit another store… and then we hit the bookstore… and then we had to rush home and get ready to meet our friends for dinner… and then we had to socialize for the evening… and then I was pooped. I was really dead-dog tired.

All night it kinda bugged me that Rich was saying the site wasn’t acting properly for him. I jumped on DJ’s PC (blech!) early this morning to see how the site looked on a PC. And… {insert screetching tires here}… Rich was right. Yes, yes… I know he’s reading this so I’ll just post it in big ol caps…

RICH WAS RIGHT!!!

hahhah he’ll like that :) After discovering that RICH WAS RIGHT I did a mad scramble to fix everything so it looks right on a PC. And it seems to be all better now. But I haven’t gone over to Clyde and see how it looks on a MAC. I’ll do that after I get this post up. It was important for me to get the site fixed for all of you… and get up my shout-out of appreciation for Rich… before I move on and see how things are for **me**. Yes, I’m self-sacrificing that way… it’s all about others first ;-) HAHAHAHAHA

I’m off to do a cupcake run this morning so there will be pics and reviews up later at some point. Be sure to check back cuz I know how drooly y’all get about cupcake stuff ;-) What? You mean you don’t get all drooly over cupcake stuff? Well, **I** do and in this case it **is** all about me :)

Thanks for your patience… I’m really sorry my blog was all caddywhampus… and I’m really grateful to my friend Rich for telling me about it (even though I did call him Mr CrankyMan and blow him off completely… sorry dude!).

Happy Happy!

May.
02


I’m thinking about a new camera and would love decision-making help. This is a picture of what I have right now – a 7mp point-&-shoot Pentax Optio M20 – - – but I’m giving serious thought to upgrading to my very first digital SLR either the Canon Rebel XSi (EOS 450D), the Nikon D40, Nikon D70 or Nikon D80. Being a blogger, where else would I turn but to all of you for some advice, insight, comments, feedback…

I’m happy with my camera. I’ve had it for about 18 months with no complaints. It’s small. It’s 7mp. It takes great shots. It’s convenient to take with me. It’s easy to operate. It has a super-macro button. In general, there’s really nothing “wrong” with my Pentax Optio M20 and I certainly don’t **need** a new camera. But, yanno, in my world, “need” is rather over-rated ;-) Before we even bought the current camera we had decided it would be our last P&S digital camera. If we were to upgrade in the future, we’d only upgrade to a DSLR.

Up til now, I’ve really had no desire for a DSLR. I remember getting my first SLR camera back in my second year of college and thinking I was all grown up. At the time, I was dating a guy who was into photography and it was fun to learn about it from him. But if I’m being honest… I really thought it was a big pain the butt. The f-stops, the aperture, the shutter speed, the lighting, the lenses, etc etc etc. Oh brother… way too much effort. I just wanted to take pretty pictures :)

And if I’m being honest, that’s all I want to do now.

But I’d like more control over my images as I’m taking them. I’d like more versatility. I guess I’m at the point where I think I’d just like to move up to a digital SLR :) I’d mainly use it for my food photography but that would probably just be a beginning… I’d eventually use it for other types of photography too. And it wouldn’t replace my digital point-&-shoot, I’d definitely keep it as well :)

I’d like a digital SLR that takes **better** pictures than my digital point-&-shoot… uses an SD or SDHC card… has an excellent reputation… won’t cost me an arm and three legs… isn’t ridiculously heavy… isn’t too bulky… is comfortable in my hand… won’t cost me an arm and three legs… isn’t so entry-level that I’d be bored with it but at the same time isn’t so pro-level that I’d never use the bulk of its features…

And I posted a poll because I’m curious about you guys as well. What camera do you use? What camera do you think I should get?  If you were to buy another camera, what kind would it be… and why?

Any advice… or feedback… or insight… or comments? I’m ready to hear it!!! Post a comment and let me know :)

Happy happy!

Feb.
04

On Your Mark…

…get set…

… GO!!! …

Welcome to my blog. My own little corner of the world.

Now what kind of host would I be if I didn’t offer you something to drink. Care for a cuppa java… or a bottled water? Lemme know what I can getcha… I’m happy to oblige :)

By day… I’m an Engineer… trapped in the “Corporate America” subvulture (er… subculture heh heh) of posturing, politics and greed. But on my time, I love to cook but especially I love to bake! No haute cuisine comin outta my kitchen though… just food that tastes good – and hopefully looks good, too!

Cupcakes are my favorite – especially the mini ones (all the taste without blowin a whole day’s worth of calories… that’s what I say!!!) – but I’m totally into cookies, and pies and well, let’s be honest here… all things sweet.

I’ll share my baking adventures… and along the way more info than you probably care to know about my life and what goes on around me. I’m pretty opinionated… but don’t let that turn you off else you’ll miss some pretty kick-ass recipes! LOL

Let the fun begin!!

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