I suffer from this generalized arrogance that causes me to believe that intellect and confidence is a reasonable substitute for experience and expertise. Most notably has this recently become apparent in my attempts to construct a bookcase. I purchased a circular saw last week thinking, How hard can it be? Well, I [...]
Entries from January 2007
January 30, 2007
Things that are harder than you’d think: making a straight and perfectly square crosscut with a circular saw
January 25, 2007
Thing I want #1: St Moritz Titan II watch
St. Moritz Titan II
For the majority of my life I have been philosophically opposed to wearing a watch. Any lifestyle choice that forced me to manage my time with such precision that I should need a clock strapped to my person seemed ill suited to my temperament. It may have started with the [...]
January 25, 2007
Things I Want
There are things that I think are important in life, things I value, and things I care about. These are special, unique, priceless, and indeed unpurchasable things. And there there are the toys. One of the problems that I have had in the age of online shopping is that the natural barriers [...]
January 21, 2007
Fantastic Idea #2873
Watching the pregame coverage for the Chicago Bears vs. New Orleans Saints game this morning there was a human interest story about the city of New Orleans and their love of their football team. As part of their fan interviews there was a brief shot of a nun saying “I love our Saints.” [...]
January 16, 2007
Jim Lahey’s No-Knead Bread
UPDATE: Having made this bread many many times now, there are a few things I have noticed. The original published recipe creates a dough that’s just a little too wet and salty for my liking. Instead, I measure by weight and use the following ratio:
Dylan’s Bread ratio:
15 oz bread flour
12 oz warm water
1 [...]
January 16, 2007
A New Plan
Though I am, of course, supposed to be working now, diligently preparing manuscripts for publication and relearning so much medicine that I have spent the better part of a decade forgetting, the reality of the situation is different. The reality of the situation is that my time is split pretty evenly between trying to [...]
