FlasshePoint

Life, Minutiae, Toys, Irrational Phobias, Peeves, Fiber

Skies of Blue, Trees of Greenish-Yellow, Satellite Dishes of Grey

My backyard tree yesterday, as seen from my front yard:

Look at how blue and clear that Colorado sky is.
Here’s the front yard tree (foreground), and it has no leaves left on it at all:

Latre.

Nielsen’s Weblog Usability Design Mistakes

Jakob Nielsen just came out with his list of the Top 10 Design Mistakes for Weblogs. I have to admit that I’ve probably made most of these at one time or another, but I was surprised that I actually didn’t make some of them. However, I’m not sure I’m that concerned, since this [...]

Validation for my Refined Palate

I’m psyched! In the latest issue of Westword, Jason Sheehan, my favorite foodie writer, reviewed my favorite local sushi place, the Fontana Sushi in Littleton. And he loves it. (See this previous blog entry declaring my own love for the place.) I really had no idea that Fontana was serving such [...]

One Of Those Days

This morning, for the first time ever, the power went off at my house while I was taking a shower. The weather was clear, so it wasn’t a weather-related outage. Unlike most of the homes in this development, I opted not to have a skylight in my bathroom (which turned out to be [...]

I Don’t Like Cilantro

I mean it. I’ve been fooling myself for years, but I’ve just recently come to the conclusion that I don’t like the herb cilantro. There, I’m finally admitting it to myself and everyone else. Since Mexican food (or at least Tex Mex) is pretty popular around here, it ends up getting used [...]

The Price of Indulgence

One of my favorite snackin’ foods is Snyder’s of Hanover Jalapeño Pretzel Pieces. I like most types of pretzels. I’m something of a salt addict. But I also like spicy foods, so this combines a few of my favorite tastes. However, I gave them up awhile ago because they’re about 1/3 [...]

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