Hidey!

Thanks Vic for these amazing pics of my cat Hidey! Wow, just in time for an annual post here...

When Life Gives You Zucchini...

...make vegan brownies!

(...to take to yoga tonight.)














Thanks to Stan for the fabulous organic squash!

This is the recipe that produced the brownies, if you want to give it a go.

Pog visited the New Hope Mills Store in Auburn for some whole wheat flour, cocoa powder and organic sugar. Free wi-fi in the cafe if you visit. (But get there before 4pm, that's when they close!)

PS: These aren't "healthy", but they are vegan! And I used half the oil called for in the recipe. Good for an occasional treat.

Creature Pics

Enjoy some recent pics taken with the iPhone:




















Above is Hidey surveying the birds and squirrels on Charles St....















And Dutch (Maureen and Mike's pooch) chilling by the lake last week. (A tongue montage.)

Like Angioplasty for Your Kitchen Pipes...

Speedracer's kitchen sink has been draining VERY SLOOOOWWWLY. And creating a mess in the second sink when running the disposal.

Attempts at remedying the situation with an auger/drain snake proved unsuccessful.

Then along came the Clog Buster. (It kicks auger a$$!)

Simply drag the garden hose through the garage into the kitchen, then attach it to the Clog Buster. Remove the P Trap under the kitchen sink, then stick the Clog Buster 6 inches into the main drain. Yell to Sully to turn on the garden hose and be surprised that no flooding seems to be occurring. After 5 minutes turn off the water and experience DIY SUCCESS.

As Sully eloquently stated, "it's like angioplasty for your pipes." I am totally surprised, yet elated that this worked. Highly recommended. It earns 5 plungers. Out of 5!

Now onward to fix the leaking bathroom sink....

Find Yer iPhone

It's about time I made a commitment to regular postings. Pog now is the recent proud owner of an iPhone (courtesy of my awesome brother after upgrading - thanks, Tim!) so that may help improve the content (photos!) and frequency of posting (wifi!).

I spent the day um, "troubleshooting" my iPhone and the last two days included the following activities: jailbreaking, unlocking, wiping old data, unbricking, re-jailbreaking, re-unlocking, and celebrating SUCCESS by making actual phone calls (on another carrier, no less), browsing my own contacts and playlists. Yay!

DIY is one of my mantras, so I have no doubt learned way too much about this jailbreaking and unlocking stuff. But through all my research over the past 48 hours, the most entertaining read has been this post, an amusing account of using Find My iPhone to successfully recover a missing iPhone.

I begin my #8 growth year today: Adjustment (Balance)! Let's go!

RIP Rex

This morning I learned that my buddy Rex went to the rainbow bridge. Thank you little guy for all of the joy and love you brought to me and everyone who knew you. You made my heart bigger, but it is a little broken today. Everybody, hug someone you love today and let them know....

Sending each of you my love,

pog

Even if you are a regular person and not an engineer...

...you will enjoy this!

Genius.