http://www.themodernamish.com Where buggy describes my old computer. Mon, 16 Jun 2008 17:14:19 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en While on vacation we spent a couple of days at Cedar Point. The first day was cold and, as it almost always is on Lake Erie, windy. A nice jacket took care of the cold but my face got windburned pretty good. I was still more than ready ... http://www.themodernamish.com/2008/06/ouch/ I'm starting to think that my anapalactic episodes are caused by a bacterial infection that is now running wild! I had another one today when, in talking with a co-worker, I thought he said 'they call him the Samus programmer'. Samus, of course being Samus Aran, the female hero ... http://www.themodernamish.com/2008/04/anapalactic-epidemic/ There she is. Across the bathroom. Yon fair maiden. My blushing bride. Yea verily she is beautiful to behold with her crimson lips and skin like satin. Behold, she speaks. Oh rapture! Each word from her lips is as honey for sweetness. I ... http://www.themodernamish.com/2008/04/yep-still-getting-old/ Alert readers may ask "What happened to farming tip #13?".  If hotels can not have a 13th floor, I don't need a 13th farming tip.  But you may say "That's not fair!".  Tough, you can tell it to the judge.  I don't think so because you're never taking me alive ... http://www.themodernamish.com/2008/04/friday-farming-tip-14/ Then do what I do. KHAAAANNNNN!!!! There. Isn't that better?  I thought so. http://www.themodernamish.com/2008/04/ever-had-one-of-those-days/ The Maize and Blue won two this weekend so we are headed to Denver April 10-12 for the Frozen Four! For those of you who don't follow college hockey, the Michigan Wolverines have the most national championships (9), the most Frozen Four appearances (23), the longest streak of appearances in the ... http://www.themodernamish.com/2008/03/denver-ho/ By special request, today's farming tip focuses on milking your cow. From the National Mastitis Council's list of milking tips, our tip today extols the benefits of teat massage. Good Massage Increases Production - When teats and the lower part of the udder are massaged, a signal is ... http://www.themodernamish.com/2008/03/friday-farming-tip-12/ Amidst the normal morning activity, I heard a knock at my bedroom door.  I open it to discover my son holding a pair of sweat pants in one hand (the kind with the zipper up the leg) and a stapler in the other hand.  "Can I just staple this since ... http://www.themodernamish.com/2008/03/male-ingenuity/ I try not to daydream too much.  For the most part I left that behind when I finally realized that I wasn't going to be a professional athlete.  But every so often I find myself drifting.  Drifting back to the trip my wife & I took to Juneau, Alaska 5 ... http://www.themodernamish.com/2008/03/north-to-alaska/ A fire at a meat packing plant?  Who's bringing the barbeque sauce?  You better bring a lot.  This place pushes out about 2 million pounds of steak & ground beef a week. What's that?  The fire was burning anhydrous ammonia?  Um....   nevermind. Darn.  Now I'm all hungry for a T-bone. http://www.themodernamish.com/2008/03/thats-good-eatin/