This Is Your Nana

I received this bizarre voicemail.

Honey CSA

Tracey and I invested in a CSA last year. Our return tastes amazing.

Funky Android

My Android Virtual Device is acting all funky on Oneiric Ocelot.

Sidewalks

The WPA embedded copper placards into the sidewalks on Willet Street in Quincy. I used to admire them on the way to work. In the last few weeks, the roads and the sidewalks on that street were torn up and replaced with granite curbs.

Try Things

Sriram Krishnan hits the nail on the head with his post, Don’t be so f*king strategic.

All large companies (and I do mean all – this is not a post about Microsoft) tend to be in love with finding the right “strategy” in place before doing anything.

In the strategy consulting industry, this is close to what they call “analysis paralysis”. It is easy to get stuck in a loop searching for the ultimate strategy or design.

For big companies, analysis paralysis leads to a lot of wasted management time. For smaller companies, a lack of action can lead to wasted development and design cycles. It is important to find test projects and try random things with any spare cycles, and make that part of the strategy, than lose valuable development hours.

Charlie Brown

Via Good

New Glasses

I’ve bought eyeglasses online before. This time I ordered from 39DollarGlasses. All told, I paid just over 60 dollars for a pair of UV and anti-reflection coated lenses.

As you can see, it comes with a high-quality case and some accessories. Overall, I am pleased with my purchase and would buy from them again.

Irene Video

The Bruins Stole The Bear!

I had no idea that the Boston Bruins marketing department stole the premise of the bear commercials from Panda-brand Cheese.

MiniTrangia Review

I purchased a MiniTrangia cookset before I went for an overnight camping trip with Tracey. The cookset comes with a pot, a lid (which doubles as a non-stick saucepan), a pot gripper, windscreen, flame adjuster cap, stovecap, and stove.

I accidentally put the tongs into the set sideways which resulted in a small scratch in the non-stick surface, so be careful that you don’t do that. Other than that the set is wonderful for light backpacking. Since it is alcohol based, it is much easier cleanup. The stove is quick, but not as quick as some propane or butane stoves. It weighs next to nothing.

In the photograph above, you can see that I am using the MiniTrangia stove with my old school camping mess tin. I found a rock to rest the saucepan handle against. You can’t tell from the picture, but it was rainy and windy, but the stove served its purpose.

The MiniTrangia isn’t great for more than one person though. For that, I’d recommend an upgrade to a larger model or different stove. This is a great buy for 37 dollars. It saves you from hacking together a stove made out of discarded tuna fish and tomato cans.