Author: Steve Riggins

Ironing crappy nylon socks on the hottest temperature is good for neither the socks nor the iron. Hated those old socks from high school anyway. Rowenta sells a soulplate cleaner ($9.99 at Target) which did an amazing job of bringing my soulplate back to like-new condition! It is so slick now, the iron slides over… Continue reading Keep that soulllllplate clean

I’ve posted a picture of the newly completed office. It is so much much nicer to work at, with plenty of book space, a separate desk for in/out items and the ability to swivel between three machines!

AP – Bill Shoemaker, who rode four Kentucky Derby winners and for more than 40 years was a commanding presence in thoroughbred racing, died Sunday. He was 72. [Yahoo! News – Sports] What a classy sportsman.

Hehe this is classic

As mentioned in the Sept. PMUG newsletter “Mouse Tracks,” we are indeed getting an Apple Store, located in Washington Square mall! It is set to open Nov. 15th. I went by and saw a large white construction wall with a black border around the base.

Ahhhh I am so glad I hired landscapers. Between the rain and the high winds, my yard is yellow now, totally covered in pine needles. This round will be gone on Friday 🙂

Julie brought over her Jenome 108 and taught me how to iron hems and sew. We should have used hemming tape on the curtain, but it came out great! I sewed the loop at the top and one of the long sides. It is clear that a large table and such is a great aide,… Continue reading I can sew!

I’m looking for a cordless phone (not a cell phone) that will: Not interfere with 802.11b/g Support bluetooth headsets (so I can walk around with phone on hip) Bluetooth to OS X for caller ID lookup, and maybe syncing (some) #s to phone Anyone have any ideas?

Julie and I went out shopping for fabric and I came home with $40 of world navigation print in blue on white cloth. Is going to work great for my office! I also got a second pair of Merrell shoes, and wanted a third but they didn’t have my size. My shoes look like: