http://www.forthekog.com I'm the one in the middle Fri, 23 Jan 2009 00:29:48 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en This was too big to post on Twitter or Gtalk, but it's a thought I had while reflecting on how instant messaging has impacted relationships I've had with people over the last few years. The problem is that it's not as much that instant messaging has replaced another form of communication ... http://www.forthekog.com/2009/01/22/just-a-thought-i-had/ Here is the recipe for the best apple pie I've ever made/eaten. The key to this recipe is to bake the crust and apple filling for about 40 minutes, then add the crumble topping and bake for another 50 minutes. Doing this gives the apples time to soften and caramelize. I ... http://www.forthekog.com/2008/08/07/recipe-the-2nd/ A couple of months ago, I wrote a post detailing the announcement of Giantbomb.com At the time, the site was a blog where Jeff Gerstmann and Ryan Davis would post news stories, game reviews, and updates as to how the actual site was coming together. It was a great way to ... http://www.forthekog.com/2008/08/03/kaboom-pt-2/ Pixar has built its reputation on making films for families. From the original Toy Story to last summer's Ratatouille, these films make a point of not only raising the bar for quality in CGI (computer-generated imagery) movies, but also maintaining a storytelling ability that proves to be enjoyable for both ... http://www.forthekog.com/2008/08/01/how-pixar-and-nintendo-are-helping-to-save-the-world/ Watching The Dark Knight a second time caused me to have an insight. There are no more heroes, and maybe there never were. There are merely people willing to step up and do the right thing, at the right time. The phrase, "no more heroes" particularly struck me, and it wasn't because ... http://www.forthekog.com/2008/08/01/no-more-heroes/ All right, so real quick: a couple posts ago I mentioned something about Jeff Gerstmann and eluded to his firing from Gamespot. Being a big fan of him and his work, I've been following along with what he's been up to recently on his and other former Gamespot employees' blogs. ... http://www.forthekog.com/2008/03/06/kaboom/ I've noticed that ever since starting at the Purple Onion a couple weeks ago, there's been a significant amount of "buildup" in my Inbox and on my Google Reader every day by the time I get home, and that some days it can take up to an hour or two ... http://www.forthekog.com/2008/03/06/musings-and-twitter/ In what I hope to make an ongoing series, I've decided to start posting recipes from a database that I've been building up for about 8 months now. I intend for them to be recipes that I've found to work well and taste good, but I may occasionally post some ... http://www.forthekog.com/2008/02/25/recipes/ For those of you who don't know, I've been working at the Brueggar's Bagels at the corner of University and East Hennepin since last July. I've come to like it well enough; there aren't a whole lot of people who work there, so I was able to get to ... http://www.forthekog.com/2008/02/18/new-job/ Some of you may have noticed that I've rearranged my blogroll, gotten rid of some old stuff and added some new stuff. Here's a couple of the new things: 1. Balsbaugh7 and Ithilien Exile, are two that I've found to be quite fascinating. They are both written and managed by Jon ... http://www.forthekog.com/2008/02/16/some-blogs/