The search for digital content and a Saturday Costco run

Saturday, January 7, 2012 at 9:29 AM
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Cutting the cord on cable creates a situation where finding content over the air waves becomes very challenging. Over the air (OTA) content does not support on demand viewing. Finding a source of on demand content without a cable or satellite subscription requires turning to either physical media or internet content. For example, anybody with a Netflix subscription could easily push play on “How Beer Saved the World” which happens to be an amusing 2011 documentary about beer. This creates a scenario where new content has to be described. For better or worse the exposure to new content involves experiencing a combination of entertaining and disappointing content.

Dinner tonight will involve grilling some steaks imported to the great State of Colorado from McGonigle’s Market in Kansas City. Grilling outside will be possible today thanks to some surprisingly warm January weather. Before the grilling process begins a few large baking potatoes will be placed in the over at 350 degrees for about an hour. The potatoes will receive a couple ventilation holes courtesy of a fork and they will probably be given a lite coating of Lawry’s seasoning salt. One large question about dinner still remains. Will the requisite vegetable side dish be grilled, baked, or sautéed.  A quick visit to a Whole Foods Market on the way to Costco will quickly answer the vegetable side dish question.

Who has a great steak rub mixture they would be willing to share? The following recipe is for entertainment (and or educational) purposes only and should not be misconstrued as professional culinary advise. The steaks from McGonigle’s Market were allowed to reach room temperature then grilled over charcoal while it was snowing.

Outback Down Under Inspired Steak Seasoning

  • 1/2 teaspoons kosher salt
  • 2 teaspoons paprika
  • 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
  • 1/2 teaspoon onion powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
  • 1/4 teaspoon coriander
  • 1/4 teaspoon turmeric

This recipe includes a limited amount salt. Please adjust the salt level based on personal preference. The recipe yields 5 1/2 teaspoons of seasoning or about enough rub for 4 steaks.

TiVo Advisors panel and some KSU football

Friday, January 6, 2012 at 9:32 PM
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The good people over at TiVo finely decided to send over an invitation email to join the TiVo advisors panel. The only TiVo related thing that would be more fun than the TiVo advisors panel would be an invitation to field test beta TiVo hardware. Throughout the process of filling out the TiVo advisor panel questionnaire the television in the living room was  tuned to the Fox broadcast of the AT&T Cotton Bowl featuring Arkansas vs. Kansas State University (KSU). Without question Bill Snyder would be considered one of the foremost subject matter experts on how to rebuild a college football program. KSU might have gotten a little ahead of schedule this year. With any luck over the next few years the matchups between Charlie Weis and Bill Snyder will be legendary.

How could the sunglasses worn by Burn Notice main character Michael Westin be so expensive? Throughout the show Michael Westin wears Oliver Peoples Victor 55 sunglasses with cognac colored lenses and gold frames. Based on a quick search of the Oliver Peoples website it appears that the sunglasses worn by Michael Westin have been discontinued.

Twitter Updates for 2012-01-15

Thursday, January 5, 2012 at 3:00 PM
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  • What is the best Facebook connect plugin for @WordPress? #
  • Would anybody support crowd-sourcing more northern exposure episodes? #
  • "Not quite an MIT degree, but MITx may still appeal" http://t.co/kmwFDsXB I think this could be fun. #
  • Opportunity Loss: Unnoticed and Uncounted Sources of Value – Free Webinar | Stanford University Online: https://t.co/Jz5YoXLi via @AddThis #
  • Positive Intelligence: How to maximize potential and performance (Free Webinar) | Stanford University Online: https://t.co/ICvc92Oe #
  • Dear, 2011. I am done with you. Thanks. #
  • Has the combination of individual nihilistic contempt and written post-modern criticism gained enough momentum to stifle creativity? #
  • What are the consequences of criticism becoming virtuous? Can a civil society built on criticism stand the test of time? #
  • The developer edition of Microsoft Windows 8 has been pretty fantastic; I have been running it since the day it launched #windows8 @Windows #
  • Rock Chalk Jayhawk!!! #

Scheduled Post Test Plan

Thursday, January 5, 2012 at 4:43 AM
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I am testing the scheduled post option.

KU watch party Rock Chalk Jayhawk in Colorado Springs

Wednesday, January 4, 2012 at 9:21 PM
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Well my plan to write a minimum of 500 words per day for an entire year has gotten off to a strong start. Given the impending addition to my family a new reality has started to emerge. Change will always remain a consistent part of modern life. Today Joni and I watched the Kansas University Jayhawks defeat the Kansas State Wildcats this evening at the Fox and Hound in Colorado Springs, Colorado. I will probably be unable to attend any of the University of Kansas alumni watch parties for the next few months. I thought 2012 would be a good year to get back to blogging. The number of major life events that will be occurring this year should provide a little insight into life’s rich tapestry. During the course of the next year the major challenge associated with the great 2012 blogathon will be adhering to the plan. Writing without venturing into the world of first person prose takes a certain degree of planning and ultimately consistency. Dinner tonight at the Fox in the Hound involved ordering a bacon cheeseburger instead of ordering the obligatory Philadelphia cheese stake. Joni really seems to prefer sweet potato fries. While all fried foods are not created equally the endless parade of deep fried potato products on television has been uninspiring for years. Television and high quality decision making are rarely related.

I will be writing a blog post every day this year

Tuesday, January 3, 2012 at 7:56 PM
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With any luck 2012 will be a fantastic year. Which is more important to the future strategy or planning? In order to satisfy my need to write on a daily basis, every day this year my functional journal will be graced with a weblog post. Over the course of the next year, I play on devoting myself to writing a minimum of 500 words per day. In order to fulfill all of my new year’s resolutions, this year long marathon of writing is necessary. I will be tracking some of these posts in a category called 2012 Blogothon.

What about the HP Folio 13?

Monday, January 2, 2012 at 12:14 AM
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Are you ready for 2012? I’m already thinking about my next major laptop purchase. That purchase will probably include something from the newly minted ultrabook family.

www.hp.com/go/folio

My Dell Studio 1535 has been my primary computer for over 3 years. When I purchased the laptop for some reason (a reason that still seems to be rather questionable in origin) I selected a four year warranty. In terms of usage, pretty much every computer in this house gets used on a regular basis. Over the course of the last three years the keyboard has held up surprisingly well. Normally, it is only a matter of time before heavy usage will wear down the lettering on the keys and leave palm prints on base of the laptop clamshell.

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