Monthly Archives: November 2008

Roll Reversal

The night before Thanksgiving, I cooked a batch of rolls using a recipe from a paperback Betty Crocker cookbook we’ve had for years but seldom cook out of. It seemed a quick, easy recipe for simple dinner rolls. The bread … Continue reading

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Thanksgiving Food

The rolls are made, although they’re an unequivocal failure. I just couldn’t get them to rise. They’re hard, brown little things, and most of them will land in my compost pile, which frankly is ok by me. The turkey is … Continue reading

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Using RewriteMap for query string voodoo

I had the need today to come up with an apache rewrite that would, in some cases, change the value of a query string parameter. So for example, for requests coming from anywhere but example.com with a URI beginning “/path” … Continue reading

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Dirt!

We’ve been sort of feinting in the direction of composting for over a year now. I built a handy dandy compost bin that’s basically four square frames with wire siding. The bin breaks down into two pieces, each composed of … Continue reading

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