Heapy House Cocktail for Christmas

The Heapy House salad has been at every Christmas celebration since I can remember. It’s a typical Jell-O salad that any grandmother might make and bring to Christmas dinner. My Grandmother was the main “chef” and as far as I know the creator of the Heapy House Salad. I’ve made it multiple time since her...

Looking Back at the Kringle Cast

Apparently I’m getting all friggin’ nostalgic. I have all, or at least most, of the old podcasts that I’ve been a part of.  Recently I was perusing through them and found this gem.  The Kringle Cast was one of my favorite podcast ideas.  The concept was to have a phone line that children could call...

What Girl Scout Cookie Reigns Supreme?

Back in 2011, the podcast Homemade is Best was in full production. My co-host Helana and I were hitting our stride and produced some great content.  One of my favorite recipes that I replicated during this time was the homemade Thin Mint recipe.  Still, nearly 10 years later, I still have vivid memories of how...

Extending Google WiFi

Ever since moving to a larger home two years ago, I’ve been dealing with WiFi dead zones.  The home is 2800 sf and it is a two-story home.  The footprint is not very large though.  You would have thought that a centrally located router/access point (router) would do the job.  Not so.  From day one...

Combine Multiple PDF Files in Linux

I switched over to LinuxMint full-time this year.  More about that later.  But I’m learning the tools now available in Linux.  So… I had an occasion of combine multiple PDF files.  Not having Adobe Acrobat Pro or otherwise, I was unaware of how to do it with Linux.  A quick Google search later and I...

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