http://coalcracker.net Thu, 14 Aug 2008 22:55:38 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Every Thursday, I'm blown away by the variety of great produce that shows up in the parking lot of Borough Hall in Schuylkill Haven. Great locally grown foods at great prices... it's what a farmer's market is all about. It makes me love this time of year. This week ... http://coalcracker.net/2008/08/14/organic-vegetables/ I posted some new pictures from my trip up to Allegheny State Park this week. Check them out here. http://coalcracker.net/2008/08/08/camping-pics/ I just set up my favtape with my favorite songs of the moment.  The site is similar to muxtape, except it is based around last.fm.  The concept is simple -- an online mp3 mixtape.  This first one has 14 songs, both new and old.  Here they are, check it out ... http://coalcracker.net/2008/07/30/check-out-my-favtape/ The first corn of the season from my garden! Last year, I tried to grow two varieties and I think they crossbred, so I got short, sad, mutant corn that was just awful. I decided to try again this year, and there's a good result! It wasn't ... http://coalcracker.net/2008/07/29/first-corn/ A nice haul of early tomatoes, half-long carrots, and Spanish onions from my garden. I have so many onions right now I don't know where to put them... hopefully they will store well enough that I won't have to buy any over the winter.  The carrots may not look ... http://coalcracker.net/2008/07/26/july-harvest/ I decided to freshen up the place a bit today.  The look has changed and I've also added a Recent Links section on the sidebar which pulls from my del.icio.us feed.  I plan to add 3 or 4 fresh links every day, so now you've got a reason to check ... http://coalcracker.net/2008/07/15/new-and-improved/ Apple is renowned for their products' ease of use. It's a selling point for just about everything they put together, and in most cases they do amazing things -- look no further than the response to the latest iteration of the iPhone. But Apple hardware aside, I have to wonder where ... http://coalcracker.net/2008/07/14/itunes-vs-apple-usability/ Vote for Pat Burrell in the Final Vote for the All Star Game! http://coalcracker.net/2008/07/07/vote-pat-burrell/ Anyone who has talked to me about food or cooking for even a minute has probably heard me go on and on about how great Mark Bittman and his How to Cook Everything cookbook are.  Bittman publishes a weekly article called 'The Minimalist', as well as a blog, both on ... http://coalcracker.net/2008/06/26/but-i-still-like-steak/ Following up on my last post from way back in March, I continue this highly original theme with this offering: 3.  Songs with police sirens in them -- Man, this one is especially bad in songs that you haven't heard before.  Talk about having your heart just drop out of your ... http://coalcracker.net/2008/06/18/stuff-that-annoys-me-pt2/