It has been a while but I would like to introduce the newest member of our family, Atlas. Atlas is a male, black and rust European Doberman Pinscher puppy. He is only 9 weeks old and full of energy. Atlas was born at the West Coast Doberman Ranch in San Jose, California on November 8th, 2019. The journey to take…
Category: Briefings
Quick Front Yard Update
About 7 months ago, I started working on fixing our front yard. The work stopped due to hot summer temperature lasting up until late October. I was able to resume the work early November. Here is the result: Compared to what the yard looked like back in mid-May 2019: I essentially applied what I learned working on the backyard to…
Review: Get Sunday Weed Control
I’ve used Get Sunday products and I am satisfied with the results. How do their new Weed Control products fare? Let’s find out.
Get Sunday Lawn Care: Review, Does it Work?
The lawn in our backyard gradually thinned and changed color from a deep green saturation to a sickly looking light green hue over the course of a year. Summer is coming soon and our son loves to run in the backyard. We are also on a waiting list for a Doberman pinscher puppy later in the year and we plan…
How to Install a Custom Tap Handle on a Hopsy SUB System
Learn how to swap out the boring black tap handle that comes with the Hopsy Krups SUB system with a tap handle of your choice!
Are Hopsy SUB TORPs Refillable? Yes. Learn How in 5 Easy Steps.
Learn how to refill an empty TORP for the SUB by Hopsy counter top kegerator in 5 easy steps.
Back to the South Bay!
A lot of things has happened in the past two and a quarter years since we’ve relocated to the Inland Empire. Wife no longer commutes to Orange County to work. In fact, she stopped commuting since Fall of 2015. Her company set her up with a sweet home office set up, saving us tremendously on transportation fares. Despite my daily…
Thoughts on ALIEN: Covenant (mini review)
<nerdiocity> Minor spoiler on ALIEN: Covenant ahead. ALIEN: Covenant royally took a massive dookie on the whole Alien lore, mythos and mystique surrounding the Space Jockey and Xenomorphs we’ve grown to admire and that which have spawned over three decades of wonder, fantastical imagination, arts, creativity, fictions, comics and graphic novels from fans across the globe. I am not sure…
The Prepd Pack Lunchbox, Review and Unboxing
Updated April 11, 2017 – see end of article for new information added The Prepd Pack Journey This is an account of the journey of my first crowd funded project. Well, I was not exactly part of the original crowd funding campaigns on either Indiegogo or Kickstarter, but I’ve been eyeing and following the Prepd Lunchbox project since I first learned about it…
Review: Ninja Coffee Bar by SharkNinja
First post in a while, because married life, house hunting and work! We recently saw a late night infomercial about the Ninja Coffee Bar and decided to give it a try; impressive warranty and return policies, why not? Let’s face it, coffee at the local Starbucks and pretty much any boutique coffee house make great tasting coffee because they have…
Review: Custom Bobble Head Dolls by Bobblemaker.com
During the wedding planning process with the wife, I not only wanted to add something that is fun and unique to the mix but also place emphasis on the small important details that compliments our character and values as a couple. My wife picked up a flyer at a bridal expo which she recently attended that depicted custom bobble heads. The idea is to send…
Create a photo book from your iOS device with Mosaic
While browsing the news feed of my Facebook account one day, I encountered a “suggested post” (advertisement) from Mosaic (heymosaic.com), a photo book printing service. I was intrigued by the message of the ad, “$20 for a printed, bound photo book with 20 photos of your choice straight from your iPhone and $5 shipping.” I clicked on the link to download…
International Tiki Market Place at Don the Beachcomber
My fascination with Polynesian sculptures, wood carvings and Tiki pop culture can be traced back to the early 90’s, when a friend of mine, while still in high school, brought me a Coco Joe’s LAVA God of Money keychain as a souvenir from his trip to Hawaii. Ever since, I’ve been intrigued and fascinated by the highly detailed and profoundly exaggerated…
Review: Back to the Roots DIY home grown oyster mushroom kit
While on the flight back to Los Angeles from Philadelphia post-Thanksgiving, I flipped through Delta’s SkyMall mail order catalog that was placed in the backseat pocket of passenger seats for passengers to read. One item caught my attention and it’s the home grown mushroom kit. The ad claims that 1 to 1.5 lb of gourmet oyster mushrooms can be grown…
Review: 6-1/2′ Pre-Decorated Pull-Up Christmas Tree from Improvements
We’ve been eyeing this tree since November 2012, but due to budget constraint incurred from our moving expense and holiday vacation plans, we had to forfeit a tree for Christmas 2012 :[ (we’re not folks that make impulse purchases on credit). Fortunately, when I returned to the Improvements site in January 2013, I saw the price for the pull up…
