Author Archives: mbey

About every other day, my co-workers and I have to make chipotle-flavored mayonnaise. If you’re not familiar with the basic principle of mayo, it involves slowly drizzling oil into a mixture of egg yolk, spices, and vinegar. If you go … Continue reading →

In my recent trip to the Midwest, I explored the ways that the cuisine of Wisconsin and Michigan differed from that of Texas. Mostly, there was depressingly little difference. The convenience stores were exactly identical, offering the same products on … Continue reading →

It’s August, and here in Austin that means two things, 1.) a month of tortuous heat and 2.) the Austin sci-fi convention Armadillocon. Yep, Armadillocon is the big show people. That’s why Space Squid is currently running around frantically putting … Continue reading →

It’s like a midnight micro-zoo.

While in Chicago recently, I had the chance to eat an entire meal chosen from the selections of a Mediterranean grocery. There were spinach pocket breads bought hot out of the oven (I forgot to take a picture, but they … Continue reading →

While I was in Michigan, I camped in a historic state park called "Fayette." The DNR website doesn’t do Fayette justice. It’s the site of an old pig-iron smelting boom town from the late 19th century. The remains of the … Continue reading →

Howabout if I show you some pretty travel photos? They’re not as sappy as animal pictures, but probably duller. Lake Michigan in summer is an inviting playground. There’s islands in the distance, a gray horizon, and water the perfect temperature … Continue reading →

I just got back from a week-long whirlwind trip of cosmopolitan and glamorous Wisconsin, Michigan, and Illinois. And while there I saw one or two interesting animals. I swear, this won’t become an animal-pictures blog, but look, it’s a bunny! … Continue reading →

The great thing about having your name as highly googlable as mine is you get picked up by a lot of content auto-generation sites. Some of them are pretty random, but a music video site just generated a page for … Continue reading →

Today was the second time I had to remove a paper jam from the bakery’s Canon Faxphone L80. There was very little in the way of online documentation on disassembly, so I thought I would add to the public knowledge … Continue reading →