Category: What the Boss likes

What The Boss Likes – Central PA wineries and a brewery

I finally got a Saturday off, so we went traveling for the day. Here in central PA, there are some wineries that we had never visited and a brewery that I read about for years but never visited. I don’t know if we were simply lucky or if all the wineries are good, but the … Continue reading What The Boss Likes – Central PA wineries and a brewery →

What the Boss Likes – Wisdom from the meat department

Here are some random tips, observations and general remarks about a supermarket’s meat department. They are offered to explain some things and make the experience better on both sides of the counter.  Note that they may not all apply to every situation or store and are my own opinions. If you are a vegetarian or vegan, you … Continue reading What the Boss Likes – Wisdom from the meat department →

What the Boss Likes – Captain America: The Winter Soldier and a few more beers

First off, Captain America: The Winter Soldier is great. I always am shy about seeing what amount to “second act” movies, where everything goes to hell to set up for the big win at the end. But this was good the whole way through, with enough little victories to keep things going. It was one … Continue reading What the Boss Likes – Captain America: The Winter Soldier and a few more beers →

What the Boss Likes – Cosmos A Spacetime Odyssey

You must watch Neil DeGrasse Tyson's Cosmos.  It is an excellent successor to the original Cosmos series.  I was about 14 when Carl Sagan did Cosmos. I got the book for Christmas one year, and I bought myself the book about the Voyager golden record. Watch this, it shows how poor religion has served humanity.  … Continue reading What the Boss Likes – Cosmos A Spacetime Odyssey →

What the Boss Likes – meet my newly created mascot, Ruby

Meet the blog’s new mascot, Ruby.  One of my other hobbies, other than cooking,  collecting unusual alcohol and dealing with religion, is sewing.  I used to do a lot of sewing of costumes for historical recreation and for science fiction cons, as well as for my friends.  I got out of the habit a few years back for … Continue reading What the Boss Likes – meet my newly created mascot, Ruby →

What the Boss Likes – Dieselpunk, Max Raabe and his excellent songs

If you are new to this blog, you may not know that Vel likes the world between 1920 and about 1950.  It's often termed "dieselpunk", taking a riff off the concept of "steampunk" which is about alternate history for the Victorian Era.   You of course can see I like the Art Deco style from the … Continue reading What the Boss Likes – Dieselpunk, Max Raabe and his excellent songs →

From the Bar, from the kitchen etc – Naan, beers and pizza

Snow day today, thanks to the current snow storm moving across Pennsylvania.  A fair amount of  snow and it is getting windy. My coming home from work after dark could have been a bit dicey.  So I’m happily typing here on my couch, sipping a bit of tea from Republic of Tea and hang out with my husband … Continue reading From the Bar, from the kitchen etc – Naan, beers and pizza →

2013 in review – for the stats nerds out there

The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2013 annual report for this blog. Here's an excerpt: The concert hall at the Sydney Opera House holds 2,700 people. This blog was viewed about 17,000 times in 2013. If it were a concert at Sydney Opera House, it would take about 6 sold-out performances for that many … Continue reading 2013 in review – for the stats nerds out there →