http://micander.com/blog Mon, 06 Oct 2008 17:59:01 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Thai Chile is a great place to grab lunch or a quick dinner of authentic Thai food. More often than not, there are plenty of open tables. I've never had to wait more than a couple minutes to be seated. The staff is very friendly, and the menu full of ... http://micander.com/blog/2008/10/01/review-thai-chile/ Se7en Teahouse and Bar (a.k.a. Seven) has been one of my favorite places to hang out since I first started spending time in Reno. They offer a very good selection of loose teas, five beers on tap (usually at least two local) and a comfortable environment to enjoy them in. Afternoons ... http://micander.com/blog/2008/09/18/review-se7en-teahouse-bar/ Two thoughts have come together in my head and provided one answer. I've been wanting to write about something for a while, but just haven't come up with anything worth the effort. I refuse to even acknowlege the existance of political news right now. The other thing running through my head ... http://micander.com/blog/2008/09/18/new-idea/ "A similar report Wednesday showed oil, gasoline and other fuel supplies unexpectedly rose sharply. Traders saw both the petroleum and natural gas reports as reasons to sell, as they reinforce data that show consumers are cutting back on their energy use." -http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/080717/oil_prices.html It would seem that oil being so expensive encouraged people ... http://micander.com/blog/2008/07/17/it-works/ Everything you ever wanted to know about Serj Tankian. Thanks to Dave for bringing this amazing piece of entertainment to my attention :-) . http://micander.com/blog/2008/06/24/serj-on-serj/ Having recently had the opportunity to visit two of the local farmers' markets, I thought I'd share a few thoughts. Last week I stopped by the Sparks farmer's market in Victorian square. I was less than impressed. While I understand that it is early in the growing season and many growers ... http://micander.com/blog/2008/06/19/locally-grown/ This started out as a comment on David's post regarding race and college admission, but I decided to go ahead and post it here instead of leaving a small book in his comment section. It irks me to no end when people pull the discrimination card when its not warranted. Now ... http://micander.com/blog/2008/06/17/dont-discriminate/ ...to describe this video. So funny and entertaining, while absolutely idiotic at the same time. http://micander.com/blog/2008/06/17/there-are-no-words/ For those who haven't noticed, in the last week or so Google Maps has added a huge amount of Street View images. Almost the entire Reno-Carson-Tahoe area is now available, as well as a large majority of California (including fairly small towns like Truckee, Nevada City and Grass Valley). All of ... http://micander.com/blog/2008/06/17/google-street-view/ Every so often, my job takes me to neighboring towns. Being in northern Nevada, that almost always equals small towns. If I happen to be there around lunch time I like to pick a local deli or cafe at random and try to find a local newspaper to read ... http://micander.com/blog/2008/06/12/slowing-down/