In just about a month, on Friday the 13^th of March, S. J. Tucker, aka sooj, will be playing a house concert at The Peach Pit (aka, my house).

Here's the information from her schedule page:

Friday March 13, 2009 — 8pm
Salem House Concert
2 Flying Cloud Lane
Salem, MA 01970 [Map It!]

Admission fee is a $6-$15 donation, please.

Google maps gives adequate directions. If you have trouble with that, need alternative directions or just have some questions, you can email me at caulay @ gmail dot com. Please put "house concert" in the subject line.

Thank you!

Congrats to my brother Matt, his wife Christine and new big brother Nathan.

Jacob Charles Downs born 11/18/2008 (a week early) 1:33 am 8lbs 22 inches long.

This is the fudge I made for hot foods, quite a few have asked me for it so rather than keep sending it, here it is. I found this easier than any of the nuke and melt stuff I had done in the past. No thermometer needed

Cinnamon Fudge

3 cups powdered sugar
1/2 cup cocoa (what was in mine was Ghiradelli)
3 teaspoons cinnamon (mine was 1 or the other of 2 types of Penzys)
1 stick of butter
1/4 cup milk
2 tsp of Vanilla extract
non stick spray
aluminum foil

line loaf pan with aluminum foil (leave it hanging over the lip) and spray sparingly with non stick spray

Heat butter and milk till butter is melting remove from heat, stir to completely melt butter, add vanilla extract.

Mix dry ingredients then pour in liquid. Mix well

Pour into foil lined pan, refrigerate for at least an hour.

Lift out by excess foil, flip on to cutting board and gently remove the foil, cut into 1" squares.

Some of you know I was working the New England Rally this weekend. I was the radio operator in the sweep medical vehicle. Yes, there was an accident involving that vehicle, both the driver and myself were boarded and transported by ambulance to the hospital. We were both treated and released I am stiff and sore, have some rather impressive bruises, but I am otherwise ok.

Please do not spread rumors about fault and such in the accident, I trust the driver I was with and would ride with her again if asked.

If you have questions, please ask me, I am ok talking about what happened.

I also took pictures of firespinning on Saturday, I have not had the time to do much to them but thought I would post a few of the better ones.

( Click for pictures )

Somehow January 4th does not seem like a day to take the top down Miata for the am commute.

Where did winter go?

Happy birthday beerhorse

Happy birthday to sebastian_tombs

19 years ago today caulay and I got married.

Happy anniversary caulay

I love you