Craig's Detritus

Beer-Can Collection

Craig — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 14:11:18 +0000

A1 Light Pilsner
Alexander Keith’s India Pale Ale
Alpine
Altes Golder Lager
American
Andeker
Ballantine 125th Anniversary
Ballantine Ale (2)
Ballantine Bi-Centennial (4)
Ballantine Lager (2)
Bavarian Lager
Billy (2)
Blatz Light
Buckhorn
Budweiser (8oz)
Burgie! Ligth Golden
Busch Bavarian (2)
Carling 71 Light Pilsner
Carling Black Label
Carling’s Red Cap Ale
Coors (2)
Corona (10oz)
Country Club Malt Liquor (16oz)
Country Club Malt Liquor (8oz)
Falstaff
Falstaff Bi-centennial
Gemeinde Brau
Genesse (2)
Gluek
Hamm’s
Hamm’s (barrel can)
Hamm’s Draft
Heidel Brau
Heileman Light
Hudepohl
Jax
Kiegle Brau
Labatt’s Blue
Lite
Lone Star
Maxiumus Super
Michelob (copperish-colored can)
Michelob LIght
Moosehead Pale Ale
Mule Kicker (1977 Navy season)
Munich
Narragansett 96
Narragansett Bi-Centennial
National Bohemian
National Bohemian (8oz)
National Bohemian (vertical label)
Oland Export
Old Chicage Lager
Old German
Old Milwaukee (14oz)
Old Vienna
Olde English ’800′ Malt Liquor
Olde Frothingslosh (2)
Oranjeboom
Ortlieb’s
Pabst Blue Ribbon (16oz)
Pabst Blue Ribbon (7oz)
Pabst Blue Ribbon Bock
Pearl Light Lager
Red White & Blue
Regal Brau
Robin Hood Cream Ale
Rolling Rock (7oz)
Royal Dutch
Sapporo
Schaefer (8oz)
Schell’s Deer Brand
Schlitz
Schlitz (16oz)
Schmidt
Schmidt’s of Philadelphia
Steel Valley
Sterling
Stroh Light
Stroh’s (16oz)
Stroh’s Bohemian Style
Tecate (2)
Ten-Penny Old Stock Ale
Theakston Old Peculier (9.3oz)
Utica Club
Walter’s
XXX
Zodiac Malt Liquor

‘Paris’ Flatware from Williams-Sonoma

Craig — Sat, 15 Dec 2007 21:58:23 +0000

The five-piece place setting includes an 8 1/2″ dinner fork, 7 1/2″ salad fork, 8 1/2″ soup spoon, 6 1/2″ teaspoon and 10″ dinner knife. Knife reads ‘France 18/10′ on the side.

More details from Williams-Sonoma.

Here is a photo (click to increase the size):

Packing List: Warm-Weather Destination

Craig — Sun, 03 Jun 2007 16:40:53 +0000

A list of items to pack when traveling to a warm-weather destination.

General

International driver’s license
Passport
Cash
Traveler’s wallet
Backpack
Day pack
Umbrella

Medical

Toilet kit
Motion-sickness medication
Aloe (3oz)
Suntan lotion (3oz)
Alcohol (denatured) (3oz)
Vaseline (3oz)
Deodorant (3oz)
Vick’s vapor rub (3oz)
Calamine lotion (3oz)
Contact lenses; solution (3oz)
Insect repellent

Clothing

Pack one-week’s worth of clothing.

Underwear
Socks
Belts
Bathing suit
Dress shoes
Shorts
Pants
Sunglasses
Glasses
Hat

Beach-Related

Beach umbrella
Beach chair
Beach towel
Flip-flops
Water socks
Rash guard (shirt)
Snorkel gear
Goggle defogger
Diving card

Electronics

Computer; charger
USB drive
Ipod; charger
Telephone; charger
Camera; charger
Camera memory cards
Film

Other

Jump rope
Coffee filter
Binoculars
Bird-reference book
Fish-reference book
Flashlight
Guide book

Travel-Related Tasks

Craig — Sun, 03 Jun 2007 16:27:12 +0000

A categorized-list of tasks to be completed prior to going on vacation.

Pets

Schedule pet sitter

Cat

Fill food reservoir
Fill water reservoir
Clean litter box

Rabbits

Rabbit kibble
Rabbit water
Rabbit hay
Clean litter boxes

Taken on Trip

Kibble
Hay
Litter box
Dishes

Security

Windows locked
Doors locked
Timers set
Newspaper stopped
Mail stopped

Safety

Windows locked
Toaster unplugged
Irons unplugged
Thermostats set

Organization

Trash removed
Laundry completed
Dishes cleaned
Beds made
Plants watered
Clean refrigerator
Call taxi
Set VCR/DVR
Change voice-mail message
Set out-of-office message

Craig’s Firefox Extensions

Craig — Thu, 07 Dec 2006 18:20:43 +0000

A list of Firefox 2.0 extensions that I find valuable.

Adblock Plus 0.7.2.2
Answers 2.2.21
Azerty III 3.1.1
Book Burro – Remixing the bookstore 0.30
Download Statusbar 0.9.4.5
DownThemAll! 0.9.9.7
Firefox Extension Backup Extension (FEBE) 4.0.4
FoxyProxy 2.2.1
Greasemonkey 0.6.6.20061017.0
IE Tab 1.2.0.20061120
Image Toolbar 0.6.4
Image Zoom 0.2.7
Linkification 1.3.0
ListZilla 0.8
Map This 0.2.0
Map+ 1.1.0
MeasureIt 0.3.6
MinimizeToTray 0.0.1.2006102615+
Mouse Gestures 1.5.2
NoScript 1.1.4.5.061206
Options Menu 1.2
PasswordMaker 1.6.1
PDF Download 0.7.7
Print/Print Preview 0.4
QuickRestart 1.0.1
Qute 3.2.2
ReloadEvery 2.0
Tab Mix Plus 0.3.49.061009

TV Tuners

Craig — Tue, 10 Oct 2006 15:00:37 +0000

I’ve started a listing of TV tuners that can be used with my Mac Mini.

TV Tuners.xls

If you find others, please let me know so I can update the document.

Twin-Cities’ Restaurants

Craig — Sun, 27 Nov 2005 21:15:31 +0000

A list of decent restaurants in the Twin Cities that Colleen has compiled.

Location	Name	Ethnicity	Comments
Downtown	112 eatery
Downtown	20.21		wolfgang puck’s
Downtown	Nami	Japanese	great sushi
Downtown	nicollette island inn		great brunch
Downtown	solera	Spanish	great roof bar
Linden hills	cafe twenty eight		craig’s favorite
South Minneapolis	arezzo	Italian
South Minneapolis	cave vin	French
South Minneapolis	corner table
South Minneapolis	levain	French
South Minneapolis	pane, vita, dolce	Italian	keep a eye on the waiter
Uptown	bryant lake bowl
Uptown	cafe barbette	French
Uptown	campiello	Italian
Uptown	chang mai thai	Thai
Uptown	emma’s		closed
Uptown	Five		closed
Uptown	j paul’s american bistro
Uptown	our kitchen		breakfast only
Uptown	tango sushi	Japanese
Uptown	Tryg
Uptown	uptown bar		great bloody marys

Electronics

Craig — Wed, 23 Nov 2005 20:35:23 +0000

I’m in the process of choosing the components for my home theater. So far, I’ve only looked at receivers.
Electronics Comparison.xls

Printers

Craig — Wed, 23 Nov 2005 15:00:49 +0000

I’ve compiled a list of Printers that I compared during my purchasing process. In the end, I chose the Brother MFC-8440D. I like that it has a document feeder and can scan documents to a PDF file. I recently purchased the network card so I can print to it from anywhere on my home network.
Multi-Function Printer Comparison.xls

Dishwashers

Craig — Wed, 23 Nov 2005 14:30:38 +0000

I purchase the KitchenAide, but returned it after I decided that it was too noisy–I purchased the Siemens, instead. It’s remarkably quiet, but I wish the racks were more flexible.

Dishwasher Comparison.xls