Oscars 2017
This year, we decided on our costumes fairly early: Dr. Strange for Stephen and Jyn Erso for me. I started making Stephen’s costume before Halloween and the first of November partners meeting, which was themed “SuperHeroes” (I wore… Read More
Nest Cam – exterior mounting tricks
We had been intending to add security cameras when we rebuilt the house. But the options available at the time, even with our professional company, were more limited than we wanted. We add a pair of DropCams before… Read More
Oscars 2016
Although we had different initial plans, after seeing Star Wars: The Force Awakens, I decided to dress as General Organa (Princess Leia). It’s one of those easy to wear costumes, with a moderately elaborate hairdo that is always… Read More
Physician Anesthesiologists Week
It seemed silly initially, when I heard that we had a week devoted to us as physician anesthesiologists last year. And then I thought about it some more. Many other groups have a day or a week. The… Read More
Oscars 2015
Once again, the animated movie provided us with the best options for costumes. This year, it was The Lego Movie. We played Wyldstyle and Emmett, the two lead characters. I bought a pack of hair extensions to go… Read More
Harem Pants
I purchased a great jacket from J. Peterman at the holidays last year. And I wanted to make a complete costume around this jacket. I thought that some harem pants and a shell would work well. After searching… Read More
Erland & Angelena’s Wedding
Our friends Erland and Angelena were married last weekend. Stephen was the officiant, and I was one of the photographers. Attendees were encouraged to dress up in Renaissance or other costumes. I wore the J.Peterman jacket and harem… Read More
Finally got the WP site accessible
After spending lots of time reworking the site, I stalled at the point of getting the main domain name pointing to the new pages. The WP Codex was not that helpful, as it does not show what the… Read More
Drip Irrigation conversion
With California’s drought continuing through its 4th year now, we are all being asked to conserve water and cut our usage by 20-30% from a couple of years ago. One of the biggest areas of usage for most… Read More
Elphaba! The Wicked Witch of the West
One of our friends wondered if I would be willing to put on “some makeup” for a costume set… green makeup, to play Elphaba (the Wicked Witch of the West) for an Oz-based group for the Masquerade at… Read More