Spice Dump Time

August 30, 2024

Every fall, I like to prepare for the pending holiday season by a nice pantry purge and this time I added a spice purge too. Spices do age, and they lose their potency. I had so much stuff crammed in my spice cabinet, it was ridiculous, so I flew into action.

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Disabling the Caps Lock Key: An update

In early January, I wrote about my annoyance of the existence of the Caps Lock key on our modern keyboards.  When are they used?  How often do you find yourself yelling after accidently hitting it?  I said I would do a follow up, and here it is.  Two words:  Power toys.

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