Weber now has a smart grill including an app that allows lazy control freaks to remotely monitor how things are going without having to lift the hood. The aptly named iGrill, which Weber acquired from iDevices last year, tells you when your meat is done and takes the guesswork out[…] Read On
There was a time when a nice man robbing you at gunpoint would have at least given you a choice: “Your money or your life.” Funny thing is, you’d have a hard time spending your money if you were dead. As decisions go, it’s sort of a no-brainer. Having never[…] Read On
While marijuana is still illegal under federal U.S. law, most states have either legalized or decriminalized the drug for recreational and/or medical use. I have mixed feelings about that. Growing up in New York and throughout my college years, pretty much everyone got high, some more regularly than others. That[…] Read On
Some take vacations. Others spend weekends at the beach or lounging by the pool. For me, summer is the time for DIY repairs and maintenance projects of the outdoor variety. I actually love to fix things. Unfortunately, I’m much better at breaking things. Turns out, the amount of havoc I[…] Read On
Get this: Facebook has 2 billion monthly active users. That means nearly two thirds of Earthlings with internet access are faithful customers of Zuck’s social network. Not only that, the average user spends nearly an hour on the site every day. Let that sink in for a minute. Given the[…] Read On
I’m always amazed by the persistence of popular maxims. Some, like “all that glitters is not gold” and “experience is the best teacher,” have always been true, while others, like “what you don’t know can’t hurt you” and “cleanliness is next to godliness,” were probably never true. And yet, they[…] Read On
Soon after we moved to the Bay Area in the mid-90s, my wife Kim attended the California Culinary Academy in San Francisco. She’d bring home these enormous textbooks about wine. I was instantly fascinated, and our first trip to Sonoma wine country sealed the deal. We both fell in love[…] Read On