Longhorn Steakhouse

Ana and I dined at the recenly opened (within the past couple months) Longhorn Steakhouse. We were expecting something in the range of Lonestar, both in price and taste.

Boy were we WRONG!

I ordered a filet and Ana ordered a serloin. First, the prices were a bit steep compared to Lonestar, and inching into Alexander’s territory (the BEST place for a steak). Second, the food sucked! The steaks were soooooo salty tasting that I ended up not even eating the entire thing, which is almost unheard of. Not to mention that my filet appeared as if it were “grilled” on an appliance you might find at McDonald’s or Taco Bell (think the grilled burrito machine) – it was unnaturally flat and “even” (for lack of a better term), looking as if it were pressed with a hot iron. Grill lines? Who wants those!

The salads were ok, although the ceasar dressing was almost non-existant. The potato was ok, although it’s hard to mess that up. The beer selection was poor, I ended up with just a Killian’s instead of a Black and Tan or Newcastle Brown.

I warn anyone thinking of eating there. Shame on us for not going to Alexander’s.

Photos

When I want to print some of my astronomy photos, I usually take them to Meijer’s Photo Lab on a memory card and use their photo kiosks to submit them for printing. On Saturday I went online and discovered they now have a Windows client application that allows photos to be submitted from home. I downloaded and installed the app, submitted my photos, and picked them up at the local Meijer just over an hour later. Worked flawlessly and I highly recommend it.

In the past I’ve tried Wal-Mart’s digital photo services, but the astronomy pictures I tried just came out very poorly. I think this was due to Wal-Mart trying to be smart and make adjustments to the submitted digital photo, and it getting aweful confused when the pictures I was printing were 99% black.

Since I’ve been printing them at Meijer, they’ve come to know me and often comment on how much they like printing the ones I send in. Saturday I printed one of my sunspot pictures and, when I picked them up, the lady explained that she was really confused about what the picture was – until she saw and recognized my name. At least I have a fan!

Orville Redenbacher’s Cinnabon Popcorn

We tried a bag of this stuff tonight. When we bought it were both a little worried that it may taste horrible (cinammon and popcorn? hmm) but were intrigued nonetheless. This stuff tastes great! Highly recommended if you have a sweet tooth.

In ebay fashion: “A+++++!! GREAT PRODUCT!”

Scott’s Turf Builder Plus SummerGuard


I put Scott’s Turf Builder Plus SummerGuard on our yard about a month ago, and it has done its job very well. That picture is from Sunday.

I’m following their recommended product cycle which has me applying a different fertilizer every 6-8 weeks, so some of the credit goes to the preceeding product applications too. Our new strips of sod (from the sump line work) in the back yard are even growing and blending into the yard quite nicely.