Shawn Holwegner's Blog

lather. rinse. repeat.

Yes- I’ll be the first to admit that it has been awhile.

I’ve all but abandoned my blog. Heck, that mushroom on top? That has been there since February, 2006 (happy almost anniversary), and only a few pages back take you to 5 years ago on my posts here- even though the software, and my developme...

I intended to send this a few months ago, but never set it live.

Tom Magliozzi, of CarTalk fame, died today.

I have never been a huge NPR fan, but between David Sedaris and Click ‘n’ Clack, I always found my way over there at certain times. I’m listening to their old archives on TuneIn. I forgot just how little of the show involved cars near the end. The two ju...

Since I’m no longer spending time on social networks, and I am done working for the moment, I thought I’d share a few of my not-the-most-healthy, but-not-the-worst recipes. As it’s Taco Tuesday, I figured I’d start off with a Latin styled dish:

Quick Chicken Fajitas

  • 2lbs of boneless, skinless...

…just this one little thing.

When I grew up, there were generally three available sizes at stores: a 6 to 10oz bottle, which were rare, 12 ounce cans, and 2 liter bottles. This was good.

Then sometime during the late 80s/early 90s I recall the first time I saw a 16oz version in a plastic bottle. 4 more ounces, in a pretty pla...