Adamism

This picture reminded me of an ongoing joke we have with Jason. He has a firm (and not disproven) belief that just about anything will fit/can be hauled in his V-Dub GTI.

That’s right — there appears to be a little cow in that hatchback.

My first application that will (hopefully) be available on the iPhone and iPod Touch later this week is officially “In Review.” Apple accepts applications through a somewhat complicated process online and reviews them for who-knows-what. Hopefully to ensure that nothing malicious takes place in your application and more likely that it doesn’t show you extreme violence or nudity.

In case you haven’t heard me talking about it, the game is called Wordabble. It’s a tile-based word search game. You’re presented with a 5×5 grid of letters. You tap connecting letters to form words. Each letter has a point value and longer words are given a point multiplier.

Now that the game is in a “release” state — meaning it includes most of the must-have features, it’s easy to start to think of what to include in a future release. But, I think I’ll wait to see if there’s really any demand for an update.

I’ve contacted a lot of friends that have iPhones and made them swear to buy it… you know who you are I’ll be calling you the moment it’s for sale.

If you’re reading this and you have an iPhone or iPod Touch and I haven’t contacted you — let me know. I’d love to get your opinion on the game when it’s been released.

As you probably know, I’ve (almost) finished my kitchen… but there are still some things missing.

A few weeks ago I bought an All-Clad pan. It puts all of my other cookware to shame. It cooks so evenly, it’s a good weight, and the handle doesn’t get so hot it turns into a branding iron. I’ll probably slowly try to replace my pots and pans with higher quality cookware… and I’ll be looking at All-Clad first. (A side note for anyone interested: most All-Clad pans are stainless. I’ve always tried to go with non-stick. The “Emerilware” line of pots and pans are made by All-Clad but most are non-stick).

So, next up: a sweet set of kitchen knives. I’m familiar with most of the Bed Bath and Beyond brands: Wusthof, J.A. Henckels, Calphalon… And even in those main-stream brands you can spend anywhere from $120 – $500 on a block/set.

But I wonder… Where should I go to really check out a high quality selection? A while back I had considered getting the J.A. Henckels International Forged Synergy 16-Piece Knife Set, primarily because it was one of the highest rated on Amazon. The set is selling for $169. I’m willing to pay more than that for something of even higher quality. I just don’t know where to look. Should I piece together my own set? Is a 16-piece block overkill?

Any recommendations?