Posts by Bryan Hoffman
Text only Facebook Share link
If you love sharing your posts on Facebook (and by gosh who doesn’t?) but don’t like the look of the standard share buttons, here’s a little script that will allow you to share with a simple Facebook text link.
See it in action right over there → and click it while you’re at it!
Read MoreMarch Fourth Marching Band
We don’t get out on the town as much as we used to, but Grandpa and Grandma are here, so we must take advantage. We headed down to The State Room in Salt Lake with a bunch of friend and danced our butts off to March Fourth Marching Band. 20 plus musicians, acrobats on stilts,…
Read MoreDisable WordPress Parent Menu Link
If you’ve ever wanted a top-level navigation item to act as a trigger for a drop down menu, but not actually link anywhere, here’s how to do it in the WordPress 3.0 menu system: Insert a custom link with a label and any link address Click on Edit Menu Item link (triangle) Delete link address…
Read MoreRaised Bed Garden
After suffering complete failure (due to climate and critters) with our 4×4 gardens last year (click here for a picture), we wentall out this year with a new system. It’s bigger, raised up a bit more, and most importantly, completely covered. The cover is made of Solexx, a double walled corrugated plastic material that kicks some greenhouse…
Read MoreSassafras Floral
After years of nagging, my sister Sarah is allowing me to upgrade their flash-based website (that I built) to modern standards. They’ve got some great new photos and I just wanted to share this one with you. Check them out at:sassafrasgardens.com.
Read MoreOff the Grid
Update: Off the Grid is now Off the Air. All the stuff that was being posted there is now being posted here. No need to update two sites, friends. You can use the Off the Grid tag to grab all past and future OTG posts. Happy Camping! I’d like to formally introduce Off the Grid,…
Read MorePaper Airplane: Cobra
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X34CGZ5UZoQ] With a 4-year-old boy in the house we make a lot of paper airplanes. This is one of our favorites.
Read MoreD300 outta commission
After sending in my favorite lens for repair a few weeks back, I’ve now had to send in the body as well. All told it’ll be nearly two months without a decent camera. Here’s a picture to hold me over until it comes back:
Read MoreNatural Spider Killer
Here’s Kari’s chemical free, essential oil based spider killer spray. We use it to keep our annual Hobo Spider infestation at bay. ESSENTIAL OIL MIXTURE 2/3 bottle of Tiger Balm Liniment 3 tsp peppermint essential oil 3 tsp rosemary essential oil 3 tsp lavender essential oil 60 drops red thyme essential oil WHAT YOU MIX INTO…
Read MoreBrewing: Negra Cerveza
Getting back on the home brew bandwagon. After a successful IPA this spring, it’s time to try it again with a Mexican style dark beer. I’m sticking with the pre-fab kits from The Beer Nut until I can successfully do a couple more. Then it’ll be on to my own recipes again. Here’s the ingredient…
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