Monthly Archives: April 2010

Black Bean salad

Black Bean Salad

Our group at work got together and held a pot-luck picnic at Emma Long Metropolitan Park. I decided to make a cold, black bean salad. It was pretty easy to make and turned out tasty. I cooked the beans and diced the remaining ingredients. It was a mixture of beans, cucumbers, tomatoes, and mangoes. Unfortunately, only a tiny bit was actually eaten by people. I kept a couple of meals worth for me. But threw out 95% of it because it sat out all day. Oh well, I guess I won’t go to the effort to make something from scratch again…

Keuffel & Esser Co. Slide Rule 4092-3

My Grandfather owned a Keuffel & Esser Co. Slide Rule 4092-3. There is a patent date of December 22, 1908 on it. It seems pretty old. I wish we had talked about it when he was alive. I bet there were some interesting stories involved…