1. Assemble implements: large pot, small pot, cast-iron frying pan, measuring cups of multiple types and denominations, cutting board, knives, stirring utensils, ladle, cheese grater.
2. Search for bouillon cubes, find none. Improvise: put 4 cups of water into small pot (this being the rough capacity of said pot), add 1 tbsp or so of salt and some fresh ( Read more... )

One of my "general mathematics" students, verbatim:I got 10 out of 15, how would I figure my grade?
It's good to be reminded of how low I should be pitching the lectures, I guess ( Read more... )

Anyone know a good reason why central air conditioning might cause noise on the phone line & interfere with DSL service? And/or how one might ameliorate it?

I'm in Turkey!

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It may be what they call "The Muppet Show", but is that what the Muppet Show really is?

Just a quick update to verify my continued status among the breathing ( Read more... )

It's just so true.

freakykitten has chided me for not updating frequently enough. Let's see what we can do about that ( Read more... )

For those who like to keep track of these things: I'm looking to be in Ontario this weekend and also probably the weekend of the 15th. I'll be South the weekend of the 30th, spinning tunes at trimmje's wedding reception. It's very likely that I'll be in Chicago for at least part of the weekend of the 23rd. That leaves only the weekend of the 9th when I ( Read more... )

So I'm glancing through the problem set for the chapter I've going to cover in one of my classes; all of the problems are along the lines of "here's an argument, is it logically valid?" And I come to question #13:
If Chris studies, then he will pass the class test. If Chris does not play cards, then he will study. Chris did not pass the class ( Read more... )