I'm making some odd things today. Whenever I buy a whole chicken I don't like to just toss the neck and livers so I've been saving those in the freezer along with the wing-tips and bones as I get them. I made stock with some of it last week and I'm going to use that along with some celery that's been in the fridge for too long to make cream of ( Read more... )

I never watch TV anymore. There is no time for it - most evenings we are reading/working/playing games with the kids. Sometimes we all watch a movie from Netflix. During the day I'm either working or driving kids around someplace. Sometimes I watch TV at the gym but I usually bring my ipod and listen to a podcast or music. We dropped our ( Read more... )

Does anyone know a good place for me to buy a used camera in the area? It turns out that it's not good for the camera if, for example, your toddler knocks it off the bleachers onto the wood floor 15' below. I'm looking for a point and shoot (nothing fancy) for $100 or less. I can find plenty online but I'd like to deal with a local company in ( Read more... )

(I already posted this on FB - I'll eventually get the app to crosspost automatically.)

I'm pretty sure that this is Sparrowhawk's boat.

It's for sale if anyone is interested.

Many years ago a very wise friend called the internet the "Misinformation Highway" but every now and then I come across gems like this and all is forgiven.

I'm riding Lenny this month because Star has a previous engagement. She had her regular shoes pulled and special black plastic ones put on so they would be quieter. By all accounts she's doing well and enjoys getting lots of treats. The previous horse was Blackie who was deemed not sound enough to participate this year. They are being filmed ( Read more... )

I didn't think this day would ever come and I have made fun of this in the past, but I was putting color names onto swatches for my work today and I rejected 3 fonts because I didn't like the kerning.

Also I keep seeing "Papyrus" and it's starting to get on my nerves.

I find that I learn a lot more about books I'm thinking about buying from the 1 and 2 star reviews than from the favorable reviews. A 5 star review always says, essentially, "I loved it, it was everything I wanted." The negative reviews frequently reveal a lot more about the reviewer: sometimes it is just "this stinks" but they usually stop to ( Read more... )

One of the nice benefits of riding horses is that I have to become very aware of exactly what my body is doing. When the horse pulls against my hand I have a tendency to first pull back slightly but then give her more rein. I wasn't aware of doing it - the instructor had to point it out. It's a bad habit because the slack rein is a reward for ( Read more... )

I'm looking for handouts to use while teaching 9 year olds geocaching. Does anyone know of anything good about maps, latitude-longitude or orienteering?