31 May 2008
Musical Monday(Sunday edition)
Don't usually comment on Musical Monday(trade mark)[registered]©{who cares}, but I was honored to get to see Rory Gallagher in 1976. This dude was such a great talent!
No matter where you go...
Homesick
Been tough of late. The baby is graddiating. The eldest successfully(she lived), completed her first year as a teacher and ms middle has a new baby and life on the upswing. So, pardon me if I am a little maudlin.
30 May 2008
This one's for Rambling Reader
Rambling Reader just finished her first year as an English teacher for 8th graders. From what I can tell she has managed to keep most of her sanity.
Here is a little something for the coolest teacher I know(sorry Miss Maddox).
Well done! Well done, I say!
You know that no end of term post for a teacher would be complete without a song...
Here is a little something for the coolest teacher I know(sorry Miss Maddox).
Well done! Well done, I say!
You know that no end of term post for a teacher would be complete without a song...
28 May 2008
Pomp and circumstance
27 May 2008
Makes one proud to be part of the free world
If you aren't paying attention to this, you may want to.
BTW, the United States and their corporate overlords are behind this.
Move along, nothing to see here citizen.
BTW, the United States and their corporate overlords are behind this.
Move along, nothing to see here citizen.
One year on
26 May 2008
25 May 2008
Random thoughts
"When a man tells you that he got rich through hard work, ask him: 'Whose?'"~ Don Marquis
“Immigration is the sincerest form of flattery.” ~ Jack Paar
“Don’t raise your voice. Improve your argument.” ~ Archbishop Desmond Tutu
“It is not always the same thing to be a good man and a good citizen.” ~ Aristotle
"I think that's how Chicago got started. Bunch of people in New York said, 'Gee, I'm enjoying
the crime and the poverty, but it just isn't cold enough. Let's go west.'" ~ Richard Jeni
“A mind that is stretched to a new idea never returns to its original dimension.” ~ Oliver
Wendell Holmes
Courtesy Planet Proctor
“Immigration is the sincerest form of flattery.” ~ Jack Paar
“Don’t raise your voice. Improve your argument.” ~ Archbishop Desmond Tutu
“It is not always the same thing to be a good man and a good citizen.” ~ Aristotle
"I think that's how Chicago got started. Bunch of people in New York said, 'Gee, I'm enjoying
the crime and the poverty, but it just isn't cold enough. Let's go west.'" ~ Richard Jeni
“A mind that is stretched to a new idea never returns to its original dimension.” ~ Oliver
Wendell Holmes
Courtesy Planet Proctor
24 May 2008
Getting around without a car
The other day Blah blah blog had some pics of updated bicycles.
Here is a concept Yamaha branded motorized transport device. The driver is fitted in an exoskeleton and controls the thing with hydraulics.
Here is a concept Yamaha branded motorized transport device. The driver is fitted in an exoskeleton and controls the thing with hydraulics.
23 May 2008
Follicle Friday
It is easy to see western civs preoccupation with hirsuteness. With terms like sebaceous gland, muscle arrecteur pili, papilla and not to mention inner root shaft how can we not get all frothy?
22 May 2008
It's a mind bogglin thing
My mother would sometimes use lentils in stews and such. I hated them with a passion and just generally ignored them, until tonight. I just ate a Pakistani food called Dahl. I can't believe I ate something meatless that tasted so good.
21 May 2008
20 May 2008
Whisky Tango Foxtrot!
I was looking at some recipe sites and found this one for 'Texas Chili'
Texas Chili Recipe - Serves 4
Ingredients
2 tablespoons (30ml) oil
1 large finely chopped onion
500g (1 lb) minced beef
2 x 420g (14 oz) cans red kidney beans, drained
1 x 420g (14 oz) can chopped tomatoes
3 teaspoons (15ml) chilli powder
1 teaspoon (5ml) coriander powder
1 teaspoon (5ml) balsamic vinegar
1/2 cup (50g or 2 oz) grated cheddar cheese
Method
Heat the oil in a large pot over a medium heat
Brown the onion and minced beef
Add the kidney beans, tomatoes, chilli powder, coriander and balsamic vineger
Reduce the heat to simmer just as the mixture reaches simmer point
Simmer for 25 minutes
Serve on tortilla chips or rice - sprinkle the grated cheese on top
Texas Chili Recipe - Serves 4
Ingredients
2 tablespoons (30ml) oil
1 large finely chopped onion
500g (1 lb) minced beef
2 x 420g (14 oz) cans red kidney beans, drained
1 x 420g (14 oz) can chopped tomatoes
3 teaspoons (15ml) chilli powder
1 teaspoon (5ml) coriander powder
1 teaspoon (5ml) balsamic vinegar
1/2 cup (50g or 2 oz) grated cheddar cheese
Method
Heat the oil in a large pot over a medium heat
Brown the onion and minced beef
Add the kidney beans, tomatoes, chilli powder, coriander and balsamic vineger
Reduce the heat to simmer just as the mixture reaches simmer point
Simmer for 25 minutes
Serve on tortilla chips or rice - sprinkle the grated cheese on top
19 May 2008
18 May 2008
Pining
17 May 2008
16 May 2008
News that makes me happy
This month the Wii outsold the Playstation 2, PlayStation 3, PSP, and Xbox 360... combined.
14 May 2008
best ever
Here's the story:
I got a great deal on a refurbished mp3 player as a b-day present from me to me back in March. Had 20 gigs of storage and cost £40. I didn't care if it was scratched or whatever, as long as it worked. Well, it didn't. I dutifully sent it back to the website for a replacement. Of course they don't stock this item any longer and would I be interested in anything else? Advanced MP3 Players is where I purchased the player. They may not be the cheapest place to buy audio toys, but they sure have one of the best selections I have ever seen. Anyway, I looked around and decided to splash out on some new ear buds.
I have never in my life heard music on this level before. These are my first in ear buds and the bass is incredible. The only drawback is that when music is playing you really can't hear anything else. Really makes me look both ways several times before crossing the street now. I would recommend these to anyone that has a need for portable audio. In fact, after I ordered I was reading up on em and found this testimonial....
“There’s nothing out there like Ultimate Ears. There is no debate...they’re the best in the business!”
Tony Romo, Quarterback for the Dallas Cowboys.
13 May 2008
It's starting to get ugly
I have to laugh when I get the email jokes about porn on the gas pumps so other Americans can see someone getting screwed, or the price as an arm and a leg etc.
Once the conversion from liters to US gallon and £ to $ is done, a gallon of petrol is running $8.15.
Oddly, no one makes pithy jokes here.
Once the conversion from liters to US gallon and £ to $ is done, a gallon of petrol is running $8.15.
Oddly, no one makes pithy jokes here.
11 May 2008
10 May 2008
World Sweets
Rambling Reader bought some prime British Chocolate at a world market. In the interest of cultural awareness here is the main way a Flake is consumed...YUM!
09 May 2008
08 May 2008
Exercise for people over 50
Begin by standing on a comfortable surface, where you have plenty of room at each side. With a 5-lb potato sack in each hand, extend your arms straight out from your sides and hold them there as long as you can. Try to reach a full minute, and then relax. Each day you'll find that you can hold this position for just a bit longer.
After a couple of weeks, move up to 10-lb sacks. Then try 50-lb potato sacks and then eventually try to get to where you can lift a 100-lb potato sack in each hand and hold your arms straight for more than a full minute. (I'm at this level)
After you feel confident at that level, put a potato in each of the sacks.
After a couple of weeks, move up to 10-lb sacks. Then try 50-lb potato sacks and then eventually try to get to where you can lift a 100-lb potato sack in each hand and hold your arms straight for more than a full minute. (I'm at this level)
After you feel confident at that level, put a potato in each of the sacks.
07 May 2008
06 May 2008
Fire and brimstone
I know everyone has heard about the Chilean volcano, but this is the absolute coolest picture of forces we have no clue about you will ever see.
Where the awesome pic came from.
Where the awesome pic came from.
04 May 2008
Test post
I am testing the new Blogger future post service. It is 9.10 BST Saturday 3 May as I type this. I am scheduling this post for Sunday 4 May 2008 at 15.37 BST.
03 May 2008
Cue Ross Perot
I'm mad!
The Information Technology & Innovation Foundation just published worldwide broadband averages. Read em and weep. Japan pays around $8 a month for an average 63 Mbps connection.
The Information Technology & Innovation Foundation just published worldwide broadband averages. Read em and weep. Japan pays around $8 a month for an average 63 Mbps connection.
02 May 2008
01 May 2008
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