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Thursday, July 31, 2014
Movie recommendation of the day ....
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Movie recommendation for adults -
"42"
The story of Jackie Robinson from his signing with the Brooklyn Dodgers organization in 1945 to his historic 1947 rookie season when he broke the color barrier in Major League Baseball.
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Movie recommendation for adults -
"42"
The story of Jackie Robinson from his signing with the Brooklyn Dodgers organization in 1945 to his historic 1947 rookie season when he broke the color barrier in Major League Baseball.
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Quote of the day ....
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"I have heard there are troubles of more than one kind. Some come from ahead and some come from behind. But I've bought a big bat. I'm all ready you see. Now my troubles are going to have troubles with me!"
— Dr. Seuss
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"I have heard there are troubles of more than one kind. Some come from ahead and some come from behind. But I've bought a big bat. I'm all ready you see. Now my troubles are going to have troubles with me!"
— Dr. Seuss
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Wednesday, July 30, 2014
Quote of the Day ...
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"I wish I could freeze this moment, right here, right now and live in it forever."
— Suzanne Collins (Catching Fire (The Hunger Games, #2)
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"I wish I could freeze this moment, right here, right now and live in it forever."
— Suzanne Collins (Catching Fire (The Hunger Games, #2)
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Joke of the Day .....
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A boy was bagging groceries at a supermarket. One day the store installed a machine for squeezing fresh orange juice. Intrigued, the young man asked if he could be allowed to work the machine, but his request was denied. Said the store manager, "Sorry, kid, but baggers can't be juicers."
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A boy was bagging groceries at a supermarket. One day the store installed a machine for squeezing fresh orange juice. Intrigued, the young man asked if he could be allowed to work the machine, but his request was denied. Said the store manager, "Sorry, kid, but baggers can't be juicers."
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Tuesday, July 29, 2014
Monday, July 28, 2014
Sunday, July 27, 2014
Quote of the day ...
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"I'm a greater believer in luck, and I find the harder I work the more I have of it"
— Thomas Jefferson
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"I'm a greater believer in luck, and I find the harder I work the more I have of it"
— Thomas Jefferson
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Saturday, July 26, 2014
Friday, July 25, 2014
Thursday, July 24, 2014
Geeky Joke of the Day ...
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Hand over the calculator, friends don’t let friends derive drunk.
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Hand over the calculator, friends don’t let friends derive drunk.
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Wednesday, July 23, 2014
Question of the day ....
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“What do you do when you see an endangered animal that eats only endangered plants?”
― Steven Wright
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“What do you do when you see an endangered animal that eats only endangered plants?”
― Steven Wright
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Joke of the Day .....
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A chicken walks into the library. It goes up to the circulation desk and says: "book, bok, bok, boook". The librarian hands the chicken a book. It tucks it under his wing and runs out.
A while later, the chicken runs back in, throws the first book into the return bin and goes back to the librarian saying: "book, bok, bok, bok, boook".
Again the librarian gives it a b...ook, and the chicken runs out. The librarian shakes her head. Within a few minutes, the chicken is back, returns the book and starts all over again: "boook, book, bok bok boook".
The librarian gives him yet a third book, but this time as the chicken is running out the door, she follows it. The chicken runs down the street, through the park and down to the riverbank.
There, sitting on a lily pad is a big, green frog. The chicken holds up the book and shows it to the frog, saying: "Book, bok, bok, boook". The frog blinks, and croaks: "read-it, read-it, read-it".
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A chicken walks into the library. It goes up to the circulation desk and says: "book, bok, bok, boook". The librarian hands the chicken a book. It tucks it under his wing and runs out.
A while later, the chicken runs back in, throws the first book into the return bin and goes back to the librarian saying: "book, bok, bok, bok, boook".
Again the librarian gives it a b...ook, and the chicken runs out. The librarian shakes her head. Within a few minutes, the chicken is back, returns the book and starts all over again: "boook, book, bok bok boook".
The librarian gives him yet a third book, but this time as the chicken is running out the door, she follows it. The chicken runs down the street, through the park and down to the riverbank.
There, sitting on a lily pad is a big, green frog. The chicken holds up the book and shows it to the frog, saying: "Book, bok, bok, boook". The frog blinks, and croaks: "read-it, read-it, read-it".
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Tuesday, July 22, 2014
Recipe of the Day .... Kale Sandwich ...
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Avocado Kale Pesto Sandwich
1 cup steamed chopped kale
1 tablespoon nutritional yeast flakes
1/4 cup avocado (ripe)
1/4 teaspoon ground turmeric
1/4 cup chopped fresh basil
1 teaspoon crushed garlic
1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
a few dashes Tabasco
Add all the ingredients in a food processor and blend until creamy, add a little bit of water or olive oil if needed
Now spread on a sandwich, I like this on sprouted grain sesame bread with an egg, roasted tomato, caramelized onions and sun-dried tomatoes!
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Avocado Kale Pesto Sandwich
1 cup steamed chopped kale
1 tablespoon nutritional yeast flakes
1/4 cup avocado (ripe)
1/4 teaspoon ground turmeric
1/4 cup chopped fresh basil
1 teaspoon crushed garlic
1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
a few dashes Tabasco
Add all the ingredients in a food processor and blend until creamy, add a little bit of water or olive oil if needed
Now spread on a sandwich, I like this on sprouted grain sesame bread with an egg, roasted tomato, caramelized onions and sun-dried tomatoes!
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Quote of the Day ....
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"I guess that’s all forever is...Just one long trail of nows. And I guess all you can do is try and live one now at a time without getting too worked up about the last now or the next now."
— Nicholas Evans (The Horse Whisperer)
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"I guess that’s all forever is...Just one long trail of nows. And I guess all you can do is try and live one now at a time without getting too worked up about the last now or the next now."
— Nicholas Evans (The Horse Whisperer)
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Question of the Day ....
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“Do the people in Australia call the rest of the world 'Up Over'?”
― Steven Wright
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“Do the people in Australia call the rest of the world 'Up Over'?”
― Steven Wright
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Monday, July 21, 2014
Recipe of the Day ... Beans and Kale ....
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Stewed Cranberry Beans with Kale
2 cups dried cranberry beans
Salted water, for soaking
1/4 cup olive oil
2 medium onions, roughly chopped
4 to 5 cloves of garlic, chopped coarsely
1 heaping teaspoon celery seed
1 large pinch dried thyme
1 pinch red pepper flakes
salt and pepper, to taste
5 cups liquid (I use a mix of homemade vegetable stock and water)
2 to 3 bay leaves
1 carrot, peeled and snapped in half
1 large head of kale, washed and chopped (roughly 2 cups)
Splash of wine or vermouth (optional)
Pick through your beans to make sure there aren't any pebbles or other debris hidden among them.
Soak them in plenty of salted water overnight -- enough to cover them by at least 3 inches or so.
When you're ready to cook, drain your beans. Heat a large, heavy-bottomed pot over medium heat.
Add the olive oil, then once you think it's hot, add the onions.
Sauté for about five minutes, then add the garlic, and let that cook for another minute or two.
Add the celery seed, thyme, pepper flakes, and a big fat pinch of salt, plus a few cracks of pepper. Let cook for a few minutes, making sure the garlic doesn't burn; add the beans, and cook for a few more, to let all of the flavors start to join forces.
Add the liquid, bay leaves, and carrot, and bring everything to a boil. Cover and simmer for 45 minutes to an hour, checking periodically to make sure that the liquid doesn't drop below the beans. If you're not using salted broth, you'll want to add extra salt; do so gradually, but don't be timid.
To check for doneness, make sure you test at least 4 or 5 beans. Once all of them are soft, but before they completely fall apart, add the kale. At this point, the cooking liquid should have thickened from the starch of the beans.
Cook it until the kale wilts, about 5 to 10 minutes. Taste for seasoning. Add a splash of wine or vermouth if you want; if you do, let it cook off for a few minutes before removing from heat.
Serve over polenta or mashed potatoes; leftovers reheat beautifully, but you may have to add a splash of water if they look thick or dry.
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Stewed Cranberry Beans with Kale
2 cups dried cranberry beans
Salted water, for soaking
1/4 cup olive oil
2 medium onions, roughly chopped
4 to 5 cloves of garlic, chopped coarsely
1 heaping teaspoon celery seed
1 large pinch dried thyme
1 pinch red pepper flakes
salt and pepper, to taste
5 cups liquid (I use a mix of homemade vegetable stock and water)
2 to 3 bay leaves
1 carrot, peeled and snapped in half
1 large head of kale, washed and chopped (roughly 2 cups)
Splash of wine or vermouth (optional)
Pick through your beans to make sure there aren't any pebbles or other debris hidden among them.
Soak them in plenty of salted water overnight -- enough to cover them by at least 3 inches or so.
When you're ready to cook, drain your beans. Heat a large, heavy-bottomed pot over medium heat.
Add the olive oil, then once you think it's hot, add the onions.
Sauté for about five minutes, then add the garlic, and let that cook for another minute or two.
Add the celery seed, thyme, pepper flakes, and a big fat pinch of salt, plus a few cracks of pepper. Let cook for a few minutes, making sure the garlic doesn't burn; add the beans, and cook for a few more, to let all of the flavors start to join forces.
Add the liquid, bay leaves, and carrot, and bring everything to a boil. Cover and simmer for 45 minutes to an hour, checking periodically to make sure that the liquid doesn't drop below the beans. If you're not using salted broth, you'll want to add extra salt; do so gradually, but don't be timid.
To check for doneness, make sure you test at least 4 or 5 beans. Once all of them are soft, but before they completely fall apart, add the kale. At this point, the cooking liquid should have thickened from the starch of the beans.
Cook it until the kale wilts, about 5 to 10 minutes. Taste for seasoning. Add a splash of wine or vermouth if you want; if you do, let it cook off for a few minutes before removing from heat.
Serve over polenta or mashed potatoes; leftovers reheat beautifully, but you may have to add a splash of water if they look thick or dry.
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Short Bio of the Day ...
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Ludwig Josef Johann Wittgenstein (26 April 1889 – 29 April 1951) was an Austrian-British philosopher who worked primarily in logic, the philosophy of mathematics, the philosophy of mind, and the philosophy of language.
Described by Bertrand Russell as "the most perfect example I have ever known of genius as traditionally conceived, passionate, profound, intense, and dominating", he helped inspire... two of the twentieth century's principal philosophical movements: the Vienna Circle and Oxford ordinary language philosophy.
Described by Bertrand Russell as "the most perfect example I have ever known of genius as traditionally conceived, passionate, profound, intense, and dominating", he helped inspire... two of the twentieth century's principal philosophical movements: the Vienna Circle and Oxford ordinary language philosophy.
According to an end of the century poll, professional philosophers in Canada and the U.S. rank both his Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus and Philosophical Investigations among the top five most important books in twentieth-century philosophy, the latter standing out as "...the one crossover masterpiece in twentieth-century philosophy, appealing across diverse specializations and philosophical orientations".
Wittgenstein's influence has been felt in nearly every field of the humanities and social sciences, yet there are widely diverging interpretations of his thought.
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Quote of the day ....
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“A serious and good philosophical work could be written consisting entirely of jokes.”
― Ludwig Wittgenstein
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“A serious and good philosophical work could be written consisting entirely of jokes.”
― Ludwig Wittgenstein
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Good Question of the Day ....
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“Why are there five syllables in the word “monosyllabic”?”
― Steven Wright
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“Why are there five syllables in the word “monosyllabic”?”
― Steven Wright
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Pun of the Day .....
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I used to be a railroad conductor, but my boss found out I wasn't trained.
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I used to be a railroad conductor, but my boss found out I wasn't trained.
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Sunday, July 20, 2014
Recipe of the day .....Chimichurri Sauce ....
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Chimichurri Sauce
1/4 cup coarsely chopped parsley
3 tbsp red wine vinegar
4 large garlic cloves, minced (2 1/2 tablespoons)
2 tbsp oregano leaves...
2 tsp crushed red pepper
Kosher salt and freshly ground pepper
1/2 cup extra-virgin olive oil
Put it all in a food processor and blend. Serve right away on steak, grilled veggies, fish, or whatever needs some ooomph.
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1/4 cup coarsely chopped parsley
3 tbsp red wine vinegar
4 large garlic cloves, minced (2 1/2 tablespoons)
2 tbsp oregano leaves...
2 tsp crushed red pepper
Kosher salt and freshly ground pepper
1/2 cup extra-virgin olive oil
Put it all in a food processor and blend. Serve right away on steak, grilled veggies, fish, or whatever needs some ooomph.
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Quote of the day ...
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“There are two levels of vampirism: one is the regular vampire, which is just like it has always been; and then there's the super vampires, which are a new breed we've created.”
― Guillermo del Toro
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“There are two levels of vampirism: one is the regular vampire, which is just like it has always been; and then there's the super vampires, which are a new breed we've created.”
― Guillermo del Toro
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Jokes of the Day .....
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Q. What animal would you not want to pay cards with?
A. Cheetah
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Q: What music do balloons hate?
A: Pop music.
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Q: Why did the baseball player take his bat to the library?
A: Because his teacher told him to hit the books.
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Q: What did the judge say when the skunk walked in the court room? ...
A: Odor in the court!
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Q: What happened when the lion ate the comedian?
A: He felt funny!
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Q: How did the barber win the race?
A: He knew a shortcut!
A. Cheetah
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Q: What music do balloons hate?
A: Pop music.
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Q: Why did the baseball player take his bat to the library?
A: Because his teacher told him to hit the books.
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Q: What did the judge say when the skunk walked in the court room? ...
A: Odor in the court!
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Q: What happened when the lion ate the comedian?
A: He felt funny!
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Q: How did the barber win the race?
A: He knew a shortcut!
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Saturday, July 19, 2014
Quote of the Day ....
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“Fantasy is a necessary ingredient in living, it's a way of looking at life through the wrong end of a telescope.”
― Dr. Seuss
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“Fantasy is a necessary ingredient in living, it's a way of looking at life through the wrong end of a telescope.”
― Dr. Seuss
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Steven Wright Joke of the Day ...
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“I just got out of the hospital. I was in a speed reading accident. I hit a book mark and flew across the room.”
― Steven Wright
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“I just got out of the hospital. I was in a speed reading accident. I hit a book mark and flew across the room.”
― Steven Wright
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Joke of the day ...
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A piece of string walked into a bar and said "Gimme a beer!" but the bartender said "Get outta here! We don't serve your kind here!"
So the string left, but he was thirsty, and he really wanted a beer, so he messed up his hair real badly and looped himself around until he had tied himself into a knot.
When the string went back into the bar, the bartender looked at him suspiciously and said "Aren't you that worthless piece of string I just threw outta here?" No, the string replied, "I'm a frayed knot!"
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A piece of string walked into a bar and said "Gimme a beer!" but the bartender said "Get outta here! We don't serve your kind here!"
So the string left, but he was thirsty, and he really wanted a beer, so he messed up his hair real badly and looped himself around until he had tied himself into a knot.
When the string went back into the bar, the bartender looked at him suspiciously and said "Aren't you that worthless piece of string I just threw outta here?" No, the string replied, "I'm a frayed knot!"
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Friday, July 18, 2014
Quote of the Day ...
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"Stories you read when you're the right age never quite leave you. You may forget who wrote them or what the story was called. Sometimes you'll forget precisely what happened, but if a story touches you it will stay with you, haunting the places in your mind that you rarely ever visit."
— Neil Gaiman (M is for Magic)
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"Stories you read when you're the right age never quite leave you. You may forget who wrote them or what the story was called. Sometimes you'll forget precisely what happened, but if a story touches you it will stay with you, haunting the places in your mind that you rarely ever visit."
— Neil Gaiman (M is for Magic)
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Thursday, July 17, 2014
Book Quote of the Day ....
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"Few pleasures, for the true reader, rival the pleasure of browsing unhurriedly among books: old books, new books, library books, other people's books, one's own books - it does not matter whose or where. Simply to be among books, glancing at one here, reading a page from one over there, enjoying them all as objects to be touched, looked at, even smelt, is a deep satisfaction. And often, very often, while browsing haphazardly, looking for nothing in particular, you pick up a volume that suddenly excites you, and you know that this one of all the others you must read. Those are great moments - and the books we come across like that are often the most memorable."
— Aidan Chambers
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"Few pleasures, for the true reader, rival the pleasure of browsing unhurriedly among books: old books, new books, library books, other people's books, one's own books - it does not matter whose or where. Simply to be among books, glancing at one here, reading a page from one over there, enjoying them all as objects to be touched, looked at, even smelt, is a deep satisfaction. And often, very often, while browsing haphazardly, looking for nothing in particular, you pick up a volume that suddenly excites you, and you know that this one of all the others you must read. Those are great moments - and the books we come across like that are often the most memorable."
— Aidan Chambers
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Chestnut of the day ....
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Why did the little fella sleep on the chandelier?
Because he was a light sleeper.
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Why did the little fella sleep on the chandelier?
Because he was a light sleeper.
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Wednesday, July 16, 2014
Joke of the Day ...
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A small boy swallowed some coins and was taken to a hospital. When his grandmother telephoned to ask how he was, a nurse said, "No change yet."
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A small boy swallowed some coins and was taken to a hospital. When his grandmother telephoned to ask how he was, a nurse said, "No change yet."
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Tuesday, July 15, 2014
Historic Information of the Day ....
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On December 1, 1969, the Selective Service System of the United States conducted two lotteries to determine the order of call to military service in the Vietnam War for men born from 1944 to 1950. These lotteries occurred during "the draft" — a period of conscription, controlled by the President, from just before World War II to 1973.
The lottery numbers assigned in December 1969 were used during calendar year 1970 both to call for induction and to call for physical examination, a preliminary call covering more men.
The days of the year (including February 29) were represented by the numbers 1 through 366 written on slips of paper. The slips were placed in separate plastic capsules that were mixed in a shoebox and then dumped into a deep glass jar. Capsules were drawn from the jar one at a time.
The first number drawn was 258 (September 14), so all registrants with that birthday were assigned lottery number 1. The second number drawn corresponded to April 24, and so forth. All men of draft age (born 1944 to 1950) who shared a birthdate would be called to serve at once. The first 195 birthdates drawn were later called to serve in the order they were drawn; the last of these was September 24.
Also on December 1, 1969, a second lottery was held, with the 26 letters of the alphabet. Among men with the same birthdate, the order of induction was determined by the permutation ranks of the first letters of their last, first, and middle names. Anyone with initials "JJJ" would have been first within the shared birthdate; anyone with initials "VVV" would have been last.
People soon noticed that the lottery numbers were not distributed uniformly over the year. In particular, November and December births, or dates 306 to 366, were assigned mainly to lower draft numbers representing earlier calls to serve.
This led to complaints that the lottery was not random as the legislation required. Analysis of the procedure suggested that mixing 366 capsules in the shoe box did not mix them sufficiently before dumping them into the jar. ("The capsules were put in a box month by month, January through December, and subsequent mixing efforts were insufficient to overcome this sequencing.") However, the non-uniform lottery was allowed to stand.
The draft lottery had social and economic consequences because it generated resistance to military service and the resisters, draft evaders or "draft dodgers", were generally young, well educated, healthy men. Some chose the legal sanctions for refusing military service, such as imprisonment, either showing their disapproval by burning their draft cards or draft letters, or simply not presenting themselves for the military service test.
Others left the country, commonly moving to Canada. The number of American citizens who moved to Canada during the Vietnam war because of the draft is estimated to be around 125,000; it is believed that about half returned to the United States after the Nixon era (when the war was also over)
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On December 1, 1969, the Selective Service System of the United States conducted two lotteries to determine the order of call to military service in the Vietnam War for men born from 1944 to 1950. These lotteries occurred during "the draft" — a period of conscription, controlled by the President, from just before World War II to 1973.
The lottery numbers assigned in December 1969 were used during calendar year 1970 both to call for induction and to call for physical examination, a preliminary call covering more men.
The days of the year (including February 29) were represented by the numbers 1 through 366 written on slips of paper. The slips were placed in separate plastic capsules that were mixed in a shoebox and then dumped into a deep glass jar. Capsules were drawn from the jar one at a time.
The first number drawn was 258 (September 14), so all registrants with that birthday were assigned lottery number 1. The second number drawn corresponded to April 24, and so forth. All men of draft age (born 1944 to 1950) who shared a birthdate would be called to serve at once. The first 195 birthdates drawn were later called to serve in the order they were drawn; the last of these was September 24.
Also on December 1, 1969, a second lottery was held, with the 26 letters of the alphabet. Among men with the same birthdate, the order of induction was determined by the permutation ranks of the first letters of their last, first, and middle names. Anyone with initials "JJJ" would have been first within the shared birthdate; anyone with initials "VVV" would have been last.
People soon noticed that the lottery numbers were not distributed uniformly over the year. In particular, November and December births, or dates 306 to 366, were assigned mainly to lower draft numbers representing earlier calls to serve.
This led to complaints that the lottery was not random as the legislation required. Analysis of the procedure suggested that mixing 366 capsules in the shoe box did not mix them sufficiently before dumping them into the jar. ("The capsules were put in a box month by month, January through December, and subsequent mixing efforts were insufficient to overcome this sequencing.") However, the non-uniform lottery was allowed to stand.
The draft lottery had social and economic consequences because it generated resistance to military service and the resisters, draft evaders or "draft dodgers", were generally young, well educated, healthy men. Some chose the legal sanctions for refusing military service, such as imprisonment, either showing their disapproval by burning their draft cards or draft letters, or simply not presenting themselves for the military service test.
Others left the country, commonly moving to Canada. The number of American citizens who moved to Canada during the Vietnam war because of the draft is estimated to be around 125,000; it is believed that about half returned to the United States after the Nixon era (when the war was also over)
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Chestnut of the Day ....
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(Definition first: Chestnut is a British slang term for an old joke, often as old chestnut.
A plausible explanation for the term given by the Oxford English Dictionary is that it originates from a play named "The Broken Sword" by William Dimond in which one character keeps repeating the same stories, one of them about a cork tree, and is interrupted each time by another character who says: Chestnut, you mean . . . I have heard you tell the joke twenty-seven times and I am sure it was a chestnut.
The play was first performed in 1816, but the term did not come into widespread usage until the 1880s.)
Now the "chestnut" -
What kind of coat can be put on only when wet?
A coat of paint.
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(Definition first: Chestnut is a British slang term for an old joke, often as old chestnut.
A plausible explanation for the term given by the Oxford English Dictionary is that it originates from a play named "The Broken Sword" by William Dimond in which one character keeps repeating the same stories, one of them about a cork tree, and is interrupted each time by another character who says: Chestnut, you mean . . . I have heard you tell the joke twenty-seven times and I am sure it was a chestnut.
The play was first performed in 1816, but the term did not come into widespread usage until the 1880s.)
Now the "chestnut" -
What kind of coat can be put on only when wet?
A coat of paint.
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Monday, July 14, 2014
Literary Quote of the Day ...
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“No! Please! I'll tell you whatever you want to know!" the man yelled.
"Really?" said Vimes. "What's the orbital velocity of the moon?"
"What?"
"Oh, you'd like something simpler?”
― Terry Pratchett, Night Watch
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“No! Please! I'll tell you whatever you want to know!" the man yelled.
"Really?" said Vimes. "What's the orbital velocity of the moon?"
"What?"
"Oh, you'd like something simpler?”
― Terry Pratchett, Night Watch
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Sunday, July 13, 2014
Truth of the day ....
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“What would men be without women? Scarce, sir...mighty scarce.”
― Mark Twain
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“What would men be without women? Scarce, sir...mighty scarce.”
― Mark Twain
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Saturday, July 12, 2014
Recipe of the Day ....
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Broccoli Cheddar Jalapeno & Quinoa Fritters (I never made this but it sounds good!)
1 generous cup of cooked broccoli, slightly cooled and diced into very small pieces. I usually steam it or boil it until bright green and tender.
4-6 scallions, finely diced
1 jalapeno pepper, minced
2 cups cooked and cooled quinoa
2 limes, zest one and reserve the zest.
small handful of chopped fresh parsley or cilantro (optional)
1/2 cup grated cheddar cheese or cheese of your choice.
2 large eggs
2 tablespoons milk
1/3-1/2 cup of Pamela's Gluten Free Baking Mix or self rising flour
sea salt to taste
olive oil or neutral tasting oil for pan frying
lime wedges, sour cream, parsley, cilantro, Greek yogurt or salsa are serving options
Place the cooked broccoli, cooked quinoa, cheese, chili pepper, scallions, lime zest, parsley, milk, salt and eggs in a large bowl. Add Pamela's Gluten Free Baking Mix or self rising flour to the bowl and stir everything together. Start with 1/3 cup of Pamela's Gluten Free Mix or self rising flour and add more if the mixture seems too wet. Add enough of Pamela's mix or self rising flour to form a batter similar to the texture of pancake batter.
Heat a large nonstick frying pan on medium high with a tablespoon or so of olive oil. I used my non-stick pan for this recipe. Drop batter by 1/3 cupful into the hot pan. Cook until golden brown on each side. Lime wedges, lite sour cream, salsa, cilantro, parsley and Greek yogurt are serving options.
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Broccoli Cheddar Jalapeno & Quinoa Fritters (I never made this but it sounds good!)
1 generous cup of cooked broccoli, slightly cooled and diced into very small pieces. I usually steam it or boil it until bright green and tender.
4-6 scallions, finely diced
1 jalapeno pepper, minced
2 cups cooked and cooled quinoa
2 limes, zest one and reserve the zest.
small handful of chopped fresh parsley or cilantro (optional)
1/2 cup grated cheddar cheese or cheese of your choice.
2 large eggs
2 tablespoons milk
1/3-1/2 cup of Pamela's Gluten Free Baking Mix or self rising flour
sea salt to taste
olive oil or neutral tasting oil for pan frying
lime wedges, sour cream, parsley, cilantro, Greek yogurt or salsa are serving options
Place the cooked broccoli, cooked quinoa, cheese, chili pepper, scallions, lime zest, parsley, milk, salt and eggs in a large bowl. Add Pamela's Gluten Free Baking Mix or self rising flour to the bowl and stir everything together. Start with 1/3 cup of Pamela's Gluten Free Mix or self rising flour and add more if the mixture seems too wet. Add enough of Pamela's mix or self rising flour to form a batter similar to the texture of pancake batter.
Heat a large nonstick frying pan on medium high with a tablespoon or so of olive oil. I used my non-stick pan for this recipe. Drop batter by 1/3 cupful into the hot pan. Cook until golden brown on each side. Lime wedges, lite sour cream, salsa, cilantro, parsley and Greek yogurt are serving options.
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Thought of the day ...
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“The fact that we live at the bottom of a deep gravity well, on the surface of a gas covered planet going around a nuclear fireball 90 million miles away and think this to be normal is obviously some indication of how skewed our perspective tends to be.”
― Douglas Adams, The Salmon of Doubt: Hitchhiking the Galaxy One Last Time
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“The fact that we live at the bottom of a deep gravity well, on the surface of a gas covered planet going around a nuclear fireball 90 million miles away and think this to be normal is obviously some indication of how skewed our perspective tends to be.”
― Douglas Adams, The Salmon of Doubt: Hitchhiking the Galaxy One Last Time
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Einstein Quote of the Day ...
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“Never memorize something that you can look up.”
― Albert Einstein
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“Never memorize something that you can look up.”
― Albert Einstein
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Friday, July 11, 2014
Einstein Quote of the Day ...
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“When you are courting a nice girl an hour seems like a second. When you sit on a red-hot cinder a second seems like an hour. That's relativity.”
― Albert Einstein
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“When you are courting a nice girl an hour seems like a second. When you sit on a red-hot cinder a second seems like an hour. That's relativity.”
― Albert Einstein
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.Book recommendation of the day ...
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Book recommendation of the day -
Too Late to Die (Sheriff Dan Rhodes #1)
by Bill Crider (actually the whole series is good)
"#1 Sheriff Dan Rhodes, Blacklin County, Texas, cosy police procedural. The death of a friendly young woman just prior to the next election doesn’t put Sheriff Rhodes on the hot-seat, but the following murders do, as he finds the evidence leading him close to home. A bit of folksy humor, a strong plot with careful mis-direction, and a nice twist at the end, make this a good first novel. Slow paced but not annoyingly so, and the characters are wonderful. "
Abbey on Goodreads
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Book recommendation of the day -
Too Late to Die (Sheriff Dan Rhodes #1)
by Bill Crider (actually the whole series is good)
"#1 Sheriff Dan Rhodes, Blacklin County, Texas, cosy police procedural. The death of a friendly young woman just prior to the next election doesn’t put Sheriff Rhodes on the hot-seat, but the following murders do, as he finds the evidence leading him close to home. A bit of folksy humor, a strong plot with careful mis-direction, and a nice twist at the end, make this a good first novel. Slow paced but not annoyingly so, and the characters are wonderful. "
Abbey on Goodreads
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Quote of the Day ....
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“I refuse to answer that question on the grounds that I don't know the answer”
― Douglas Adams
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“I refuse to answer that question on the grounds that I don't know the answer”
― Douglas Adams
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Complex of the Day ...
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“I have an inferiority complex, but it’s not a very good one.”
― Steven Wright
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“I have an inferiority complex, but it’s not a very good one.”
― Steven Wright
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Thursday, July 10, 2014
Quote of the Day ...
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“I went to a bookstore and asked the saleswoman, 'Where’s the self-help section?' She said if she told me, it would defeat the purpose.”
― Steven Wright
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“I went to a bookstore and asked the saleswoman, 'Where’s the self-help section?' She said if she told me, it would defeat the purpose.”
― Steven Wright
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Wednesday, July 9, 2014
Silly Joke of the Day ...
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My first job was working in an orange juice factory, but I got canned because I couldn't concentrate.
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My first job was working in an orange juice factory, but I got canned because I couldn't concentrate.
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Tuesday, July 8, 2014
Question of the day ....
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“Why isn’t the word “phonetically” spelled with an “f”?”
― Steven Wright
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“Why isn’t the word “phonetically” spelled with an “f”?”
― Steven Wright
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Monday, July 7, 2014
Quote of the day ...
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"A good laugh overcomes more difficulties and dissipates more dark clouds than any other one thing."
— Laura Ingalls Wilder
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"A good laugh overcomes more difficulties and dissipates more dark clouds than any other one thing."
— Laura Ingalls Wilder
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.Awesome cloud video of the day .....
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Awesome cloud video of the day if you can't bend your neck to look up for eight minutes but would like to see clouds ....
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ofozMFKKCPU
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Awesome cloud video of the day if you can't bend your neck to look up for eight minutes but would like to see clouds ....
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ofozMFKKCPU
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Old Joke of the Day ...
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"Waiter! This coffee tastes like mud."
"Yes sir, it's fresh ground."
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"Waiter! This coffee tastes like mud."
"Yes sir, it's fresh ground."
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Sunday, July 6, 2014
.Recipe of the Day ....
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Broccoli and Goat Cheese Quiche (with my commentary)
Serves about 4-6
Filling
2.5-3 cups of broccoli florets cut to small-medium chunks
4 oz of soft goat cheese
1/2 cup heavy cream
1/2 teaspoon of thyme leaves
1/4 cup of grated parmesan + a bit more for the top
2 eggs ...
1 teaspoon of salt
Black pepper
1-2 tablespoons of sliced almonds
Pie Crust (OK - I would just buy a premade organic crust or skip the crust and make an omlet type thing with a side of toast)
1 stick of unsalted butter
1.25 cups of flour
1 egg
0.5 teaspoon of salt
Cut the cold butter to small pieces. Put the butter and the flour in the food processor and process for 1-2 minutes until it looks like soft sand. Add salt and egg and mix until just starting to form a ball. If the dough a bit too dry add a tablespoon of cold water. Take out the dough and form a disk, wrap with plastic wrap and let it chill in the fridge for about 1/2 hour.
Heat the oven to 360 F. Boil a pot with some water. Add salt and the broccoli florets. Cook them for 5 minutes and transfer the broccoli to a bowl of ice water to stop the cooking.
In a bowl crumble the goat cheese. Add the eggs, heavy cream, thyme, parmesan, salt, pepper and mix well. Add the broccoli. (Or I would have used a heavy stainless steel pan lightly oiled with olive oil and broccoli that is already cooked and chopped up)
Spread the chilled dough in a 9.5" quiche\tart pan. Pour in the filling mixture. Grate a little more parmesan on top and sprinkle the almonds. Bake for 45 minutes until light golden brown on top.
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Broccoli and Goat Cheese Quiche (with my commentary)
Serves about 4-6
Filling
2.5-3 cups of broccoli florets cut to small-medium chunks
4 oz of soft goat cheese
1/2 cup heavy cream
1/2 teaspoon of thyme leaves
1/4 cup of grated parmesan + a bit more for the top
2 eggs ...
1 teaspoon of salt
Black pepper
1-2 tablespoons of sliced almonds
Pie Crust (OK - I would just buy a premade organic crust or skip the crust and make an omlet type thing with a side of toast)
1 stick of unsalted butter
1.25 cups of flour
1 egg
0.5 teaspoon of salt
Cut the cold butter to small pieces. Put the butter and the flour in the food processor and process for 1-2 minutes until it looks like soft sand. Add salt and egg and mix until just starting to form a ball. If the dough a bit too dry add a tablespoon of cold water. Take out the dough and form a disk, wrap with plastic wrap and let it chill in the fridge for about 1/2 hour.
Heat the oven to 360 F. Boil a pot with some water. Add salt and the broccoli florets. Cook them for 5 minutes and transfer the broccoli to a bowl of ice water to stop the cooking.
In a bowl crumble the goat cheese. Add the eggs, heavy cream, thyme, parmesan, salt, pepper and mix well. Add the broccoli. (Or I would have used a heavy stainless steel pan lightly oiled with olive oil and broccoli that is already cooked and chopped up)
Spread the chilled dough in a 9.5" quiche\tart pan. Pour in the filling mixture. Grate a little more parmesan on top and sprinkle the almonds. Bake for 45 minutes until light golden brown on top.
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.Audio Book Recommendation of the Day ....
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Audio Book Recommendation of the Day ....
A Delicate Truth
Read by John le Carré
Gibraltar, 2008.
A counter-terror operation, codenamed Wildlife, is being mounted in Britain's most precious colony. Its purpose: to capture and abduct a high-value jihadist arms-buyer. Its authors: an ambitious Foreign Office Minister, and a private defense contractor who is also his close friend. So delicate is the operation that even the Minister's private secretary, Toby Bell, is not cleared for it.
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Audio Book Recommendation of the Day ....
A Delicate Truth
Read by John le Carré
Gibraltar, 2008.
A counter-terror operation, codenamed Wildlife, is being mounted in Britain's most precious colony. Its purpose: to capture and abduct a high-value jihadist arms-buyer. Its authors: an ambitious Foreign Office Minister, and a private defense contractor who is also his close friend. So delicate is the operation that even the Minister's private secretary, Toby Bell, is not cleared for it.
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Quote of the Day ...
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“A desk is a dangerous place from which to view the world.”
― John le Carré
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“A desk is a dangerous place from which to view the world.”
― John le Carré
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Weird Thought of the Day ...
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“I put tape on the mirrors in my house so I don't accidentally walk through into another dimension.”
― Steven Wright
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“I put tape on the mirrors in my house so I don't accidentally walk through into another dimension.”
― Steven Wright
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Saturday, July 5, 2014
Silly Joke of the Day ...
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What do you call an oyster that takes all the pearls?
Shell fish.
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What do you call an oyster that takes all the pearls?
Shell fish.
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Recipe of the Day ...
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Mediterranean Mashed Broccoli and Potatoes (with my commentary)
1.5 pounds Yukon Gold Potatoes
6 ounces broccoli florets
4 tablespoons butter
1 Lemon, zested
4 tablespoons grated parmesan cheese
Salt
Peel the potatoes and place them, whole in cold water in a large pan. Add a generous pinch of salt and place over high heat.
Once the potato water is boiling, wash the broccoli florets and place in a steamer basket over the potatoes and cover (I would simply wait until the potatoes are almost done and throw the broccoli in the same water to cook - don't overcook the broccoli - the food processor with grind it up, it doesn't have to be mushy)
Steam the broccoli until tender - 3-6 minutes. Remove from heat. Continue to cook the potatoes until tender -- 30-40 minutes. Drain, reserving some of the water. (Or skip this)
Place the broccoli in a bowl and using an immersion blender, puree the broccoli until it's mostly smooth. You can also do this in a food processor. (Food processor is the way to go here)
Mash the potatoes using a potato masher. Add broccoli puree and butter, continue mashing. Mash and add reserved potato water until your potatoes are the texture you like. Taste for salt.
Add parmesan and lemon zest and mix well. Season to taste.
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Mediterranean Mashed Broccoli and Potatoes (with my commentary)
1.5 pounds Yukon Gold Potatoes
6 ounces broccoli florets
4 tablespoons butter
1 Lemon, zested
4 tablespoons grated parmesan cheese
Salt
Peel the potatoes and place them, whole in cold water in a large pan. Add a generous pinch of salt and place over high heat.
Once the potato water is boiling, wash the broccoli florets and place in a steamer basket over the potatoes and cover (I would simply wait until the potatoes are almost done and throw the broccoli in the same water to cook - don't overcook the broccoli - the food processor with grind it up, it doesn't have to be mushy)
Steam the broccoli until tender - 3-6 minutes. Remove from heat. Continue to cook the potatoes until tender -- 30-40 minutes. Drain, reserving some of the water. (Or skip this)
Place the broccoli in a bowl and using an immersion blender, puree the broccoli until it's mostly smooth. You can also do this in a food processor. (Food processor is the way to go here)
Mash the potatoes using a potato masher. Add broccoli puree and butter, continue mashing. Mash and add reserved potato water until your potatoes are the texture you like. Taste for salt.
Add parmesan and lemon zest and mix well. Season to taste.
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Maxim of the Day ...
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Those who get too big for their britches will be exposed in the end.
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Those who get too big for their britches will be exposed in the end.
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Friday, July 4, 2014
Patriotic Quote of the Day ...
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"Here is your country. Cherish these natural wonders, cherish the natural resources, cherish the history and romance as a sacred heritage, for your children and your children's children. Do not let selfish men or greedy interests skin your country of its beauty, its riches or its romance."
— Theodore Roosevelt
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"Here is your country. Cherish these natural wonders, cherish the natural resources, cherish the history and romance as a sacred heritage, for your children and your children's children. Do not let selfish men or greedy interests skin your country of its beauty, its riches or its romance."
— Theodore Roosevelt
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Quote of the Day ...
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"Loyalty to country ALWAYS. Loyalty to government, when it deserves it."
— Mark Twain
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"Loyalty to country ALWAYS. Loyalty to government, when it deserves it."
— Mark Twain
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Thursday, July 3, 2014
Sports poem of the day ...
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'Tis the season of diamonds once more.
Not jewels--they're a bit of a bore;
But the kind that you run 'round
And have lots of fun 'round
While you count batters' balls...often four!
(Cynthia MacGregor)
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'Tis the season of diamonds once more.
Not jewels--they're a bit of a bore;
But the kind that you run 'round
And have lots of fun 'round
While you count batters' balls...often four!
(Cynthia MacGregor)
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Joke of the Day ...
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What happened to the lawyer who was thrown out of a saloon?
He was disbarred.
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What happened to the lawyer who was thrown out of a saloon?
He was disbarred.
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Wednesday, July 2, 2014
Steve Wright Quote of the Day ...
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“You know how it is when you're reading a book and falling asleep, you're reading, reading... and all of a sudden you notice your eyes are closed? I'm like that all the time.”
― Steven Wright
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“You know how it is when you're reading a book and falling asleep, you're reading, reading... and all of a sudden you notice your eyes are closed? I'm like that all the time.”
― Steven Wright
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.Overwrought literary passage of the day .....
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Overwrought literary passage of the day .....
“During the whole of a dull, dark, and soundless day in the autumn of the year, when the clouds hung oppressively low in the heavens, I had been passing alone, on horseback, through a singularly dreary tract of country; and at length found myself, as the shades of the evening drew on, within view of the melancholy House of Usher. I know not how it was--but, with the first glimpse of the building, a sense of insufferable gloom pervaded my spirit.
I say insufferable; for the feeling was unrelieved by any of that half-pleasurable, because poetic, sentiment, with which the mind usually receives even the sternest natural images of the desolate or terrible. I looked upon the scene before me--upon the mere house, and the simple landscape features of the domain--upon the bleak walls--upon the vacant eye-like windows--upon a few rank sedges--and upon a few white trunks of decayed trees--with an utter depression of soul which I can compare to no earthly sensation more properly than to the after-dream of the reveler upon opium--the bitter lapse into everyday life--the hideous dropping off of the veil. There was an iciness, a sinking, a sickening of the heart--an unredeemed dreariness of thought which no goading of the imagination could torture into aught of the sublime.”
― Edgar Allan Poe, The Fall of the House of Usher and Other Tales
(You have to wonder what his childhood was like ...)
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Overwrought literary passage of the day .....
“During the whole of a dull, dark, and soundless day in the autumn of the year, when the clouds hung oppressively low in the heavens, I had been passing alone, on horseback, through a singularly dreary tract of country; and at length found myself, as the shades of the evening drew on, within view of the melancholy House of Usher. I know not how it was--but, with the first glimpse of the building, a sense of insufferable gloom pervaded my spirit.
I say insufferable; for the feeling was unrelieved by any of that half-pleasurable, because poetic, sentiment, with which the mind usually receives even the sternest natural images of the desolate or terrible. I looked upon the scene before me--upon the mere house, and the simple landscape features of the domain--upon the bleak walls--upon the vacant eye-like windows--upon a few rank sedges--and upon a few white trunks of decayed trees--with an utter depression of soul which I can compare to no earthly sensation more properly than to the after-dream of the reveler upon opium--the bitter lapse into everyday life--the hideous dropping off of the veil. There was an iciness, a sinking, a sickening of the heart--an unredeemed dreariness of thought which no goading of the imagination could torture into aught of the sublime.”
― Edgar Allan Poe, The Fall of the House of Usher and Other Tales
(You have to wonder what his childhood was like ...)
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Silly Joke of the Day ...
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Q: Why don't you do math in the jungle?
A: Because if you add 4+4 you get ate!
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Q: Why don't you do math in the jungle?
A: Because if you add 4+4 you get ate!
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Tuesday, July 1, 2014
.Meditation Suggestion of the Day ....
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Meditation Suggestion of the Day ....
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=igVslRAVIqo
Working with quartz crystals, ancient mineral formations that contain and focus energy, can enhance your meditation when you stare into them or place them on your body. Find out how to add quartz crystals to your practice in this free video on meditation techniques.
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Meditation Suggestion of the Day ....
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=igVslRAVIqo
Working with quartz crystals, ancient mineral formations that contain and focus energy, can enhance your meditation when you stare into them or place them on your body. Find out how to add quartz crystals to your practice in this free video on meditation techniques.
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Literary Question of the Day ...
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“The Death of Allegory
I am wondering what became of all those tall abstractions
that used to pose, robed and statuesque, in paintings
and parade about on the pages of the Renaissance
displaying their capital letters like license plates.
Truth cantering on a powerful horse,
Chastity, eyes downcast, fluttering with veils.
Each one was marble come to life, a thought in a coat,
Courtesy bowing with one hand always extended,
Villainy sharpening an instrument behind a wall,
Reason with her crown and Constancy alert behind a helm.
They are all retired now, consigned to a Florida for tropes.
Justice is there standing by an open refrigerator.
Valor lies in bed listening to the rain.
Even Death has nothing to do but mend his cloak and hood,
and all their props are locked away in a warehouse,
hourglasses, globes, blindfolds and shackles.
Even if you called them back, there are no places left
for them to go, no Garden of Mirth or Bower of Bliss.
The Valley of Forgiveness is lined with condominiums
and chain saws are howling in the Forest of Despair.
Here on the table near the window is a vase of peonies
and next to it black binoculars and a money clip,
exactly the kind of thing we now prefer,
objects that sit quietly on a line in lower case,
themselves and nothing more, a wheelbarrow,
an empty mailbox, a razor blade resting in a glass ashtray.
As for the others, the great ideas on horseback
and the long-haired virtues in embroidered gowns,
it looks as though they have traveled down
that road you see on the final page of storybooks,
the one that winds up a green hillside and disappears
into an unseen valley where everyone must be fast asleep.”
― Billy Collins
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“The Death of Allegory
I am wondering what became of all those tall abstractions
that used to pose, robed and statuesque, in paintings
and parade about on the pages of the Renaissance
displaying their capital letters like license plates.
Truth cantering on a powerful horse,
Chastity, eyes downcast, fluttering with veils.
Each one was marble come to life, a thought in a coat,
Courtesy bowing with one hand always extended,
Villainy sharpening an instrument behind a wall,
Reason with her crown and Constancy alert behind a helm.
They are all retired now, consigned to a Florida for tropes.
Justice is there standing by an open refrigerator.
Valor lies in bed listening to the rain.
Even Death has nothing to do but mend his cloak and hood,
and all their props are locked away in a warehouse,
hourglasses, globes, blindfolds and shackles.
Even if you called them back, there are no places left
for them to go, no Garden of Mirth or Bower of Bliss.
The Valley of Forgiveness is lined with condominiums
and chain saws are howling in the Forest of Despair.
Here on the table near the window is a vase of peonies
and next to it black binoculars and a money clip,
exactly the kind of thing we now prefer,
objects that sit quietly on a line in lower case,
themselves and nothing more, a wheelbarrow,
an empty mailbox, a razor blade resting in a glass ashtray.
As for the others, the great ideas on horseback
and the long-haired virtues in embroidered gowns,
it looks as though they have traveled down
that road you see on the final page of storybooks,
the one that winds up a green hillside and disappears
into an unseen valley where everyone must be fast asleep.”
― Billy Collins
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Metaphysical Joke of the Day ...
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“I stayed up all night playing poker with tarot cards. I got a full house and four people died.”
― Steven Wright
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“I stayed up all night playing poker with tarot cards. I got a full house and four people died.”
― Steven Wright
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Blame laying of the day ..
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The earthquake in Washington was obviously the government’s fault.
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The earthquake in Washington was obviously the government’s fault.
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