The good of libraries, courtesy of John Scalzi.
The bad, courtesy of Sarah Houghton.
I've met Sarah - she most emphatically does NOT deserve any of the extremely bad shit that she has been and is still being subjected to. I wish she wasn't the poster child for "Look! No matter how bad your life is, it could be worse."
Tuesday, March 19, 2013
Sunday, March 03, 2013
Random Penguin
Most of the time, the Internet is used for stupid. Sometimes, cleverness peeks thru...
"On
Feb 14 2013,
the US Dept. of Justice cleared a merger between Random House and
Penguin. When this merger was first announced, the Internet rightly
decided the new company could only be called Random Penguin. The company
says it will be called Penguin Random House. This is unacceptable.
Until the company comes to its senses and renames itself, I will post
Random House and Penguin book covers with added random penguins on this
site to register my righteous indignation and protest this failure of
vision."
Friday, March 01, 2013
3, 2, 1 Cake
If I had stumbled across this on the Internet, I would have classified it as "too good to be true" and moved on. Fortunately, a friend recommended it after trying it herself.
3, 2, 1 CAKE
These individual little cakes are amazing and ready to eat in one minute! They are perfect for whenever you feel like a treat without all the fat and calories that cake can have.
INGREDIENTS:
1 box Angel Food Cake Mix
1 box Cake Mix - Any Flavor, may be available in sugar-free
DIRECTIONS:
In a ziploc bag, combine the two cake mixes together and mix well. For each individual cake serving, take out 3 Tablespoons of the cake mix combination and mix it with 2 Tablespoons of water in a small microwave-safe container. Microwave on high for 1 minute, and you have your own instant individual little cake! You can top each cake with a dollop of fat-free whipped topping and/or some fresh fruit.
Store the remaining cake mixture in a ziploc or self-seal bag and use whenever you feel like a treat! No need to refrigerate, since the mix is dry.
This recipe is called 3, 2, 1 Cake because all you need to remember is:
3 tablespoons mix
2 tablespoons water
1 minute in the microwave!
TRY various flavors of cake mix like carrot, red velvet, pineapple, lemon, orange, etc. The flavor possibilities are endless!
Just remember that one of the mixes has to be the angel food mix; the other is your choice. The Angel Food is the cake mix that has the eggs whites in it so if anyone is allergic to egg whites, you can NOT serve this recipe to them.
3, 2, 1 CAKE
These individual little cakes are amazing and ready to eat in one minute! They are perfect for whenever you feel like a treat without all the fat and calories that cake can have.
INGREDIENTS:
1 box Angel Food Cake Mix
1 box Cake Mix - Any Flavor, may be available in sugar-free
DIRECTIONS:
In a ziploc bag, combine the two cake mixes together and mix well. For each individual cake serving, take out 3 Tablespoons of the cake mix combination and mix it with 2 Tablespoons of water in a small microwave-safe container. Microwave on high for 1 minute, and you have your own instant individual little cake! You can top each cake with a dollop of fat-free whipped topping and/or some fresh fruit.
Store the remaining cake mixture in a ziploc or self-seal bag and use whenever you feel like a treat! No need to refrigerate, since the mix is dry.
This recipe is called 3, 2, 1 Cake because all you need to remember is:
3 tablespoons mix
2 tablespoons water
1 minute in the microwave!
TRY various flavors of cake mix like carrot, red velvet, pineapple, lemon, orange, etc. The flavor possibilities are endless!
Just remember that one of the mixes has to be the angel food mix; the other is your choice. The Angel Food is the cake mix that has the eggs whites in it so if anyone is allergic to egg whites, you can NOT serve this recipe to them.
Friday, January 11, 2013
Astro Videos
These are older, but I was cleaning up the desktop...
Flight Through the Universe
From the APOD description: "Every spot in the video is a galaxy containing billions of stars." This bears repeating: all the numerous spots you see aren't stars.
In case you feel very small and alone after that, Neil deGrasse Tyson has some words of comfort for you. It's essentially Carl Sagan's "we are star stuff" expanded, but very well said. I've linked to Phil's page because I like his acknowledgement of Neil's eloquence.
btw, that eloquence is occasionally evident in Neil's tweets:
"As retired Shuttles majestically grace our cityscapes, we shed a silent tear, not for the end of an era but for the absence of a new one."
...although his Twitter account is usually filled with funny:
If someone committed a crime in outer space who would have jurisdiction? // The law firm of Smith & Wesson.
I'm told somebody's jumping out of a perfectly good balloon from 23-miles up. The theory of gravity no longer needs to be tested in this way.
How To Get Rich: If you fail to convince your friends that the world won't end in 2012, then offer to relieve them of their needless wealth.
Flight Through the Universe
From the APOD description: "Every spot in the video is a galaxy containing billions of stars." This bears repeating: all the numerous spots you see aren't stars.
In case you feel very small and alone after that, Neil deGrasse Tyson has some words of comfort for you. It's essentially Carl Sagan's "we are star stuff" expanded, but very well said. I've linked to Phil's page because I like his acknowledgement of Neil's eloquence.
btw, that eloquence is occasionally evident in Neil's tweets:
"As retired Shuttles majestically grace our cityscapes, we shed a silent tear, not for the end of an era but for the absence of a new one."
...although his Twitter account is usually filled with funny:
If someone committed a crime in outer space who would have jurisdiction? // The law firm of Smith & Wesson.
I'm told somebody's jumping out of a perfectly good balloon from 23-miles up. The theory of gravity no longer needs to be tested in this way.
How To Get Rich: If you fail to convince your friends that the world won't end in 2012, then offer to relieve them of their needless wealth.
Monday, December 03, 2012
Monday, November 26, 2012
New Books!
New Butcher!
New Blaine!
And it's neither my birthday or Christmas! Am Ilucky blessed or what? I've been looking forward to the new Harry Dresden, but I had no idea a new Blaine McCracken book was in the works - surprise!
And yes, I know I used one author's name and one character's name which isn't parallel, but "Books! Butcher! Blaine!" was just too good to pass up...
New Blaine!
And it's neither my birthday or Christmas! Am I
And yes, I know I used one author's name and one character's name which isn't parallel, but "Books! Butcher! Blaine!" was just too good to pass up...
Tuesday, November 06, 2012
Thursday, November 01, 2012
Henri - L'Haunting
A day late on my part, but here's Henri's take on Halloween. {links to the other Henri videos}
Tuesday, October 30, 2012
Disney Buys LucasFilm
I've said it before, and based on all the times I've said it in the past, I'll probably say it again in the future: Scalzi speaks for me with a style that I envy.
Sunday, October 14, 2012
Tuesday, August 28, 2012
Another Assignment...
Scalzi does it again, altho' today I'm too tired to think of my own suggestion...
Monday, August 27, 2012
Historical Persons Discuss...
Scalzi poses a great question and his readers respond with other great pairings. Not sure yet what mine would be, although I'm leaning toward Walt Disney and the Brothers Grimm on fairy tales and the changes to them over the years. What's your pair?
Wednesday, August 22, 2012
Saturday, August 11, 2012
I Do. Do You?
I did something simple yet profound today and, as always, it brought tears to my eyes.
I voted.
Each time I vote, each time the machine swallows my ballot, each time the precinct official says, "Thank you for voting" my eyes fill up as I think of how privileged I am to be able to perform that simple yet important task and how wrong it is that others haven't.
I don't know whether it's the thought that millions of people on this planet aren't allowed to vote, if it's that millions of women can't, even if the men around them can, or if it's the millions who can, who have the right and responsibility to vote, who reap the benefits of a system that protects their right to excercise their opinion by voting...and yet, they just don't.
I'm not going to win "Citizen of the Year" any time soon: I don't volunteer, I give to charity rarely, and I certainly don't follow politics closely. But I do vote. And I hope that if you can, you do, too.
I voted.
Each time I vote, each time the machine swallows my ballot, each time the precinct official says, "Thank you for voting" my eyes fill up as I think of how privileged I am to be able to perform that simple yet important task and how wrong it is that others haven't.
I don't know whether it's the thought that millions of people on this planet aren't allowed to vote, if it's that millions of women can't, even if the men around them can, or if it's the millions who can, who have the right and responsibility to vote, who reap the benefits of a system that protects their right to excercise their opinion by voting...and yet, they just don't.
I'm not going to win "Citizen of the Year" any time soon: I don't volunteer, I give to charity rarely, and I certainly don't follow politics closely. But I do vote. And I hope that if you can, you do, too.
Wednesday, August 08, 2012
Librarian Talents
Librarians organize. Librarians search. Librarians teach. And Librarians find... all sorts of things...
Sunday, August 05, 2012
Curiosity ON Mars!
CONGRATULATIONS!!! Wile E. Coyote finally wins!
Go, Curiosity, Go! Have fun exploring!
Updated with news links:
JPL Press Release
Love Wil's comments under the picture
Go, Curiosity, Go! Have fun exploring!
Updated with news links:
JPL Press Release
Love Wil's comments under the picture
Tuesday, July 31, 2012
Curiosity to Mars
NASA has gone all science-fictiony again - way past the Looney Tunes idea of bouncy ball airbags.
Check out this 5-minute video explaining how the Curiosity rover will get to the red planet (teaser: it involves a sky crane!). The video is two minutes shorter than the time span of terror that NASA scientists and engineers will experience this weekend as they wait to find out if the newest Mars rover touched down safe and sound.
It's a safe bet that I'll be glued to my NASA app for this...
Check out this 5-minute video explaining how the Curiosity rover will get to the red planet (teaser: it involves a sky crane!). The video is two minutes shorter than the time span of terror that NASA scientists and engineers will experience this weekend as they wait to find out if the newest Mars rover touched down safe and sound.
It's a safe bet that I'll be glued to my NASA app for this...
Thursday, June 21, 2012
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