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All Things Food / Re: Hot tip
« on: May 18, 2013, 03:06:48 am »
Dipped in chocolate, served with chilled Veuve Cliquot.
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All Things Food / Re: Growing food - The Garden Thread
« on: May 18, 2013, 03:02:21 am »Next four days are forecast to be soggy. I broadcast 10 lbs of alfalfa seed on some
of the less productive zones in my pasture. I have the mindset that if I keep puttin
seed out there eventually it may take hold and I will get a good stand of alfalfa.
What I planted last year is seeming to be pretty happy. That little experiment was a
success....
Even if the alfalfa doesn't make it you're a hit with the birds.
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The Pub / Re: Best TV theme song
« on: May 10, 2013, 11:33:33 pm »
The Captain's first episode aired the day I was born. I was a big fan growing up. Loved Dancing Bear!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tSW-LJJHH3U
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tSW-LJJHH3U
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All Things Food / Re: Avocados
« on: May 09, 2013, 12:57:20 am »
Fresh avocado chunks, Japanese cucumber slices, plum tomato chunks and sweet Maui onion (think Vidalia onions) shavings, drizzled with homemade honey vinegar and EVOO. YUM!
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The Pub / Re: Best TV theme song
« on: April 30, 2013, 11:04:09 pm »
Well... If you're going with shows off the air then Magnum gets my vote. Can't imagine why... 
But for hands-down cool you gotta love:
Justified
Bluegrass rap.
The TV show ROCKS! Deputy U.S. Marshal Raylan Givens is one bad mother f-(hush your mouth!)
Joe Bob says, "Check It Out!"
But for hands-down cool you gotta love:
Justified
Bluegrass rap.
The TV show ROCKS! Deputy U.S. Marshal Raylan Givens is one bad mother f-(hush your mouth!)
Joe Bob says, "Check It Out!"
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The Pub / Re: Best tablet not made by Apple
« on: April 29, 2013, 10:23:15 pm »Put the tablet in your hot little hand before making a decision. My wife's iPad feels like a rock.
Looks like the iPad is about 1.5 lbs, you can get covers that weigh less than a half pound, but a keyboard cover is 3/4 lb plus.
I bought a Belkin Snap Shield case that snaps in place to cover the back and sides - and an iPad Smart Cover to cover the front of my mini. They provide excellent protection, look great, and add little weight or thickness to the tablet.
The nice things about the Smart Cover are, it attaches magnetically and is easy to remove and reattach, when you close the cover the iPad goes to sleep, when you open the cover the iPad turns on. It doubles as a two position book stand.
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Ingredients / Re: Clarity and pineapple question
« on: April 29, 2013, 09:28:01 pm »
Papayas are famous for having loads of digestive enzymes in them. Just guessing - I'd say the papayas are the most likely culprit for the clarity.
I've made spike (fermented pineapple juice). It was cloudy.
I've made spike (fermented pineapple juice). It was cloudy.
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The Pub / Re: Best tablet not made by Apple
« on: April 29, 2013, 09:52:47 am »
A bit of an aside:
I just bought a Jawbone Big Jambox bluetooth speaker that absolutely rocks, it is the size of a brick, lasts about 14 hours (or more) on a charge, connects wirelessly to my tablet and phone, and sounds amazing for its size. Found it at a good price on eBay.
I just bought a Jawbone Big Jambox bluetooth speaker that absolutely rocks, it is the size of a brick, lasts about 14 hours (or more) on a charge, connects wirelessly to my tablet and phone, and sounds amazing for its size. Found it at a good price on eBay.
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The Pub / Re: best ereader
« on: April 29, 2013, 09:07:19 am »
Does anyone know of a site(s) where you can rent books? For a limited period, like a couple of weeks? I check books out from the library and sideload them into my Nook reader app, but the new popular books have a long waiting list. New popular books are usually way overpriced to buy for a year or so, especially considering that they are only a few hundred kb of data that you transfer electronically and access with your own hardware. I am all for intellectual property rights, and believe that authors deserve to be paid well for their work. I don't believe that electronic books should cost the same as hardbacks though.
I'm with you on the iPad being too big of a reader, Major. However, my iPad mini is a great sized reader. I gave my son my iPad and bought a mini for that reason.
I'm with you on the iPad being too big of a reader, Major. However, my iPad mini is a great sized reader. I gave my son my iPad and bought a mini for that reason.
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The Pub / Re: Another reason to be a homebrewer
« on: April 28, 2013, 06:35:21 pm »
Both. The sophistication of their weapons and methods indicates neither amateurism nor "lonewolf" activities.
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The Pub / Re: best ereader
« on: April 28, 2013, 03:00:22 pm »
I use a Nook app on my iPad mini. I like it a lot. I used to use Stanza and buy books from Fictionwise. My whole Fictionwise library was moved to Nook when B&N bought Fictionwise.
I like the adjustable font, and the customizable choice of font and page colors. I really like the white print on black background for reading in bed at night. It pushes the page where I left off in my books to my iPhone and desktop through the cloud. I don't read books much on my desktop, but I do read books on my phone when waiting in line, waiting at the doctors office...
I stopped reading books and started listening to audio books for a while. Having to wear glasses to read for fun sucks. Having adjustable font sizes makes it easy to read without glasses. My eyes are getting better. I'm using smaller fonts as time goes by.
You can sideload books that don't come from Nook/B&N into it too.
I just purchased The Man in the High Castle by Philip K Dick for $1.99 from B&N. I read it around a million years ago, and remember it being pretty thought provoking (alternative history fiction). Thought I'd give it a go again. It's been a while since I've read any PKD.
I am currently reading the Wool omnibus (parts 1-5). Caught that on sale at B&N too. They had NY Times best sellers for half price last week. (I bought Casual Vacancy by JK Rowlings on sale then too).
Sorry I wandered off into the wilderness. I have a Kindle Reader app and a Nook reader app on my devices. Both are pretty good. Nook gets a whole lot more use
I like the adjustable font, and the customizable choice of font and page colors. I really like the white print on black background for reading in bed at night. It pushes the page where I left off in my books to my iPhone and desktop through the cloud. I don't read books much on my desktop, but I do read books on my phone when waiting in line, waiting at the doctors office...
I stopped reading books and started listening to audio books for a while. Having to wear glasses to read for fun sucks. Having adjustable font sizes makes it easy to read without glasses. My eyes are getting better. I'm using smaller fonts as time goes by.
You can sideload books that don't come from Nook/B&N into it too.
I just purchased The Man in the High Castle by Philip K Dick for $1.99 from B&N. I read it around a million years ago, and remember it being pretty thought provoking (alternative history fiction). Thought I'd give it a go again. It's been a while since I've read any PKD.
I am currently reading the Wool omnibus (parts 1-5). Caught that on sale at B&N too. They had NY Times best sellers for half price last week. (I bought Casual Vacancy by JK Rowlings on sale then too).
Sorry I wandered off into the wilderness. I have a Kindle Reader app and a Nook reader app on my devices. Both are pretty good. Nook gets a whole lot more use