We went to the Monster Truck thing last Saturday. I’m not sure how I feel about it. The pit pass was neat. I’ve never seen a monster truck up close. They’re not just lifted trucks. The engine is in the middle and the axels are insane. For example, torso-sized (to avoid the metric system) differentials.Continue reading “Road 2 Destruction”
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Signal/Noise Ratio Record?
How can such a short article have so much wrong with it?!?! About the only thing clear is what started it all: “a group of middle school students were accused of using artificial intelligence to create nude images of their classmates.” and “the fake images contained students’ faces superimposed onto nude bodies.” The rest ofContinue reading “Signal/Noise Ratio Record?”
Danish Update
Speaking of late posts, the danish saga is four batches behind! I’ve been experimenting with the original recipe from #42. I was in a hurry, so I did it without all the resting steps. They turned out fine – although I did let them sit ready-to-bake overnight in the refrigerator. I had left-over lemon curdContinue reading “Danish Update”
Patio Pre-Pour
This happened back in September, but I want the photo public. It’s apparently too big to fit through outlook.com filters. I usually shrink my phone photos, but I want this one full sized. It’s the only evidence we have that a footer (that trench on the far side of the hot tub) was poured andContinue reading “Patio Pre-Pour”
Yearbook Tiles
Fifteen years ago, we had an idea for a fun backsplash for the bar: Have our friends sign tiles. We managed the latter, but we never put them up. They’re up, now. A picture of the whole kitchen would be helpful for context. One sec… That’s the downstairs, rental-to-be kitchen. Rick finished the tile, yesterday.Continue reading “Yearbook Tiles”
Happy Birthday
I was never promised a rose garden, but I got the harvest! The Laird is the romatical one. A rose for every year. Good luck counting, because I’m not telling.
How Electricity Propagates
The best experiment/demonstration I have ever seen. I don’t want to lose it. Everything I’ve watched on that channel is good, but this is brilliant.
Learning 2 Bake from Scratch – XLVIII
Petit Fours I thought that “four” was the number of faces (people always forget cubes have six faces) and that I was making petit ones because mine were round. It turns out, “four” is the French word for “oven”. These are just very small layer cakes. I used Sugar Spun Run’s recipe. They turned outContinue reading “Learning 2 Bake from Scratch – XLVIII”
Raspberry Torte
It doesn’t fit the “Learning 2 Bake” category because it’s not baked. I made it for a “Family Traditions” potluck, tonight. It’s my grandmother’s recipe that mom frequently made. The annotated version: Raspberry TorteFrom: Erna WrasseSource: Lois 1 lb vanilla cookies [Mary Wrasse: Nilla Wafers™ are good]2 cups powdered sugar6 Tbls butter1 egg1 qt raspberries½Continue reading “Raspberry Torte”
Learning 2 Bake from Scratch – XLVII
Chicken Pot Pie The Laird bought some frozen pot pies and I thought to myself, I thought, “I can do that.” First step: Pot Pie pans. I bought the 4-inch aluminum ones because they only had three in stainless steel and I wanted four. I ran them through the dishwasher, first thing, to see ifContinue reading “Learning 2 Bake from Scratch – XLVII”
Marked Up 