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Well, almost as soon as I posted that coupon code for my books on www.lulu.com/grandteuton I got another one - this time for 20% and up to $100 in savings.
Now the code is SEPTEMBER305, and it runs through September 9, 2011.
Enjoy.
Monday, September 05, 2011
Shameless Self-Promotion
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If you have any interest in buying one of my books, here's a 15% coupon code that's good for the month of September at my lulu.com store (max value $25).
Just go to www.lulu.com/grandteuton and make your selections. Printed and digital versions are both included. At the checkout, enter the code AWESOME305 and you'll get 15% off the total (before shipping, I believe).
Enjoy!
If you have any interest in buying one of my books, here's a 15% coupon code that's good for the month of September at my lulu.com store (max value $25).
Just go to www.lulu.com/grandteuton and make your selections. Printed and digital versions are both included. At the checkout, enter the code AWESOME305 and you'll get 15% off the total (before shipping, I believe).
Enjoy!
Tuesday, August 23, 2011
Surgery Can Be Amazing
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You know, modern medicine is pretty spectacular. Today, through a four-inch incision, a knee can be repaired.
When I was a kid, the best we could do for knees was Mercurochrome
; and we liked it.
You know, modern medicine is pretty spectacular. Today, through a four-inch incision, a knee can be repaired.
When I was a kid, the best we could do for knees was Mercurochrome
; and we liked it.Thursday, August 18, 2011
A Fun Musical Pairing
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I had a great time playing a hymn in church with my friend Dave last Sunday.
I played guitar and sang, while he played harmonica
. (We did Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing.)
It was very fun, well received, and actually sounded quite good, I think. Maybe it wasn't quite as good as when Buddy Greene
did it, but we don't practice as much as he does.
I had a great time playing a hymn in church with my friend Dave last Sunday.
I played guitar and sang, while he played harmonica
. (We did Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing.)It was very fun, well received, and actually sounded quite good, I think. Maybe it wasn't quite as good as when Buddy Greene
did it, but we don't practice as much as he does.
Wednesday, August 10, 2011
Burlap to Cashmere
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I had forgotten how good these guys were / are. I'm not sure why, but I pulled out the old Burlap to Cashmere CD, Anybody Out There
the other day and it's been in the car player a lot now.
The rhythms are complex, the playing is clean and crisp and amazing, and the vocals are distinctive. Oh - and the lyrics are great as well.
We were wondering what ever happened to them, and it turns out that they're back together again with a new CD being released
. I may have to grab it and give them another spin. You should check them out, whether the old one or the new one!
I had forgotten how good these guys were / are. I'm not sure why, but I pulled out the old Burlap to Cashmere CD, Anybody Out There
the other day and it's been in the car player a lot now.The rhythms are complex, the playing is clean and crisp and amazing, and the vocals are distinctive. Oh - and the lyrics are great as well.
We were wondering what ever happened to them, and it turns out that they're back together again with a new CD being released
. I may have to grab it and give them another spin. You should check them out, whether the old one or the new one!Monday, August 08, 2011
Bothersome Speech Patterns
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Please don't take this personally, even if it applies to you - I'm not even thinking of any particular person as I write this, even though I've tried to pick out an example to make it easier to write.
Maybe it's just me, but I find myself (probably unreasonably) bothered by a new-ish (new-ish to me, at any rate) speech pattern. I've found it mainly in young women, but I doubt it's really exclusive to them.
I can only describe it as "swallowing 'T' sounds" rather than actually pronouncing them. It's most noticeable with intervocalic Ts, but it definitely occurs at the end of words as well. It's not quite a glottal stop, but that's almost it.
I assume I have some mumblage in my speech, so I won't say I don't annoy someone out there with the way I pronounce something, but if I do, I'm sure it's because they're far too easily annoyed.
I don't know, it just bothers me, and I wanted to get it off my chest (and out of my ears).
Thanks for listening (OK, reading).
Please don't take this personally, even if it applies to you - I'm not even thinking of any particular person as I write this, even though I've tried to pick out an example to make it easier to write.
Maybe it's just me, but I find myself (probably unreasonably) bothered by a new-ish (new-ish to me, at any rate) speech pattern. I've found it mainly in young women, but I doubt it's really exclusive to them.
I can only describe it as "swallowing 'T' sounds" rather than actually pronouncing them. It's most noticeable with intervocalic Ts, but it definitely occurs at the end of words as well. It's not quite a glottal stop, but that's almost it.
I assume I have some mumblage in my speech, so I won't say I don't annoy someone out there with the way I pronounce something, but if I do, I'm sure it's because they're far too easily annoyed.
I don't know, it just bothers me, and I wanted to get it off my chest (and out of my ears).
Thanks for listening (OK, reading).
Monday, July 25, 2011
Glacage du Jour - 24 July 2011
Heidi: "I bought five ears of corn the other day."
Me: "I bought five ears of corn the other day too."
Oops.
What to do with ten ears of corn and only two mouths currently resident? Clearly the answer lay in the ice cream machine
. Here's how it went.
Cut the kernels off the cobs, and break the cobs into thirds.
Place in a pot with a pint of milk, a pint of heavy cream, and 1/2 C of sugar.
Bring that mixture to a simmer and let it go a few minutes, then grab the immersion blender and blend all the kernels into the mixture (not the cobs, please!), and let it infuse an hour or so.
Bring that back to a simmer and then turn off the heat - warning: this stuff will smell delicious already, but you're not done!
Now, whisk 1/4 C sugar into nine egg yolks. You're going to mix this into the hot liquid (you already removed the cobs, right?), but you have to temper it so you don't get scrambled eggs.
Whisk in a small amount of the hot cream mixture at a time, until you've added about a cup to the eggs.
Now you can whisk that egg mixture into the balance of the cream to make your corn custard.
Next, cook that custard - stirring! - over medium-low heat until it thickens enough to coat a spoon.
Strain the custard through a sieve, squishing as much through as you can, but dump the solids that don't pass through, and chill the custard for a few hours, or even overnight.
Once that's all chilled, it's just a matter of dumping the stuff in your ice cream maker (following the normal procedure for your machine, thank you very much), and letting it freeze and then harden.
Apart from one very vehement negative review (which frankly, I still find bewildering) this dessert was a definite hit. Oh, and I'm sure it counts as both dairy servings and vegetables! Bonus, no?
Delicious, and highly recommended.
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Me: "I bought five ears of corn the other day too."
Oops.
What to do with ten ears of corn and only two mouths currently resident? Clearly the answer lay in the ice cream machine
. Here's how it went.Cut the kernels off the cobs, and break the cobs into thirds.
Place in a pot with a pint of milk, a pint of heavy cream, and 1/2 C of sugar.
Bring that mixture to a simmer and let it go a few minutes, then grab the immersion blender and blend all the kernels into the mixture (not the cobs, please!), and let it infuse an hour or so.
Bring that back to a simmer and then turn off the heat - warning: this stuff will smell delicious already, but you're not done!
Now, whisk 1/4 C sugar into nine egg yolks. You're going to mix this into the hot liquid (you already removed the cobs, right?), but you have to temper it so you don't get scrambled eggs.
Whisk in a small amount of the hot cream mixture at a time, until you've added about a cup to the eggs.
Now you can whisk that egg mixture into the balance of the cream to make your corn custard.
Next, cook that custard - stirring! - over medium-low heat until it thickens enough to coat a spoon.
Strain the custard through a sieve, squishing as much through as you can, but dump the solids that don't pass through, and chill the custard for a few hours, or even overnight.
Once that's all chilled, it's just a matter of dumping the stuff in your ice cream maker
(following the normal procedure for your machine, thank you very much), and letting it freeze and then harden.Apart from one very vehement negative review (which frankly, I still find bewildering) this dessert was a definite hit. Oh, and I'm sure it counts as both dairy servings and vegetables! Bonus, no?
Delicious, and highly recommended.
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