Thoughts and Links 12/9 Edition
Written by Conner on December 9, 2008 | Permalink
Posted in: Thoughts
It’s been a while since I did one of these. Hope everyone is having a fabulous week. Mine started out on a down note, but things are looking up.
- Santa Claus’ Gmail account is busy this time of year. Seems he might make his own naughty list.
- StateStats is very cool. I like this analysis of the biking search term. Interesting that Vermont ranks so highly.
- I found it funny that this article hit the top of Twitter. What a joke.
- This is a neat little site. It tracks your own personal light cone. If you don’t like being reminded of your age this isn’t for you.
- From the Product - A perfect analysis of why winter sucks when you live in a city.
- Emily comes through with another great post, this time it’s a video she found. Watching things in super slow motions gives you a completely different perspective.
- In case you need to add additional calories to your diet over the holiday season, Orangette offers up a recipe that makes my mouth water.
- The second to last paragraph in this article made me want to slap someone. You would think anyone who doesn’t drive a car is suspect.
- Finally, if you could purchase tunnels under London, what would you do with them?
Edit: I couldn’t wait to share this with all of you. This photo of the Mendota Bridge is amazing. Via Fresh.mn
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Mashed Potatoes
Written by Conner on November 22, 2008 | Permalink
Posted in: Food
Thanksgiving is less than a week away, which is a story in itself as I have no idea where the year went. But I thought I would post a mashed potato recipe. As with most of my recipes it’s not technically a recipe, it’s more here are some things I put in a bowl, when the amounts are right it’s really tasty. I honestly never measure anything when I make mashed potatoes so I wouldn’t feel comfortable giving measurements. I’ll try to guesstimate though.
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Thoughts and Links 10/20 Edition
Written by Conner on November 20, 2008 | Permalink
Posted in: Thoughts
- Do you hate being asked questions that require a 3 second Google search. Send them to letmegooglethatforyou.com and your problem is solved.
- Remember when Forbes Magazine used to be smart, it has become a camouflaged version of People. Then again I guess it’s things like the Hottest Tots that sells magazines these days.
- I normally don’t approve of fans booing their team, but the Thunder as a whole deserve it. Maybe not the players but the owners for sure. In fact I propose that the Thunder get booed at all games regardless of where they take place. Read more…
A Chili Recipe
Written by Conner on November 11, 2008 | Permalink
Posted in: Food
I made chili for the first time last night, and it was delicious. I didn’t follow a specific recipe but I did base it from what I recalled was in one of my friend’s parent’s recipes. Read more…
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Thoughts and Links 11/10 Edition
Written by Conner on November 10, 2008 | Permalink
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Circuit City is filing for bankrupcy shortly after announcing they would be closing numerous stores. From what I’ve read it sounds like Minnesota stores are safe which is good. I’m not a big fan of Circuit City, but I hope they survive, Best Buy needs some competition keeping them honest. Read more…
Twitter, DNC, and Popcorn
Written by Conner on August 26, 2008 | Permalink
Posted in: Food
I spent tonight sitting in front the TV watching the Democratic National Convention, Following Twitter, and eating Kettle corn popcorn. I’ll leave the political analysis to the experts. But I do want to recommend twitter to anyone who wants to follow the convention online and don’t want to jump from blog to blog. Ton’s of good content there.
Anyway here is my recipe for Kettle corn. It’s easy and tastes just like the stuff you get at the Fair.
I use a 6 quart saucepan to pop popcorn, use whatever size you want but know I screwed up 3 times in a row trying to make this previously and burned the sugar to the bottom of the pain. So don’t use your best pan.
- Add just enough oil to the bottom of the pan to 1/2 cover a layer of popcorn.
- Add 1/2 cup of popcorn and about 3-4 tablespoons of white sugar and shake or stir
- Cover and turn the heat on medium high to high
- Shake frequently about once every thirty seconds to keep contents from burning
- Once the kernels start to pop, shake once or twice more and then wait until popping stops
- Dump in to bowl, add a bit of salt if you would like and enjoy.
