Why on earth would anyone care? Yet I am compelled. Tonight I sought the perfect popped corn. There is a science to the kernel, a philosophy of heat pressure and seasoning. Here is the secret:
Take 1/3 cup of unpopped kernels.
Soak kernels in very hot tap water for 5 minutes
In a dutch oven lay a small [...]
Posted on March 31st, 2009 by pdone
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I am having a difficult time spending $USD 20 million dollars. I have created a spreadsheet describing the important things to use this money on, but I still have a balance that remains. My goal is to spend the entire amount in 6 months that does not produce a moral hazard, and ensures that a [...]
Posted on March 29th, 2009 by pdone
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This afternoon my daughter Audrey and I made candy sushi. She is so talented that we decided to record her work and publish it in an online video. Below you may find her YouTube video where she is teaching us how to make Candy Sushi. She made a very simple recipe that includes rice krispie [...]
Posted on March 28th, 2009 by pdone
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CBO Expects Trillions More in Borrowing
By Lori Montgomery
Washington Post Staff Writer
Saturday, March 21, 2009; Page A01
President Obama’s ambitious plans to cut middle-class taxes, overhaul health care and expand access to college would require massive borrowing over the next decade, leaving the nation mired far deeper in debt than the White House previously estimated, congressional budget [...]
Posted on March 28th, 2009 by pdone
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In a recent high school championship basketball game North Lawndale College Prep lost because its uniform violated league rules. The report indicates that because a stripes on the uniform did not conform to regulations the team was assessed a one=point penalty at the beginning of the game. By the end of the game the team [...]
Posted on March 24th, 2009 by pdone
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Watch carefully how Facebook responds to the tizzy over its page design changes. It could be a case study on how to do software in a cloud-computing future. Read more
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Posted on March 23rd, 2009 by pdone
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The LAPD, The FBI, and the CIA are all trying to prove that they are the best at apprehending criminals.
The President decides to give them a test. He releases a rabbit into a forest and each of them has to catch it.
The CIA goes in. They place animal informants throughout the forest. They question all [...]
Posted on March 22nd, 2009 by pdone
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Many of the subscribers in this blog have asked why it has been so quiet lately. True, for several weeks I have not blogged as regularly - mini apologies. The reason is quiet simple - I continue to contribute to the internet (even more often now) using a technology called Twitter. If you don’t know [...]
Posted on March 20th, 2009 by pdone
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Only a person in Texas could think of this.
From the county where drunk driving is considered a sport, comes this story.
Recently a routine police patrol parked outside a bar in
Austin, Texas after last call the officer noticed a man leaving the
bar so apparently intoxicated that he could barely walk.
The man stumbled around the parking lot [...]
Posted on March 20th, 2009 by pdone
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