Slept fairly well, ears are still making a lot of gloopy noises but at this point I'm not sure if it's even unusual anymore, or if I just got hyper-sensitized during that congestion spell. Coffee, vitamins, hot pockets, cheez-its and V8 for brekky. Herbivorous dinosaurs may have emitted as much as 500M tons of the greenhouse gas methane annually. Compare to the paltry 100-200M emitted by herbivores today. I've had a string of satisfying milestones in CA lately - collected enough Spartan Spears fro... (...more)

woke ~9:15, coffee, vitamins 2 banana-nut muffins and the last of the smilk (cheez-its and V8 throughout the day) dishes washed 25 hammer curls each side guilds battled a second cup of coffee another set of 25 hammer curls read some of my 3xCarlin book extra grooming: legs not smooth like woman, not furry caveman clotrimazole for what looks like tinea versicolor. Having had jock itch a long time ago, I know what that looks (and itches) like, and this isn't it, and it also doesn't follow the rin... (...more)

I think last time, I used too much water, cooked my beans too long, and could have used a good deal more flavor. The "quick soak" step says boil 2 minutes, cover and let cool 1 hour. I think my hot plate stays hot for so long that by the time it gets to boiling, you may as well turn it off because it's going to stay hot enough to sustain boiling action for more than 2 minutes. I determined this only after I had boiled ~90sec, turned off the hot plate, and waited for the boiling to subside so I could... (...more)

Second encounter with the TrūRoots quinoa. This time I made a double recipe: 1 cup dry to 2 cups water, scaling back the boullion proportion with 1 rounded and one level ghetto teaspoon of chicken boullion. Per package directions: bring to a boil, lower to simmering 15 minutes, let stand 5 minutes and fluff. This came out MUCH softer than the first time, maybe because the double recipe effectively halved the ratio of evaporation surface to cooking volume. Scaling back the boullion was a good move ... (...more)

1. Costing beanpriceozcups Conchita great northern1.41 12 2.75 Pubilx chickpeas 2.19 16 2.5 Iberia pintos 1.39 12 1.75 Diana black 1.33 12 3 2x Diana lentils 1.37 12 3 Total: 9.06 76 16 2. Cleaning: Sort by hand, or spread in a single layer in a flat bottom vessel to find and remove any sticks/stones. Cover with water - any insects will float. (In 16 cups of dry beans I didn't find any visible surprises, and we'll rinse the dry beans prior to soaking in step 4.) 3. Portioning: Divi... (...more)