Saturday, March 01, 2008

GourmetSleuth - Fat Free Flour Tortillas

http://www.gourmetsleuth.com/fatfreeflourtortillas.htm

also have the traditional corn tortilla recipe and illustrated instructions at this site

Thursday, February 28, 2008

Wednesday, February 27, 2008

includes visual Illusions: Predictably / Irrational » Demonstrations

http://www.predictablyirrational.com/?page_id=7

This is an interesting site. The illusions may be pretty standard,
but they are only a small part of what this gentleman does.

The site contains his personal musings about pain, irrationality,
and more.


- jeff -

Monday, February 25, 2008

Too cute: if your cat ran CNN.... LOL: CNN.com

http://lol.ianloic.com/cnn

If you like cats, you'll like that!

At the bottom of the page are links to the fellow who created the
feed, if you are so inclined to dig into those kinds of things &/or
wanted to do it yourself.

- jeff -

Thursday, February 21, 2008

My favorite SpongeBob episode: Sleepy Time

http://video.aol.com/video-detail/sleepy-time--suds/95581296

Wonderful exploration of the dream state. And funny on top of that.

Music Is Elementary

https://musiciselementary.com/

This is a great place for simple but interesting musical instruments
and books.

Lots of percussion instruments, economically priced.

jeff

Saturday, February 16, 2008

good article about back pain & dance at The Hip Circle

http://www.thehipcircle.com/article/display.asp?ArticleID=160

Great explanation of the pain I have experienced and exercises to
alleviate it.

Plus a good bibliography.

And an interesting gateway into the world of bellydance! Something I've
always appreciated.

alleviating or preventing The Side Stitch

http://sportsmedicine.about.com/cs/injuries/a/aa053100a.htm

Preventing a Side Stitch
To prevent a side stitch, take even, deep breaths while running. Shallow breathing tends to increase the risk of cramping because the diaphragm is always slightly raised and never lowers far enough to allow the ligaments to relax. When this happens the diaphragm becomes stressed and a spasm or "stitch" is more likely.

Some other ways to alleviate the pain of a side stitch include:

  • Time your eating. Having food in your stomach during a workout may increase cramping by creating more force on the ligaments (avoid eating one to two hours before a workout)
  • Stretching may prevent or relieve a cramp. Raise your right arm straight up and lean toward the left. Hold for 30 seconds, release, then stretch the other side.
  • Slow down your pace until pain lessens.
  • Breathe deep to stretch the diaphragm.
  • Drink before exercise; dehydration can increase muscle cramps.
  • Massage or press on the area with pain. Bend forward to stretch the diaphragm and ease the pain.
  • * If you continue to experience pain, see your doctor.

Wednesday, February 13, 2008

how to videos 5min - Life Videopedia

http://www.5min.com/

great concept... a communal "how to" video site. Based on the idea
that everyone knows something.

as they say on the site... grab your camera & make a contribution.
All videos less than five minutes.

jeff

Mailbox Crash

Hahahah!

"They got him" said Randy the Policeman. It seems he left his
license plate at one of the many places where he ran down mailboxes
and street signs.

The actual culprit hasn't been found, but they know who he is. The
culprit's mom says "we need the tools out of the truck", but the
police have the truck locked up.

I guess it must have been fun, pushing over things, but I wonder
how bad the hangover will be, if there is one.

Neighbor & I propped our mailboxes up alongside garbage cans, tied
up with straps & in my case the magic fix-all of modern times the
bungee cord.

- jeff -

Sunday, February 10, 2008

live.yahoo.com ... Four Days Old And Counting: The world is watching at Y! Live Blog

http://www.yliveblog.com/blog/2008/02/06/y-live-%e2%80%93-the-world-is-watching/

That's their blog entry that explains what it is and gives you links to
the "how-to" entries...

See it in action at http://live.yahoo.com

This even works on my old old iBook! (Ok, it hiccups frequently, but
it doesn't freeze the computer)

So for the people at Whole Wheat Radio... you could put some of your
shows LIVE on the internet, or so the theory goes. Or you can take your
live internet somewhere and stream live from the audience. Might be
able to do it from the right cell phone.

Lots of potential.

And it just went public on Feb 06, 2008.

Welcome to the future.

- Jeff -

& p.s. ... looks like Yahoo is going to fight the MS takeover tooth &
nail per the WSJ.

Tuesday, February 05, 2008

Penn Jillette: Penn Says - Crackle

http://www.crackle.com/Members/2336040

a series of short videos on http://www.crackle.com

much more on the site... many different entertainers.

If you appreciate Penn's craziness, I think crackle is the place to be.

jeff

Thursday, January 31, 2008

Been trying to track this down: Japan GT Girls (Race Queens)

http://www.tvsmith.net.my/duasen/260606_japangt.html

The GT Girls or Race Queens attracted just as many spectators as the cars at the recent Japan GT Championship. Dua Sen brings you a ring-side view of the babes, cars and drivers. Enjoy!

Ok... so I imagine I will burn in Sexist Political Correctness Hell for linking to this.

BUT... it's just fabulous to see all the interesting Japanese fashions.  Kids having fun.

Think of it as "Hello Kitty" with real people!

  - jeff -




Sunday, January 27, 2008

Obama SC Victory Speech: ‘Yes, We Can’

http://www.truthdig.com/avbooth/item/20080126_yes_we_can/

If you didn't see this, go watch it at the link above. 15 minutes
well spent.

This man is going to go all the way to the top. It gives me some hope.

- jeff -

http://nocomputers.blogspot.com

If you love cats find this video... The Cat Returns

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Cat_Returns

Judy & I watched this last night (rented from http://www.netflix.com).

It is a charming animated movie about cats and cat magic.

Read the review ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Cat_Returns ), then
find the DVD; I think that reading the review will enrich the viewing.

- jeff -

apparently, I'm the ONE subscriber to Whole Wheat Radio RSS

http://feeds.feedburner.com/WWR2

I tried WWR1 to see if there was another feed & it gives an error.

http://wholewheatradio.org

I actually find the feed more interesting than the radio station
itself... quite a variety of people. I believe the feed is the latest
postings from the blogs of various WWR members.

An interesting fact: almost every person/organization has an RSS feed
but most of them don't seem to know it's even there!

- jeff -

Saturday, January 26, 2008

fyi... Etsy :: Your place to buy and sell all things handmade

http://www.etsy.com/index.php

Found this indirectly through http://www.wholewheatradio.org !

It would be interesting to see what kind of sales people get;
perhaps in the future when my digging takes me that direction.

- jeff -

a love song, for example: A Million times by Lapotu | iCompositions - Music

http://www.icompositions.com/music/song.php?sid=82291


A Million times
by Lapotu and jalanix

I'm not really in to love song songs. But at a moment i realized that in everything i do, in who i am, there is only one person who made that happen, my wife. She is there to back me up, understands me, loves me for who i am. So i though lets try to make a real love song for her.



Listen to that song... then think there are probably 30,000 or so songs on http://www.icompositions.com !  All available for the listening.  AND(/OR)... if you are some kind of musician that does computers you can put up your own creations.

While these musical creations are free,  they also have a variety of restrictions.  Which hopefully keeps people from grabbing songs, creating a cd, and selling it.

The permissions are stated on the page for the work in question.

etc.


 ==   jeff