by CJ | Mar 26, 2013 | Journal
a) it tastes really good. b) though the portions are small, if you can tough it out for 20 minutes after eating, you’ll find you feel full, and stay that way. It’s that protein hit. You’re getting a lot of protein, very little carb, so there’s...
by CJ | Mar 25, 2013 | Journal
Atkins. We’ve sort of lived South Beach style, but we’ve gotten more luau than restrained South Beach for way too long, during the stress of the winter, and now— Now we’ve agreed we both feel better if we can be some pounds lighter, Atkins is...
by CJ | Mar 22, 2013 | Journal
Jane opens my door at 4:30 am to tell me the garage doorbell has gone off—a detached garage on the other side of the garden, its big door on the other side of the fence. This is a remote doorbell we have in the garage to signal one of us needs help. It had waked...
by CJ | Mar 21, 2013 | Journal
Had the doc turn up a thyroid problem, nodule. I opted for an ultrasound, which turned out to show three nodules. I opted for a biopsy, which involves a thin needle into the thyroid while you’re not out cold, nor in any wise sedated or restrained. Piece of cake:...
by CJ | Mar 18, 2013 | Journal
Higgs Boson I kinda like the notion we live in molasses…it explains so much perversity, like butterside down… On Wednesday night Through the Wormhole (Science Channel) is going to have a special on the Higgs field theory.
by CJ | Mar 17, 2013 | Journal
…with the duststorm coming in. Seems to me when I lived in the area we ALWAYS got them when we had a big CME and especially with auroras due to display way far south. I’ve always been curious whether there’s a link.
by CJ | Mar 15, 2013 | Journal
A coronal mass ejection, not to be confused with the far more problematic EMP (electromagnetic pulse) We could see a comet. PAN STARRS has made its loop of the sun safely and is coming back, same time same path, only a bit further over… We could see...
by CJ | Mar 15, 2013 | Journal
The Roman calendar counts thusly: the Kalends is the first of any month. The 7th or 9th of the month is the nones. (nines). The 13th or 15th of the month (depends on length) is the Ides. Pridie means ‘the day before’ So pridie kalendae Octobri is Sept 30....
by CJ | Mar 12, 2013 | Journal
…with a clipon pickup, to make it more accurate. Korg brand, FYI. I had a real nice Boss tuner that was going ‘off’ gradually. A 12-string shares some characteristics with a sitar—the harmonics of some guitars can get real tricksy: not all 12s,...
by CJ | Mar 11, 2013 | Journal
Don’t be concerned about us: we live on a basalt ridge that survived the Missoula Floods 13,000 years ago. But when a warming trend and rain simultaneously hits the west coast (Seattle) and holds all the way across, we not only have abundant rain, but a lot of...
by CJ | Mar 11, 2013 | Journal
Don’t be concerned about us: we live on a basalt ridge that survived the Missoula Floods 13,000 years ago. But when a warming trend and rain simultaneously hits the west coast (Seattle) and holds all the way across, we not only have abundant rain, but a lot of...
by CJ | Mar 10, 2013 | Journal
ONION-FREE CROCKPOT CHILI Needed: 2-3 lbs ground beef, lower fat. 2 tbs virgin olive oil or other shortening to prevent burning. Salt, Black pepper, Cayenne pepper, or red pepper flake; Cinnamon; Clove powder; thyme powder, ground cumin; Allspice; dark red hot chili...
