thisissand.compress or double click to drop sand
C= color picker
E= erase the drawing
M= mute sound
left/right arrows= switch between selected colors
drag between two colors in the picker to get a gradient
fun stuff!
Friday, January 29, 2010
-----Friday Diversion: this is sand-----------------------------
thisissand.compress or double click to drop sand
C= color picker
E= erase the drawing
M= mute sound
left/right arrows= switch between selected colors
drag between two colors in the picker to get a gradient
fun stuff!
Thursday, January 28, 2010
-----Rainy Mood-----------------------------------------------------
Rainy Mood
Add gentle rain to your environment. Enhance your music. Sleep better. Relax.
A 15-minute high-quaility loop that you can use as a background to other music or on it's own.
liNk
-----Hmmmm--------------------------------------------------------
One day my mother was out, and my dad was in charge of me. I was a 2 1/2 year old little girl. Someone had given me a little 'tea set' as a gift, and it was one of my favorite toys. Daddy was in the living room reading the evening news when I brought Daddy a little cup of 'tea', which was just water. After several cups of tea and lots of praise for such yummy tea, my Mom came home. My Dad made her wait in the living room to watch me bring him a cup of tea, because it was 'just the cutest thing!' My Mom waited, and sure enough, here I came down the hall with a cup of tea for Daddy; and she watched him drink it up. Then she said, (as only a mother would know), "'Did it ever occur to you that the only place she can reach to get water is the toilet?"
submonkaaayed by lynzi
submonkaaayed by lynzi
Wednesday, January 27, 2010
-----Egg Watchers-------------------------------------------------
"We've designed EggWatchers with hopes to banish forgetting, boredom, and bad cooking. We've done our best to make sure it's awesome and works and stuff, but the fact is - we're not responsible for any bad egg related incidents."
Billed as The egg timer that entertains you. Well it does, and in a very different way.
Depending on how you like your egg, it plays a YouTube video of the proper length to perfectly boil it.
-----Raspberry-Shortbread Cookie Tarts-------------------
I'll be trying this recipe on February 12th. So I'll let you know how it goes.... can't go wrong with shortbread, jam, meringue.... mmmm..
1. Preheat the oven to 350˚F. Line a 9-by-13-inch baking pan with foil, leaving a 4-inch overhand on each end.
2. In a medium bowl, using an electric mixer, beat the butter with 1/2 cup of the granulated sugar at high speed until fluffy, 3 to 5 minutes. Reduce the speed to low, add the flour and salt and beat just until blended, 2 to 3 minutes. Press the dough into the baking pan in an even layer. Score the shortbread lengthwise into thirds, then score crosswise 4 times to make 12 squares. Bake for 20 to 25 minutes, or until lightly browned. Transfer the pan to a rack and let the shortbread cool completely, about 1 hour.
3. Lift the shortbread out of the pan. Spread the jam evenly over the shortbread. Using a serrated knife, cut the shortbread into 12 squares following the score lines. Transfer the shortbread squares to a large baking sheet.
4. In a large stainless steel bowl set over a pan of simmering water, stir the egg whites with the remaining 1 1/2 cups of granulated sugar until the sugar dissolves, about 1 minute. Remove the bowl from the heat. Using an electric mixer, beat the whites at medium speed until frothy. Increase the speed to high and beat until a stiff, glossy meringue forms, about 5 minutes longer.
5. Spoon 1/2 cup of the meringue onto each of the squares. Using the back of a spoon, pull up the meringue to form high spikes. Bake for 20 to 25 minutes, or until the meringue is golden brown. Let cool for 10 minutes minutes on the baking sheet on a rack, then transfer tarts to the rack and let cool completely. Sift confectioners' sugar over the tops before serving, if desired.
liNk
• 2 sticks (1/2 pound) unsalted butter, softened
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 3/4 cup seedless raspberry jam
• 8 large egg whites
• 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
• Confectioners' sugar, for dusting
1. Preheat the oven to 350˚F. Line a 9-by-13-inch baking pan with foil, leaving a 4-inch overhand on each end.
2. In a medium bowl, using an electric mixer, beat the butter with 1/2 cup of the granulated sugar at high speed until fluffy, 3 to 5 minutes. Reduce the speed to low, add the flour and salt and beat just until blended, 2 to 3 minutes. Press the dough into the baking pan in an even layer. Score the shortbread lengthwise into thirds, then score crosswise 4 times to make 12 squares. Bake for 20 to 25 minutes, or until lightly browned. Transfer the pan to a rack and let the shortbread cool completely, about 1 hour.
3. Lift the shortbread out of the pan. Spread the jam evenly over the shortbread. Using a serrated knife, cut the shortbread into 12 squares following the score lines. Transfer the shortbread squares to a large baking sheet.
4. In a large stainless steel bowl set over a pan of simmering water, stir the egg whites with the remaining 1 1/2 cups of granulated sugar until the sugar dissolves, about 1 minute. Remove the bowl from the heat. Using an electric mixer, beat the whites at medium speed until frothy. Increase the speed to high and beat until a stiff, glossy meringue forms, about 5 minutes longer.
5. Spoon 1/2 cup of the meringue onto each of the squares. Using the back of a spoon, pull up the meringue to form high spikes. Bake for 20 to 25 minutes, or until the meringue is golden brown. Let cool for 10 minutes minutes on the baking sheet on a rack, then transfer tarts to the rack and let cool completely. Sift confectioners' sugar over the tops before serving, if desired.
liNk
Tuesday, January 26, 2010
-----New Definitions------------------------------------------------
Selfish \sel’-fish\: what the owner of a seafood store does
Relief \ree-leef’\: what trees do in the spring
Polarize \po’-lur-ize\: what penguins see with
Pharmacist \farm’-uh-sist\: a helper on the farm
Paradox \par’-u-doks\: two physicians
Left Bank \left’ bangk’\: what the robber did when his bag was full of loot
Heroes \hee’-rhos\: what a guy in a boat does
Eyedropper \i’-drop-ur\: a clumsy ophthalmologist
Arbitrator \ar’-bi-tray-ter\: A cook that leaves Arby’s to work at McDonald’s.
Avoidable \uh-voy’-duh-buhl\: What a bullfighter tries to do.
Baloney \buh-lo’-nee\: Where some hemlines fall
Bernadette \burn’-a-det\: The act of torching a mortgage
Burglarize \bur’-gler-ize\: What a crook sees with
Control \kon-trol’\: A short, ugly inmate
Counterfeiters \kown-ter-fit-ers \: Workers who put together kitchen cabinets
Eclipse \i-klips’\: what an English barber does for a living
Relief \ree-leef’\: what trees do in the spring
Polarize \po’-lur-ize\: what penguins see with
Pharmacist \farm’-uh-sist\: a helper on the farm
Paradox \par’-u-doks\: two physicians
Left Bank \left’ bangk’\: what the robber did when his bag was full of loot
Heroes \hee’-rhos\: what a guy in a boat does
Eyedropper \i’-drop-ur\: a clumsy ophthalmologist
Arbitrator \ar’-bi-tray-ter\: A cook that leaves Arby’s to work at McDonald’s.
Avoidable \uh-voy’-duh-buhl\: What a bullfighter tries to do.
Baloney \buh-lo’-nee\: Where some hemlines fall
Bernadette \burn’-a-det\: The act of torching a mortgage
Burglarize \bur’-gler-ize\: What a crook sees with
Control \kon-trol’\: A short, ugly inmate
Counterfeiters \kown-ter-fit-ers \: Workers who put together kitchen cabinets
Eclipse \i-klips’\: what an English barber does for a living
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