Back at Christmas (2001 that is) my father bought my mother a new computer and a new digital camera. It appears today (May 2002 mind you…) that they have never downloaded a picture yet.
The connection cable is still in the box.
I am sitting here now trying to pull up the pictures.
Happy Mother’s Day to all mothers reading…
Pondering: Why aren’t any of the women I live with able to put clothes properly into the hamper? I mena, is it so much trouble to turn shirts and socks right side out before I wash them. Slackers.
Dr. Pepper Jello Attempt #2
I’m trying again to get this right. Here’s today’s version:
Ingredients:
(2) cans Dr. Pepper
(1) 1/4 oz. envelopes of Knox gelatin
Pour 3/4 cups of Dr. Pepper into a glass measuring cup. The measuring cup should hold > 3 cups of fluid Empty gelatin into the cup and stir slighty. Set aside and let the gelatin ‘bloom’ for 5 minutes.
Meanwhile, pour 1 & 3/4 cups of Dr. Pepper into a bowl and nuke in the microwave for 3 minutes until the Dr. Pepper is very hot but not boiling.
There should be about 1/2 a can of Dr. Pepper left in can. Begin drinking Dr. Pepper. It’s refreshing after all this hard work.
Pour heated Dr. Pepper into ‘blooming’ mixture. Stir for about 5 minutes or until all gelatin is dissolved. Let mixture sit a few mintues while you get out 1/2 cup bowls. Pour mix into bowls. Place in fridge overnight.
Notice that I’ve increased the amount of soda pop and decreased the amount of gelatin.
In the honor of In Passing, I offer this tidbit.
Mira: So let’s be black and white pandas named Mary Kate and Ashley.
Zoe: OK.
– Heard in the back seat as I drove them home.
Michele is off for the day to some kinda fabic thingee. I don’t even ask anymore.
I’ve got to do just a little shopping for Mother’s Day. Everything is chosen, I just need to pick it up. If I time this right the girls should be in a good mood for it.
Hopefully we’ll be home just after lunch and I can tidy up the house so I can have a relaxing evening.
A few interesting sites:
Slyck – file sharing
Being Daddy – a dad’s weblog
Guy in a Suit – he’s not really in a suit
Google Holiday Logos
Iced coffee craving level: High
Here he is, taunting me. Mr. Brown is pure evil, but I love him…
Why can’t there be more of this kinda thing in the middle east?
My craving for a can of iced coffee is unbearable.
I stopped at the supermarket on the way to work to pick up ice cream for the nursery school party this afternoon and saw cans of the stuff. Pavilions was charging $1.99 a can. WTF? Evil bastards…
Must… Resist…
The Dr. Pepper jello I attempted to make turned out a bit too firm. Here is the jello standing of its own accord on a cutting tray. Normal jello doesn’t do this…
It tasted well, a bit too gelatiny. So, I chopped it up into cubes for the kids to munch on during the day.
I must find the correct recipe!
Eye news: Doctor says I’ll be fine as long as I keep dropping the stingy drops into my eyes. I’m getting a second opinion this afternoon.
Dr. Pepper Jello: It turned into rubbery finger jello rather than smooth delicate jello. Less gelatin, more Dr. Pepper. More experimentation needed.
Coffee: I was at the pharmacy getting more anti-biotic eyedrops and killing time when I spied a can of Starbucks Doubleshot in the drinks fridge. I could not resist this tempting tiny can of iced coffee. I bought the can, sat down on the bench outside and cracked it open. The first gulp brought back back the familiar coffee bitter and sugar sweetness flavor I have craved for years. Two more gulps and my precious iced coffee was gone. Immediately I had pangs for more. I had to resist. Two cans of this coffee nectar and I would be buzzing like a bad flourescent tube.
I must resist the Doubleshot. Getting back into the iced coffee habit would be Bad with a capital B.
Yet another Klez virus hit my email this morning.
People, keep your virus defs up to date!
Encouraged by my hero, Alton Brown, host of Good Eats, I have made Dr. Pepper Jello.
Ingredients:
(2) cans Dr. Pepper
(2) 1/4 oz. envelopes of Knox gelatin
Pour 3/4 cups of Dr. Pepper into a glass measuring cup. The measuring cup should hold > 3 cups of fluid Empty gelatin into the cup and stir slighty. Set aside and let the gelatin ‘bloom’ for 5 minutes.
Meanwhile, pour 1 & 1/4 cups of Dr. Pepper into a bowl and nuke in the microwave for 3 minutes until the Dr. Pepper is very hot but not boiling.
There should be about 1/2 a can of Dr. Pepper left in can. Begin drinking Dr. Pepper. It’s refreshing after all this hard work.
Pour heated Dr. Pepper into ‘blooming’ mixture. Stir for about 5 minutes or until all gelatin is dissolved. Let mixture sit a few mintues while you get out 1/2 cup bowls. Pour mix into bowls. Place in fridge overnight.
How does it taste? I dunno. I’ll find out at breakfast tommorrow.