Monday, June 25, 2007
Stupid Zoom Clouds
Look at my stupid cloud. now I have to go and fix the code and see what the heck is wrong with it. grr
Saturday, June 23, 2007
Friday, June 22, 2007
Missing PA in the Summer
New Mexico is nice, but my home is in Pennsylvania. There is some stuff I really miss being out here. So in an effort to beef up my Zoom Cloud I have added links to some of my favorite stuff in PA.
Folksonomy
Thursday, June 21, 2007
Monday, June 18, 2007
Tuesday, June 12, 2007
cuddly like a. . .
book. Today my boss told me that books aren't going anywhere because they are cuddly like a teddy bear and computers are not cuddly at all.
homemade cheese
I made fresh ricotta yesterday. I think I am in love, and I might just go and make my own cheeses from now on.
It was insanely easy.
Scald 2qts. of milk
remove from heat and add 1/2 cup of distilled vinegar.
Let sit, drain the whey.
Its ready to enjoy.
The recipe I used said that if it doesnt turn to curds and whey right away to add more vinegar. I had absolutely no need for this. It turned almost instantly. Don't stir more than one or two times when you add the vinegar, it messes up the curds.
I suggest scalding the milk with a bit of flavor. This time I did spring garlic. The flavor was a little delicate for garlic.
I put the ricotta in some manicotti, which I make all the time. My husband said it was the best ever.
But I have some new ideas on tap. A lavender ricotta to make cheesecake with and a basil one for salads.
It was insanely easy.
Scald 2qts. of milk
remove from heat and add 1/2 cup of distilled vinegar.
Let sit, drain the whey.
Its ready to enjoy.
The recipe I used said that if it doesnt turn to curds and whey right away to add more vinegar. I had absolutely no need for this. It turned almost instantly. Don't stir more than one or two times when you add the vinegar, it messes up the curds.
I suggest scalding the milk with a bit of flavor. This time I did spring garlic. The flavor was a little delicate for garlic.
I put the ricotta in some manicotti, which I make all the time. My husband said it was the best ever.
But I have some new ideas on tap. A lavender ricotta to make cheesecake with and a basil one for salads.
Jackass or thoughtful anarchist
I love Party Boy. Maybe more cause they are so stupid, but just maybe is it a thoughtful nod to the Diggers of the 1960's.
(I getting right to the next paper for 2000!)
(I getting right to the next paper for 2000!)
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Thursday, June 7, 2007
My Man Howard
Our local entertainment rag (Alibi) ran this article talking to Howard Zinn about the cutbacks in Book Review sections of newspapers. Mr. Zinn is a constant inspiration to me and if I could say I did as much as he did in one month in my whole life I would be proud.
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Wednesday, June 6, 2007
Digital Collection
This video is a little long, but you get the idea. I do love to flip through digital picture collections.
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Tuesday, June 5, 2007
Information overload
My semi-complete list of ongoing library related projects:
1. Move away from major research value at work for our presence on the web
a. Get the teen volunteers to put together myspace- check
b. Create a community board
c. create local link page and in-house access page
d. Get more programs
organic farming
in house and online book discussions
2. Review books about ahhh. . .
a. To save, to digitalize, to conserve, to preserve, to pay, to not to pay
And when I think about all of this all day and all night, then drive to work for an hour every day listening to the same cd, I end up thinking about Black Thought's explanation of what Super Lyricism means to him and what it means to me. And now I am thinking about the balance between ending up like Nicholson Baker and running blindly into the future.
1. Move away from major research value at work for our presence on the web
a. Get the teen volunteers to put together myspace- check
b. Create a community board
c. create local link page and in-house access page
d. Get more programs
organic farming
in house and online book discussions
2. Review books about ahhh. . .
a. To save, to digitalize, to conserve, to preserve, to pay, to not to pay
And when I think about all of this all day and all night, then drive to work for an hour every day listening to the same cd, I end up thinking about Black Thought's explanation of what Super Lyricism means to him and what it means to me. And now I am thinking about the balance between ending up like Nicholson Baker and running blindly into the future.
Monday, June 4, 2007
Food - totally unrelated to school
With the return of running water, I made dinner last night. (The first in like three weeks.) The Los Ranchos market is almost up to speed, but not quite. I did try sunchokes for the first time this weekend. They were quite yummy. A little hard to prepare, but worth the work.
Here is how I tried them out:
Something Spinach Sunchokes
Boil sunchokes for about 10 minutes. Peal and slice thin
Add to a medium heat sauce pan
2 Tablespoons flavored olive oil (Here I used the packing oil of chipotle lemon feta)
Chopped spinach (Here I used half a bag of spring spinach coarsely chopped)
pealed and sliced sunchokes
Saute just till the spinach is wilted, add cheese, toss and serve. (here I used the feta from earlier but any dry non melty cheese would work depending on the flavors you have chosen for the oil)
Here is how I tried them out:
Something Spinach Sunchokes
Boil sunchokes for about 10 minutes. Peal and slice thin
Add to a medium heat sauce pan
2 Tablespoons flavored olive oil (Here I used the packing oil of chipotle lemon feta)
Chopped spinach (Here I used half a bag of spring spinach coarsely chopped)
pealed and sliced sunchokes
Saute just till the spinach is wilted, add cheese, toss and serve. (here I used the feta from earlier but any dry non melty cheese would work depending on the flavors you have chosen for the oil)
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