December 2009
16 posts
2009 - A Year in Review - The Jarbees
If my life were to be reduced to the basics of an athletic franchise (a sports team), then what would be in my end-of-year report? Team Record: Wins: Getting Married, Honeymooning in Southern California, Visiting my Uncle’s Cabin… …visiting my sister and brother in law, Getting lots of opportunities to cook! Losses: Less travel than in previous years. Being a poor...
Dec 31st
Dec 30th
The Christmas Spirit
A teenage homemaker and older priest inspired the following block of words: My deepest thoughts uplift Your name My inner heart breathes the life of my Savior For You remembered me! You thought to rectify my pitiful state. And now I am called a part of Your Kingdom now I am a part of the nations under Abraham. By a power only held by the Sovereign By a perfection only known by the Lord of...
Dec 23rd
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Dec 21st
Culinary Experimentations with JC - Jerk Sausage...
Tonight creation was one of the more strange, unique creations to come across my table.  Without my wife around, I took experimentation to another level.  I’d call it caribbean fusion, but fission is probably a more accurate descriptor. My intent was to use some recently acquired allspice to create a Jamaican inspired jerk.  It turned into something very different, however.  First, I placed...
Dec 17th
Variety: The Spice of Life
From now on, I’ll be making seasonal banners and tweaking other parts of the blog for my own amusement.  Sometimes it may look cool, sometimes it may just look weird.  Right now, it screams Christmas. The banner above is comprised of 3,000 Christmas-related images I have taken over the past 3 years.  Merry Christmas!
Dec 15th
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Dec 11th
Consumerism in the Information Age
I ran across three articles today on the same study from UC -San Diego.  It states that human consumption of information has increased dramatically over the past few decades.  The study broke up this information into various areas: Does this research really mean anything?  It certainly doesn’t reflect my pie chart of information consumption.  But it did make it to two highly popular...
Dec 10th
Indian Chicken
I must admit that I got the majority of yesterday’s culinary inspiration from a recipe from Adam Robert’s (a food blogger I follow) Food2 (Food Network 2) show.  I am not a food blogger, but the results of my efforts were certainly something to write home about.  Thus, I am writing to most of you back home! See below…a most tasty paste of water, chili pepper, garlic, ginger,...
Dec 9th
Dec 9th
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The tree is officially decorated.
Dec 5th
It's a Wonderful Life
I have very little useful commentary to contribute to the realm of movie entertainment.  I am, by any film-lover’s imagination, cinematically vapid.  Thus, this post does not relate to the 1946 Frank Capra film.  Instead, I would like to take a few moments and dwell: It’s a Wonderful Life I rest my weary eyes upon a glorious tree of light It satisfies to the deepest nerve my...
Dec 5th
Turmeric
I have stumbled upon a selection of fine new spices (turmeric, allspice, tandoori spices and garam masala) thanks to the benevolent donation of two kind souls. Today was my moment of kitchen zen…a time to experiment with cooking as I needed a reprieve from the stress of work and the reminder of my solitude in the wake of spousal 12 hour shifts. Which brings me to turmeric, my spice of...
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