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OK, it wasn’t hot water, and I haven’t been called baby for a while, but I love that quote from Rain Man, and it relates to the situation I’m in right now. I had planted some Jalapeno peppers in my garden, and they have gone nuts. I went out today and picked everything that looked ready, must be around 50 peppers. I had read on the internet (did you know they have that on computers now too?) that you could just freeze them without even blanching, and not wanting to learn how to pickle them (the other option, short of trying to eat them all in a week) I decided to do that. I sliced them all up, just like the kind you get in a jar at the store, rinsed them off in a container of water to get rid of all the loose seeds, and put them on a baking sheet to freeze (once frozen I’ll put them in a big freezer bag). Well, about a half-hour after I was done, I noticed my hands had a few spots that felt irritated. Within an hour, this small irritation had turned into quite a burning sensation. The tops of both hands were burning like I had poured boiling water on them. No discoloration or any visible sign that something was wrong, just a burning feeling. While I was cutting them, I occasionally had to cough, kinda like how onions make your eyes water, peppers make your throat itch. Anyway, it’s been this way for about an hour now, I’ll report back on how things go, but this is proof that you never stop learning, especially when it’s the hard way. Be careful when cutting up a couple pounds of peppers!
Tags: Cooking, Personal Interest
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The girl we just can’t live without has stated “I’m not having sex for a year. … I’ll kiss, but nothing else”. Whew, I’ll sleep better now! I was initially surprised to see this ‘non-story’ on CNN’s homepage, but that only lasted a second, of course it’s there, people want to read about sex, that’s why you’re reading this post. Not that it matters, but I almost believe her. She’s such a tease, flashing her stuff at every opportunity, this just plays into her game. I think she believes she’s too perfect for any man. In any case, she’s bound to get even more coverage now, the media will be waiting and hoping to catch her in a lie, to catch her with her pants down, so to speak… -
I added a page that includes my Google Calendar called ‘Milwaukee Events’, which as the name suggests, includes notable events happening in Milwaukee. You can view the events on that page, and if you have a Google calendar, their’s a link on the bottom where you can subscribe directly to the calendar.
I bowled on Wednesday and mixed in the four games I bowled were a 198 and a 233. I went again on Thursday and didn’t do as well. I had a problem finding the pocket, but towards the end finally started hitting it a bit more consistantly. I played around a lot with what to change, moving my feet, or moving my target. I ended up thinking that it will be best to keep my feet in a standard place, and try moving my target first until I find the pocket. I’ll probably go again tomorrow so I can test how that works. When I find the pocket, I’ve been doing really well, I now just have to figure out how to find the pocket quickly, so it doesn’t take three games before I start bowling well (that wouldn’t work to well during league!). I’ve also been trying to pick up spares primarily with the hooking ball instead of the straight ball. The 6, 9 and 10 are difficult though I can hit them occassionally. I’ll work on it a bit more before I decide which way to go once league starts in September.
Tags: Bowling
