Category: Hallothanksholinewyear
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Happy New Year
Boy… if there ever was a year that we wanted to forget, then it would be the terrible, horrible, miserable, very-bad year that was 2020. And we didn’t even get flying cars — which was disappointing. I did manage to set a personal best year for road cycling (including Zwifting) that was over 12,000 miles.…
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Best Onion of the week
Christmas Tree Farmer Scatters Sack Of Candy Canes Before Ravenous Douglas Firs GRANVILLE, OH—Calling “Sooey, sooey!” and rattling his burlap bag, local Christmas tree farmer Drew Allen scattered candy canes from a sack to a pen full of ravenous Douglas firs, sources confirmed Monday. “Come and get it now—we want you all to grow into…
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Minimalist Nativity
The funniest thing I saw yesterday was a tweet that lead me to this search of Minimalist Nativity Sets. Hysterical… I especially liked the one that was just blocks of wood that identified the characters, Mary, Joseph, Sheep, Donkey, Baby Jesus, et cetera. Haven’t seen any of these out on my travels, but I’d sure…
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Ann Bonney’s Popcorn Balls
Ingredients 2 Cups molasses 2 Cups granulated sugar 1 Cup water ¼ Cup vinegar, plus additional seen notes ¼ Cup butter 1 Cup raw popcorn, popped Method Combine molasses, sugar, water, and vinegar in a saucepan. Cook liquid ingredients to soft boil, 255F on a candy thermometer. Fine bubbles will form, and the liquid should…
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A Visit from Old St. Geek
‘Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the houseNot a hard drive was whirring, nor clicking of mouse;The PC’s were unplugged from the network with care,In hopes that a new version soon would be there;The users were safe at home in their beds,While screenshots of a new interface danced in their heads;And the sys…