Month: January 2018
Browsing a website on your phone in 2018
Okay, I’ll accept cookies.
Yeah, okay, I’ll disable my adblocker.
No, I don’t want to sign up for your newsletter.
No, I don’t want to sign in with Facebook.
No, I don’t want push notifications.
No, I don’t want to bookmark your site.
No, don’t allow location services.
OMG why is my phone buzzing constantly.
Franticly mute sound for autoplay videos.
Close popup ad tab.
Read 3 paragraph article split over 15-page slideshow.
Close tab.
Close previously missed popunder ad tab.
How I’m feeling these mornings
Meds are changing. This is how I’m looking in the mornings. I can’t concentrate for crap these days.
Imagine your migraine is a cow, eating in a field
Now kill the cow.
We last saw the Blue Man Group in 2005 (!). The show still has most of the original material, but has been updated with amusing little bits. Ben had a blast watching it, but he was miffed he didn’t get to throw one of the giant balloons at the end.
Also, remember to not be electronically annoying, not to share state secrets and that drone piloting in the theater is strictly forbidden.
Caterpillar Rescue Squad Forever!!!
Katy and I assembled the caterpillar rescue squad when we were on honeymoon in Canada in 2006. Years later, it still lives on!
Just to make you feel a bit old…
All of these things happened 30 years ago.
Notable events of 1988:
- The Soviet Union begins its program of economic restructuring (perestroika) with legislation initiated by Premier Mikhail Gorbachev – followed by the total collapse of the Soviet union later in the year.
- The Phantom of the Opera, the longest running Broadway play ever, opens.
- Iran–Contra affair.
- Celine Dion wins the Eurovision Song Contest for Switzerland.
- A report by U.S. Surgeon General states that the addictive properties of nicotine are similar to those of heroin and cocaine.
- NASA scientist testifies to the Senate that man-made global warming has begun.
- Al-Qaeda is formed by Osama bin Laden.
- The Morris worm, the first computer worm distributed via the Internet, written by Robert Tappan Morris, is launched from Massachusetts Institute of Technology in the U.S.
- Benazir Bhutto is sworn in as Prime Minister of Pakistan, becoming the first woman to head the government of an Islam-dominated state.
- Pan Am Flight 103 is blown up over Lockerbie, Scotland, killing a total of 270 people.
- TAT-8, the first transatlantic telephone cable to use optical fibers, is completed.
- Zebra mussels are found in the Great Lakes.
- Tim Berners-Lee begins to openly discuss his plans for what would become the World Wide Web at CERN.
- Rihanna, Sasha Grey, Jessie J, Adele, Rupert Grint, Emma Stone and Tinie Tempah are born.
- Philippe de Rothschild, Richard Feynman, John Holmes, Robert A. Heinlein, Kim Philby, Enzo Ferrari, Félix Leclerc and Roy Orbison die.
The following songs make it to the Billboard top 100:
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The following movies are released:
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Bobble and Rabbit go to London
Over the Christmas holiday, Bobble and Rabbit went to London. They ate all the cheese, and drank all the gin and wine. They also got into all sorts of mischief.
All our Christmas pictures here: https://www.flubu.com/blog/pictures/xmas_2017/
Spice tin
I am the proud owner of my very own, genuine, Indian masala tin.
I’m sure that all of Katy’s aunties will tell me I’m doing it wrong, but mine contains mustard seed, fennel seed, turmeric, ginger, cumin, chili and coriander.
Lazy Saturday morning
The cats have missed us, it would seem. Right now, the sofa has been colonised by cats. Last night, Pavel slept *in* my jeans. Even the old grumpy one is demanding fuss.
[recipe] Overnight Yeasted Waffles
Night Before:
1/2 cup (125ml) warm water
1 packet active-dry yeast
1/2 cup (125ml) melted butter
2 cups (500ml) milk
1 tsp salt
4 tbsp sugar
3 cups plain flour, sifted
The Next Day:
2 large eggs, beaten
1/2 tsp baking soda
1 tsp vanilla paste
Combine the yeast and the water in a large mixing bowl and let stand for a few minutes. Stir to make sure the yeast dissolves into the water. Melt the butter over low heat or in the microwave. Combine the butter with the milk, salt, and sugar. Test with your finger to make sure the mixture has cooled to luke warm, then stir it into the dissolved yeast mixture. Add the flour and stir until there is no more visible flour.
Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and let it sit on the counter overnight. The batter will double or triple in bulk as it rises.
The next morning, beat the eggs together and add them to the batter along with the baking soda and vanilla. Using the whisk, beat the eggs and baking soda into the batter until completely combined.
Make the waffles according to your waffle maker’s instructions, cooking until the waffles are golden-brown. Cooking time will vary with your waffle maker, but it is typically 4 to 6 minutes.
Waffles are best if served immediately, but re-heat well in the toaster. Leftovers can be kept refrigerated for up to a week. Leftover waffles can also be frozen for up to 3 months and toasted straight out of the freezer.