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Animated Shorts at the Riverview
Using the Betty Boop icon because this is all about animation. Which I am a fan of, if you don't know already.
I just came back from the Oscar Nominated animated shorts at the Riverview Theater. They will be shown again tomorrow at 10:45 am. Three really excellent, a couple of good, and couple of, well, meh ( Read more... ) -
Announcement
The Prodea Cookbook: Good Food and Traditions from Paganistan's Oldest Coven
By Steven Posch and Magenta Griffith
ISBN: 978-1-312-00845-8
You won't find any eye of newt or toe of frog in these witches' kitchens. What you will find is a collection, more than three decades in the making, of seasonal and regional foods for celebration and ( Read more... ) -
Book Review
Just finished an excellent and interesting book: One Simple Idea: How Positive Thinking Reshaped Modern Life by Mitch Horowitz. It's a history of the New Thought movement, from whence comes a lot of New Age thought, and everything from Christian Science to The Secret. The first seven chapters are an excellent history of a number of interlocking ( Read more... ) -
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I remember where I was
I was in junior high English, just outside of Washington, D.C. I think we were studying "As You Like It". One student had gotten permission to have a radio with an earphone (what we'd call an earbud now) because President Kennedy was going to make a major speech in Dallas. All of a sudden, he took out the plug, and we could all hear the radio, with ( Read more... ) -
Lest we forget
In Flanders fields the poppies blow ( Read more... ) -
Penuche or Caramel Frosting
Because DDB asked at the MnStf Meeting yesterday.
Caramel Frosting
1 stick butter
1 cup packed brown sugar
1/4 cup milk
1 tsp vanilla
2 cups powdered sugar
Melt butter in a medium-sized saucepan and add brown sugar. Over medium-low heat bring to a slow boil, stirring constantly. Boil for two minutes. Remove from heat and stir in milk. Return to ( Read more... ) -
Repairs needed
Does anyone know a good handyperson of any gender in the Twin Cities? I need repairs on the roof that a contractor suggested I use a "handyman" for, plus I have a number of little jobs, like replacing a doorknob.