105 posts tagged “daily”

It is the duty of the living to honor the memories of those that go before us.

There is a very nice piece on Howard on CMU's alumni site.

I had two more interviews towards Full Time Employment at Zillow.com today. One was with the head of the Windows IT guys, who said mostly fabulous things about me and that he was very Pro-Wulf for hiring me. The second was with my Boss and he just asked me what the others asked and how I answered. There were no technical questions during the process at all.
The next step I believe is to be offered full-time wages and benefits, which will either be good or not.

I should also meet this week with my Comsys representative--this is the company through which I have been contracting since my arrival in the City on the Edge of the Future. If for some wild, unexpected reason the FTE does not work out they will be my next best line on employment.

Breath

Pearl Jam

* The water in the Davenport has run cold again, perhaps worse than before. It might be warm when I turn it on, or it might take some time and get really hot, or it might never get warm at all and I will have to turn the cold water off entirely. D33 is even more obsessed with her bath than I am with my shower and has demanded an investigation into the matter.

* The discharged batteries in my PAN members Maya and Stark have recovered most of their previous functionality after cycling through them several times.

* I had three interviews towards full time employment at Zillow today. They were rather a surprise, but it seems like HR wanted to get them over sooner rather than later and tomorrow my co-operator is taking off and leaving me to drive the site solo--which I dare not try to do through an interview. These interviews were far less formal than my grueling entry examinations; more like peer reviews from others in my department, and I am certain they went well. I will probably hear more tomorrow from either HR or Boss.

Before last night, I cannot remember the last time I had barbecue.

Pulled Lamb Barbecue:

1 boneless leg of lamb, 3 to 5 lbs
1 bottle of Barbecue Sauce (I used Sweet Baby Ray's)
1 onion, sliced in strips (julienne)
1/2 cup chopped bell peppers

Cook on low for 8 hours. At around 6 hours the meat should be tender enough to pull apart. Use tongs or two large forks to pull the meat into strips, then let cook for the remaining two hours in the sauce.
Serve on buns, mashed potatoes, rice, or just get sloppy and shovel it into your mouth with your fingers.

D33 smelled my barbecue cooking yesterday, and then she showed up at my door this morning with a bag of fresh buns and a silly grin on her face.

I found a great deal on bell peppers recently, and decided to replicate Mother's stuffed pepper recipe. I used to make these in a big stew pot for large parties to much fanfare, but during my vegetarian years I never bothered trying this with fake meat. This recipe stuffs six peppers, but I could only fit five into the pot.

6 large bell peppers

Stuff these peppers with:
1 lb ground meat (Lamb for me)
1 can diced tomatoes
1 c white rice, cooked (measure a cup, then cook)
1 T herbs de provence
1 t pepper
1 t salt
half a large onion, minced

Immerse stuffed peppers in this sauce:
1 can tomato juice
1 can condensed tomato soup
1/2 can water
1 can diced tomatoes
1 1/2 T herbs de provence
1 bay leaf
1/2 cup diced peppers

Cook on low for 5 hours.

This is from the Washington Democrats website:

"Last Minute Caucus Questions
    The February 19th primary does not count toward selecting delegates. If you want your vote to count you must attend your Caucus
    Unsure if you are regestered or have you recently moved? Register at your Caucus. No need to be registered as a Democrat
    You can bring the kids!
    You don't need your ID or voter registration card
    Can't stay long? You just need to sign in to vote
    Know any teens? They can participate if they will be 18 by November 4th, 2008"

What kind of crap is this? I can vote, but it will not matter? Apparently Washington State Law requires a public election for every primary. The Republicans chose half their delegates by Caucus and half by election. Democrats hold an election just to make people feel better, but chose all the delegates at the Caucus.

Tomorrow is Caucus Day, then February 19th the election.

Yogurt is a superfood I try to eat every day in order to quell my resltess digestive tract. I have had severe Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) since 2001 and after seven years I still do not understand it fully. I do know that the cultures in yogurt assist my own saprophytic colonies, so I try to start every day with yogurt. Buying yogurt is expensive, especially in the inner city. D33 started making her own a few months back, and she had been willing to make me some as well, but her erratic schedule means she often does not have either the time or the energy to make enough for me. She has a full sized kitchen where I do not, and bought a specialized yogurt-making machine. I have only a galley kitchen and a dining nook, and because of this I do not like to buy specialized kitchen equipment. This weekend I decided that I should be able to make yogurt with the equipment I have.
    Yogurt requires three things: milk, cultures (any leftover yogurt will do), and a constant temperature. Research on the WWW will show a variety of techniques, but these three things are the core of it. Helpful bacteria grow in milk when given the right setting. My problem was to find the right temperature and a way to keep it consistent. One batch left in the oven on its lowest setting failed entirely, and it took me two more experiments in the crock pot before I achieved success, but I now have the capability of making one gallon of yogurt for about $5 on a day that I have 8 hours to attend the batch. The crock pot with a thick towel on the lid traps heat very well, but it has to be turned on for 10 to 15 minutes every few hours. Once I get the process down, it should be highly efficient, enough for surplus for D33.