As the teen years approach it is fun to have a new thing to bond with my son about. The whole family really ate it up fast so that we only got a picture of the last serving.
Wednesday, October 19, 2016
Kids Cooking
Recently my son has taken an interest in helping in the kitchen. He is much better at helping than when he was last interested at the age of four. To encourage this we bought him a cookbook and an apron for his 12th Birthday. He got another cookbook from his best friend. That is another story. Please meet Mad Delicious by Keith Schroeder. We conquered our first dish together two nights ago and it was super yummy! Spicy braised calamari.
As the teen years approach it is fun to have a new thing to bond with my son about. The whole family really ate it up fast so that we only got a picture of the last serving.
As the teen years approach it is fun to have a new thing to bond with my son about. The whole family really ate it up fast so that we only got a picture of the last serving.
Wednesday, February 3, 2016
My Dreams in Plastic
As some of you know my brain still spends a great deal of time in the fantasy world of my old D&D characters. Now that I have started playing again I have been working on ways to bring my old campaign back to life. The current group is stomping around where the old group did all those years ago. To prepare for possible cameos by my favorite characters I have discovered that Shrinky Dinks make for great figures. Behold Prince Olorain and Magistrate Wickliffe of The Five Worlds! No Wickliffe is not wearing a tie.
You can do it too. To bad I am not a very good artist. They however will do nicely. I took a mix of pics from online of real people dressing in mid-evil clothing, faces of people I image could play my characters in the movie in my head. Then I photo edited them together and printed them out to be about 3.5 inches tall. Then I traced them on to shrinky dink paper. Shrinking from 3.5 inches tall makes them about the same size as war-gaming lead figures. I just ordered some printable paper so hopefully I can make some much more realistic figures. Much cheaper and more personalized than store bought figures. I figure on sheet or shrinky paper is about 1.50 each and you can make at least 2 figures. That and the penny I glued them too makes for about $0.76 each.
You can do it too. To bad I am not a very good artist. They however will do nicely. I took a mix of pics from online of real people dressing in mid-evil clothing, faces of people I image could play my characters in the movie in my head. Then I photo edited them together and printed them out to be about 3.5 inches tall. Then I traced them on to shrinky dink paper. Shrinking from 3.5 inches tall makes them about the same size as war-gaming lead figures. I just ordered some printable paper so hopefully I can make some much more realistic figures. Much cheaper and more personalized than store bought figures. I figure on sheet or shrinky paper is about 1.50 each and you can make at least 2 figures. That and the penny I glued them too makes for about $0.76 each.
Tuesday, February 2, 2016
Favorite Quotes
I keep this list running the Book of Faces but when they redo the layout it sometimes gets lost. I thought I would move it here to keep better track. I add more awesome quotes when I run across them.
"when I look up at the night sky, and I know that yes we are part of this universe, we are in this universe, but perhaps more important than both of those facts is that the universe is in us." Neil deGrasse Tyson
“Here's all you have to know about men and women: women are crazy, men are stupid. And the main reason women are crazy is that men are stupid.” -George Carlin
"Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness, and many of our people need it sorely on these accounts. Broad, wholesome, charitable views of men and things cannot be acquired by vegetating in one little corner of the earth all one's lifetime." -Mark Twain
"It's gonna take a lot more than dew, and, uh, universe juice." -Po
"Fortune favors the prepared" -Somebody
"Librarians are generals in the war on ignorance." -somebody
"The person who says it cannot be done should not interrupt the person doing it." -Chinese Proverb
"Aerodynamics are for people who can't build engines." -Enzo Ferrari
"The secret of health for both mind and body is not to mourn for the past, worry about the future, or anticipate troubles, but to live in the present moment wisely and earnestly." - Buddha
"Never half-ass two things. Whole-ass one thing." -Ron Swanson
"I make my cars to go, not to stop." -Ettore Bugatti
"Don't let the assholes bring you down." -Steve Trautwein
"If homosexuals can't get married because of your religion, you can't have cookies because I'm on a diet." -Somebody
"Owens, there comes a time in every man's life where you have to get a second car." -Supply Sergeant Wilson
"Nothing is too wonderful to be true, if it be consistent with the laws of nature." - Michael Faraday
"Back when the Bible was written, then edited, then rewritten, then rewritten, then re-edited, then translated from dead languages, then re-translated, then edited, then rewritten, then given to kings for them to take their favorite parts, then rewritten, then re-rewritten, then translated again, then given to the pope for him to approve, then rewritten, then edited again, the re-re-re-re-rewritten again...all based on stories that were told orally 30 to 90 years AFTER they happened.. to people who didnt know how to write... so..." -David Cross
"The Schofield Kid: It don't seem real... how he ain't gonna never breathe again, ever... how he's dead. And the other one too. All on account of pulling a trigger.
Will Munny: It's a hell of a thing, killing a man. Take away all he's got and all he's ever gonna have.
The Schofield Kid: Yeah, well, I guess they had it coming.
Will Munny: We all got it coming, kid." -Unforgiven
"Hey intern, get me a Campari." - Steve Zissou
"when I look up at the night sky, and I know that yes we are part of this universe, we are in this universe, but perhaps more important than both of those facts is that the universe is in us." Neil deGrasse Tyson
“Here's all you have to know about men and women: women are crazy, men are stupid. And the main reason women are crazy is that men are stupid.” -George Carlin
"Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness, and many of our people need it sorely on these accounts. Broad, wholesome, charitable views of men and things cannot be acquired by vegetating in one little corner of the earth all one's lifetime." -Mark Twain
"It's gonna take a lot more than dew, and, uh, universe juice." -Po
"Fortune favors the prepared" -Somebody
"Librarians are generals in the war on ignorance." -somebody
"The person who says it cannot be done should not interrupt the person doing it." -Chinese Proverb
"Aerodynamics are for people who can't build engines." -Enzo Ferrari
"The secret of health for both mind and body is not to mourn for the past, worry about the future, or anticipate troubles, but to live in the present moment wisely and earnestly." - Buddha
"Never half-ass two things. Whole-ass one thing." -Ron Swanson
"I make my cars to go, not to stop." -Ettore Bugatti
"Don't let the assholes bring you down." -Steve Trautwein
"If homosexuals can't get married because of your religion, you can't have cookies because I'm on a diet." -Somebody
"Owens, there comes a time in every man's life where you have to get a second car." -Supply Sergeant Wilson
"Nothing is too wonderful to be true, if it be consistent with the laws of nature." - Michael Faraday
"Back when the Bible was written, then edited, then rewritten, then rewritten, then re-edited, then translated from dead languages, then re-translated, then edited, then rewritten, then given to kings for them to take their favorite parts, then rewritten, then re-rewritten, then translated again, then given to the pope for him to approve, then rewritten, then edited again, the re-re-re-re-rewritten again...all based on stories that were told orally 30 to 90 years AFTER they happened.. to people who didnt know how to write... so..." -David Cross
"The Schofield Kid: It don't seem real... how he ain't gonna never breathe again, ever... how he's dead. And the other one too. All on account of pulling a trigger.
Will Munny: It's a hell of a thing, killing a man. Take away all he's got and all he's ever gonna have.
The Schofield Kid: Yeah, well, I guess they had it coming.
Will Munny: We all got it coming, kid." -Unforgiven
"Hey intern, get me a Campari." - Steve Zissou
Monday, February 1, 2016
Our Top Lists from Ecuador
Last Fall we wrote these Ecuador lists together as a family and I am just now getting around to sharing. Today is the 1 year anniversary of the day we left the beach at Olon and had travel adventures on our way to Cuenca. Relive that adventure here.
Favorite new foods
Maracuya hilado
Mandarina hilado
Taxo
Uvilla
Patacones
Ceviche with naranja jugo
Mora jugo
Lent soup / fanache
Peruvian soup
pesto at Hostal Mandala
Salcedo helado
Arroz con fresh seafood
Cool Cultural Observations
Volleyball after work
Lots of traditional dress
Kindness of strangers especially related to transportation
Native people using cell phones
Contrast among regions or Ecuador: personalities, approaches, flora, fauna
Construction with mud bricks
Missed the Most
Our network of family and friends
Quiet nighttime
Kids in their own rooms
Catch phrases
Do ya want some watches or do ya want some moichendice
Rope is cheaper than fences
Bambooty
Chlacalate
Jimmy pollo pie
What do you mean?
Top Places
Olon
Banos
Cotopaxi
Cuenca
Jungle
Puerto Lopez
Favorite Places to Eat
Ristorante Salumeria Vecchia Modena
Salvia for Steph's Birthday Breakfast
Olon palapas Jerry's and Tito and Hanna
Henero's Wife's Rotisserie Chicken
Leila's Pork Chops
Mercado 9 de Octobre
St Augustin in Quito
Tutto Fredo Helado
Experiences
Homero Ortega Museum
Carnaval in Ambatl
Horseback riding in Cotapaxi
Ruta de las Guitarres
Shopping in Otavalo
Surfing lessons with Luis in Olon
Cooking Lessons with Ivona and Luis' Mom
New Years Eve on the Beach with the Milson-Cox family
Friday Night BBQ with Puerto Olon Neighbors
Ingapirca
Diablo Cascade
Boat rides on the Napo
Termas Papallatca
What we won't miss
Toilet paper in a garbage can
No drinking the tap water
No public trash cans
Dogs, dogs, dogs
Parties all night long
Questionable transportation
Fear of having children stolen
Bugs
Sunscreen twice a day or more
Ants in drinking water
Dirty feet at bed time
Bed bugs
Under the table big transactions
Favorite new foods
Maracuya hilado
Mandarina hilado
Taxo
Uvilla
Patacones
Ceviche with naranja jugo
Mora jugo
Lent soup / fanache
Peruvian soup
pesto at Hostal Mandala
Salcedo helado
Arroz con fresh seafood
Cool Cultural Observations
Volleyball after work
Lots of traditional dress
Kindness of strangers especially related to transportation
Native people using cell phones
Contrast among regions or Ecuador: personalities, approaches, flora, fauna
Construction with mud bricks
Missed the Most
Our network of family and friends
Quiet nighttime
Kids in their own rooms
Catch phrases
Do ya want some watches or do ya want some moichendice
Rope is cheaper than fences
Bambooty
Chlacalate
Jimmy pollo pie
What do you mean?
Top Places
Olon
Banos
Cotopaxi
Cuenca
Jungle
Puerto Lopez
Favorite Places to Eat
Ristorante Salumeria Vecchia Modena
Salvia for Steph's Birthday Breakfast
Olon palapas Jerry's and Tito and Hanna
Henero's Wife's Rotisserie Chicken
Leila's Pork Chops
Mercado 9 de Octobre
St Augustin in Quito
Tutto Fredo Helado
Experiences
Homero Ortega Museum
Carnaval in Ambatl
Horseback riding in Cotapaxi
Ruta de las Guitarres
Shopping in Otavalo
Surfing lessons with Luis in Olon
Cooking Lessons with Ivona and Luis' Mom
New Years Eve on the Beach with the Milson-Cox family
Friday Night BBQ with Puerto Olon Neighbors
Ingapirca
Diablo Cascade
Boat rides on the Napo
Termas Papallatca
What we won't miss
Toilet paper in a garbage can
No drinking the tap water
No public trash cans
Dogs, dogs, dogs
Parties all night long
Questionable transportation
Fear of having children stolen
Bugs
Sunscreen twice a day or more
Ants in drinking water
Dirty feet at bed time
Bed bugs
Under the table big transactions
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