February 23, 2010
Snow Ice Cream
From Paula Deen at Food Network
Snow Ice Cream
Ingredients
* 8 cups snow, or shaved ice
* 1 (14-ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
* 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Directions
Place snow or shaved ice into a large bowl. Pour condensed milk over and add vanilla. Mix to combine. Serve immediately in bowls.
Other than the old joke about not eating yellow snow, this recipe is a joke. If you're in the pristine mountains of Montana, maybe, but I would never make snow ice cream if I was in...say, New Jersey. I wouldn't make it here, either.
I was tempted to make some with our last snowfall, even scooping some up in a large pitcher. Discovering I had no vanilla, I decided it wouldn't be as good as what we used to make as kids (and nuclear testing was still going on, which might explain some of my physical and mental deformities). I forgot to empty the pitcher and the next day the snow had melted, leaving a few pints of cloudy, dirty water.
Besides all that, I'm loathe to trust any recipe from a woman who has wigs made of butter.
In the Shallow End of the Pool
You Are Skinny Dipping |
 You are a fairly conservative, down to earth person. You aren't known for making trouble. That being said, you can be a little mischievous at times. You have a bit of a wild streak! You have probably been accused of being a flirt or a tease - and you're guilty as charged. You are naturally quite playful and coy. You're mostly sugar, but you're also a little spice. |
Wonder if anyone has ever done both at the same time?
When I went to college back in the early 70's, streaking became the rage. For several weeks, students gathered outside at night to view those among us who dared to bare it all. There were several incidents I remember very well; one was a guy who stood naked atop his dorm building and exhorted the waiting crowd to "Gather 'round my children!" We all rushed over to cheer him, but as we got closer we found he was indeed topless, but was wearing flesh-colored pants. Instead of cheers, he received boos and a few rocks thrown his way. (mine came close)
Another was a young lady riding a horse, ala Lady Godiva. She too was wearing some flesh-colored tights and had her hair strategically taped around her breasts. She didn't get any rocks thrown at her, but her horse panicked at the crowd around her and nearly bucked her off. The horse's gyrations caused the tape to loosen, which was most likely the reason she didn't suffer the same fate as the guy atop the dorm.
Not all the streakers came out at night; there was a guy who decided to streak through the cafeteria at noon. He went running through the crowd, but when he jumped over a railing, he fell and broke his ankle. I'm not sure which hurt him worse, the accident or the loss of his pride.
A few years later I went skinny dipping in a stock pond with my best friend. That was also the day I found out for certain that he was gay. It was also the day I found out for certain that I wasn't.
February 22, 2010
Endeavour Comes Home
From: NASA
With landing gear down, space shuttle Endeavour approaches the Shuttle Landing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida after 14 days in space, completing the 5.7-million-mile STS-130 mission. Endeavour landed at 10:20 p.m. EST on Sunday, Feb. 21, after delivering the new Tranquility node and its seven-window cupola to the International Space Station. Returning to Earth aboard Endeavour are Commander George Zamka; Pilot Terry Virts; and Mission Specialists Robert Behnken, Nicholas Patrick, Kathryn Hire and Stephen Robinson.
Credit: NASA
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