short takes

[cellio]

Note to anonymous driver: if you're going to ignore your stop sign while coming so close to hitting a pedestrian that your car brushes clothing, you should at least have the decency not to glare at said pedestrian. It's times like this that I long for ammunition -- perhaps a paint gun in the coat pocket, since real projectiles would be problematic.

In the "people with too much time on their hands" department, Lego Rubik's Cube Solver (link from dyanearden).

What's with all the spam lately about cleaning one's colon? I didn't realize that our punctuation had become dirty. It's probably a secret plot by the commas.

"Take one pill every six hours". Right -- whom are they kidding? Try "take one pill when you get up and one at bedtime, and space the other two as proportionally as you can". I've got to believe that that level of flexibility exists for most things.

Now that it's cold, Erik has taken to sleeping on top of the bedroom radiator. I understand the appeal of direct heat, but I would have thought it would be more comfortable with a radiator cover. Less lumpy, for one thing. But he shuns the covered radiators, which make up the majority in the house, for that one -- even in the daytime, when there's no argument based on proximity of his people. (Well, person. They are unambiguously my cats, not our cats.) Embla, on the other hand, prefers the cushioned window seats over the radiators in the living room, and Baldur is probably too fat and lazy to try any of them.

The talmud says the Almighty wears t'fillin -- obviously metaphorically, though the discussion doesn't actually bring that out. The bulk of the discussion concerns the texts that are within them. The question of regular t'fillin vs. Rabbeinu Tam is not addressed. :-)

Giant Eagle normally uses blue plastic bags, which is helpful because the city mandates blue plastic bags for recycling and they're hard to find otherwise. During most of October Giant Eagle was using orange Halloween bags instead, and I depleted my stash of blue bags at the time. Now I find that they have switched to white "winter" bags, presumably for at least all of December. I have enough blue bags saved up, but I wish Giant Eagle hadn't abdicated its responsibility to the community. :-)

I've never tried soy milk before (is it supposed to be completely non-dairy?), but was attracted to the "Silk Nog" -- particularly by the implication of "eggnog", one of my vices, and the nutrition information (90 cal/serving vs 200-300 for the real thing). Verdict: inspired by eggnog, clearly different, will drink.

Current (baked) salmon optimization for simplicity times taste: put salmon filet on large piece of foil; mix equal parts sour cream and spicy brown mustard (the type of mustard is important) and spread over; seal salmon in foil and bake until done.

More food bits: matar paneer tonight because it's been too long; my turn to bake for the kiddush on Saturday (ginger cookies, maybe?); broccoli with garlic sauce for the choir dinner Monday. Maybe the veal-cranberry stew for Shabbat lunch? Don't know about Shabbat dinner yet; inspiration is invited to strike before tomorrow's trip to Kosher Mart.

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Soy to the world

[miz-hatbox.livejournal.com]

Soy milk is generally non-dairy--we use it because neither B nor L can drink dairy milk without stomach aches and other nasty symptoms.

We like Silk Nog and get it as an occasional holiday treat. Of the fancy Silk flavors that are available year 'round, Silk Chai is okay. Silk Mocha flavor is better. Chocolate Silk is best of all.

B & L refuse to drink Vanilla or Plain Silk so I don't bother with them (and it's unfortunate because L would drink soy milk at Starbucks before Starbucks switched to Soy. Now she won't, though she'll still drink the foam off my latte).

We use Vanilla Creamy Enriched Vitasoy for general cereal/drinking/baking purposes. If I made more non-sweet foods that called for milk I'd use Plain Creamy Enriched Vitasoy, but I almost never do, except for instant macaroni & cheese, in which case L doesn't mind a little vanilla.

Short Takes

[patsmor.livejournal.com]

Note to anonymous driver: if you're going to ignore your stop sign while coming so close to hitting a pedestrian that your car brushes clothing, you should at least have the decency not to glare at said pedestrian. It's times like this that I long for ammunition -- perhaps a paint gun in the coat pocket, since real projectiles would be problematic.

One of my ex's, who carried a briefcase all through college, used to thump it on the passing cars, and got enormous satisfaction when they thought they'd hit him. You might try it. And sometimes it scratched their cars a little.

[zare-k.livejournal.com]

As far as I know soy milk is always non-dairy (and pretty sure it's (almost) always vegan). I like the EdenSoy unsweetened organic, personally. I /love/ eggnog too, so I'll have to give the Silk Nog a try.

cooking note

[cellio]

ginger cookies, maybe?

You know that "fake oil" they sell for baking -- the stuff that's supposed to be just like oil except it's actually fat-free? It may be fine for cakes and breads, but do not use it in cookies. And if you do, ignore the part in the recipe that says "ungreased cookie sheet", because it's not that much like oil.

That is all.

[dagonell.livejournal.com]

My wife loves the Silk. We get Silk, Chocolate Silk and now that it's available the Silk Nog. One of the signs that it's official winter. :D The other is that our cats are sleeping in bed with us. :D

Umm, I'm not an expert in the law, but if he 'brushed clothing' he hit you. Personally, with my theatre experience, I'd have pretended to be struck and gone rolling, just so he'd have to fill out police reports. He can't leave, that makes it hit and run. And if I don't press charges, it's not fraud. But he will have to explain to the police why he was that close in the crosswalk. 3:) <-- devil w/horns.

[vonstrassburg.livejournal.com]

I was very amused yesterday when the car that nearly sideswiped me while running across three lanes of traffic to cut me off at an intersection had a license plate beginning with the letters "SFB".

It's an old nickname some of our secretaries used to use for one of the less useful guys in the office. He thought it stood for something like "Super ... B----" the last bit being his name. It actually stands for "S**t For Brains".

[chite.livejournal.com]

Just an addition to the soy milk thread. I am a huge fan of Silk, and use Vanilla Silk in my cereal. I use plain Silk 1-for-1 in recipes that call for milk. There are actually ways to make soy ice cream using soy milk as well, which makes for a lovely dessert (search for "soy ice cream recipe" or "non-dairy ice cream recipe"). Do let us know how the silk nog goes though, as I haven't tried it :)