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| | Thursday, July 9th, 2009 | | 1:14 pm |
How to cook vegetarian locovore stew (for geeks who can't be bothered with a cookbook)
I'm sure there are all kinds of culinary imperfections to my method, but it works pretty well for me. 1) Go to the local Farmer's Market. 2) Buy one unit of everything that looks like it would go well in a vegetarian stew. 3) Remove inedible parts of plants, and separate edible portions by tissue type (roots, stems, leaves, [fruit?]). 4) Sort everything into containers according to two axes: a) intensity of flavor or aroma, b) structural integrity. 5) Find a cooking pot large enough to contain everything + water; place pot on stove. 6) Put enough oil into pot to just cover the bottom. 7) Turn on stove to high heat. Monitor closely: if you can start to get vegetables into the oil before it starts to burn to the sides of the pot, you've gotten through the hardest step! 8) Add spiciest and firmest vegetables to oil. 9) Stir with a spatula (or something else that won't melt) until vegetables start to soften. 10) Turn stove down to medium heat. 11) Add next set of vegetables (second spiciest and/or second firmest). (Cover pot if you like, but be sure to stir periodically to avoid stuff burning to the bottom.) 12) Cook until vegetables soften and/or have cooked down enough to add the next batch. 13) Repeat steps 11-12 until you run out of vegetables. 14) Add enough water to cover vegetables (or more if you like). 15) Cover. 16) Turn up heat to high heat. 17) Bring water to a boil. 18) Turn down heat so water is at a simmer. 19) At some point salt to taste. 20) Cook until things look/taste like they're done. 21) Serve. | | Tuesday, July 7th, 2009 | | 3:58 pm |
Naturopaths?
Can anybody recommend a naturopath local to Somerville or Medford? I think I might wish to connect with one. | | Wednesday, June 24th, 2009 | | 8:24 am |
| | Tuesday, June 23rd, 2009 | | 11:36 pm |
15 books meme
As you know, I never participate in so-called "memes". Well, almost never. Saw this one in lbmango's journal and decided to give it a shot. "Take no more than 15 minutes to produce a list of 15 books that have influenced you in style, ideas, relationships, language, or other ways that you find important, and/or books that have really stayed with you -- you keep thinking of that quote, you are always remembering that character, you are frequently reminded of that moment.... that kind of thing. This is not a favorites list." I didn't time myself, but worked as quickly as I reasonably could. These are in the order that I thought of them. "Of Nightingales that Weep" was briefly on the list, just before "Sound of the Mountain", but was deleted because I don't think it really did much to change my thinking. Autobiography of Malcolm X Citizen of the Galaxy - Robert Heinlein Ishmael - Daniel Quinn Grandfather - Tom Brown, Jr. Astonishing Hypothesis - Francis Crick Origin of Species - Charles Darwin The Tao te Ching (less influential, but good mental exercise) Zen Mind, Beginner Mind - Suzuki How to Win Friends and Influence People (all 10 pages that I read) Who Moved My Cheese (at this point in the list I began to worry about myself) A Ring of Endless Light - Madeleine L'Engle Diet for a Small Planet (all 5 pages that I read) The Mark of the Horse Lord - Rosemary Sutcliff The Sound of the Mountain - Yasunari Kawabata One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich Authors included when I could remember and/or felt like it. Considering that most of you read lots of books and I mostly... don't... I'm guessing that there are a surprising number here that you guys won't have read. If you guys would like to clue me into how commonly read these books are, go for it... | | Monday, June 22nd, 2009 | | 11:07 pm |
| | Wednesday, June 17th, 2009 | | 4:02 pm |
Regarding prophylactic antibiotics for Lyme's
"A single dose of doxycycline may be offered to adult patients (200 mg dose) and to children >=8 years of age (4 mg/kg up to a maximum dose of 200 mg) (BI) when all of the following circumstances exist: (a) the attached tick can be reliably identified as an adult or nymphal I. scapularis tick that is estimated to have been attached for >=36 h on the basis of the degree of engorgement of the tick with blood or of certainty about the time of exposure to the tick; (b) prophylaxis can be started within 72 h of the time that the tick was removed; (c) ecologic information indicates that the local rate of infection of these ticks with B. burgdorferi is >=20%; and (d) doxycycline treatment is not contraindicated. The time limit of 72 h is suggested because of the absence of data on the efficacy of chemoprophylaxis for tick bites following tick removal after longer time intervals." from: The clinical assessment, treatment, and prevention of Lyme disease, human granulocytic anaplasmosis, and babesiosis: Clinical practice guidelines by the infectious diseases society of America Author(s): Wormser GP, Dattwyler RJ, Shapiro ED, et al. Source: CLINICAL INFECTIOUS DISEASES Volume: 43 Issue: 9 Pages: 1089-1134 Published: NOV 1 2006 (Infectious Disease Society of America Guidelines) | | Monday, June 15th, 2009 | | 11:15 am |
Seeking housing starting August
I'm looking for a new place to live starting this August/September. Preferences are for the Davis Square / Porter Square vicinity, though I'd also consider closer to Tufts University (Medfordish), near Alewife, or out toward Arlington Center. I would prefer to rent a bedroom for less than $650 a month, but a good roommate match is more important to me than preferred rent. General stats on me: I'm a female graduate student at Tufts University; mostly vegetarian but don't mind being near meat cooking, non-smoker (I do mind cigarette smoke indoors); a year-round bicycle commuter; and generally busy with lots of hobbies (current ones include Jujitsu and Tango). No major allergies; pet friendly (don't have any pets, though I would like to bring some potted plants with me). Polyamory-friendly household is a requirement. Please drop me a line if you have an opening or know of any promising leads. Note that I'm on the Davis Square livejournal community and will be following up on any housing posts there on my own. Comments screened. | | Thursday, June 11th, 2009 | | 11:48 pm |
| | Wednesday, June 3rd, 2009 | | 5:15 pm |
[trackerschool] Advanced Standard: First reflections
Many, if not most, of the lessons learned at Tom Brown's school don't occur until well after a class has ended. That said, I'd like to start in with my initial thoughts. I believe that the big lesson of the Advanced Standard is to think about efficiency, of economy of movement. They put us into a partial survival situation, with a dauntingly huge number of new skills to try out. We were encouraged to stay up late, wake up early, and never be idle. By the end of the week, I hated running across camp for just one thing. The continual question was running through my head: if I need to head in that direction, what else should I do while I'm there? With a tight schedule the conservation of time was just as important as the conservation of calories. During the third quarter of the week I was literally running everywhere I went. By the end of the week, that energy had quieted somewhat: in some ways I was more tired than I've been, though it was an exhaustion that felt good. What lessons have I brought home with me? So far, it's hard to tell; I've been sleeping a lot. On the other hand, today I did quite a bit of cleaning in the greenhouse because I didn't want to throw out the soapy water I'd used to clean off a tray I needed. A few lessons of efficiency combined with a bit of care-taking, perhaps. | | Monday, June 1st, 2009 | | 7:19 pm |
drops
I lie on my back in near darkness. My arms are restrained, though I know I can get them loose if I work at it. I feel a little like I'm inside a coffin. A large drop of water falls on my forehead. After a couple seconds, another falls on my right foot. Then one on my left cheekbone. Another on my forehead after another few seconds. A second later I feel one on my left shin. The drops keep coming, once every second, or two, or five. The rhythm is roughly steady, though the precise timing is unpredictable, and I can't know where the next drop will fall. I'm pretty calm about the whole thing. I'm in this situation as a direct result of my own actions. No, this wasn't a dark dream. It was where I physically was on Friday night. If I'd added more leaves to my debris shelter (see: http://www.wildwoodsurvival.com/survival/shelter/debrishut/jldebrishut.html) the rain wouldn't have gotten through. I apologize for not giving advanced notification for the fact that I would be at Tom Brown's Wilderness Survival School (http://www.trackerschool.com) last week. I have more to tell, but no time tonight. | | Thursday, May 21st, 2009 | | 4:36 pm |
| | Thursday, May 14th, 2009 | | 1:12 pm |
| | Wednesday, May 13th, 2009 | | 10:08 am |
non-gmail email service?
In interest of dodging spam, I'm interested in setting up a new email account, preferably with the ability to read messages offline. I really don't want to use gmail because I'm not comfortable with the data-mining that they do. I'd rather not use Yahoo either. But I do want high stability. Does anyone have any recommendations or warnings? A google search turns up mail.com for setting up email accounts. Anyone know anything about them? | | Friday, May 8th, 2009 | | 1:32 pm |
because I have to share the pain
Forwarded by at least two members of my unforgivably punny family: A wise man once said that a black man
would be president when pigs fly.
Sure enough, 100 days into Obama's presidency, swine flu. | | Wednesday, May 6th, 2009 | | 12:26 pm |
subscribing to livejournals from Dreamwidth?
So I've currently got my dreamwidth account "subscribed" to roughly my entire livejournal friends list (there may be one or two deviations in cases where I don't know/remember who someone is), but I'm not really clear as to what this means. It certainly doesn't appear to mean that livejournal entries will appear on my Dreamwidth read page. Anyone have any insights? | | Tuesday, May 5th, 2009 | | 10:32 am |
elusive on Dreamwidth
Just created a Dreamwidth account, courtesy of an invite code generously sent to me by a friend. I'm posting this from Dreamwidth. I hope I'll be seeing most of you over here. Cross-posting is easy, but I think it'll be quite a bit more complicated to cross-post locked entries. | | Monday, May 4th, 2009 | | 1:19 pm |
affordable hotels and B&Bs?
My friend Dracus's mother is planning to come visit the Boston area for a week. Does anyone know of any decent and reasonably affordable hotels and/or bed and breakfasts? NB: Dracus lives in Somerville near Ball Square. | | Monday, April 27th, 2009 | | 8:06 pm |
| | Wednesday, April 1st, 2009 | | 3:20 pm |
Poll: Tax filing
Feel free to use comments to add any relevant details about why you file taxes the way you do, or anything else you'd like to rant about. Poll #1376397 filing taxes
Open to: All, detailed results viewable to: FriendsHow do you file your federal tax returns? How do you file your state tax returns? Do you qualify for free e-filing (e.g., <$30,000/yr income)? Did you know that free e-filing was an option for folks with low income? Edit: I really did mean to put a straight "yes" in response to that last question. Oh well. Feel free to give more specifics if you want. |
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