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Happy Thanksgiving
Happy Thanksgiving! !!
May your stuffing be tasty
May your turkey be plump,
May your potatoes and gravy
Have never a lump.
May your yams be delicious
And your pies take the prize,
And may your Thanksgiving dinner
Stay off your thighs!
Happy Thanksgiving Everyone!
May your stuffing be tasty
May your turkey be plump,
May your potatoes and gravy
Have never a lump.
May your yams be delicious
And your pies take the prize,
And may your Thanksgiving dinner
Stay off your thighs!
Happy Thanksgiving Everyone!
Sticky Message
Happy Thanksgiving
I would like to wish all the members of the Book Lovers Cafe group and safe and wonderful Thanksgiving.
News flash
You can't make this up: JJ will light the Empire State Building in the Lowe's team colors at 2:30PM in NYC. Gets dark around 5...just sayin.
on tv now espn2 Jimmie J
on tv now espn2 Jimmie J
If You Liked Recent Movies, Here are Some Books
Movies may thrill us with their huge ideas and set pieces, but you always know that anything a movie did, a novel did it first... and better. If you liked these dozen recent movies, here are some books you'll love.
From IO9: See rest in 1st Response!
Life changer?
Have you ever read a book so powerful, that it changed your life? (at least for a little while)
Cream Cheese pecan pie
This pecan pie recipe uses cream cheese to create a cheesecake-like consistency. Cheese Pecan Pie is great if you're tired of the same old pecan pie every Thanksgiving.
Serves: 8
Ingredients
* Pie Crust ( or from 15-oz. pkg.pre made)
* 1 8-oz pkg. cream cheese, softened
* 1/3 cup sugar
* 1/4 teaspoon salt
* 1 teaspoon vanilla
* 1 egg
* 3 eggs
* 1/4 cup sugar
* 1 cup corn syrup
* 1 teaspoon vanilla
* 1 1/4 cup chopped pecans
Instructions
1. Prepare pie crust as directed on package for one-crust filled pie using 9-inch pie pan. Heat oven to 375 degrees F. In small bowl, combine cream cheese, 1/3 cup sugar, salt, 1 teaspoon vanilla and 1 egg; beat at low speed until smooth and well blended. Set aside.
2. In another small bowl, beat 3 eggs. Add 1/4 cup sugar, corn syrup and 1 teaspoon vanilla; blend well. Spread cream cheese mixture in bottom of crust-lined pan. Sprinkle with pecans. Gently pour corn syrup mixture over pecans. Bake at 375 degrees F. for 35 to 45 minutes or until center is set. If necessary, cover edge of pie crust with foil after 15 to 20 minutes of baking to prevent excessive browning. Cool 2 hours or until completely cooled. Store in refrigerator.
Serves: 8
Ingredients
* Pie Crust ( or from 15-oz. pkg.pre made)
* 1 8-oz pkg. cream cheese, softened
* 1/3 cup sugar
* 1/4 teaspoon salt
* 1 teaspoon vanilla
* 1 egg
* 3 eggs
* 1/4 cup sugar
* 1 cup corn syrup
* 1 teaspoon vanilla
* 1 1/4 cup chopped pecans
Instructions
1. Prepare pie crust as directed on package for one-crust filled pie using 9-inch pie pan. Heat oven to 375 degrees F. In small bowl, combine cream cheese, 1/3 cup sugar, salt, 1 teaspoon vanilla and 1 egg; beat at low speed until smooth and well blended. Set aside.
2. In another small bowl, beat 3 eggs. Add 1/4 cup sugar, corn syrup and 1 teaspoon vanilla; blend well. Spread cream cheese mixture in bottom of crust-lined pan. Sprinkle with pecans. Gently pour corn syrup mixture over pecans. Bake at 375 degrees F. for 35 to 45 minutes or until center is set. If necessary, cover edge of pie crust with foil after 15 to 20 minutes of baking to prevent excessive browning. Cool 2 hours or until completely cooled. Store in refrigerator.
Original Thought
In today's day and age and culture is it still possible to think "original" thoughts or is all thought tainted by some other influence? If you wanted to start thinking "original thoughts" where would you begin? What environment and circumstances would you place yourself in in order to accomplish this goal?
Thanksgiving Weather Forecast
In the pre-Thanksgiving rush, we have received an early weather report from our in-house weather reporters. This is one, you should be sure to email your Mom. Turkeys will thaw in the morning, then warm in the oven to an afternoon high near 190F. The kitchen will turn hot and humid, and if you bother the cook, be ready for a severe squall or cold shoulder.
During the late afternoon and evening, the cold front of a knife will slice through the turkey, causing an accumulation of one to two inches on plates. Mashed potatoes will drift across one side while cranberry sauce creates slippery spots on the other. Please pass the gravy.
A weight watch and indigestion warning have been issued for the entire area, with increased stuffiness around the beltway. During the evening, the turkey will diminish and taper off to leftovers, dropping to a low of 34F in the refrigerator.
Looking ahead to Friday and Saturday, high pressure to eat sandwiches will be established. Flurries of leftovers can be expected both days with a 50 percent chance of scattered soup late in the day. We expect a warming trend where soup develops. By early next week, eating pressure will be low as the only wish left will be the bone.
During the late afternoon and evening, the cold front of a knife will slice through the turkey, causing an accumulation of one to two inches on plates. Mashed potatoes will drift across one side while cranberry sauce creates slippery spots on the other. Please pass the gravy.
A weight watch and indigestion warning have been issued for the entire area, with increased stuffiness around the beltway. During the evening, the turkey will diminish and taper off to leftovers, dropping to a low of 34F in the refrigerator.
Looking ahead to Friday and Saturday, high pressure to eat sandwiches will be established. Flurries of leftovers can be expected both days with a 50 percent chance of scattered soup late in the day. We expect a warming trend where soup develops. By early next week, eating pressure will be low as the only wish left will be the bone.
The Queen's Bell Ringer
All across the kingdom, the news travelled quickly that the Queen’s bell-ringer, who faithfully served the royal family for decades, had passed. The Queen made the royal decree that she was looking for someone to come and take his place.
The next day, a humble peasant was first in the long line of applicants for the job. “My Queen,” he entreated her, “since I was a youth, I have always wanted to serve our kingdom and the royal family in this way. Let me be your bell-ringer, and I will serve in earnest all the days of my life.”
The Queen appreciated the peasant’s words, but was puzzled. “My humble servant, I have but one question: how can you serve the kingdom as the royal bell-ringer? You don’t have any arms!”
The peasant smiled and said simply, “Take me to the tower and I will show you.”
The Queen, her entourage, and the peasant climbed the steps of the bell tower until they reached the top. The peasant looked over his shoulder at the queen, “Behold!” And with that, the peasant ran to the far side of the room, spun around and ran directly at the bell. Faster and faster he ran then leapt, flew through the air, and–WHAM!–hit the bell full-force with his face.
Stunned, the Queen hesitated. But, when she heard the bell peal as never before, she told the peasant, “the position is yours.”
Weeks went by as the peasant served faithfully and punctually, and always in the same way: he would run across the room, spin around, charge directly at the bell, leap, and–WHAM!–hit the bell full-force with his face.
Until, that is, one fateful morning when the peasant woke up late. Certain he could still make it in time, he ran from his common home, tore across the kingdom, scrambled up the tower, across the room, spun, leapt and…missed the bell entirely! He instead flew across the room, out the nearby window and plummeted a thousand feet to his death.
Having heard the commotion, the castle guards ran upstairs to find the empty room. They looked out the window to find a crowd gathering around the peasant’s body. The one guard looks at each other and says, “My God–that poor man! Have you any idea who he is?”
The other:
(wait for it!)
“I don’t know, but his face rings a bell.”
The next day, a humble peasant was first in the long line of applicants for the job. “My Queen,” he entreated her, “since I was a youth, I have always wanted to serve our kingdom and the royal family in this way. Let me be your bell-ringer, and I will serve in earnest all the days of my life.”
The Queen appreciated the peasant’s words, but was puzzled. “My humble servant, I have but one question: how can you serve the kingdom as the royal bell-ringer? You don’t have any arms!”
The peasant smiled and said simply, “Take me to the tower and I will show you.”
The Queen, her entourage, and the peasant climbed the steps of the bell tower until they reached the top. The peasant looked over his shoulder at the queen, “Behold!” And with that, the peasant ran to the far side of the room, spun around and ran directly at the bell. Faster and faster he ran then leapt, flew through the air, and–WHAM!–hit the bell full-force with his face.
Stunned, the Queen hesitated. But, when she heard the bell peal as never before, she told the peasant, “the position is yours.”
Weeks went by as the peasant served faithfully and punctually, and always in the same way: he would run across the room, spin around, charge directly at the bell, leap, and–WHAM!–hit the bell full-force with his face.
Until, that is, one fateful morning when the peasant woke up late. Certain he could still make it in time, he ran from his common home, tore across the kingdom, scrambled up the tower, across the room, spun, leapt and…missed the bell entirely! He instead flew across the room, out the nearby window and plummeted a thousand feet to his death.
Having heard the commotion, the castle guards ran upstairs to find the empty room. They looked out the window to find a crowd gathering around the peasant’s body. The one guard looks at each other and says, “My God–that poor man! Have you any idea who he is?”
The other:
(wait for it!)
“I don’t know, but his face rings a bell.”
International Year of Astronomy 2009 Posters
Since SciFi fans are also often astronomy geeks (as I am), I thought this was an appropriate place for this. Felt the need to share these. They are beautiful.This man is a graphic artist/mathematician from Britain.
simoncpage.co.uk/blog/
simoncpage.co.uk/blog/
