tjsthings

  • Random Monday Stuff.

    I really need a popsicle. The hot water heater has gone out, and there is this BIG YELLOW warning that if I dont drain every faucet on the thing, it may explode or cause a big fire. Since I don’t want to be on the news, I’m going to have a professional take a look… Read more


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  • Attack of the Beer Drones

    Well sort of. My husband and I were a couple of minutes late to the screening of Once, an indie flick, which was playing at one of the theaters downtown which specializes in arthouse type movies. The movie was really good. So good, in fact, that you don’t even notice that the leads don’t have… Read more


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  • Motivation

    I was really inspired by this story. I had no idea of the extent of the diabetes epidemic among women of color until a few years ago, when three or four women I had known died of the disease and several others I had known discussed their experiences with type 2 diabetes. I was well… Read more


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  • I may never use vanilla extract again.

    I’ve had dishes cooked with vanilla bean, but I never attempted to cook with it myself. I had a really great gourmet vanilla extract and it served my purposes pretty well, or so I thought. Today, I made some cookies with it and WOW. It was wonderful. It was vanilla flavor, but stronger and fresher… Read more


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