Party time! Well at least have a shot or a glass of champagne for the trusty ole Honda....today at the intersection in front of my apartment it reached a milestone..200,000 miles. I dindt have a digital camera to take a picture..not even a can of spraypaint to mark the spot. But the memory will always be there. And the ole car didnt even stall. May it last another 100,000 or at least till fuel is too much for the common man.
Hello to all at Nextra!!!! Hope you get to see the sunshine someday.
Friday, February 18, 2005
Thursday, February 10, 2005
Recent Dialogues
David: "I'd grow a beard if a girl wanted me to."
Beka: "Yeah, well I wont do that."
David: "Well, I don't think many guys would ask you to do that, Beka. Most guys don't want their girl to have a beard." :)
Beka: You are getting me flowers, right ?
Sean: Why, did you die ?
Beka: "Yeah, well I wont do that."
David: "Well, I don't think many guys would ask you to do that, Beka. Most guys don't want their girl to have a beard." :)
Beka: You are getting me flowers, right ?
Sean: Why, did you die ?
You Know Your A Nerd When....
As you print out a paper, you decide that a 12 point font size does not look "professional" so you change it all the way down to an 11 point!!! Hmm....did I do that ????
You are sitting in wildlife class not paying a bit of attention to the lecture, as you try to determine in your head the graphical relationship between a human weight and the amount of food needed. From this it must be determined what weight size would be most efficient, you thinks.
After working for a legal review office for two weeks, you have estimated that you can click 1,000 times a minute with a mouse.
You are sitting in wildlife class not paying a bit of attention to the lecture, as you try to determine in your head the graphical relationship between a human weight and the amount of food needed. From this it must be determined what weight size would be most efficient, you thinks.
After working for a legal review office for two weeks, you have estimated that you can click 1,000 times a minute with a mouse.
Tuesday, February 01, 2005
January Lexicon Additions
Ubiquitous- seeming or being everywhere at once
Octagenarian-someone whose age is in the eighties
Consociational- pertaining to an alliance
Purposive- advancing ones goals or objectives; with purpose
Octagenarian-someone whose age is in the eighties
Consociational- pertaining to an alliance
Purposive- advancing ones goals or objectives; with purpose
Wednesday, January 26, 2005
Another Shot at Local Growers!
Jan. 25 -- New regulations, which go into effect at midnight January 25, address food safety concerns for in-home processing of milk and milk products. The regulations were proposed by the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (VDACS), adopted by the Board of Agriculture and Consumer Services, and supported by majority members of the dairy industry. Opponents of the new regulations say the change unfairly hurts small farmers and will prevent families from consuming milk from their own family milk cow.
According to John Beers, VDACS’ Office of Dairy Services, the intent of the new regulations is not to prevent a family from consuming dairy products produced on their own farm. "The new regulations include what I would call 'commonsense legislation' to require that people who sell milk and cheese products to the public have to pasteurize the milk," said Beers. "If they are making cheese, they either need to pasteurize the milk or age it more than 60 days." Beers said the issue is basically a safety issue to cut down on the number of pathogens that can be present in unpasteurized milk. “Unpasteurized milk is the perfect food for humans, animals, and bacteria,” he added.
"This is only for those people who sell their products to the public," he stressed. He emphasized the new regulation will not impact farmers with a family milk cow who want to drink their own milk. "If you have a farmer who has his own goats or cows or any kind of milk animal, and the farmer and his family want to drink the milk unpasteurized, of course they can still do that," said Beers. "But if they sell to the public, then they are subject to these new dairy regulations."
The new regulations differ from current laws in several ways. Currently, cheese processors come under Virginia food laws, and this will move them under a series of dairy regulations. The new regulations will require that people who make milk and cheese products and offer them for sale must be inspected and must meet requirements for basic sanitation and temperature control. They will need to have a dedicated kitchen for that purpose when selling to the public rather than use the family kitchen. The area of processing doesn't have to be in a separate building and need not be anything elaborate but still must meet all sanitary requirements.
“In short,” said Beers, “these new regulations protect the public from practices that could promote the presence of harmful bacteria such as Listeria monocytogenes or E. coli in their milk products.” -copied from http://www.onthefarmradio.com/Farmnews.htm
According to John Beers, VDACS’ Office of Dairy Services, the intent of the new regulations is not to prevent a family from consuming dairy products produced on their own farm. "The new regulations include what I would call 'commonsense legislation' to require that people who sell milk and cheese products to the public have to pasteurize the milk," said Beers. "If they are making cheese, they either need to pasteurize the milk or age it more than 60 days." Beers said the issue is basically a safety issue to cut down on the number of pathogens that can be present in unpasteurized milk. “Unpasteurized milk is the perfect food for humans, animals, and bacteria,” he added.
"This is only for those people who sell their products to the public," he stressed. He emphasized the new regulation will not impact farmers with a family milk cow who want to drink their own milk. "If you have a farmer who has his own goats or cows or any kind of milk animal, and the farmer and his family want to drink the milk unpasteurized, of course they can still do that," said Beers. "But if they sell to the public, then they are subject to these new dairy regulations."
The new regulations differ from current laws in several ways. Currently, cheese processors come under Virginia food laws, and this will move them under a series of dairy regulations. The new regulations will require that people who make milk and cheese products and offer them for sale must be inspected and must meet requirements for basic sanitation and temperature control. They will need to have a dedicated kitchen for that purpose when selling to the public rather than use the family kitchen. The area of processing doesn't have to be in a separate building and need not be anything elaborate but still must meet all sanitary requirements.
“In short,” said Beers, “these new regulations protect the public from practices that could promote the presence of harmful bacteria such as Listeria monocytogenes or E. coli in their milk products.” -copied from http://www.onthefarmradio.com/Farmnews.htm
Saturday, January 15, 2005
VERY SPECIAL PIZZAS
So I recently made new friend. Actually I dont know if he is a friend or foe. Akhmed is his name; pizza is his specialty. He owns a business named Akmed's Deliverable Pizza's. Well this poor soul did not run a very managed business. He didnt even have a formal menu. All he knew was that he had "special pizza" and that you had better accept the bill for it. So I developed a menu for him(along with the help of family) and he is doing better than ever. I hear that he actually has people calling to order pizza instead of him calling people to insist they buy. I am very happy that he is doing so well and may be able to increase the variety of pizza's. He does have a bit of a problem with temperment which may come from his stressful lifestyle. Below is a taste of his menu:
AKHMEDS DELIVERABE PIZZA'S
"The bomb"
MENU
Hiroshimo- Akhmed’s ultimate supreme pizza loaded with all the fixin’s even if you dont want ‘em
Anchovie Explosion - A fantastic yet simple delicacy
Infidel Special - Loaded with ham and pork sausage from the devil hisself
Oozie Doozie - A wonderful four cheese pizza for those times you need some extra ammo
Chicken Allah Akbar - a specialty of Akhmed’s in which chickens are diced and loaded onto your choice of crust
Suicide - you gotta try this one. You’ll die! Loads of pickles on top of a peanut butter sauce
Pearl Harbor - take a flight to the islands by experiencing the sweet and sour taste of Akhmed’s pineapple and bacon pizza
Basket of Bazookas - 7.25 breadsticks
Jihad Family Pack- 2 medium pizza’s (Akhmed’s choice..no exceptions)
1 basket of bazooka’s
2 liter of Coka Cola
Prices vary for ethnicity.
No credit cards accepted. All payment expected in cash immediately on delivery.
No responsibility for ebola, anthrax, influenza or other biological infections are accepted by Akmed from consumption of these very special pizza’s.
In case of internal combustion please contact your local aid.
SUPPORT THE CAUSE!!
AKHMEDS DELIVERABE PIZZA'S
"The bomb"
MENU
Hiroshimo- Akhmed’s ultimate supreme pizza loaded with all the fixin’s even if you dont want ‘em
Anchovie Explosion - A fantastic yet simple delicacy
Infidel Special - Loaded with ham and pork sausage from the devil hisself
Oozie Doozie - A wonderful four cheese pizza for those times you need some extra ammo
Chicken Allah Akbar - a specialty of Akhmed’s in which chickens are diced and loaded onto your choice of crust
Suicide - you gotta try this one. You’ll die! Loads of pickles on top of a peanut butter sauce
Pearl Harbor - take a flight to the islands by experiencing the sweet and sour taste of Akhmed’s pineapple and bacon pizza
Basket of Bazookas - 7.25 breadsticks
Jihad Family Pack- 2 medium pizza’s (Akhmed’s choice..no exceptions)
1 basket of bazooka’s
2 liter of Coka Cola
Prices vary for ethnicity.
No credit cards accepted. All payment expected in cash immediately on delivery.
No responsibility for ebola, anthrax, influenza or other biological infections are accepted by Akmed from consumption of these very special pizza’s.
In case of internal combustion please contact your local aid.
SUPPORT THE CAUSE!!
Tuesday, January 11, 2005
LEXICON
Altruist-someone who makes charitable donations intended to increase human well-being; im finding it amazing and downright joyous to see how many people are of this nature at this time
Ambidextrous- ambi comes from the Latin meaning both, about, or around; dextrous means skillful in physical movements, so generally means being able to use both hands at once it seems likely that it could be used for doing many things at once such as the popular term of the day: multi-tasking
Mezzanine- an intermediate floor just above ground level but which came from the French meaning middle...(credit given to Davey Ray for introducing me to using this word in its French original sense)
Ambidextrous- ambi comes from the Latin meaning both, about, or around; dextrous means skillful in physical movements, so generally means being able to use both hands at once it seems likely that it could be used for doing many things at once such as the popular term of the day: multi-tasking
Mezzanine- an intermediate floor just above ground level but which came from the French meaning middle...(credit given to Davey Ray for introducing me to using this word in its French original sense)
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