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 Posted: Fri Oct 10, 2008 11:07 am
I have made several things for my neighbors now. They bring me the scrap wood from the building site down the street and I make decorations for the yard from them. It is cheep for us and the wood gets used. And yes, the wood is from the trash ben not the wood the builders are using. I am surprised to find how many people think we are sneaking up at night and taking the builders wood. (slaps and shakes forehead) heart Annie
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Posted: Sat Oct 11, 2008 3:20 pm
I learned that there are still people using colloidal silver, despite it being known to cause Argyria and turn people blue... eek sweatdrop
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Posted: Thu Oct 16, 2008 10:13 pm
Yesterday I learned that (according to a nurse there) 98% of the babies delivered in our local hospitals are born with some kind of STD... sweatdrop
But today I made curtains for my Drama Club's wagon for homecoming using scrap fabric biggrin
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Posted: Fri Oct 17, 2008 9:33 pm
i learned about colleges with multiple environmental-related majors. it turns out that one of my top choices only has it as a minor, so it got moved down to the bottom of my list. colleges that i were absently considering were either wiped off entirely or made it to the top.
my top colleges now are colgate university, university of the south, and whitman college.
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Posted: Mon Oct 20, 2008 11:55 am
I have learned to do certian things in a program that i didn't know too much about.
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Posted: Mon Oct 20, 2008 11:44 pm
I learned that while math is going to be somewhat useless to me when I'm an adult, if I retake my math tests I do better on them and I've raised my math grade from a C to a B because I retook my math test that I bombed.
I also learned about planning out a trip or somethin' like that in my drivers ed class today *nods*....
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Posted: Tue Oct 21, 2008 2:58 am
Today I looked up information on a type of local butterfly, and learned about the Birdwing Vine, which is a plant necessary for the caterpillars of the Richmond Birdwing butterfly to reach maturity. The Richmond Birdwing butterfly has been threatened by an imported plant called the Dutchman's Pipe, which tricks the female butterflies into thinking it's a Birdwing Vine, so the butterflies lay their eggs on it, but the leaves are toxic to the caterpillars. My mother and I are going to be on the look-out for Birdwing Vines that we can plant to help our native butterflies flourish.
I also made date scones with a new (to me) kind of gluten-free flour I'm trying out.
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Posted: Sat Oct 25, 2008 11:21 am
Today (well, okay, not today, but this week) I learned that red pepper is a natural alternative to pesticide. That's because it's so spicy that the bugs can't/won't eat it. Honestly, I can't blame them...
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Posted: Sun Oct 26, 2008 5:12 pm
Today I have been learning (more) about the impact of the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the relationship between archaeologists and indigenous communities, and community based archaeology and anthropology. Pretty spiffy stuff if you ask me, and just the direction that the field should be going in.
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Posted: Tue Oct 28, 2008 4:13 pm
This is funny, so I thought I'd share:
Today I learned that Honda has paid to "cut a pattern of grooves into a stretch of road so people in passing cars would hear the theme from 'The Lone Ranger'" in Lancaster, California for use in an ad campaign. This was on the front page of Friday's (Oct. 24, 200 cool Wall Street Journal. While some people in the town think it's great, one resident is quoted saying, "Why don't I see how you like it."
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Posted: Fri Oct 31, 2008 6:50 pm
A couple of days ago I found a copy of The Complete Outdoor Survival Guide.
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Posted: Mon Nov 17, 2008 2:35 pm
Learned how to make thread. I'll have to try it sometime; it looks fun.
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Posted: Mon Nov 17, 2008 2:40 pm
Today i bought 4 cans of 'Amy's Organic Soup' which is $5 a tin at whole food stores, but i bought it at a discount grocer for $1 a tin, what a steal!
Today i learned how to put up our newfangled plastic tree biggrin
Used the same tree for 15 years and this year was my first time putting it together!
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Posted: Tue Nov 25, 2008 3:45 pm
Sunday I learned how to separate pumpkin flesh from the outside skin for baking whee And prepared three pumpkins (18 total cups of pumpkin flesh gonk ) to freeze.
Monday I learned how to make pie crust whee And made a delicious pumpkin pie. And I learned how to make fluffy whipped cream from regular heavy cream.
Today I learned how to make low-carb pecan crust, and made two pumpkin pies! heart And I'm going to make more whipped cream after work ninja
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Posted: Wed Nov 26, 2008 9:25 am
i learned that one of my counselors is vegan.
i made this awesome vegan dish for a non-vegan potluck last night. everyone who took some ate all of it. (:
it was pasta, sauteed red onions, homemade pesto, garlic, and artichoke hearts, yum yum.
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