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I am now drinking my first cup of coffee since Saturday 2/23.
O Coffee! Thou dost dispel all cares, thou are the
object of desire to the scholar.
This is the beverage of the friends of God; it gives
health to those in its service who strive after wisdom.
(via Brendan)
Why did I deprive myself of the elixir of [...]

Erin and Madelyn and I made the short trip to Columbia, Mizzourah last weekend to hang out with Jeff, Jenny, and Vered. With two kids and crummy weather, we didn’t get out much. Besides, there was plenty of football to keep us busy indoors. Although we missed half of the Gator game because of UK-UT [...]

I have been grading; the last big push of the year. More on that in a separate post. (updated to add link
Erin and I worked on the house quite a bit the past few days while the weather cooperated enough to allow outdoor painting. I found some water damage caused by some idiotic flashing [...]

Erin just pointed this out to me: those “too busy” to make peanut butter and jelly sandwiches need not worry; Big Food has got it covered.

Ice cometh. The weather promises to get worse over the next 48 hours, with more ice and snow on the way.
Time to make soup! We’ve got a couple chicken carcasses in the freezer and enough vegetables to go with. My recipe for chicken soup has always been simple:
1 or more chicken carcasses
Whatever vegetables are handy
Make [...]

Madelyn is a pretty good little eater. So far:
She likes to eat avocados, kiwi, bananas, grapes, oatmeal, currant tomatoes, teething biscuits, applesauce, pears, sweet potatoes, Cheerios, some crackers, peas, yogurt, and spinach.
Sometimes: apples, beets, pancakes, carrots.
But the girl does not like cottage cheese, corn, Cheezit-style crackers, or edamame.
Erin says she’s a “fruitarian.”

How to make greens

This is based on a recipe from Cooking Light; I made it for a barbeque at Penny’s house, and doubled the recipe. Happy birthday, Levi!
Marinade:
1/4 c water
3 tbsp soy sauce
1 oz fresh ginger, peeled and minced (about 3 tbsp)
1 small jalapeno pepper, seeded and minced
2 garlic cloves, minced
1 1/2 lb 26 ct shrimp
Sauce:
1/3 c light [...]

Madelyn eats rice cereal and applesauce

So much little stuff