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Things I Love About Working from Home – Cox Crow
http://www.coxesroost.net/journal/2012/09/25/things-i-love-about-working-from-home
Asking the Stupid Questions since 1971. The Chicken and the Egg. Larry Staton, Jr. Things I Love About Working from Home. The sounds of children playing. Sunlight on the deck. The Great Blue Heron and friends. The smell of dinner cooking. Watching her at work. The sound of someone coming home. Tuesday, September 25th, 2012. Tuesday, September 25th, 2012. You Missed a Spot. Proudly powered by WordPress.
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Obesity is the Government’s Business – Cox Crow
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Asking the Stupid Questions since 1971. The Chicken and the Egg. Larry Staton, Jr. Obesity is the Government’s Business. NPR has an excellent series of debates on various topics called Intelligence Squared (U.S). On February 10th, the question was “ Is Obesity the Government’s Business? To the debate (or read the transcript. And then come back here. So, yes, obesity is the government’s business. Beyond that, it’s the government’s fault. Mistakes are magnified by the government&#...Thursday, May 17th, 2012.
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The Mexican Eagle – Cox Crow
http://www.coxesroost.net/journal/2011/11/02/the-mexican-eagle
Asking the Stupid Questions since 1971. The Chicken and the Egg. Larry Staton, Jr. Necessity, they say, is the mother of invention. That’s not quite exact. Limits are. When one is out of one’s preferred spirits, has no citrus stocked, and is looking around for a cocktail to mix, one turns to what one has to hand. In this case, what recipes are there for tequila and vermouth? Turns out that there’s a very fine, complex one made with just three ingredients: the Mexican Eagle. 3/4 oz. Jamaica rum.
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Third-Party Content Removed – Cox Crow
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Asking the Stupid Questions since 1971. The Chicken and the Egg. Larry Staton, Jr. I have removed all advertising from my website. I’ve had a website online since 1996 or so, and since then I’ve made perhaps $3.00 from affiliate advertising. I have no idea how anyone makes money from this. Because this advertising is no great benefit to me, and no great benefit to you, the reader, it serves no purpose, and must go. Friday, December 16th, 2011. You’re Dead. Stop Kicking Me. Proudly powered by WordPress.
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Grandmother’s Bread – Cox Crow
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Asking the Stupid Questions since 1971. The Chicken and the Egg. Larry Staton, Jr. By way of my sister’s recipe box, comes this memory. Scald all together and set aside to cool:. 5 tbsp. sugar. Add 2 cups water to above mixture. 13-14 c. flour (approx, depending on flour). Shortening, known in some circles as lard and in others as Crisco. Monday, March 5th, 2012. On the Arlington Central School District Budget (2012-2013). Proudly powered by WordPress.
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Sorry. Procedures. – Cox Crow
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Asking the Stupid Questions since 1971. The Chicken and the Egg. Larry Staton, Jr. I’m reading an excellent book right now that’s discussing how we surrender our judgment to detailed rules and procedures: The Death of Common Sense: How Law is Suffocating America. By Philip K. Howard. These problems plague any large organization, not just government. An example from today: One of the applications I support needs to increase storage by 26. Spread across 8 filesystems on 3 hosts). (. But not the 3.
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Great Scientists – Cox Crow
http://www.coxesroost.net/journal/2012/07/11/great-scientists
Asking the Stupid Questions since 1971. The Chicken and the Egg. Larry Staton, Jr. A friend of mine posted a Carl Sagan quote that reminded me of something. Every kid starts out as a natural-born scientist, and then we beat it out of them. A few trickle through the system with their wonder and enthusiasm for science intact. A few years back we saw Fourth of July fireworks from the causeway across Lake Carmel. Big Sister: Why don’t the sounds match the fireworks? Me: Why do you think? That’s my girl!
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Grenadine – Cox Crow
http://www.coxesroost.net/journal/2011/12/04/grenadine
Asking the Stupid Questions since 1971. The Chicken and the Egg. Larry Staton, Jr. Many cocktails call for grenadine. Which, it seems, is much more than Red No. 40 and high-fructose corn syrup. It’s pomegranates! The FDA seems not to care. But more importantly, can we make it at home? Once one finds Jeffrey Morgenthaler’s recipe for grenadine. 2 c fresh pomegranate juice or POM Wonderful 100% Pomegranate. 2 c unbleached sugar. 2 oz pomegranate molasses. 1 tsp orange blossom water. 2 c pomegranate juice.
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Public Embarrassment – Cox Crow
http://www.coxesroost.net/journal/2012/05/31/public-embarrassment
Asking the Stupid Questions since 1971. The Chicken and the Egg. Larry Staton, Jr. This needs a picture. The corner grocery has placed anti-theft devices around the pregnancy tests. Has the embarrassment of purchasing a pregnancy test caused an increase in thefts? Thursday, May 31st, 2012. Obesity is the Government’s Business. Proudly powered by WordPress.
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Ink – Cox Crow
http://www.coxesroost.net/journal/2012/03/01/ink
Asking the Stupid Questions since 1971. The Chicken and the Egg. Larry Staton, Jr. I just spent $80 on ink cartridges for my printer. The lad at CVS had to get a key from a locked drawer behind the counter in order to release them for me. I’ve had an easier time purchasing cigarettes. The same applies to Coach bags, Guggi purses, Ford auto parts, and Rihanna’s latest hit single. It might apply to the Apple iPhone, but Samsung. Prices the Nexus as a premium product. Thursday, March 1st, 2012.
