Last week Mike and I started a new photo project. I call it the Daily Photo Challenge. The site is over here. In essence, posting 1 photo a day, with assignments for inspiration. There are of course outtakes, decent shots that didn’t make the final cut. I’m posting my outtakes here. And here’s my favorite of the batch from this past week:
Mike’s will be here. Only one just now:
New drink I made up. We dubbed it the “Goldfrapp” because she has a song called Black Cherry. It’s liquid candy. Very Yummy!
Ratio 1:1 (Metaxa Brandy: Cruzan Black Cherry Rum) You need to either keep your booze cold, or add ice. I’m finding all booze is much better cold. As cold as possible.
I would have been fine if there hadn’t been so many steep bits. As it was, it was a third too long. See that weird loop street on the upper left of the middle? We were really hoping to find a path down in there, but the park is a very steep ravine in that area, so no luck, and extra walking to boot. Weeeee!
The Associated Press: FTC to ban most telemarketing ‘robocalls’ Sept. 1.
It’s about time. This is one of life’s little annoyances that you assume you will just have to live with. It’s such a breath of fresh air to hear it will go away.
Snopes.com: Pancake Mix and Allergic Reaction.
This is making the rounds, so I took a look. Best to actually read Snopes so as to get the whole story. Only “toxic” if it’s gotten moldy, and the person eating it has allergies to mold. So, I think the moral to the story is to look when you open it up and check for mold before you shake the contents up. I do this with cheese, bread, everything that could possibly get moldy. If the environment is damp, like we live in Seattle here, anything can grow mold. I think it’s gross, even if it isn’t toxic to me.
Also, I noticed that every story in there was about pancakes, and yet the story in the email was inflated to include any baking mix you might leave in the pantry beyond it’s expiration date.