Saturday, December 30, 2023

GIMP-adding Newest Saturn to 3-Saturn .xcf File

My previous topic, "2-Saturn Composite, Anticipating Future Edge-on Rings" ... includes basic Saturn info and resources. The video "2-Saturn Composite Image, GIMP Revisit" ...

This time around, the topic is about having found a GIMP-editable (.xcf) 3-Saturn composite with images from 2015 and 2018 as well as 2021, then adding the image from November. Read the entire article and comment there, please.

Thursday, November 30, 2023

2-Saturn Composite, Anticipating Future Edge-on Rings

We recently pic'd Saturn, then recalled another imaging session (from about 26 months before. I wanted to compare images, then create a composite. The 2-Saturn composite image shows Saturn on 9/2/2021 and 11/22/2023. The orientations differ, and the newer Saturn's set of rings angle narrower than the rings of the earlier Saturn. Read the entire article and comment there, please.

Monday, October 30, 2023

Partial Annular Solar Eclipse Oct 14 2023, Austin


Our area (Austin) was fortunate enough to behold a partial solar eclipse, clear skies and all. Texans in San Antonio, about 100 miles to the south, got a fabulous annular eclipse because of that area being in the zone of annularity. Read the entire article and comment there, please.

Saturday, September 30, 2023

Box Cereal Eatins--Dry 'N' Milked

Boxed cereal consumers! Do you always consume yours with milk? Do you also consume some cereals dry, like they're munchies? I've done lots of dry munching on sweetish, often chocolatey cereals. I've tapered off on the grazing for a few years, but am not totally immune to the temptations. Read the entire article and comment there, please.

Monday, August 28, 2023

Frequently Used Kitchen Items--Vintage, Newer

 

I've taken a trip down memory lane for kitchen items that I blogged about in mid-2015. I still use a goodly number of them. "Ancient" ones include a Tupperware measuring pitcher, a Wearever air popcorn popper, and an Osterizer blender, Read the entire article and comment there, please.

Monday, July 31, 2023

Rebirth: Year-end 2009 Same Song Titles

This article is a tweaked version "Year-end Fun-AT-tix and More Same Song Titles" that Blogger pulled in May because of some citation links that had been ok in late 2009. ... I decided to improve the article by revising the citations, but also inserting YouTube hyperlinks to artists' videos. Read the entire article and comment there, please.

Sunday, July 30, 2023

Soda Pop Layer Cake Followup

 

In mid-May, I made my first-ever soda pop layer cake, which uses only cake mix and soda pop. For this followup cake, I used more efficient implements to save on time and effort. Read the entire article and comment there, please.

Saturday, June 24, 2023

Soda Pop Layer Cake--Low-height N Rich, Hmm

This article emphasizes post-recipe thoughts and additional soda pop cake musings. Read the entire article and comment there, please.

Soda Pop Layer Cake--Low-height N Rich, Yum

A few months ago, cost of eggs had nearly doubled the cost of making cake mix cake, not counting cost of frosting. The egg costs have come down, but I haven't quite recovered from the sticker shock. Recently, I made a soda pop layer cake (eggless!). Yum! Read the entire article and comment there, please.

Wednesday, May 31, 2023

Nabisco's Voyage of the Mayflower Cooky Tin

I've had my red Nabisco Mayflower cooky tin for so long that I don't remember when I got it or if it had cookies in it to begin with. The box says the cooky weight is three pounds. It measures 9" x 8 1/2" x 4" high. The illustrations themselves convey loads of info WRT the Mayflower and sister ship Speedwell as well as the Mayflower's journey. Read the entire article and comment there, please.

Friday, May 26, 2023

Glancing Back at 4/2023 Birds N Bees YT Clips

Last month, I compiled images of birds and bees for wordplay and theme. I thought about how short-lived these animals are compared to humans. Read the entire article and comment there, please.

Saturday, April 29, 2023

Bees N Blooms

This month I scoured though my collection of images and videos about birds and bees. After awhile, I decided to split the topics to "Birds-spied Views" and "Bees N Blooms". The video includes bees in or near a century plant (agave), .... Read the entire article and comment there, please.

Birds-spied Views

This month I scoured though my collection of images and videos about birds and bees. After awhile, I decided to split the topics to "Birds-spied Views" and "Bees N Blooms". The birds video compilation includes hawks, .... Read the entire article and comment there, please.

Thursday, March 30, 2023

Sthinker

A blended word is one that combines two words. Google results show some examples, such as "brunch", combination of breakfast and lunch and "sitcom", combination of situation and comedy. My blended word for my image is "sthinker", combination of stinker and (Rodin's) Thinker. ... the following items inspired my article.

  • Afterthoughts about Rodin's Thinker
  • Michelangelo's David
  • Tom and Jerry cartoons showing improbable ends or endings
  • Tweety and Sylvester adventure at Children's Museum
  • Smoking gum ad prank

Read the entire article and comment there, please.

Sunday, March 5, 2023

2023 Ice 'N' Arborgeddon

What an experience last month! Started off Feb 1 at 4:30 AM with power outage—67 straight hours. The temperature indoors dropped down to 48 degrees. Read the entire article and comment there, please.

Tuesday, January 31, 2023

2022 Deer Near Here And Dere

The deer slideshow is a video of thumbnail images from the playlist video clips, recorded during walks in 2022. Twelve of the sessions were in October through December. Read the entire article and comment there, please.

Wednesday, January 25, 2023

Cherry Almond Cake Mix Cooky 2, Improved Dough Dispensing

 

Ingredients, equipment, and mixing, dispensing, and baking info for this cheery cherry almond cooky are in the  video. This recipe go-around is my second attempt at making a version of HEB's Mon Cheri Cookie. Read the entire article and comment there, please.