Posted in Writing, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2022, creativity, design, Thoughts, whoops, writing on March 12, 2022| Leave a Comment »
To my family: I must apologize. Today I meant to work on a new version of the family cookbook. I spent the first moments of the day noodling over the updates to be made, recipes to adjust, what to leave in and what to add.
Then I got up and found myself immersed in a fun custom design project for Mr Man.
Ah well! At least I’m getting something done.
And when it comes to getting lucky with creativity, it doesn’t hurt to strike while the iron is hot.
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Posted in Other, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2022, #Ukraine, inspiration, Thoughts, Writers on March 11, 2022| Leave a Comment »
“It is not our part to master all the tides of the world, but to do what is in us for the succour of those years wherein we are set, uprooting the evil in the fields that we know, so that those who live after may have clean earth to till.”
― J.R.R. Tolkien, The Return of the King
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Posted in Science!, Writing, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2022, inspiration, MarsPeserverance, moon, NASA, science, Thoughts on March 10, 2022| Leave a Comment »
Need to take a quick break, maybe get off the planet for a bit? Now’s a great time to visit the Moon!
Send your name to the Moon with NASA’s Artemis mission!
Add your name here to have it included on a flash drive that will fly aboard Artemis I.
You could even do a little public service and cleanup litter once you’re up there, because Space Junk Just Crashed Into the Far Side of the Moon at 5,800 MPH.
While we’re talking space, you can also check out the current Location Map for Perseverance Rover.
Because sometimes it’s nice to be reminded of the good that humans can do, too.
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Posted in Other, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2022, #theyreallydontmakethemliketheyusedto, home, Thoughts on March 9, 2022| Leave a Comment »
You were bright, quick, clean
But now you sleep the long sleep
Our first dishwasher.
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Posted in Other, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2022, creativity, fun with words and other things, games, inspiration, music, Thoughts on March 8, 2022| Leave a Comment »
My father is not into Wordle. I’ll admit that I was a little surprised to learn that the man who helped teach me to read, let us bring books to the dinner table (and anywhere else), and encouraged my every literary step looked at Wordle and said, “Meh, I’m just not that into you.”
But hey, that’s cool. To each their own, right? And today I found something that music lovers like him might prefer.
Meet Heardle – That daily musical intros game.
The answer library appears to draw mostly/exclusively from popular music so it may not be my father’s thing (a classical version would be perfect), but it’s fun to see people pushing the original idea out into other, equally creative spaces.
Speaking of spaces, geography nerds can also check out Worldle. Guess the country from a map outline and clues that hint at distance and direction.
Creative and fun!
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Posted in Other, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2022, inspiration, pep talk, Thoughts, yay on March 7, 2022| Leave a Comment »
What with the war and the climate and the pandemic and all, the news can be a bit of a nightmare these days. Sometimes it can be hard to stay positive. What might take the edge off?
How about a pep talk from kindergartners?
A new hotline offers pep talks from kindergartners : NPR
If you need a pep talk from kindergartners, press 3. If you need to hear kids laughing with delight, press 4.
Yes, please. And thank you.
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Posted in Likes, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2022, creativity, fun with history, inspiration, ransom notes, writing on March 6, 2022| Leave a Comment »
If you have ever needed to write a ransom-style note* but the decline of printed news has you at a loss, worry no more!
Polona Typo has come to the rescue!
Like many libraries, the National Library of Poland has digitized many of its holdings. They also have an interface that allows you to convert text into images based on scanned letters from their collection.
Sure, there are lots of ransom note generators out there (maybe too many; what are people up to?) but I like mine with a bit of history.
The Polona Typo project, based on the new Polona API, makes it possible to type, share and print your own sentences using thousands of letters from the books, posters and maps created over more than six centuries. Enjoy!
Test it out, reload to get a whole new look or click on individual letters to re-roll one at a time. Download and enjoy (responsibly, of course!).
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* Not an actual ransom note, of course. That would be wrong.
Posted in Other, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2022, inspiration, persistence, Thoughts on March 5, 2022| Leave a Comment »
Because some days it’s nice to be reminded that just because something looks impossible doesn’t mean that it is.
Realistic Catfish Drawing Looks Like It’s Swimming Off the Page
The linked video makes the illusion particularly clear.
In completely unrelated news, I’m almost done with my taxes.
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Posted in Writing, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2022, creativity, Fiction, inspiration, learning, productivity, Thoughts, Writers, writing on March 4, 2022| 1 Comment »
“I have two questions for you,” I said. “One: Do you want to do better?” …
“Here’s my second question: Are you willing to feel the discomfort of putting in more effort and trying new things that will feel weird and different and won’t work right away?”
— Peter Bregman, If You Want to Get Better at Something, Ask Yourself These Two Questions
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Posted in Food and..., tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2022, chocolate pudding recipe, home on March 3, 2022| 3 Comments »
You may be tired of hearing about chocolate tofu pudding, and honestly, I’m a little sick of making it. But! I didn’t go through another five batches of the stuff not to document the results, so here we go.
In the end, I tested five different versions of this chocolate pudding: caramelized white, orange caramelized white, milk, maple milk, and dark.
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Hang on, you may say, you made five batches and each batch made five pudding cups?
That’s right.
That’s hmm, let me think, a *lot* of freaking pudding!
You aren’t wrong. The good news is that it turns out that this pudding freezes quite well. My initial research discouraged freezing, and it’s true that regular tofu undergoes a fairly dramatic texture change when frozen and then thawed. It’s a great way to make a ground meat substitute, but I wasn’t sure what would happen to the creamy texture of the pudding. Fortunately, the silken tofu had no trouble with the temperature change and after defrosting a few hours in the fridge I couldn’t tell it had been frozen.
My favorite variant changes depending on my mood. The orange white has a really good citrus flavor, but there’s something about the acidity that keeps the tofu taste more front and center. I like it anyway, but Mr. Man liked this one least. He wouldn’t eat it straight from the blender but after two days actually liked it. Surprisingly, after a concerted lobbying for the milk chocolate option, his favorite is the dark chocolate. (Also, caramelized white chocolate straight from the spoon.)
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Chocolate Tofu Pudding: The Recipes*
Ingredients vary slightly but the method is the same for all.
Instructions
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Additional Notes:
Chocolate, flavor and related characteristics
Tofu, obviousness of
Sweetness, excess of
Melding, which is what I’m calling time spent in the fridge for the pudding to think about what it wants from life
And that, folks, is all I have to say about this pudding.**
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* Because I scribble notes on scraps of paper and then forget where I put them.
** For now. There’s still mocha to try, and peanut butter, and raspberry basil white, and…
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