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Given the events of this year, there have been growing calls to take a public stand on the issues of the day. The world is becoming aware of the corruption of those in power and the racism of much of the public, but these things are not new to me. Of course I support those … Continue reading
ULTIMATE OATMEAL COOKIES Dr. Gerald Keep, Annoyed Scientist, 12/3/2019 Wonderful if you like oatmeal, and you can almost convince yourself they are a healthy snack. Certainly better for you than most cookies! I actually entered this recipe in a contest called “Search for the Ultimate Oatmeal Cookie”. I didn’t win, but I entered it! … Continue reading
FAMOUS SPAGHETTI SAUCE Dr. Gerald Keep, Annoyed Scientist, 12/4/2019 This is my current version of Famous Spaghetti Sauce. It may differ from Nic’s version of Famous Spaghetti Sauce because mine has drifted over the years. This still brings in people for our church service auction. Don’t eat too much though, you need to know … Continue reading
SNOW BALLS / PECAN SANDIES Dr. Gerald Keep, Annoyed Scientist, 12/6/2019 Nic’s absolute favorite growing up, and possibly still. Also the only cookie Nic likes that has nuts in it. These could be made as flat cookies without rolling them in powdered sugar, in which case they’d be just plain pecan sandies – not … Continue reading
PIZZA Dr. Gerald Keep, Annoyed Scientist, 11/20/2019 I’ve made a pizza a lot of different ways over the years, and this is my favored balance between ease of use and excellence. My preferred dough is Pillsbury in a tube, that you get in the refrigerated section. The difference between thin and original crust is … Continue reading
MULLED APPLE CIDER Dr. Gerald Keep, Annoyed Scientist, 11/20/2019 Traditionally mulled cider had over 6% added sugar which is fine for fattening the kids up before winter flu season. For adults it’s a little much, though. This recipe omits the sugar and we all think it’s just fine. For one QUART apple juice 1 … Continue reading
MEATLOAF for SUPPER Dr. Gerald Keep, Annoyed Scientist, 11/20/2019 First thing to realize is, if you’re going to have the oven on for over an hour, don’t waste it. You’ll want to roast some root vegetables along side the meatloaf. Set the oven to preheat to 350 and then decide what you’re cooking … Continue reading
LOADED ESCALLOPED POTATOES Dr. Gerald Keep, Annoyed Scientist, 12/3/2019 This was my favorite as a kid. If you’re going to go to the trouble to ‘scallop (the E is silent) potatoes, you need to go whole hog and add onions, ham and cheese. The ratios of potato, milk, and flour are out of recipe … Continue reading
DEVILED EGGS Dr. Gerald Keep, Annoyed Scientist, 11/20/2019 This is my go-to recipe for potlucks. They disappear fast, and don’t generally require a planning run to the grocery store. Start by boiling 3” of water in the pot with largest footprint you can get. Wait until it is roiling, not just a few bubbles. … Continue reading
COLE SLAW Dr. Gerald Keep, Annoyed Scientist, 12/3/2019 You may disdain that little bit of slime they put on the side in restaurants, sometimes acidic and sour, sometimes overly seasoned, unreliable and uninteresting. You may eat it anyway for the roughage. Here is what we do and just love it, and it’s actually … Continue reading
CHRISTMAS COOKIES Dr. Gerald Keep, Annoyed Scientist, 12/3/2019 Of course there are all kinds of (lower case) “christmas cookies” but there is only one “Christmas Cookie” recipe for frosting. Well, actually there are quite a few. The one printed here is what we use to give a tough-as-nails rigid cookie suitable for painting with … Continue reading
BBQ RIBS Dr. Gerald Keep, Annoyed Scientist, 11/20/2019 Ribs are somewhat daunting but if you have half the afternoon in the house, these can be wonderful – and about the cheapest meat you can get. Rich though, very rich. We’re talking “country style” pork ribs here, but in Texas you might have beef. While … Continue reading
BBQ CHICKEN Dr. Gerald Keep, Annoyed Scientist, 11/20/2019 Chicken is tricky to get just right; you have to make sure the middle is not raw, but the outside is not burnt. I don’t have the patience to stand over a grill for an hour of low, slow cooking, so this is the process I’ve … Continue reading
ACORN SQUASH Dr. Gerald Keep, Annoyed Scientist, 11/20/2019 A delicious and easy-to-prepare but incredibly overlooked vegetable. Acorns have a tough corrugated hide, so you can’t peel them. Cut them in half with a cleaver and scoop out the seeds and yucky, stringy stuff with a CUTCO™ ice cream scoop. Stab the inside surfaces maniacally … Continue reading
Start with two pieces of fabric roughly 7.5” x 11”. The white one is a high thread-count tight woven linen, which should provide the majority of filtration in this design. There are possible adaptations that could allow an insert of a disposable filter layer. Sew around the edges leaving a small gap (left, bottom edge). … Continue reading
Gerald Keep – 10/25/2018 Sometimes I look at the rolling ridges of Tennessee and take pride in my mountain heritage. But my childhood memories were not of these soft green hills, but of the higher, jagged teeth of the exposed formations out West. My ancestors homesteaded in what is now Rocky Mountain National Park. I … Continue reading
Our Chosen Adventure: Adoption Gerald T. Keep, 8/23/2018 It wasn’t hard for me to come to terms with the idea of never leaving a copy of my genes behind as my legacy to the world. I mean, I am not some prize bull or pedigree dog whose claim to fame is their genetic profile. I … Continue reading
This short-short story was accepted by the Jonesborough Yarn Exchange for inclusion in their monthly radio show, this month’s theme being “If these walls could talk”. Hope you enjoy. We four walls are a team, holding up this tin roof, but we were not always so. One of us used to be a garage door. … Continue reading
Something for the heavy dark of winter. You all know the card game, “War”, I suppose. Split the deck, simultaneously flip two cards, winner takes them both and puts them on the bottom of their half of the deck. Whoever ends up with all the cards wins. In the event of a tie, you do a … Continue reading
As a child I was told to take 3 squares of TP and fold them over parallel, so that they overlapped perfectly. This would be the right amount to get the job done, without breaking, and not waste excess. In the golden age of consumption, that worked well. Fast forward 50 years. Now, while I … Continue reading
Corporate America has lost touch with the original meaning of the word “Company”. A company is a group of people with common interests and goals. Leaders within the group gain the respect of the others by articulating clear visions of strategy, a policy, or a tactical plan, and thereby gain the support of the rest … Continue reading
I won’t waste time on the clichés like “don’t quit your day job”, or “expect the unexpected”, or the long hours you might have to work if things don’t go as planned, or that things never go as planned. Instead, I want to write about the financial issues that may not have occurred to you, … Continue reading
This blog is inspired by an article in the May 2014 National Geographic titled “The New Food Revolution”. It’s about how we might hope to feed the 2 billion additional souls we expect the planet to support by 2050. I’ll give you the raw scores first, then the commentary. In the USA we eat about 18% … Continue reading
My first visits to historic Williamsburg’s exhibits had me comparing today’s upper-middle class existence to the upper class of the 1700’s. Life might not have been that different in quality. Your circle of friends was closer. Entertainment was live. They had books, music, booze, parties, sex, and drugs. Medicine was more primitive but it wasn’t … Continue reading
Here is a (half-baked) idea to stimulate the economy and help people move from lower class poverty to middle class. It addresses the barriers of intimidating red tape & authority, and the dis-incentive of letting go of disability, unemployment, and other forms of marginal income that people cling to. As things stand now, being a … Continue reading
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