Guess what we learned how to cook?
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HideMyIP dot Com
By Nicole Williams / in Technology Comment / April 11, 2008We've all seen people get into big trouble on the Internet because they were traced via their IP address. Especially folks who post commentary on politics from work, which is traced to their company.
Luckily, the Internet has solved this problem for us (along with many other ones).
HideMyIP.com is one way to mask yourself. You can hide behind a thicker screen of anonymity. It is wonderful.
Just a tip for the day.
I am heading into the great traveling void for 2 weeks and will post infrequently. Anyone care to be my guest blogger while I am away? There needs to be more cooking content for awhile.
Oh yeah - coming soon - my first attempt at grass fed pork chops!
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I Saw the Future of Social Networking the Other Day
By Nicole Williams / in Technology Comment / April 10, 2008This article from TechCrunch is interesting. Their mother effing pop up ads are annoying though.
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Special Interests
By Nicole Williams / in Political Rant, Thought of the Walk / April 9, 2008So, we all hear about how special interests are controlling our government. You know - BIG OIL - PHARMACEUTICALS - ETC...
(Tee hee hee - I just realized the word "harm" is in pharmaceuticals...)
In any political discussion, you will hear about some industry that represents their interest through bribery or lobbying to glean special favors through the coercion of government.
Well, don't get me started today on the role of government in the business world - I am sure that is a different Thought of the Walk.
No, no - What I wondered yesterday was this:
- Why don't these same people get outraged when the specials interest of an ever growing government are preserved at the cost of its citizens? You do not hear complaints about "GOVERNMENT MONOPOLY INTERESTS."
- Why don't people RAGE about the teacher's unions becoming so intertwined with the government that they not only do not help children learn, they also do not HELP TEACHERS TEACH?
If you get pissed off about special interests of BIG OIL being represented, then you should be outraged when the GOVERNMENT MONOPOLY keeps you from getting decent internet service, or worse, causes a mother and child to be separated because of national origins.
On no particular schedule, I take a walk. Each time this happens, I have a thought. This is Nicole Sauce's Thought of the Walk.
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How to waste time with YouTube
By Nicole Williams / in Life N Culture / April 7, 2008VIDEO NO LONGER AVAILABLE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?list=PLD05B5E85AB43C256&v=KNHcaIJETZo
Spend all weekend adding your favorite 80s tunes to a playlist, then embed it in your blog:
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Support Wine in Tennessee Grocery Stores
By Nicole Williams / in Political Rant / April 4, 2008From the comments field:
Jenni wrote:
"Free the Grapes" is supporting direct shipping from wineries.If you want to be able to purchase wine in Tennessee grocery & convenience stores, show your support at www.redwhiteandfood.com
Reply to thisCan we add booze too?!!
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Trader Joes Coming to the Wrong Side of Town in Nashville
By Nicole Williams / in General / April 4, 2008Well, Lannae just tipped me off to the good news: Trader Joes is FINALLY coming to Nashville!! Read the article here.
Now, I can understand why they chose the former Wild Oats building in Green Hills: Trader Joes always seems to try to move into pre-built places with parking lots. However, I am dismayed that they did not consider the other side of town.
Yes, I will fight frickin' traffic and no decent freeway access just to get a year's supply of coffee and a case of pasta sauce every so often, but had they chosen a more accessible location, I would have fit them into my regular rounds.
Now the next question is: Will they built a separate entrance to sell 2 buck chuck?
As we all know, Tennessee's State Government thinks that wine is so extremely dangerous to our populace that they safely stow its sale away in specialty stores with liquor. Beer, on the other hand, is ok for general consumption seeing as you can't get drunk off of it. (These people make no sense.)
Does this piss you off too? Check out Free the Grapes.
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The Realist and the Idealist, Part 2
By Nicole Williams / in Kitchen Tips, Thought of the Walk / April 4, 2008...and ANOTHER thing.
Leftover fish and rice are very good when combined with spinach, fresh tortillas, grated cheese, and enchilada sauce, then baked at 350 for 20 minutes.
Just ask Nicky Cheese if you don't believe me.
On no particular schedule, I take a walk. Each time this happens, I have a thought. This is Nicole Sauce's Thought of the Walk.
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The Realist and the Idealist
By Nicole Williams / in Life N Culture / April 4, 2008I was talking to a friend today and realized that realists and idealists need each other.
In my little world the realist needs the idealist to spout of what seems an impossible dream to make their more realistic solutions seem possible.
On the other hand, the idealist needs the realist to find compromises to the ideal in the interest of avoiding complete catastrophic failure.
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Nicole Sauce’s Thought of the Walk
By Nicole Williams / in Political Rant, Thought of the Walk / April 1, 2008You see it everywhere - a CRISIS:
- Health care crisis: “The best thing people can do for me is to write their Congressmen about the health care crisis,” White concluded. “Insurance is too expensive for even working families to afford. Baby boomers alone could change the laws if all of them would use their voice.”
- Global warming crisis: "This climate crisis is so interwoven with habits and patterns that are so entrenched, the elected officials in both parties are going to be timid about enacting the bold changes ..." (Sorry about the ad you have to look at before reading the article.)
- Obesity crisis: "How bad is the obesity crisis in the United States these days? Well it is approaching critical ..."
The crises pile up to no end. They form a giant heap of fear driving us to take action. In most cases, the suggested solution is to enact government controls:
- Health care crisis = Socialized health care system
- Global warming crisis = Legislate all consumption and mobility
- Obesity crisis = Legislate food production and consumption
What I want to know is this: Why are the solutions to all our crises about legislating OTHER people to change? Why are they not about looking at what you, the XYZ crisis activist do to CAUSE your alleged crisis to begin with? And what YOU should do to fix it?
If everyone would look inward and take responsibility, instead of blame others, there would be fewer crises...
...and don't get me started on the legitimate definition of crisis.
On good days, I take a walk. Each time this happens, I have a thought. This is Nicole Sauce's Thought of the Walk.