Food, How To »

[16 Aug 2010 | No Comment | ]

This recipe is a must for anybody with small kids! It is non toxic and can be used over and over again.
Ingredients:
1 cup flour
1 cup water
2 teaspoons cream of tartar
1 teaspoon oil
1/3 cup salt
Food colouring

Mix all ingredients in a pan, adding food colouring last.
Cook over medium heat until mixture pulls away from sides of pan and becomes doughy in consistency.
Remove from pan and knead until blended smooth.
Place in a plastic bag or airtight container when cooled.

Not edible. Will last for a long time (up to 3 months unrefrigerated).

Sports »

[15 Apr 2010 | One Comment | ]

Wow. Lots of great games yesterday. Too bad that the Toronto Raptors did not make the play-offs (living in Canada), but I have to admit that the Chicago Bulls are playing a lot better than Toronto lately. Especially when they played against each other a couple of games ago…

Ah well.
Curious as to who-plays-who in the first round?
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In the East:

Chicago Bulls – Cleveland Cavaliers
Milwaukee Bucks – Atlanta Hawks
Miami Heat – Boston Celtics
Charlotte Bobcats – Orlando Magic

In the West:

Oklahoma Thunder …

How To, Technology »

[4 Jan 2010 | 3 Comments | ]

OK – Bell Sympatico is on the ball again. Today I received an automated voice message that I should visit www.bell.ca/updateemail. It is a good thing I was home! When I looked at the web page it told me that I have to update my settings no later than… today!
And what do I have to do? Update my email program, because Sympatico has moved more accounts over to new mail servers. Yes, I knew what trouble this would cause me, because I have another Sympatico email account that had to …

Marketing »

[21 Dec 2009 | 3 Comments | ]

Having a good product or service is not enough; people need to know about it. Having a website is not enough; the search engines need to know about it and rank your pages high for the phrases that you want to be found for. But let’s not make it too cryptic; here are 10 easy to implement marketing tips that will proper your business to the top!
1. Make sure your website’s domain name says something. Having an acronym as your website address may mean a lot to you, but your …

How To »

[22 Sep 2009 | No Comment | ]

10 days ago I received a ziplock bag with a goo-y substance in it. The mushy stuff was accompanied by two sheets of paper, titled “Amish Friendship Bread”. Googling it I found that this is a sort of culinary chain letter, where the idea is to give your your “letters” (dough) to friends, and who knows… maybe a bag of batter will return to you some day. And if you want you can type out and personalize the recipe as well, of course, to make it even more like a …