Just A Thought

It's interesting that President Obama spent more time and concern getting the UN's approval for military action than Congress'.

Things That Make Me Smile

Here is an explanation of this series of posts.

Peter Tork and Shoe Suede Blues.

Stouffer's Meals for Two

Megan over at In This Wonderful Life is having a fun giveaway. Click on the link provided and you can enter to win too! BlogHer has reviewed Stouffer's "Saute's for Two. Check it out the next time you go grocery to the grocery store.

It's such an easy way to whip up a quick meal. If you're like us, we don't have much time in the evenings. Between working late, running errands, working out...time gets away from us. We usually like to make quick easy meals. Good luck!

spongebobs kecek kelate

nothing much, i just think this is hilarious. and, baru 1st time terjumpa. dengan tak malunya menyibuk plak tu. thank you ainaa. :D

let sing a long! :P good nite ppl.

Roasted Cabbage Wedges

I made this recipe for St. Patrick's Day. I was a little worried that the little boys wouldn't like it. Boy was I wrong! Matthew has asked me to never make red cabbage again. He wants Green Cabbage Wedges from now on. He wants it today, tomorrow, and the next day, and the day after that. I found this recipe on line-- see the link at the bottom.

Ingredients

1 tsp salt
1/4 tsp pepper
1 tsp sugar
1 medium head green cabbage
3 Tbsp vegetable oil
2 tsp balsamic vinegar

Put the oven rack to the upper middle position. Place a cookie sheet on the rack and heat the oven to 450 degrees. Combine salt, pepper, and sugar in a small bowl. Quarter the cabbage through the core and cut each quarter into 1 inch wedges, leaving the core intact. (There will be about 16 wedges.) Brush the cabbage wedges all over with the oil and then sprinkle them with the salt mixture.

Arrange the cabbage wedges on the hot cookie sheet. Roast until the cabbage is tender and lightly browned around the edges-- about 20-25 minutes. Drizzle the cabbage with the balsamic vinegar. And then enjoy!



http://www.grouprecipes.com/101842/roasted-cabbage-wedges.html/print

A Little More On Deliberate Practice

An older blog post over at the Harvard Business Review has an excellent summary of Deliberate Practice. Deliberate Practice reminds me a lot of what Jerry Pournelle wrote about how to become a professional writer.

The secret of becoming a writer is that you have to write. You have to write a lot. You also have to finish what you write, even though no one wants it yet. If you don't learn to finish your work, no one will ever want to see it. The biggest mistake new writers make is carrying around copies of unfinished work to inflict on their friends.

I am sure it has been done with less, but you should be prepared to write and throw away a million words of finished material. By finished, I mean completed, done, ready to submit, and written as well as you know how at the time you wrote it.