Month: September 2007

Links For 23 September 2007

[Cook’s thesaurus](http://www.foodsubs.com/)
: A cooking encyclopedia that covers thousands of ingredients and kitchen tools. Includes pictures, descriptions, synonyms, pronunciations, and suggested substitutions.

[CSS drop column layout](http://muffinresearch.co.uk/archives/2006/02/07/css-drop-column-layout/)
: Fixed width columns drop down as the browser width is decreased; no javascript required.

[Bookfactory](http://www.bookfactory.com/)
: Archival case-bound laboratory notebooks and log books, standard and made-to-order.

Links For 22 September 2007

[MySQL cheat sheet](http://www.nparikh.org/unix/mysql.php)
: Basic syntax for common commands.

[Bacon salt](http://www.baconsalt.com/)
: It’s salt, it’s bacon-flavored. Best of all, it’s kosher!

[Japanese manhole covers](http://www.japanvisitor.com/index.php?cID=359)
: Japanese manhole covers, which come in a variety of designs depending on locality, utility type and the manufacturer of the manhole cover, have caught the imagination of a growing number of drainspotters from around the world.

[Dreamstime](http://dreamstime.com/)
: Stock photography community providing high quality stock photos and stock images. Free photos added weekly.

A Funny Thing Happened

On my way home from class today, I stopped by the Manassas School of Dance and enrolled Rebecca in Ballet I. Drove home, unloaded the groceries from Costco (I was so well behaved, I only got milk and eggs and butter and half-and-half), nursed Madeline, and then threw everyone back into the car to get Becca her uniform leotard and tights and ballet shoes, oh my!

I do not think that there is a way to remove the pink stain from my soul. The dancewear shop… so… pink. And frilly. And full of pointe shoes and tutus and little girls’ dreams and satin ribbons, oh my dear God!

Make My Batter Better

The children heartily approve of the cake batter for Bette Hagman’s gluten-free Chocolate Pound Cake. The mixing bowl, beater, and spatula have been licked clean with much gusto. The cake is in the oven; I was afraid of the pan being too small, but apparently gluten-free cakes rise less than their counterparts.

I’m a little dubious about the chocolate chips, as I like my chocolate evenly dispersed in the batter rather than in little melty dribs and dabs. Still, it is chocolate, and it is a cake, so Marcus should be quite satisfied on his birthday tomorrow.