Banana Bread

I didn’t do that well at predicting the banana consumption in the household this week, so we had plenty of extras for banana bread. Here’s a good recipe. I prefer to have this slightly undercooked so the loaf is extra moist and squishy. Feel free to experiment. Banana Bread — https://www.wt8p.com 1 1/2 C mashed

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7* Hills of Kirkland

I rode the 7 hills of kirkland this weekend. I’ll start out with the numbers: Neil Hubbard, neilbagpiper.com One bagpipe player Two flats Three dead amphibians lying on the side of the road 4:48 10 hills, though only nine were labeled on the map. 52.3 miles 3,480′ elevation gain The standard tour has 7 hills

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Fun dough

Here’s a recipe for a squishy dough to play with. We like it because you can tailor the color combinations to the kids’ whims-du-jour. Fun dough — https://www.wt8p.com 1 C (250 ml) water 1 C (250 ml) flour 2 t (10 ml) cream of tartar 1 T (15 ml) vegetable oil 1/2 C (125 ml)

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Listmania

I set up awstats to enable displaying the title of a page next to the hit count. This is much easier than trying to remember /a/000148.shtml is the thing I wrote about dropping coins off buildings. I noticed that my “lists” category page gets a lot of activity despite no update in nearly six months.

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How much is your product, really? (Rebates)

Product rebates are a curious application of drive-by marketing and probability theory. Companies offer them because they provide the perception of a lower price and allow the company to gather more information on its customers. You know, for future marketing purposes. The typical spiel looks like this Transdimensional warp generator (Intel-compatible)(USB cable not included) Our

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