Funny Thing About the Olive Oil

We both couldn't find it in the groceries I brought home yesterday. I thought maybe it had rolled under the seat in the car.

When I remembered...

...I remembered that I bought ice cream on the same trip.

And put the bags with the ice cream right into the freezer.


So, cool, olive oil can freeze. Glad it was a plastic bottle so there was no risk of cracking.

Soaked it in hot water for a few minutes, and it melted enough to make the Caesar Salad dressing.

*whew*.

Embiggen This and Just Gasp at How Beautiful the Earth Is.

Actually, click here to open this at the Vimeo website so you can watch it full-screen High Definition.

I can't decide what I love most about it. Trying to identify the land mass from the skeletal/x-ray version of civilization by recognizing the patterns of lights (all I was sure of the first time through was the Sinai Peninsula/Egypt).

The massive thunderstorms with lightning rippling through them.

The reflection of the moon on the water below, racing ahead.

Definitely the aurora borealis sparking and dancing through the atmosphere.

If a Watched Pot Never Boils...

... an unwatched bowl of oatmeal must boil in the the ten seconds you take your eyes off of it.

Fall Back Sunrise

I'm fascinated by the pseudo Doppler effect of taking a picture from a moving car. But I'm more fascinated by how pretty the sun looks through the fog.

Maurice Mondays.

Yes, the animation is quaint at best.

But it's Carol King singing, and Maurice Sendak lyric-ing. That's good stuff.

My kids are awesome!

Skype snapshots.


Emma is telling us about her neighborhood. No trick or treaters.


Max is telling us about his Sunday School schedule and how he staffs all of the classes (he's the Sunday School President).