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I've got an absolutely magical, brownie recipe with all kinds of chocolate (White, milk and semi-sweet) with macadamia nuts on top. Want it? "Life is a temporary victory over the causes which induce death." - Sylvester Graham

No jumps.. bad weather. I got my camera helmet this week and am dying to jump it!! Next weekend I'll owe beer. "Life is a temporary victory over the causes which induce death." - Sylvester Graham

Here is Jonah. I could post five million pictures to this thread. We had to take him to the emergency vet this morning at 6 am for a pancreatitis flare-up, now he's passed out recovering. It's hard to see.. but in the last picture he has his doggie backpack on. We make him carry his own food. "Life is a temporary victory over the causes which induce death." - Sylvester Graham

You know.. there are some highly useful college degrees. Not all college is bad. Sounds like you just got a bs degree. "Life is a temporary victory over the causes which induce death." - Sylvester Graham

Jaye, you're always welcome in my part of the state (all parts North of Seattle), that is.. if you want to come up and hang out in the coolest part of the state. "Life is a temporary victory over the causes which induce death." - Sylvester Graham

Velvet corn soup with Chicken (or shrimp) 1 tspn canola oil 3 cloves garlic 1 tsbp minced fresh ginger 1/2 tspn hot chili paste 4 cups reduced sodium chicken broth 1 can creamed corn 8 ounces of either thinly sliced, cooked chicken breasts, or of frozen cooked salad shrimp 2 tspns thai fish sauce 1 tsbp water 2 tspn cornstarch 1 tspn sugar 1 tspn asian sesame oil 1 egg lightly beaten 1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro 1/4 tspn paprika 1. Heat a large non-stick saucepan over medium heat. Swirl in the oil, then add garlic, ginger and chili pasta. Cook stirring until fragrant for 1 minute. 2. Stir in the broth, corn, shrimp/chicken, and fish sauce; bring to a boil. Simmer until the flavors are blended, 15 minutes. 3. Meanwhile, whisk the water, cornstarch, sugar and sesame oil in a small bowl until blended; sitr into the soup. Stir in the egg. Return the soup to a simmer and cook until the soup thickens slightly and the egg sets into long strands. ABout 3 minutes. Stir in the cilantro and paprike and serve at once. Makes 4 servings, Per serving: (1 1/2 cups) 201 cal, 6 g Fat, 2 g fiber. Whoops! Forgot the corn. I hope nobody goes and makes that without checking this thread.. I can't go back and edit it anymore. "Life is a temporary victory over the causes which induce death." - Sylvester Graham

Well.. here is my chicken and corn soup.. but thai style. Velvet corn soup with Chicken (or shrimp) 1 tspn canola oil 3 cloves garlic 1 tsbp minced fresh ginger 1/2 tspn hot chili paste 4 cups reduced sodium chicken broth 8 ounces of either thinly sliced, cooked chicken breasts, or of frozen cooked salad shrimp 2 tspns thai fish sauce 1 tsbp water 2 tspn cornstarch 1 tspn sugar 1 tspn asian sesame oil 1 egg lightly beaten 1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro 1/4 tspn paprika 1. Heat a large non-stick saucepan over medium heat. Swirl in the oil, then add garlic, ginger and chili pasta. Cook stirring until fragrant for 1 minute. 2. Stir in the broth, corn, shrimp/chicken, and fish sauce; bring to a boil. Simmer until the flavors are blendd, 15 minutes. 3. Meanwhile, whisk the water, cornstarch, sugar and sesame oil in a small bowl until blended; sitr into the soup. Stir in the egg. Return the soup to a simmer and cook until the soup thickens slightly and the egg sets into long strands. ABout 3 minutes. Stir in the cilantro and paprike and serve at once. Makes 4 servings, Per serving: (1 1/2 cups) 201 cal, 6 g Fat, 2 g fiber. I love this soup. I usually make it when I've overeaten earlier in the day but am still really hungry. A bowl of this fills you up, but it's so low calorie you can eat more if you want. "Life is a temporary victory over the causes which induce death." - Sylvester Graham

I'm glad that you liked it! We had it for dinner last night. "Life is a temporary victory over the causes which induce death." - Sylvester Graham

Sierra Nevada is the beer of that dropzone. Hands down. "Life is a temporary victory over the causes which induce death." - Sylvester Graham

I like flying to weezer. Especially the sweater song. "Life is a temporary victory over the causes which induce death." - Sylvester Graham

"Life is a temporary victory over the causes which induce death." - Sylvester Graham

I'm not doing the actual competition. But I've officially lost alll of my surgery weight and am probably in better shape than I was last summer. Now just a bit more to get back to my game weight. "Life is a temporary victory over the causes which induce death." - Sylvester Graham

Hey, 3 seconds can still be time well spent geeking the camera!! Play that video on a projector and it will seem like longer. "Life is a temporary victory over the causes which induce death." - Sylvester Graham

There is some really cool skydiving on there. Which one are you? "Life is a temporary victory over the causes which induce death." - Sylvester Graham

Maybe she had glass in her hair and was brushing it for safety reasons? I dunno.. that looks pretty dumb. "Life is a temporary victory over the causes which induce death." - Sylvester Graham

Hey.. I have an account with that bank! "Life is a temporary victory over the causes which induce death." - Sylvester Graham

That fluffy one isn't as scary. More like a hamster than an evil venom injecting monster. "Life is a temporary victory over the causes which induce death." - Sylvester Graham

I do not need to hear these stories!! Everyone stop telling me scary stories and just tell me how silly I am being! Edited to add: Here is how scared I am of spiders. I am literally giving myself an asthma attack sitting here reading this thread. "Life is a temporary victory over the causes which induce death." - Sylvester Graham

Ok Jaye. Now you reaaallly just freaked me out. I can't look at those pictures. "Life is a temporary victory over the causes which induce death." - Sylvester Graham

I would much rather it be a rat. "Life is a temporary victory over the causes which induce death." - Sylvester Graham

You suck. Now I feel like spiders are crawling all over me after looking at that picture. "Life is a temporary victory over the causes which induce death." - Sylvester Graham

I can't get that close to spiders to use my shoes. I know.. I'll start opening up reserves and try to kill him with the force of the reserve pilot chute! Brilliant. "Life is a temporary victory over the causes which induce death." - Sylvester Graham

A scary looking spider just ran under the couch that I was studying on and I had to leave the room. What is the least scary way to kill the spider without the help of my boyfriend? I tried to smack him with a big pole, but I missed. "Life is a temporary victory over the causes which induce death." - Sylvester Graham

Here are my favorite two. You use one pork tenderloin and divide it between the dinners. Each recipe serves two: Crusty Pork Tenderloin with Sweet Potato and Apple 1 tbsp chopped fresh parsley 1 tspn grated lemon zest 1 garlic clove minced 1 tspn extra-virgin olive oil 1/2 tspn salt 1/2 tspn coarsely ground black pepper 1 (1 pound) pork tenderloin trimmed of visible fat 1 large (10 oz) sweet potato, peeled and cut crosswise into 8 slices 1 tbsp water 1 apple cut into 6 wedges 1 tspn packed dark brown sugar 1/8 tspn cinnamon 1. Preheat oven to 450. Spray a 9 x 13 inch baking pan with non-stick spray 2. Mix parsley through pepper into a paste in a small bowl. Place pork in baking dish and spread the mixture on top of the pork and let stand 5-10 minutes. 3. Place sweet potato slices and water in a small microwaveable casserole dish. Cover and microwave on high until parcooked, 3 minutes. Drain. 4. Place sweet potato slices and apple wedges around the pork. Lightly spray the sweet potato and apple with non-stick spray and then sprinkle with the sugar, cinnamon and remaining saltt. Roast until an instant-read thermometer inserted in the center of the pork registers 160. About 30 minutes. Cover the pork with a foil tent and let stand for 5 minutes. 5. Cut the pork in half and wrap half and refrigerate for use up to 3 days later. Cut remaining pork into 6-8 slices and serve with sweet potato and apple. -Makes 2 servings, each serving: 325 cal, 6 g fat, 5 g fiber. Pork Fried Rice 1/2 pound reserved cooked pork from previous recipe 1 tspn sesame oil 2 scallions thinly sliced 1 celery stalk thinly sliced 1 tspn grated peeled fresh ginger 1 cup frozen peas and carrots, thawed 1 cup cooked white rice 2 tspns reduced-sodium soy sauce 1 tspn bottled oyster sauce pinch of crushed red pepper 1/4 cup fat free egg substitute 1/8 tspn salt 1. Cut pork into thin strips, set aside. 2. heat sesame oil in a medium non-stick skillet over med-high heat. Add scallions, celery, and ginger. Stir fry until softened, about 2 minutes. Add the pork strips, peas and carrots, rice, soy sauce, oyster sauce and red pepper. Stir fry until heated through, about 3 minutes. Transfer mixture to a warm serving bowl. 3. Spray the same skillet with more non-stick spray and set on med-high heat. Add egg substitute and salt, cook until scrambled. Stir the egg into the rice mixture and serve at once. Makes 2 servings, each serving: 347 cal, 8 g fat, 4 g fiber. I love these two meals because they are easy and FILLING!! We make this meal combo probably twice a month or so. "Life is a temporary victory over the causes which induce death." - Sylvester Graham

Every possible bit and piece should be donated to those who need it. Then an ash dive with some, and the other ashes given to my parents to do what they need to do with em. My boyfriend Jeff on the other hand.. He wants to be dressed in a gorilla suit, and a tu-tu and then have his body chucked out of a plane over some woods to someday be found by a very confused hunter or backpacker. "Life is a temporary victory over the causes which induce death." - Sylvester Graham