Ninja Foodi

This is my latest obsession.


I am not a huge fan of cooking.  I like things that make it easier and quicker.  I do, however, love to eat.  This device takes the place of three items I use regularly in my kitchen: slow cooker, rice cooker, and air fryer.  And it's a pressure cooker.  The combination of the sure cooker and air fryer is what makes the Ninja Foodi so cool.  I fixed leg quarters the other day.  I pressured them for 10 minutes, then air fried for 10, 5 on each side.  They came out perfectly.   Then later, I pressured the bones and leftover drippings with added water for a couple of hours and made broth.  The next day, I strained it all,  made rice with some of the broth, and froze the rest.  The rice, as you may have guessed, was perfect too.

I have a small kitchen, and I wanted something worth the counter space.  I truly believe I have found it.  If you google any food with Ninja Foodi in the search, a recipe will come up in the results.  So far, a few videos have popped up as well.  This is comforting, as I don't know much about the device as of yet.  There are hundreds of YouTubers who have perfected their recipes with Ninja Foodi.

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Christmas Radio Stations (Pandora)

Christmas Stations

July is not over yet, so you can call it Christmas in July.  More Shared Stations.

Boogie Woogie Santa Claus Radio


Diana Krall (Holiday) Radio


# Harry Connick Jr. (Holiday) Radio

# Jazz Christmas

# Jingle Bells Radio

# Kirk Whalum (Holiday) Radio

# Peter White (Holiday) Radio

# Sleigh Ride Radio

# Smooth Jazz Christmas

# Trans-Siberian Orchestra (Holiday) Radio

# Vince Guaraldi Trio (Holiday)

# Winter Wonderland Radio

Christmas Radio

Donny Hathaway (Holiday) Radio

Swingin' Christmas Radio

Z Jazz Holidays Radio

Sharing Pandora Stations:




Click and listen, and when you try to customize with thumbs up or thumbs down, you get your own copy of the station.

Pop Cleaning Radio

Jazz for Studying Radio
Mediterraneo Radio
Bob Marley Radio
Harry Connick, Jr. Radio
https://www.pandora.com/station/play/4292664164119579358

Michael Bublé Radio

Jump In The Line Radio

Acoustic Alchemy Radio
Michael Bublé Radio
Spyro Gyra Radio
AA Smooth Jazz 2

The Rippingtons Radio

Rehab Radio

Amy Winehouse Radio
Grenade Radio

Ramsey Lewis Radio

Lee Ritenour Radio

Jazz from Rippingtons Radio

Indian Summer Radio
David Sanborn Radio
Boney James Radio
Autumn Jazz Radio
AA Smooth Jazz
Jackiem Joyner Radio
Grover Washington, Jr. Radio
Smooth Jazz
Peter White Radio
My Instrumental Jazz 
Soul Jazz Radio
Harry Belafonte Radio



Hugh Masekela Radio
Cantelope Island (live) Radio
Louis Prima Radio

Big Band Radio
Louis Jordan Radio
New Orleans Jazz Radio
Preservation Hall Jazz Band Radio
Jazz Founders Radio
The Hot 8 Brass Band Radio
Billie Holiday Radio
Fergalicious Radio
Aloe Blacc Radio
Happy Radio
Temperature Radio



Soul, Motown, Oldies
Classic Soul BBQ Radio
My Jazz
Long Cool Woman (In A Black Dress) Radio
Pop Love Songs Radio
Black Eyed Peas Radio

Prince Radio
Shake, Rattle & Roll Radio
Pete Fountain Radio
Mellow, Modern
60s, 70s, and 80s Hits Radio
Summer Hits of the 80s Radio

Today's Hits Radio
90s, 2000s, Today's Hits Radio
Summer of Love 1967 Radio
Rock, Pop, Soul
Thrift Shop Radio
Pop and Hip Hop Power Workout Radio
Dire Straits Radio
70s Funk Radio
Sly & The Family Stone Radio
Love Songs Radio
It's Tricky Radio
Ray Of Light Radio
Instrumental Folk Radio
Bluegrass Radio
Delta Blues Radio
The Celtic Hammer Radio
Natalie MacMaster Radio
Mumford & Sons Radio

Scent marking in female dogs, and Meet the Dogs.

I have four poodles.  Three females, all intact, and one male, who is still a puppy at 10 months.  I have one Yorkie-Maltese mix female who is impossibly tiny.  My sister says she must have parts missing.  I have one little male cat, about 6 months. 

Lately, dogs peeing in the house has become disastrous.

I put a belly band on Oliver, and so he's not peeing anywhere but outside.  I put a diaper thingy on the tiny one, Lindy, and she can't go anywhere. This leaves girl poodles, ages 12, 11, and 2.  Today, I caught the 12-year-old hiking her leg and marking furniture that I moved out in the middle of the room to polish the floor!  Emma is what we call the "best" dog. She never gets in any trouble, and even sleeps with us, while the rest go to their beds. (The laundry room for two, an enclosed area that a stove used to occupy(in the old kitchen, long story) for the other two.  Everyone "goes to bed" to get bacon treats.  Even kitty shows up for Temptations ( or the Walmart kind) treats in the laundry room.  Emma, not having an assigned space, shows up for roll call and gets her bacon treat.  It's not real bacon, but they love it.

So, Emma is the culprit today.  I bet it will be someone else in a week.

L-R: Emma, age 12, Oliver, 10 months, Rosie, age 2.

Molly, the 11-year-old grouch. She's super cute, though.

Lindy Hop, nearly impossible to photograph.

Harry, short for Harry Connick, Jr., the kitty who lives with five dogs.

 So, meanwhile, I've been looking into why she might be doing this.

Why Does My Female Dog Mark?

Canine Scent Marking: Who's Peeing Where—and Why? - This one talks a little about over marking, where dogs pee over another dogs urine immediately---something all the female poodles have done for years, outside.

Stop Urine Marking in the House - This article is very informative.

Cat and Dog Water Fountains

OK, so why do our cats and dogs need a water fountain?  Because they exist, apparently.  The ad claims that it filters the water and keeps it fresher and encourages pets to drink.



I actually have this model, and its very quiet and easy to use.  The cat and dogs have found it interesting, so far.  I put it in place of their water bowls so they'll get the idea soon.   They have automatic waterers in the pens, but this is out in the house in the dining room.

I will update when there's more to tell.

New Beginnings

As I continue to pursue work in education, I have decided to expand upon other interests and write about them here. I am not entirely new to blogs, but I feel as though I am years behind when I view the beautiful and complex blogs that exist by the thousands on every conceivable topic. Before settling into one or two topics, I want to begin by sharing about anything that sparks interest or brings me joy, or perhaps even draws my ire.


Today, it's easy. A Pandora station.



https://www.pandora.com/station/play/3779655470570736431


Spyro Gyra, according to Wikipedia (where we all go to define things that we know very well, or don't know at all, to see how others put them in words.) is:

-------Spyro Gyra /ˌspaɪroʊˈdʒaɪrə/ is an American jazz fusion band that was formed in Buffalo, New York in 1974. The band's music combines jazz, R&B, funk, and pop music. The band's name comes from Spirogyra, a genus of green algae which founder Jay Beckenstein had learned about in college. The band has released over 30 albums and sold over 10 million copies.--------(source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spyro_Gyra)


I would almost define them as jazz for the masses. They aren't what my students wanted to call "elevator music". I always find this amusing when I think of how practically none of these kids have ever been in a building where the elevator had its own music playing. I pointed this out, and they told me the local hospital did. So, you learn every day. I found this band to be just the thing I wanted on my front porch this morning. 30 albums is some sticking power. Give them a try, you might convert to a little jazz in your life.

Update: out of business

Here is a link to No More Rack, which is a great shopping site.
http://vnlink.co/SL6U5Qe

Here are the bestselling running shoes for women, I own most of the them, I have to admit. I'm drooling for the ghost 6 and more Brooks. Just more and more Brooks. Runners will understand.

Halloween, 2011 (10/28/11) Ready for the dance.

life worksheets

 

Everything went fine today

I'm thinking of starting an actual blog named "Everything went fine today", which tends to be my closing line of the notes I leave for teachers in whose classes I have substituted. I don't suppose it would become a famous blog, but I think I might have enough stories to keep it interesting.

June 24, 2009, Rodney, Chris, Jackie, Kenneth,
South Padre Island, TX.

I seriously love giraffes. This one is at Gladys Porter Zoo in Brownsville, TX, where I visited on June 19, 2009.

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World Animal Day

http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2008/10/world_animal_day.html

USDOJ Comments - Thank you Mr. Attorney General

Link for the whole story: http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/09/22/genital.mutiliation.immigrant/index.html?iref=mpstoryview

ATTN: Please forward to Michael Mukasey

Mr. Mukasey,

On behalf of women everywhere, thank you for intervening on behalf of the woman bound for Mali. In the climate of immigration turmoil, it is important to remember what America stands for and why people want to come here. We are ALL immigrants. This woman faces torture in her native country. I was moved to hear that you are trying to stop one woman and her children from being treated like meat at the hands of butchers. I feel grateful to live in a country where I am free from this fear. Please keep looking out for the rights of people and remembering that America is the only beacon of hope for so many. Any country that would allow genital mutilation EVEN ONCE is capable of enacting untold horrors on all of its women at any time. Evil knows no bounds, and we have to take a stand against these murderers who maim and torture in the name of culture and religion.

Thank you very much,

Chris Lewis