Oatmeal is a healthy and filling way to start the morning. For a while now my weight has been quite a bit more than what I'd like it to be. Recently my pants have been slightly looser due to my forgetfulness to eat during the day. That's not a great way to do things though, because at the end of the day I have the desire to fill myself with food that may be ok in moderation, but I end up just eating more than I need to.
One of my employees has gotten into eating primal. She eats meat, greens, berries, etc... That our early ancestors would have found by gathering and hunting. I guess the idea is to be removed from the foods that have extra salt and sugar added along with all the extra processing.
That got me thinking about my morning routine, and how I normally just go to work on an empty stomach. In just the last three days I've found that by eating a good and natural breakfast, I'm not nearly as prone to eating other stuff to fill myself, and I feel more energetic. I think that my oatmeal breakfast also gives me enough variety that I won't get tired of it, but also enough structure so I don't have to decide what I'm eating in the morning. It's been decided for me already. I'm having oatmeal.
Thursday, December 15, 2011
Oatmeal 3
This morning breakfast consisted of a heart healthy portion of oatmeal with chopped walnuts, strawberries and honey.
Wednesday, December 14, 2011
Tuesday, December 13, 2011
Oatmeal 1
A heart healthy serving of oatmeal and milk with a tsp of sugar, a handful of dehydrated kiwi, and a handful of dehydrated strawberries.
Saturday, September 17, 2011
[my sweets]
Most days on my way to work I pass a home hobby garden filled with an abundance of sweet potato vines. How would I know such a random piece of information without knowing the gardener? I have been growing my own patch of sweet potatoes this year.
On a whim after seeing an article in Mother Earth News I decided to order some vine slips and take a chance at what I could grow. My results were varied. Although my sweets did not get nearly as large as I had hoped, I did get a decent selection that would be good for baking and eating with steak. I would contribute this to my delayed planting of the slips a little late and the densely packed soil.
This Fall I think I'll incorporate some aged manure from the barn animals as well as some leaves into the area where I planted the sweet potatoes this year and see what happens. I also planted some sweet potatoes in the area inside my garden which has had the soil worked a bit more. The results were four to six inch long sausage shaped sweet potatoes. I had planted these really late, maybe even mid to late July. If these had more time to mature, I don't doubt that I would have had some nicely sized sweet potatoes.
Back to the hobby farmer... I had dug all my potatoes last night, unsure if I was pulling them out of the ground too early. The deer in the area have been feasting magnificently on the sweet potato vines. Combined with the cold nights and the leafless plants I decided to pull them out of the ground. I suppose my timing was perfect since the hobby farmer was pulling his out of the ground this morning when I drove past. I need to stop by and make his acquaintance, It looks to me like he could give me some pointers.
On a whim after seeing an article in Mother Earth News I decided to order some vine slips and take a chance at what I could grow. My results were varied. Although my sweets did not get nearly as large as I had hoped, I did get a decent selection that would be good for baking and eating with steak. I would contribute this to my delayed planting of the slips a little late and the densely packed soil.
This Fall I think I'll incorporate some aged manure from the barn animals as well as some leaves into the area where I planted the sweet potatoes this year and see what happens. I also planted some sweet potatoes in the area inside my garden which has had the soil worked a bit more. The results were four to six inch long sausage shaped sweet potatoes. I had planted these really late, maybe even mid to late July. If these had more time to mature, I don't doubt that I would have had some nicely sized sweet potatoes.
Back to the hobby farmer... I had dug all my potatoes last night, unsure if I was pulling them out of the ground too early. The deer in the area have been feasting magnificently on the sweet potato vines. Combined with the cold nights and the leafless plants I decided to pull them out of the ground. I suppose my timing was perfect since the hobby farmer was pulling his out of the ground this morning when I drove past. I need to stop by and make his acquaintance, It looks to me like he could give me some pointers.
Thursday, September 8, 2011
[Blogger app test run]
Just found the blogger app while catching up in my tech news. iDygest ran the article and it was interesting that o couldn't find the app by searching for it. I had to look at one of the source links that was at the bottom of the page, then follow one of the links from that second article which redirected me to the app store description of the app.
Downloading it was a breeze, and I already like it better than "that other" app that I tried to use to blog from my phone. Granted using the bluetooth keyboard with my iPhone is a little cumbersome, what was really the worst part was not being able to close the app, and reopen it without having to rewrite my whole post. So far with blogger when my screen has timed out, or when I've closed out of the app I haven't had to start over at all.
Downloading it was a breeze, and I already like it better than "that other" app that I tried to use to blog from my phone. Granted using the bluetooth keyboard with my iPhone is a little cumbersome, what was really the worst part was not being able to close the app, and reopen it without having to rewrite my whole post. So far with blogger when my screen has timed out, or when I've closed out of the app I haven't had to start over at all.
Wednesday, September 7, 2011
[ camping with condiments]
My latest instructable has been published to the homepage. http://www.instructables.com/id/A-Condiment-Solution-For-Camping/ It's been way too long since I've posted, I know. I haven't forgotten about this blog. I promise, I've been thinking about moving over to another hosting service that makes it easier to post from my iPhone. Anybody have any ideas? I never really use a computer anymore except at work, and blogging on company time is frowned upon I suppose.
Friday, August 12, 2011
[no title]
It has been quite some time since I have written. My apologies to all of those who cling to every word that I write. Not too much has been happening, or too much has been happening? I don't know. Things are still busy at work, we are gearing up to sell another cell phone carrier, and the pressure is on to do well.
I have been thinking quite a bit recently about what "Foothill Frontier" should be aside from a catchy name and logo that I thought up. I'd like to turn it into some sort of marketable material, but don't have too much (or have too many ideas which fill my mind ) and keep me from realizing my true potential. I enjoy (on occasion) looking at the blogs of my friends and think that I'd like to have a web presence that other people will miss if I go on vacation. There are so many blogs that have become enterprises after becoming noticed by the public. thechive, cakewrecks, peopleofwalmart, fml, minibulldesign. All good representations of websites that have a 'cult' following. Seems like a lot of work though. Sometimes I wish that I had more time to follow my dreams instead of working retail. Then again, maybe there are dreams that I have not realized yet. My Brother-in-law brought up a good point a few days ago when I was talking to him which i will paraphrase. Doing God's work doesn't mean doing it for free. Maybe doing Gods work means getting paid to do something you love and being able to live comfortably.
I have been thinking quite a bit recently about what "Foothill Frontier" should be aside from a catchy name and logo that I thought up. I'd like to turn it into some sort of marketable material, but don't have too much (or have too many ideas which fill my mind ) and keep me from realizing my true potential. I enjoy (on occasion) looking at the blogs of my friends and think that I'd like to have a web presence that other people will miss if I go on vacation. There are so many blogs that have become enterprises after becoming noticed by the public. thechive, cakewrecks, peopleofwalmart, fml, minibulldesign. All good representations of websites that have a 'cult' following. Seems like a lot of work though. Sometimes I wish that I had more time to follow my dreams instead of working retail. Then again, maybe there are dreams that I have not realized yet. My Brother-in-law brought up a good point a few days ago when I was talking to him which i will paraphrase. Doing God's work doesn't mean doing it for free. Maybe doing Gods work means getting paid to do something you love and being able to live comfortably.
Monday, May 2, 2011
[morels]
Tonight we're firing up the old dehydrator to try and dry some wild gathered morel mushrooms. Tonight for dinner we had some of the morels and they were quite good. You see, I'm nor particularly a fan of mushrooms. Their typical rubbery texture and mushroomy taste just make me frown. However, once i stared reading that morels are one of the best tasting mushrooms available I decided to give tastebuds a lesson in variety.
Tonights dinner actually reminded me a lot of the time that I was forced to eat a mushroom omlette at a Castle in France. The story about my castle retreat will wait for another time. For now we're talking about mushrooms. The mushrooms that I had eaten in France were called Trompette de la Mort. This translates into Trumpet of the Dead, and with a name like that you can probably imagine why I was hesitant to eat something that was found on the floor of the woods. Fortunately they are named this because of their black color and conical shape, not their effect on humans and animals.
Have a Great night and a Better tomorrow.
Tonights dinner actually reminded me a lot of the time that I was forced to eat a mushroom omlette at a Castle in France. The story about my castle retreat will wait for another time. For now we're talking about mushrooms. The mushrooms that I had eaten in France were called Trompette de la Mort. This translates into Trumpet of the Dead, and with a name like that you can probably imagine why I was hesitant to eat something that was found on the floor of the woods. Fortunately they are named this because of their black color and conical shape, not their effect on humans and animals.
Have a Great night and a Better tomorrow.
Monday, April 18, 2011
Who's blogging? Oops!
Oh yeah, I have a blog? Oops! I'll be talking to you all real soon. I promise!
Thursday, March 3, 2011
Wednesday, March 2, 2011
[gravel]
2 tons of rocks got delivered today to repair the culvert at the end of our drive. It was dark when I got home so lighting was too poor for a photo. I'll try and get a photo on my way to work tomorrow morning. At least I don't have to drive an extra 5 miles to get to work now.
Monday, February 28, 2011
Thursday, February 24, 2011
[what's in dust?]
What's in dust? When you're cleaning a barn it's hard to tell what's in that dust that you're breathing in. Last week I was cleaning out the goats stall and realized that when I was dumping the manure, bedding and uneaten and trampled hay that there was green dust floating away from my dumped pile of barn dirt. It kind of looked like a toxic cloud of dust. This definitely got me thinking about all that stuff that I've been breathing in. A couple years ago I got pneumonia from the dust of a black walnut hiking stick that I was making, and ever since then i've been a little more prone to getting a little wheeze if I don't take care of my lungs. Just a month ago I was getting over bronchitis. Needless to say, when I found the great deal on the respirator mask and some extra filters I decided that it was time to start making sure that if I'm going to be exposing myself to dust which may be likely to harass my lungs, I'll be wearing my mask.
Wednesday, February 23, 2011
Friday, February 11, 2011
[what's this about?]
I don't really know what this blog is about. I have so many different interests that there isn't anything that I seem to talk about particularly. I like technology, and I find technology interesting. So I guess I talk about technology during the winter when I don't have the garden to tend to. In the summer I have a garden and there is all sorts of interesting stuff that can happen in the garden. I don't know how often I actually talk about the garden though. Then there is the place in which I live. It's a camp, and I've spent nearly the last 10 years of my life at the camp working or living in some capacity. It's a great place. I like camping and the outdoors, but it seems like I barely get to do any of that. Hopefully this summer I'll be able to do more camping. We've got the pop-up from my in-laws and we've only used it a couple times in the last couple years. It would be nice if we could use it a little more extensively.
So what is this blog about? I guess it's about all of the above..
So what is this blog about? I guess it's about all of the above..
[its awesome and totally unnecessary]
I need to thank my lovely wife for allowing me the completely un-necessary ability to use a keyboard with my phone. I found out this morning by accident that I have full control with my iPhone that I would have with a computer. The volume keys work with my phone as well as the screen dimmer. I don't know what else the capabilities are yet. I will be certain to brag about them as I discover new things that I can do that are totally unnecessary but super awesome.
Thursday, February 10, 2011
Bluetooth Keyboard
It's HERE! My Bluetooth keyboard has arrived and I was allowed to open it. It's pretty cool to be able to type on a keyboard and see the letters appear on my phone. I just need to find a way to be able to take my keyboard with me everywhere. But seriously, it seems like the only time I get on the internet anymore is from my phone. I guess I've gotten used to not having the internet at home anymore, even though we've gotten the wi-fi I feel like I barely use it. I like technology,
Wednesday, February 9, 2011
Typing
I am getting my Bluetooth keyboard soon. Hopefully this will let me be able to update the blog from my phone easier by allowing me to be able to use the full keyboard instead of the tiny one on my phone that requires me to type with my thumbs. I'd much rather type using all Ten of my digits instead of just two.
Saturday, January 15, 2011
In Alabama.
It's been a while since I've updated. The last week I've been on a cruise to Mexico, and right now we're sitting at Cracker Barrel near Montgomery Alabama. Only 12 hours of driving until we get back to Ohio.
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