Weekend 9.28-29-30

As promised, our aphrodisiac muffin recipe.

Love Muffins:

INGREDIENTS

1 3/4 cups all purpose flour
2 Tablespoons baking powder
1 teaspoon ginger
1 teaspoon cinnamon
Contents of 15 ginseng powder capsules
2 ounces semisweet chocolate or 1/3 cup chocolate chips
1/2 stick butter
1/3 cup honey
1 cup milk
2 egg whites slightly beaten

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees.

Mix together flour, baking powder, spices, and ginseng powder in a big bowl.

Slowly melt chocolate and butter together in the microwave or on the stove top. Mix until smooth.

Add melted chocolate and butter to the dry ingredients. Stir in the honey, milk, and egg whites.

Stir just enough to blend, and pour into greased or non stick muffin tins.

Bake at 400 degrees for 20-25 minutes, until muffins are brown.

Let the muffins cool for a few minutes before removing them from the pan.

Eat. Fall asleep.

This may be the most manipulative, tear-jerking insurance commercial ever:

Thursday 9.27

How dogs think - the flowchart.

15 awesome uses for aluminum foil. Hanson Brothers not mentioned.

Wednesday 9.26

There's a new all-time hottest pepper ever - the bhut jolokia.

Tuesday 9.25

Today is National Punctuation Day. There's even an official Punctuation Day meatloaf.

If you've got kids and a ton of busted crayons lying around, here's a way to make sure they don't go to waste - and in a way where your little ones will be able to get a better grip.

Monday 9.24

Simplicity crib-recall link here.

Pluto loses it:

Weekend 9.21-22-23

If you'd like more information on the Bike for Cancer Care event coming up Sunday (9.23) in Ulster county, check out www.bikeforcancer.com or call 845.417-1865.

A bunch of SUNY New Paltz students want to set a new Guinness world record...for fingerpainting...on Saturday. If you feel like cheering them on, here's more info.

"Wedginald" the cheddar has had his moment in the sun.

Thursday 9.20

The New York Times has freed up its archives from 1851-1922 and from 1986 to the present. Wow, you could waste a lot of time poking around.

Here's an efficient use of space. Watch what happens after the train passes.

Wednesday 9.19

For movie nuts: every single Siskel & Ebert (and Roeper) review since 1986.

Kate Winslet is auctioning off her butt. That's awfully kind of her.

Tuesday 9.18

Henry the cat is missing a leg. Tink the dachsund is missing two. They're buddies.

Monday 9.17

Light posting today. Mr. J was at the Genesis show last night in Hartford, and is a wee bit tuckered out. (Amazing show, by the way.)

Weekend 9.14-15-16

Awwww. Click for the backstory.

This is interesting: it's a 1660 map of lower Manhattan laid over a current map. That's a lot of landfill over 400 years or so.

And here it is, the really short version of Fargo.

Wednesday 9.12

Okay, here's a presidential candidate Miller can get behind: Lee Mercer. He has 70 reasons he wants to be president. Here's number one:

1. The United States Federal Congress has encouraged me to want to become President of the United States so that I can do what the President of the United States of America is supposed to do and complete the federal and military government biography and autobiography in development in Eye Spy Community-Military Intelligence (All Three) Business and Commerce Intelligence Education across the board National and International.

Wha??

Tuesday 9.11

Miller will be over at the Dutchess County SPCA later today helping out, since like a lot of you we have trouble figuring out the best way to observe 9/11. Check out www.mygooddeed.org (searchable by zip) for other ways you can help your community. It's an excellent start for the easily-confused but well-meaning...and boy, is that ever us.

Monday 9.10

Combining two of the Morning Mix's favorite pastimes, it's the Mr. Bump pinball game.

Weekend 9.7-8-9

Look for Mr. J at the Dutchess County Fairgrounds in Rhinebeck on Sunday at the Hudson Valley Food and Wine Fest. (1-3p)

Here's a song about a dangerous cat:

Thursday 9.6

This is what was in John Lennon's jukebox. You could do worse.

Wednesday 9.5

Baby cologne?!

Tuesday 9.4

This ad will make you smile.

Weekend 8.31/9.1-2-3 - we're back Tuesday

If you're sick of the stories about lead-contaminated Chinese toys but can't figure out where to buy toys made in the US, this link will point you to a number of sources - alternately, just track down a small local toy store and chances are they'll hook you up. (The home page of this link also has the info on that Imaginarium crayon set that's been recalled.)

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