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03/13/2009 20:18 #48045

Ponderosa lemons
Category: flowers
I think my favorite smell on dart is ponderosa lemon blossoms. These ones at the botanical gardens smell do good. A ponderosa lemon is a cross between a lemon and a citron. They are as big as grapefruits.
I searched for candies made out of them but came up empty handed ;
( Someday when I have a greenhouse I would really like this plant.
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Event the cacti were flowering
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The orchids are always so pretty
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(e:matthew) made me talk a picture of these walking irises so that he could remember there name.
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This plant looks like someone alien's nuts
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metalpeter - 03/14/09 13:16
That last one does look like a ball sack but all the other ones look pretty nice.
lilho - 03/13/09 23:51
haaaahahah the last plant!!!!
lauren - 03/13/09 21:28
is it just me or does that last one look kinda like a ball sack?

03/13/2009 20:14 #48044

Small rice cooker
for anyone who doesn't't gave a rice cooker, they are amazing and
you need one.

I eat rice just about everyday thanks to mine. I am not saying the
one in this pic us good but the price is. Saw it at walgeeen on
delaware and north.
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tinypliny - 03/15/09 17:59
You can go up to 1.50 water: 1.00 rice. 1.50 makes softer rice - for south indian dishes.

And not all rice cookers are made equal. Hehe. If anyone is in the market for a new one, I strongly recommend Tatung.
heidi - 03/14/09 15:04
My rice cooker has four parts: lid, steamer bucket, bowl, and cooker. Rice cooking only uses three parts. I use it more now that (e:tinypliny) told me what i was doing wrong with basmati rice (best rice in the world) - 1.25 c. water to 1 c. rice, not 1:1.



drew - 03/14/09 14:55
can anybody ever tell if James is being sarcastic?

I bought a rice cooker at a garage sale but I think I lost a part, or maybe I am just not smart enough to put it together.
libertad - 03/14/09 13:33
James I can't tell if you are being sarcastic or if you really do set your rice cooker so you can wake up to fresh rice.

I used to want a rice cooker but I learned it wasn't that hard to just use a pot so I never got one. The one nice thing is it automatically shuts off when it is done so it doesn't burn it.
james - 03/13/09 23:25
My rice cooker is my favorite appliance. I like it even more than the dishwasher. I have a programable one so I can set it up in the evening and wake up to freshly made rice. Super yum.

03/12/2009 22:23 #48037

Shrimpstravaganza
Category: food
So, at Wegman's, the wild caught 5lb bag of jumbo shrimp comes to $9.00 per lb which is a great deal. They are beyond tasty.
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lilho - 03/13/09 23:52
this is what i want to eat in blo....
businesscheese - 03/13/09 11:35
On second though, shellfish + suitcase sounds like a recipe for disaster.
businesscheese - 03/13/09 11:33
That looks delicious. Send some back with (e:hodown), please.

03/09/2009 09:45 #47993

And now the other one
Category: housing
Her "check" was "stolen" so she has like half the money. We didn't have a lease for her until she paid the first month's rent. Now she is saying its not really convenient for her to have a lease. I think its time for her to go which brings us back to no tenants. Serioulsy, that house is making me bankrupt.
libertad - 03/09/09 13:28
I'm confused. I thought she was evicted already?
hodown - 03/09/09 13:22
or plane crash..
lilho - 03/09/09 12:58
i smell fire...
mrmike - 03/09/09 10:05
Knew I should have looked into it for myself, instead I renewed on Delaware

03/08/2009 23:14 #47991

The Tenant Calls
Category: housing
So after more than a month of missing in action and being evicted, the tenant calls while I was leaving the botanical gardens today to say she is "so sorry about the inconvenience but her baby was sick and someone stole her phone." Serioulsy, think about it, you disappear and stop payng rent and never contact you landlord for over a month. The last time we heard from her was the beginning of February.

She says she will need a couple week to get the stuff out, something about her SSI stopping and having to switch to welfare. What does it take to get one responsible tenant.
joshua - 03/13/09 09:29
Her baby was sick and her phone was stolen? Someone is telling a porkie in my opinion!!!