By phrits, 2010-05-31 20:32 UTC Whew!
82 entries, 70K file size, 17+ pages printed, and over 6800 words later, the glossary of food and cooking terms is complete. It will continue to grow, of course, and there are certainly still errors. But at this moment, everything is defined and cross-referenced, and there are no blank entries.
By Marc, 2010-05-30 17:51 UTC The perfect hamburger is the holy grail of the grill.
It’s Memorial Day weekend, a time for cooking burgers out on the grill. I love hamburgers, for those who don’t know. While I eat right, ridiculously so by some standards, I do LIKE food.
But with a hamburger, there are some people who put so [...]
By phrits, 2010-05-29 16:41 UTC The Maillard reaction is the browning of amino acids—chemical chains that make up proteins—and sugars when they’re heated together. It’s one of those truly magical things in the kitchen—there are hundreds or even thousands of new chemical compounds that result—that can transform an ingredient into something wonderful.
By phrits, 2010-05-29 13:23 UTC If you’re reading a web page and want to know more about a term, phrase, person, etc., highlight it with your mouse, then right-click. One of your choices will include an option search the web—Google for FF and Chrome, Bing for IE—giving you zero effort access to a summary of the world’s knowledge. We’ve come [...]
By phrits, 2010-05-27 12:29 UTC If you’re afraid your kid is going to choke on crap food, consider it a teachable moment. For both of [...]
By Marc, 2010-05-26 10:49 UTC At Analytical Life, we try to accentuate the positive every day. Nobody is positive every second, or even every day, but I won’t take the easy route of becoming a cynic who’s all about telling people only the negative aspects of a thing just to make me feel superior.
By phrits, 2010-05-25 12:07 UTC One of the initial goals of Analytical Life was to provide something of genuine value, for free, to the users of the Web. It’s not a new idea. Banks still gave away toasters when I was a kid. But with this technology, we can offer more, to more, for less, and without having to hold [...]
By Marc, 2010-05-24 15:12 UTC Rest. In general the world doesn’t get enough of it. Specifically Americans, but we hardly have the corner on that market. I try to practice what I preach, but even when I work hard, abstain from my vices and get to bed early, sometimes I just wake up in the middle of [...]
By Marc, 2010-05-23 14:25 UTC Okay, a little lesson about the obscure here: Sisyphus, for those of you less acquainted with the relevance of Greek mythology, is, in a nutshell, about futility. Sisyphus has a task to perform, and the moment he finishes it, it becomes undone and he has to do it all over. This is not unlike [...]
By phrits, 2010-05-21 16:04 UTC I had occasion to read through the archives yesterday, and one of the recurring themes I noticed was fear. Fear of success, fear of failure, fear of change, fear of fear. The late Mr. Herbert may have said it best:
I must not fear.
Fear is the mind-killer.
Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration.
I will face [...]
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WhateverOTD It Can't Hurt
Oh yes it can. One of the best exercises for the office-jockey who wants a tight butt, stronger legs and even some core tightening, is the box jump. I’ve read about this for a while, and so decided to try it on for size.
To do this, you’ll need a weight bench, large, sturdy box, or a tree stump. Something that is about 12-18 inches high, sturdy and immobile. It’s simple: you stand in front of it, and you jump on to it. Form is important, so read how to jump, please
Bend your knees, lean forward just a little, arms at your sides, slightly back. Jump up explosively, throwing your arms up all the way as you jump, landing on both feet. Step down, or jump down for more impact.
Sounds to easy, doesn’t it? Do 3 sets of 10, 3 times a week. After your first set of ten, you’ll feel a little winded. After your third, if you’re doing it right, you’ll be breathing hard.
And the next day, your muscles in your hips, butt, legs and a few other spots will tell you if you got anything out of it. ()
Hammer Time
Try a hammer curl…it will improve your grip, add strength to your forearm, and jars everywhere will quake at the thought that you can now open them at your leisure…
A hammer curl is done with a dumbbell, just like a regular curl…except that you hold your hand in the position as if the handle portion were a hammer. You do as much weight as you can stand, 3 sets of ten, a couple of times a week. For women, this means a better grip, improved lower arm strength, and a more shapely forearm. Don’t waste your money on those shaky things that frankly look kind of obscene to me…just get a regular old dumbbell weight…use control, repetition, and focus.
The results of this one show up pretty quick. go ahead, try it! ()
Running a Tight Ship
Ask most people why they do a work out and they’ll say “physical fitness” (they may phrase it differently, but the meaning is the same). While this is true, the fact is, in most cases they want to tighten up their physique. Most men and women don’t really want to bulk up so much has sculpt lean, shapely limbs and a harder torso. The key element here is “lean”.
To tone and sculpt your limbs and torso, the word to remember is “repetition”! Low weights, high reps. Find a weight for each exercise that feels right, just a little resistance, and do a lot of them. This will give your muscle groups tone, definition, and shapeliness.
It takes time and patience. Don’t rush it…the pay off is worth it. ()
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