High-Fructose Corn Syrup Truth
If you haven’t yet seen the hilarious industry/manufacturer sponsored HFCS videos, following are two for you to watch and laugh at the all the ridiculous propaganda purported by the Corn Refiners Association. I also posted a hysterical spoof of these commercials so continue reading for some entertainment.
Filed under environment, family, homemaking, nature | Comments (2)Update: Homemade Green Tea
As I briefly mentioned in my first green tea post I really don’t like brewing my tea into/with plastic. Similar to my reasons for getting rid of our microwave over eight years ago, I just get the heebie jeebies these days about ingesting food or liquid which was surrounded by any kind of plastic especially if it was heated/cooked/brewed etc. in or around plastic. Because of my feelings on this matter, I am trying little by little to rid our kitchen of all plastic items which have inert alternatives.1 So when the plastic pitcher which came with my tea maker broke yet again last week, I was forced with a decision: obtain yet another plastic pitcher by means of ordering a new one online2, search thrift stores for a plastic pitcher with limited chances for success, buy a new whole machine at a poorly-lit discount store3 or search around for a glass or stainless steel alternative I could buy that day for the all important immediate satisfaction. I opted for trying to find a personally more preferable replacement.
- coffeemaker is next on the list [↩]
- waiting over a week for delivery [↩]
- all of which I have done several times [↩]
DIY Thrifty Macro Lens
As I was browsing1 a closeout deals chain store last week, I stumbled upon a set of magnifying glasses while looking for some bargain rate notebooks. When I saw them I remembered this tutorial I had read a few days before. While I wasn’t specifically looking to make this project, I took advantage of my find and spent all of two dollars on 2 sets of 2 magnifiers. Let me just say this now, I am very fond of macro photography. Before I purchased my first *real* camera, I had a point and shoot with a jinky little flower button which would allow you to take macro/close-up shots. Until now, this is the only experience I had with macro but I still loved to get up close to photograph flowers, bugs, etc. and when I found this tutorial I was really looking forward to trying this out sometime to see how it worked. My father gave me a Sigma APO MACRO 180mm 1:2.8 lens but unfortunately it does not work with my modern DSLR and cannot be re-chipped. So until I can fully use that lens when I eventually enroll in a film photography class, I am willing to try what I can to get some understanding of macro photography.
- with my son, while daughter was at P.E. class [↩]
