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Real Waffle Cones

Nov

10

2021

We try to keep our freezer stocked with enough ice cream so that we don’t run out. It would not be as big as tragedy as if we ran out of milk, but it’s close.

As part of that, we try various flavors of ice cream. One of the recent flavors was Waffle Cone, by Breyers. One of the things that helped put Breyers on the map was their commitment to quality ingredients.

So it came as no surprise that their waffle cone ice cream did not contain any fake waffle cone pieces.

image of Breyers ice cream made with 100% real waffle cones

At first, I thought Waffle Cone might be trademarked, but I could see no trademark indication.

Then I looked at the ingredients, and for the waffle cone pieces section it contained things you’d expect – flour and such.

Now I am curious as to how one makes a fake waffle cone.

Or maybe the 100% real part is supposed to apply to the fudge?

Also note: this was not actually ice cream. See how it says FROZEN DAIRY DESSERT near the bottom of the container? That is Breyers admitting it’s not real ice cream. Maybe that’s why they promote the REAL WAFFLE CONE PIECES, so as to distract you from the low-quality ice cream.

At first, all of their ice cream was real ice cream. Now it seems that most of their offerings are frozen dairy desserts and not many are actual ice cream anymore.

And he went out and continued to follow, and yet he did not know that what was being done by the angel was real, but thought he was seeing a vision.

Acts 12:9

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Pumpkin Fun

Nov

3

2021

To celebrate Reformation Day, we carved pumpkins and put their innards to good use as a tasty snack (and the rest as compost (not shown)).

Not much commentary for this, as it’s mostly self-explanatory.

image of some carved pumpkin jack-o-lanterns during the day

image of some carved pumpkin jack-o-lanterns during the night

image of some carved pumpkin jack-o-lanterns during the day

image of some carved pumpkin jack-o-lanterns during the night

image of some carved pumpkin jack-o-lanterns during the day

image of some carved pumpkin jack-o-lanterns during the night

image of some carved pumpkin jack-o-lanterns during the day

image of some carved pumpkin jack-o-lanterns during the night

image of some pumpkin seeds being cooked

image of some baked pumpkin seeds in a bowl

I find I like the pumpkin seeds better if they’re overcooked slightly.

Now then, reform your ways and your deeds and obey the voice of the Lord your God; and the Lord will relent of the disaster which He has pronounced against you.

Jeremiah 26:13

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5th Grade Assessment

Oct

27

2021

Delta’s teacher had the students in the class evaluate themselves for their strengths and weaknesses, academically.

It turns out that Delta has some strong feelings about some subjects.

image of assessment sheet for fifth grade subject, showing smiley face for math but a frowny face for writing

His scale is not linear, but he certainly was able to convey how he felt about math and writing.

A wise person will hear and increase in learning, And a person of understanding will acquire wise counsel,

Proverbs 1:5

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More James Bond Titles

Oct

20

2021

With the new James Bond movie taking up some room in the news recently, I got to thinking about various titles.

I came up with a few, these here:

  • Never Say Tomorrow
  • A View Never Dies
  • The Day of Enough Gold

But then I thought about “what if I made a simple webpage that would auto-generate the titles?”. And I checked the internet and, sure enough, someone had already done that.

So to save myself time, I’m just going to direct you over to that site where you can auto generate some random titles for James Bond movies.

It’s a fun way to waste 3 minutes.

So do not worry about tomorrow; for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.

Matthew 6:34

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Delivery Nook

Oct

13

2021

Like everyone else these days, we’re getting a lot of things delivered rather than going to the store to buy them. But with a combination of various personalities of the people doing the delivering, and the layout of our driveway and front walkway, we were never sure where our packages would actually end up.

Our driveway, naturally, ends up at our garage. Some people would park next to the garage, then walk the package across the front of the house to the front porch. They probably do that to keep the package safe from rain/snow/spy satellites/etc. And I appreciated that. But that’s a longer walk than they need to take, and I’d like to help their day go quicker.

Some people would park next to the garage and put the packages on the ground just outside the garage, moreso when the garage door was closed, but also sometimes when it was open. If it was when we were out, there were multiple times when I’d pull up to the garage, stop and get out to move the package, then get back in and pull into the garage.

Then there are the delivery guys (yes it is guys, as the gals all seem to be in the first category of walking it to the front porch) who put the packages inside the garage if the door is open. Sometimes just inside the garage, sometimes behind our minivan, and sometimes halfway in the garage.

So, lots of options where people can and do delivery stuff.

In general, I like to avoid ambiguity. And this situation had some ambiguity that I realized I could prevent. So I did.

image of a shelter nook shelf with a roof built for delivery of packages boxes and bags

I built, right next to our garage door, a package delivery nook thingy.
It has a roof so the conscientious people can leave things there, knowing they’ll be protected from the rain.
And it’s right next to the garage, so the people who don’t want to walk much don’t have to go very far.
And it’s about at the height where the bottom of the box is for someone carrying it with their arms down, so there’s no bending down involved.
And it has a sign, so the people know it’s for them to use.

I put it up, and on the very next delivery the person used it.

Here it is, the first thing delivered to the new package nook:

image of a shelter nook shelf with a roof built for delivery of packages boxes and bags

Now I am happier that things should be delivered more consistently, and I hope the delivery personnel are better off too.

Give us help against the enemy, For deliverance by man is worthless.

Psalm 108:12

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NFL Logo Update

Oct

6

2021

Since football season has started, I’ve been catching some of the games, and thus I’ve seen the NFL logo a few times.

It’s been the same logo for a couple years now, but the problem with it is just now bothering me.

image of the NFL shield logo, which has a misalignment problem with the bottom point

If you look at the logo, pay attention to the bottom point, in the middle. See how the “shield” surrounding the NFL acronym is nice and symmetric, with a sharp point right in the middle?

Now see how the NFL letters are fitted in a similar shape as the shield, except the bottom middle point (the lowest part of the ‘F’) is not in the middle.

Why couldn’t they notice that when they were making the logo and do the alignment then?

But since they didn’t, I went ahead and did that for them.

image of the NFL shield logo, which has has been fixed so the letters match the contours of the shield

I think it’s better.

Elam picked up the quiver, With the chariots, infantry, and horsemen; And Kir uncovered the shield.

Isaiah 22:6

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Ambiguous Home Depot

Oct

2

2021

I’ve been a card-carrying member of Home Depot for many years, and I thought I knew how store aisles worked.

But today I learned something new.

Here’s what happened: I was looking for an item but it was a small obscure item (lamp socket adapter) so – while I was in the store – I looked it up on Home Depot’s website. It said there were several in stock, and it was located in aisle 44 bay 11.

I found aisle 44 and bay 11. That had a bunch of electrical boxes but no adapters of any sort. So I hailed a nearby employee who asked a couple questions then took me right to the item. Which was in aisle 44 bay 11.

But the other aisle 44 bay 11.

Which made no sense to me.

I saw the sign for aisle 44 and went down aisle 44. I thought aisle 44 was on one side of the aisle, like if you’re looking down an aisle then 44 would be on the left and 45 would be on the right. But nope, they have aisle 44 being both sides.

And that would be okay if the bays were numbered differently, such as odd on one side and even on the other. Or 1->n on one side and n+1 -> n+n on the other side.

But nope, they have 1->n on one side, and 1->n on the other side.

It would be like if your address were 1600 Pennsylvania Ave, but there was also a 1600 Pennsylvania Ave across the street from you.

But now I know – there are two separate places to look any time the HD site gives the location of an item.

So look, and learn about all the hiding places where he keeps himself hidden, and return to me with certainty, and I will go with you; and if he is in the land, I will search him out among all the thousands of Judah.

1 Samuel 23:23

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