Japanese Slang Reference

I found a good reference for Japanese slang. A surprising percentage of my vocabulary is included.

http://www.angelfire.com/anime4/jslang/jibiki.htm

Crock Pot Texas Chili

I made chili in the crock pot a few years ago. I enjoyed it. I will try a different recipe this year for work pot luck.

Modified from this recipe:
http://www.101cookingfortwo.com/spicy-3-chilies-texas-chili-la-crock/

I will be doing 3-4 pounds of beef instead of the 2 from the recipe and also searing some of the meat on one side before putting it in the crock pot.

  • 4 lbs beef roast trimmed and cut into 1 inch cubes or use stew meat
  • 3 jalapeno diced small
  • 3 Anaheim diced medium
  • 3 poblano pepper chopped medium
  • 2 onion large chopped
  • 8 cloves garlic powder crushed or minced
  • 56 fluid ounces diced tomatoes
  • 28 fluid ounces beef broth
  • 3 tablespoons chili powder
  • 2 teaspoons pepper
  • 2 teaspoons salt
  • 2 teaspoons oregano
  • 1 teaspoon cumin
  1. Clean and dice 2 jalapeno (finely), 2 Anaheim peppers and 2 Poblano peppers. Also chop a large onion
  2. You need 4 pound of beef. I was lazy this time and used pre-cut stew meat. If you do this be sure to go through it and time more of needed. Or cut your own in 1 inch cubes from a beef roast.
  3. Combine the chopped onion and peppers with 8 cloves of crush garlic, 2 – 14 oz cans diced tomatoes, a 14 oz can beef broth, 2 T chili powder, 1 t pepper, 1 t salt, 1 t oregano and 1/2 t cumin.
  4. Cook on low in a slow cooker or crock pot for 8 hours.

Update 2016.11.15: It didn’t turn out. Far too much fluid. I took out over a quart and there was still too much. Wrong consistency. Oh well.

Update 2016.11.16: While it wasn’t the chili recipe I wanted, it was much better the next day. And it succeeds far more as a soup or stew or even a beef gumbo. Reminds be of the Campbell’s Chunky Gumbo, which isn’t the real thing but I quite like it.

Fancy sunglasses 2016

Two years ago, I got 2 pairs of fancy sunglasses.

mauijimlongbeach

Maui Jim Long Beach

oliverpeoplesclifton

Oliver Peoples Clifton

This year I also have to get some sunglasses. I want to prioritize these features.

  1. Titanium
  2. Glass lenses
  3. Non-polarized lenses
  4. Spring hinges

These are a few candidates.

  • Dita Decade-Two, Flight.004, Flight.005,
  • SALT Francisco, Tompkins
  • Lindberg
  • Silhouette
  • Barton Perreira

Update 2016.12.19 – For 2016 I bought these.

Barton Perreira Troubadour in Java

They are titanium with polymer polarized lenses and no springy hinges.

Holiday shopping 2016

  • Purchase phone for Nikita
  • Purchase phone for Mom
  • Recommend phone for Connie
  • Convertable Chromebook
  • Purchase tablet for Nikita

Cian’s favorite words

Cian is talking. He has some favorite words. They are all in Chinese.

Sock – mut mut
Duck – op op
Wipe – mot mot
Cat – maow
Milk – nai nai

Date Night

2016.10.19 Date Night

  1. Tuscany on Taylor
  2. Pl-zen on 18th St.
  3. Dusek’s on 18th St.

World Imploded

It looks like my world imploded early this morning. It has been working toward this, in hindsight, for a while. But it is quite something to experience it.

And while I stumble through my day, all sad and emotional, what do I do? I make cinnamon Craisin bread.

Disable Google Instant

http://www.google.com/webhp?complete=0&hl=en

Not permanent. Sigh.

Childproof Laptop

I have a sudden need to limit a laptop to content appropriate for children. Windows 10.

Here are a few of the techniques I want to try.

  1. OpenDNS – on laptop, all users. Not on firewall. Currently circumventable by using IP address or resetting DNS settings.
  2. Windows 10 parent controls
  3. Chrome/Google (family account)/Youtube locking (safety mode on)
  4. Screen visibility – laptop to only be used in a seat with high screen visibility by nearby adults

 

AVC to mp4 conversion

ffmpeg on debian installed after a bit of grief.

ffmpeg -i input.MTS -ab 256k -vcodec copy -acodec libfaac output.mp4

Whatsapp wants mp4 and AAC 960×540 worked.

WordPress  – If using Adaptor use libx264 instead of mpeg4 encoder