I found a good reference for Japanese slang. A surprising percentage of my vocabulary is included.
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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
- 3Â jalapeno diced small
- 3Â Anaheim diced medium
- 3Â 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
- 3Â tablespoons chili powder
- 2 teaspoons pepper
- 2 teaspoons salt
- 2 teaspoons oregano
- 1 teaspoon cumin
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Clean and dice 2 jalapeno (finely), 2 Anaheim peppers and 2 Poblano peppers. Also chop a large onion
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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.
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Combine the chopped onion and peppers with 8Â 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.
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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.
This year I also have to get some sunglasses. I want to prioritize these features.
- Titanium
- Glass lenses
- Non-polarized lenses
- 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.
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
- Tuscany on Taylor
- Pl-zen on 18th St.
- 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.
- OpenDNS – on laptop, all users. Not on firewall. Currently circumventable by using IP address or resetting DNS settings.
- Windows 10 parent controls
- Chrome/Google (family account)/Youtube locking (safety mode on)
- 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


