I made Alton’s Eggnog, and it came out pretty good, at least better than the store-bought stuff I think. Ingredients are: Milk, cream, eggs, sugar, and 3 oz. Maker’s Mark. And, freshly grated nutmeg. (let’s see, 3 oz x 90 proof / 1 qt total equals…) It came out to 4% alcohol for the finished product, which is (I think) about as much as a beer.

Also, before starting I stopped at Bevmo and got tiny versions of both Maker’s Mark and Wild Turkey, and I did a side-by-side taste test of just bourbon and milk. The Maker’s Mark was a higher proof, but I didn’t taste the alcohol nearly as much, so it was the winner of the taste test (and I then went and bought a proper-sized container of it :)

This was the “uncooked” version, so the raw-egg warning would apply. Today I will make the cooked version (and just leave out the egg whites, since I can’t seem to find pasteurized egg whites in the carton at the normal megamart) and double the recipe so I will have some to make ice cream out of. Also I need to make some Supervanilla ice cream for the potluck next week. I have plenty of cream and milk, and 3+ dozen eggs (safeway seems to like giving 2:1 on the 18 ct.) so I should be set. Maybe I will try the chocolate ice cream too.

1. Allow web server to execute the temp firewall script with no passwd.

In /etc/sudoers

apache ALL=NOPASSWD:/usr/local/adm/firewall/add_temp.pl

2. Adjust your firewall script (that you use on startup) to allow a “temporary” table which is consulted for input. Also remove ssh so that it is not allowed by default.

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I found this once before but I had trouble finding it again. It doesn’t seem to be on the Site Map. There is a module for it in MyLJ though.

Anyway, if you think you might have missed some comment emails, check out Recent Comments. It should show all the comments made in your journal. It doesn’t show comments responding to your comments elsewhere, but if you scroll down, it does show *your* comments elsewhere, and you can visit the more recent ones to see the resulting thread.

I posted about this before: Dr. Stephen Hawking to speak in San Jose. The show is happening on Monday.

Is anyone else going to this? If so, want to meet us for dinner? We are going to be at La Pastaia at about 5:00 and that should give us time to eat and socialize before the show. (And Klae, if you’re working that night we would love to see you!)

Update: Could not get reservations at preferred restaurant. We will try for Pasta Pomodoro, Santana Row instead, 5 pm.

I signed the following petition…

“The nomination of Samuel Alito poses a grave threat to the protections Americans count on, including basic workers’ rights, women’s rights, and civil rights. We call on the Senate to stand up for all of us and reject the nomination of Samuel Alito to the Supreme Court of the United States.”

If you feel the same way, please go here: http://www.moveonpac.org/stopalito/

Thanks!

I am still exercising 5 days a week, but I changed up my routine a bit… instead of walking up stairs, I am riding the exercise bike. 30-45 min, every day except sat/sun (In theory I can use sat/sun as make-up days if I miss one during the week, but I have managed every mon-fri for almost 7 weeks now :)

Happy birthday to helenschappell, and may you have many more, just as happy. Thank you for letting us kidnap you and share your special day.

Also, da_zhuang, you rock. You rock six ways from Sunday.

That is all.

Hey, is anyone interested in going to this?

If you would like to be seated with our party (currently 4 but may grow to 8 or 10) please RSVP by mid-day Friday. Tickets are $95 (possibly less if I can get them direct instead of using TicketBastard™). If you RSVP I will assume you will attend, or be responsible for finding someone else to attend in your place, or otherwise cover the cost of your ticket.

If you’re not sure you can make it, or if you don’t RSVP, you can still get tickets directly from ticketmaster.com or possibly a bit less by calling SJ CPA directly.

We may also plan for dinner (La Pastaia could be good). I will post again with dinner plans as we get closer to the date.

ORIGIN OF THE UNIVERSE DR. STEPHEN W. HAWKING

In two, rare public appearances, at a moment of revolutionary change, world-renowned cosmologist Dr. Stephen Hawking presents a popular lecture entitled “New Perspectives on The Origin of the Universe” at the Center for Performing Arts in San Jose on Monday, November 7th, and at the Paramount Theatre in Oakland, Thursday, November 10th, 2005. Both events begin at 8pm.
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