A smattering of ideas, interests and insights
This giant, maple-flavored, cinnamon roll-type pastry is a Christmas morning tradition at my house. Dough:1 Cup warm water¼ Cup sugar1 TBSP yeast¼ Cup Oil1 tsp salt1 egg3 ½ Cups bread flour Filling:1 Cup sugar1 tsp cinnamon1 tsp maple flavoring½ Cup butter Frosting:¼ Cup butter1 Tbsp milk2 Cups powdered sugar Directions Mix water, yeast, sugar, oil, […]
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On Mondays, Ellen Crimini-Trent publishes a tutorial to make a miniature watercolor painting on a 3×3 square. She calls it Mini Monday Madness. You can find her on YouTube here. I’ve made bunches of these and I’ve even roped in my family and friends to make some too. They are fun because they take less […]
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For date night, Tom and I painted together. We looked at this reference image and painted our own versions.
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Near the beginning of the COVID lockdown of 2020, I decided to do a couple of watercolor painting projects. I quickly learned how deficient my skills and supplies are, so I signed up for an online watercolor class by Shayda Campbell.
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One hundred and seventy steps off from forest road 512, there is a campsite at the confluence of the Little Missouri River & Long Creek. The campsite is at a turn and river crossing on the Eagle Rock Loop trail so hikers frequently walk through camp. Some of them need directions. Most of them say “hi”. One of them asked for some napkins. It’s a beautiful spot.
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Audience The target audience is people with manage websites and who are likely to buy Christmas presents. . I think this showed up on my facebook feed because the internet algorithms know that I have many websites at various hosting companies. Seascape Principles Least Resistance It’s the Christmas season and everyone needs gift ideas. This […]
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I apologize in advance for making you cry, but I love this video. Since this is a school assignment to analyze a video, I wanted it to be something I don’t mind watching again and again. I hope you like it too. You’re welcome! Audience This human interest story appeals to anyone with an ounce […]
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My struggle with php is with understanding the overall structure of how everything works together. Googling for troubleshooting help is only really useful once you’re in the detailed mechanics of a php error. It doesn’t really help when the problem (like mine). I’ve spent way too many hours trying to figure these things out, and I […]
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PDO Statements in PHP follow a pattern. This pattern is rarely described. Instead, people who understand the pattern, just show you examples of code and explain nitty gritty details, not realizing that the big picture is missing. At least for me. Apparently everyone else gets it and I am in the minority. Or maybe not, […]
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Introduction Adobe designs software for creative professionals like Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, etc… All of Adobe’s visuals on Social Media are over the top stunning in order to connect with and garner the respect of the design professionals who use their products. Reading the Seascape The Value Principle “Figure out the value that users are getting […]
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