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Flight of #teas

Sun, 09 Jun 2013 19:18:46 -0400

Flight of #teas

A beautiful Friday evening in Princeton made even better with a...

Fri, 17 May 2013 18:07:50 -0400

A beautiful Friday evening in Princeton made even better with a strawberry marscapone ice cream croissant sandwich.

llbwwb: Swallow fledglings (Hirundo rustica) begging for food...

Mon, 13 May 2013 19:30:47 -0400

llbwwb:

Swallow fledglings (Hirundo rustica) begging for food from stable door U.K. (by phil winter)

thedrunkenmoogle: Dr. Horrible Cocktail Set Freeze Ray - Dr....

Sat, 11 May 2013 19:30:57 -0400

Dr. Horrible themed cocktails by The Drunken Moogle

Freeze Ray - Dr. Horrible

The Hammer - Captain Hammer

Crazy Random Happenstance - Penny

thedrunkenmoogle:

Dr. Horrible Cocktail Set

Freeze Ray - Dr. Horrible:
1 oz Vodka
1.5 oz Creme de menthe
Sprite (~5 oz)

Directions: Fill a highball glass with crushed ice. Add in the alcoholic ingredients and fill with Sprite (around 5 oz). Stir, serve and stop the world.

“This is the one. Stops time. Freeze Ray. Tell your friends.” - Dr. Horrible
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The Hammer - Captain Hammer:
1 oz Captain Morgan Spiced Rum
1 oz Canadian Whisky
1 oz Peach schnapps
Root Beer

Directions: Mix alcoholic ingredients in a lowball glass over ice. Fill with your favorite root beer. Flex, serve, and be awesome.

“I don’t go to the gym, I’m just naturally like this.” - Captain Hammer
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Crazy Random Happenstance - Penny:
1/2 cup Strawberry Frozen Yogurt
2 oz RumChata rum cream
.5 oz Amaretto
5 Strawberries
4 Ice cubes

Directions: Set aside one strawberry and blend the rest of the items. Pour into a large glass and garnish with the remaining strawberry. Serve and stay positive.

“We would be able to provide 250 new beds, get people off the streets and into job training so they could… buy rocket packs and go to the moon and become florists…” - Penny
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Notes: I had a ton of fun creating these drinks. Two years ago I saw Dr. Horrible on a whim and fell in love with it. I am anxiously awaiting the sequel!
Freeze Ray - To keep with the freezing theme, I wanted to have a drink with lots of ice and a minty flavor.
The Hammer - What is there to say about the Captain Hammer? He’s strong, not too bright, and kind of a wimp without his powers. The Captain Morgan and whiskey make a strong drink, but the peach schnapps reveals a hidden layer under the hardness. Be careful, as this cocktail might be sweet, but it will hit you like a hammer.
Crazy Random Happenstance - I couldn’t make a drink for Penny without including frozen yogurt. I’m very happy with how the glass I used is similar in size and shape to a frozen yogurt cup. This drink is sweet, innocent, and a perfect treat to give to a laundromat buddy.

Drinks created and photographed by Mitch Hutts of The Drunken Moogle.

BONUS JOKE DRINK: MOIST (click to continue)

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Panel of LinkedIn Influencers at the LI FinanceConnect...

Thu, 02 May 2013 16:20:37 -0400

Panel of LinkedIn Influencers at the LI FinanceConnect conference. Clara Shih from Hearsay Social, Herb Greenberg from CNBC, and Sallie Krawcheck formerly from Merrill Lynch, moderated by Dan Roth of LI.

Seven deadly sins of the internet

Sun, 28 Apr 2013 19:30:59 -0400

Seven deadly sins of the internet

Gelato salad: tomato and cucumber flavors #icecream

Sun, 28 Apr 2013 13:04:41 -0400

Gelato salad: tomato and cucumber flavors #icecream

mlsg: cjwho: Saint-Étienne de Metz also known as Metz...

Fri, 19 Apr 2013 19:01:17 -0400

mlsg:

cjwho:

Saint-Étienne de Metz also known as Metz Cathedral, France

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Interesting video about child development. In this experiment,...

Thu, 18 Apr 2013 19:18:42 -0400

Interesting video about child development. In this experiment, children were given praise about either their intelligence or their work ethic. When faced with subsequent challenges, they responded with different levels of self-confidence.

The Harney & Sons tins are so pretty. And the small...

Sun, 14 Apr 2013 09:33:11 -0400

The Harney & Sons tins are so pretty. And the small travel-sized ones are fun to pop open and closed. #sunday #breakfast #tea

#tea #fortunecookie

Sat, 06 Apr 2013 13:19:17 -0400

#tea #fortunecookie

A pep talk from Kid President. “Not cool, Robert...

Thu, 28 Mar 2013 19:32:35 -0400

A pep talk from Kid President.

“Not cool, Robert Frost!”

21st Century Skills for Youth

Sat, 23 Mar 2013 10:07:50 -0400

21st Century Skills for Youth:

In this podcast Lisa Gillis, Chief Academic Officer of Junior Achievement USA, discusses skills that children need for the new future. Some points I found of particular interest:

The 7 Cs:

Communication
Creativity
Critical Thinking
Collaboration
Cross-Cultural Understanding
Career Learning
Computer Literacy

Today’s youth are digital natives, compared to digital immigrants. (I plan to share a story about this in a future post.)

While discussing the question of “Do kids really not know how to communicate?” Lisa explained her view that children aren’t as familiar with the old ways of communicating, but that this isn’t necessarily as big of a problem as we may think. She colored this with a quote from Daniel Pink: “We need to prepare kids for their future, not our past.”

It’s important to engage kids in conversation so that they process and communicate the information that they are taking in.

Time to break out the colored pencils! Selfless Portraits is a...

Tue, 19 Mar 2013 22:35:13 -0400

Time to break out the colored pencils! Selfless Portraits is a creative way of connecting strangers. Also reminds me of The Johnny Cash Project.

via Co.Exist

I made a loan on Kiva: This loan helps Batbileg to import...

Sat, 16 Mar 2013 19:30:37 -0400

I made a loan on Kiva:

This loan helps Batbileg to import mobile phones from Erlian, China, to sell to local customers in Mongolia.

Batbileg has successfully repaid a previous loan through Kiva.

truebluemeandyou: DIY Colorful Paper Eggs Tutorial and Template...

Thu, 14 Mar 2013 19:30:43 -0400

truebluemeandyou:

DIY Colorful Paper Eggs Tutorial and Template from Craft and Creativity here. When I first saw these paper eggs I thought, “Oh no - another paper craft that takes forever!” BUT DIY is so easy because you staple the layers together. For more Easter/spring DIYs go here: http://truebluemeandyou.tumblr.com/tagged/easter

It was a bit chilly today, but otherwise it has been feeling more and more like spring. Here is a cute, super easy craft just in time for warmer spirits.

Fun lesson by a math teacher. Apparently he does one of these...

Wed, 13 Mar 2013 22:21:53 -0400

Fun lesson by a math teacher. Apparently he does one of these interactive videos every year.

showslow: Ran Hwang is best known for her wall sculptures that...

Mon, 11 Mar 2013 19:30:57 -0400

showslow:

Ran Hwang is best known for her wall sculptures that make use of common objects like buttons and crystals pinned directly onto the wall of the gallery. Using each element like a pixel on a scren, Hwang creates oversized murals.

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Loved Demitri Martin’s cable show “Important Things,” and...

Sun, 10 Mar 2013 20:30:32 -0400

Loved Demitri Martin’s cable show “Important Things,” and he’s just as good live.

good: A Library for the Subway- Adele Peters posted in Design,...

Sat, 09 Mar 2013 19:30:48 -0500

good:

A Library for the Subway
- Adele Peters posted in Design, Product Design and Technology

Let’s say you’re stuck on the F train, trying to ignore the person coughing on you, a screaming baby, and a someone staring creepily. (No, I’m not describing my morning). Wish you hadn’t forgotten a book? Here’s an interesting idea from a group of design students: using tech to bring you the first 10 pages of a popular book on your phone, and then telling you the nearest public library where you can go pick up the actual book. Nice way to possibly get more people back in libraries.