Volunteering:
I feel like I'm cheating a bit with this, but it's all I have presently. I watched my niece. Not that I don't love baby-sitting her, nor do I usually count it, but I need something this month, and I didn't get anything else in this month. I'm currently teaching her to say "cookie" like Cookie Monster; Head Shoulders Knees and Toes in German; and This Little Light of Mine. Please note, she cannot actually do any of those, as she's basically in the phase where she copies tones, but really just says "eeeee". She tries to do the dance to Head Shoulders Knees and Toes, but doesn't really have the balance to touch her toes, so she almost falls over every time.
Mail:
Sent a baby gift to a very pregnant friend. (Totally actually counts).
Bike ride:
Did the loop to the Art Museum last weekend.
Pictures (to be posted later):
A few from my cousin's wedding, including one with my husband.
Saturday, September 29, 2012
Wednesday, September 26, 2012
Podcast Challenge 12
Woohoo! Cross Podcast Challenge off the list! For my last book, I picked Man vs. Markets by Paddy Hirsch, who is the Senior Producer of Marketplace for American Public Media. For those of you who are not nerds, it's a segment on NPR.
I'd say the book is a finance primer, with a bit of economics thrown in. It starts off very basic with what it means to hold a stock, and continues on to more complicated things like credit default swaps and quantitative easing. It looks at Wall Street, the Fed, and the Treasury and their roles in the economy. The last chapter basically explains what happened to lead up to everything with Bear Sterns, Lehman Brothers, and the whole mid-September 2008 debacle. It was really easy to understand and is clearly meant for people who know nothing about finance and economics, however, if you know a little but want to know more, this is the book for you. I found the last chapter to be much easier to understand than Too Big to Fail (which I also recommend because it offers a more in depth description of EVERYTHING that happened, but you will need to devote at least a week or two, if not more, to that one, and constantly look up financial terms if you really want to understand).
I'd say the book is a finance primer, with a bit of economics thrown in. It starts off very basic with what it means to hold a stock, and continues on to more complicated things like credit default swaps and quantitative easing. It looks at Wall Street, the Fed, and the Treasury and their roles in the economy. The last chapter basically explains what happened to lead up to everything with Bear Sterns, Lehman Brothers, and the whole mid-September 2008 debacle. It was really easy to understand and is clearly meant for people who know nothing about finance and economics, however, if you know a little but want to know more, this is the book for you. I found the last chapter to be much easier to understand than Too Big to Fail (which I also recommend because it offers a more in depth description of EVERYTHING that happened, but you will need to devote at least a week or two, if not more, to that one, and constantly look up financial terms if you really want to understand).
Thursday, September 6, 2012
Podcast Challenge 11
How does one consider a cookbook read? I decided once I skimmed most of it, made a couple of recipes, and it was due back at the library qualified as "read".
I had seen Sandor Katz speak a few months ago about fermentation (promoting his book, The Art of Fermentation) and immediately wanted to give it a try. He made everything seem so simple. I had canned a few things before, but this went beyond vegetables, to cheeses, drinks, and meats. I currently have sauerkraut and mead fermenting in my apartment. The mead is almost done, and the sauerkraut can be eaten whenever. I cannot wait to try the mead. I'm definitely buying the book later.
I had seen Sandor Katz speak a few months ago about fermentation (promoting his book, The Art of Fermentation) and immediately wanted to give it a try. He made everything seem so simple. I had canned a few things before, but this went beyond vegetables, to cheeses, drinks, and meats. I currently have sauerkraut and mead fermenting in my apartment. The mead is almost done, and the sauerkraut can be eaten whenever. I cannot wait to try the mead. I'm definitely buying the book later.
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