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How to Make Coffee - the Scoop

nobody@vox.com(Rockin' Sake Robot) — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 20:50:54 -0700

I made the short film below this weekend using the movie feature on my Fuji FinePix S5200 camera.

Editing was done with iMovie.

You have all of the ingredients for the perfect cup of coffee, but something is missing, the scoop.

Sometimes, you just have to improvise.

How to Make Coffee - the Scoop

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Too Much Candy

nobody@vox.com(Rockin' Sake Robot) — Sat, 21 Jun 2008 14:29:33 -0700

I found this cute video on Vimeo.

Too Much Candy

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Run Your Car With Water!

nobody@vox.com(Rockin' Sake Robot) — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 20:25:00 -0700

I have heard rumors for years about an engine that runs on water. The following video may be proof that the technology really does exist.

Water Fuel Car

A site claiming to have the plans for a kit that will convert anyones car to run on water is running this video as well.

Run Your Car with Water

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ArtRage

nobody@vox.com(Rockin' Sake Robot) — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 20:36:29 -0700

I picked up a copy of ArtRage 2.5 Plus at Target the other day. I don't have a tablet, so I had to use the mouse, but I came up with the following during my first play session.

First

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New Photos

nobody@vox.com(Rockin' Sake Robot) — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 19:24:08 -0700

I have posted more photos on my blogger site, Rockin' Sake Robot's Photo Gallery, including the one below:

DSCF1203

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What's my beef?

nobody@vox.com(Rockin' Sake Robot) — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 08:57:26 -0700

I am attaching a short opinion column from today's edition of USA Today that discusses South Korea's protests over the importing of U.S. beef. I have personally not eaten beef in nearly 4 of 5 years due to the relatively low standards that the U.S. has for inspecting beef for Mad Cow disease. In edition to a low inspection rate, the FDA allows American cattle to be fed cattle blood and poultry droppings, both linked to the possible spread of the disease. The FDA has even prevented individual companies like Creekstone Farms Premium Beef from doing their own voluntary testing for Mad Cow disease. Clearly, the FDA would rather protect the U.S. beef industry from any potential negative impact than ensure the safety of their product. Their motto appears to be; 'What you don't know won't hurt you'.

The beef about U.S. beef USA Today

Mad cow watch goes blind USA Today

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New Photo Site Added

nobody@vox.com(Rockin' Sake Robot) — Fri, 30 May 2008 20:33:44 -0700

I have decided to keep my Vox account the way that it is for now. I have begun posting my photographs at my Blogger account. That account will just have photos on it for now. You can check them out at: Rockin' Sake Robot's Photo Gallery

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Please Stand By...

nobody@vox.com(Rockin' Sake Robot) — Mon, 12 May 2008 18:06:01 -0700

I have been doing some spring cleaning around my Vox and am in the process of changing to slightly different format with more emphasis on my photography. Please stand by.

TP-KTWUb

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Cofounder of Baskin-Robbins Dies at 90

nobody@vox.com(Rockin' Sake Robot) — Wed, 07 May 2008 20:47:10 -0700

Irvine Robbins, cofounder of Baskin-Robbins' Ice Cream died today at 90 of natural causes. Baskin Robbins' Rocky Road ice cream (one of the original 31 flavors) has been my favorite for years.

Baskin-Robbins' 31 original flavors

Banana Nut Fudge

Black Walnut

Burgundy Cherry

Irvine Robbins 1976

Butterscotch Ribbon

Cherry Macaroon

Chocolate

Chocolate Almond

Chocolate Chip

Chocolate Fudge

Chocolate Mint

Chocolate Ribbon

Coffee

Coffee Candy

Date Nut

Egg Nog

French Vanilla

Green Mint Stick

Lemon Crisp

Lemon Custard

Lemon Sherbet

Maple Nut

Orange Sherbet

Peach

Peppermint Fudge Ribbon

Peppermint Stick

Pineapple Sherbet

Raspberry Sherbet

Rocky Road

Strawberry

Vanilla

Vanilla Burnt Almond

Source: Baskin-Robbins

There seems to be a lot of debate about whether or not eating dairy is good for you. The trend has been to eat reduced fat dairy foods. However, excerpts from the 3 articles that I have posted below indicate that heredity rather than fat may be the actual villian. Irvine Robbins supposedly ate three to four scoops of ice cream a day and died of natural causes (old age) at 90. His partner, Baskin, died of heart disease over 40 years ago. Were they both swimming in the same genetic pool? It is highly doubtful.

In a 1976 interview in The New York Times, in which he said he ate three or four scoops a day, Mr. Robbins said that Americans had become adventurous in their ice cream choices. “They’re not embarrassed to ask for some of these wild flavors,” he said. “I think we’ve had a little bit to do with making it more acceptable.” New York Times

Family members said Baskin-Robbins is the nation's oldest food franchise. Part of Dunkin' Brands Inc., it has more than 5,800 stores worldwide, according to The Associated Press.

Robbins sold the company to United Fruit Co. in 1967 -- the same year Baskin died of heart disease -- but remained as president until 1978. Seattle Post Intelligencer

With his wife, Irma, whom he married in 1942, he raised three children. As an adult, his son John rejected the family business and wrote "Diet for a New America," a 1987 book critical of the meat and dairy industries.

Los Angeles Times

Irvine Robbins

Irvine Robbins, Ice Cream Entrepreneur and a Maestro of 31 Flavors, Dies at 90 New York Times

Irvine Robbins, 90; co-founder of the Baskin- Robbins ice cream empire Los Angeles Times

Irvine Robbins, 1917-2008: He created a flavor a day for ice cream lovers Seattle Post Intelligencer

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Tag - 8 Random Facts

nobody@vox.com(Rockin' Sake Robot) — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 20:44:37 -0700

I got tagged by stevie, so here I go...

The rules:

Each player starts with 8 random facts/habits about themselves.
People who are tagged, write a blog post about their own 8 random things, and post these rules.
At the end of your post you need to tag 8 people and include their names.
Don’t forget to leave them a comment on their blog and tell them they’ve been tagged, and to come back and read your blog for the whole story.

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1. I was a male cheerleader in High School. I actually lettered.

2. I tore the ticket of Brooke Shields while working as an usher at a movie theater in New York City.

3. I was a production assistant (local hire) for the movie 'The Secret of My Success' with Michael J. Fox.

4. I have eaten whale meat (once).

5. I studied commercial photography, but never completed my degree.

6. I would love to manage a used bookstore. I spend nearly every weekend wandering through at least one local used bookstore.

7. When I was younger I liked to sing (karaoke) and dance. I haven't danced in quite a while, but I still sing in a choir at church.

8. I am currently studying to get an amateur radio license.

I tag

TechMusicGospel

.tiff

Jen

and all of my neighbors who read this post.

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