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General News Wine Braised Zucchini with Tomato Sauce, S...  2010-08-17 17:53:19 d3j 153 0
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 Wine Braised Zucchini with Tomato Sauce, Sausage, and Pasta Email Article To a Friend View Printable Version 
 Author:  d3j
 Dated:  Tuesday, August 17 2010 @ 07:53 PM
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General NewsI came up with this idea and made it tonight. I thought it was very good.

Serves 3 or 4
  • 3 links mild Italian Sausage
  • 2 zucchini, medium, sliced and de-seeded
  • 1 jar spaghetti sauce, approx 25.5 oz.
  • 10 oz. fresh wide pasta
  • Red Wine, about 2 glasses. (I used Cabernet Sauvignon)

Un-case sausage and brown in a large sauce pot.
Remove sausage to plate with paper towel to drain.
Add wine to pan and de-glaze.
Add zucchini at medium heat and cook covered until softened and wine has reduced.
Add spaghetti sauce and meat, reduce heat to low, and prepare pasta.
Serve with parmesan cheese.

If anyone has questions or feedback, let me know.

 Monster Hunter Tri for Wii Email Article To a Friend View Printable Version 
 Author:  d3j
 Dated:  Sunday, May 02 2010 @ 08:53 PM
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GamingI dusted off the old Wii today, and got started a bit on Capcom's Monster Hunter Tri. The series is hugely popular in Japan, and Tim Buckley had a series of humorous comics depicting the gameplay recently (Monster Hunter Guide).

So far the game has been pretty fun, and the graphics have been nice. I've killed herbivores, insects, and carnivores. I've also mined for iron ore, dug up herbs, and caught insects in a net. I have not played enough to get to the underwater hunting yet.

I'll have to wait and see if the lack of real story will be boon or bust for me, but so far it feels a bit like a Phantasy Star crossed with MMO gathering / crafting.

If you like action combat and don't mind a steep learning curve, this might be worth a look.

 24 hours with an iPad Email Article To a Friend View Printable Version 
 Author:  d3j
 Dated:  Saturday, May 01 2010 @ 10:19 AM
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TechWell, I was asleep for quite a few of those 24 hours, but that is beside the point.

So far, I am quite happy with my purchase. I've read email, browsed the web, played some games, listened to Pandora, watched an episode of the Colbert Report, did part of a crossword, updated my Vacation spreadsheet, and generally just played around.

 Books Added for 2010/05/10 Email Article To a Friend View Printable Version 
 Author:  d3j
 Dated:  Tuesday, March 09 2010 @ 07:32 AM
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FB Book ClubBook List

All of the books for this month were liked by those who read them. Yay!


A note: if you get the ebook version of Tempest Rising by Nicole Peeler, I found the formatting in the eReader version from fictionwise.com to be horrendous, and I was unable to read it. Ellen on the other hand had the Kindle version and it was fine.

 Books Added for 2010/03/08 Email Article To a Friend View Printable Version 
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 Dated:  Tuesday, January 12 2010 @ 08:16 AM
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 Books updated for Jan & Feb 2010 Email Article To a Friend View Printable Version 
 Author:  d3j
 Dated:  Tuesday, December 15 2009 @ 07:28 AM
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 Books Added for 2009/11/09 Email Article To a Friend View Printable Version 
 Author:  d3j
 Dated:  Tuesday, September 15 2009 @ 07:07 AM
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FB Book ClubUpdated Book List

Also, added link to Amazon Kindle version of Strange Brew that is now available. Still not available in eReader format.

 Aion: Coming Sept. 22 Email Article To a Friend View Printable Version 
 Author:  d3j
 Dated:  Wednesday, August 19 2009 @ 08:57 AM
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GamingThere is a nice writeup on the updates and features on the release version 1.5 over on Kotaku.

Although I've enjoyed the game and will play it when it arrives, I've been playing a lot of WoW again lately. I've got one character out in one of the WotLK beginning expansion areas, and that has been a lot of fun. I guess what I'm saying is that so far, the one MMO that I keep on going back to seems to be WoW. Everything else has been fun for a while, but then my interest tapers off. And if I go back, re-learning the game seems to be too much work (whereas WoW seems very easy to me to return to). So, I guess we'll see how Aion does, and see if it can become another long-term alternate for me alongside of WoW.

 Books Added for 2009/10/12 Email Article To a Friend View Printable Version 
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 Dated:  Tuesday, August 11 2009 @ 09:52 AM
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 Aion: Beta Weekend Preview Email Article To a Friend View Printable Version 
 Author:  d3j
 Dated:  Monday, August 03 2009 @ 02:18 PM
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GamingAion is a new MMO coming to the US Sept 22 from NCSoft (Guild Wars, Lineage 2, City of Heroes, etc.) It has been out in Korea for about a year, and I spent some time playing in this last weekend's Beta event.

Aion is rated T for Teen by the ESRB.
The North America site is at: http://na.aiononline.com/en/.
Wikipedia also has an entry: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aion:_The_Tower_of_Eternity

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