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Toilet Paper Researchers

September 18, 2008

Finding things like an article about toilet paper research is part of what I love about twitter. I don’t spend enough time reading news, off-beat or otherwise, and twitter tends to point me at articles I would otherwise never see. This gem is courtesy of a tweet by Dan Cederholm.

If two-ply toilet paper is good, then three-ply tissue must be better. At least that’s what toilet-paper researchers in northeastern Wisconsin hope.

Thanks Dan.

A Public Note About Git Manpages

August 27, 2008

If you need to install all the software to compile the git manpages check out wincent.com: Setting up the Git documentation build chain on Mac OS X Leopard.

If the only concern is recompiling the man pages…

make prefix=/usr/local doc
sudo make prefix=/usr/local install-doc

Bourbon Sausage Gravy

January 5, 2008

Summarized from Accidental Hedonist

Ingredients

  • ½ med. onion diced
  • ½ tablespoon olive oil
  • pinch of salt
  • ¾ lb of ground sausage
  • 4 oz of bourbon
  • 5 tablespoons all purpose flour
  • 3 cups whole milk

Instructions

In a small skillet over medium heat add the onions oil and salt, then fry until the onions are translucent. Once they are translucent set them aside.

In a large skillet over medium-low heat…

  1. Add the ground sausage and 2 oz of bourbon
  2. Fry the sausage until browned
  3. Once browned add the cooked onions
  4. Add one tablespoon of flour and stir until the sausage and flour are incorporated together
  5. Repeat 4 times until all flour is used
  6. Slowly add one cup of milk until it begins to thicken
  7. Repeat 2 times until all milk is used
  8. Add the last of the bourbon and stir it together