Climate Control

I begin to suspect there is something wrong with the system of vents in my house. About a week ago we had some fairly hard rain. The house has been very very humid ever since. Follow that up with a freakish oklahoma cold snap and suddenly every window in the house becomes a waterfall. Naturally, this makes the cats very happy. Condensation is much better water than that which comes out of the tap. On the downside, after a few decades the window sills start to look a little abused. Ah well.

Refritos

Refried beans. What could be simpler, right? Personally, I don't know. My attempt last night turned out fairly pitifully. My mistake was not cooking the pinto beans long enough. When Molly Katzen says cook the beans a long time she isn't kidding. Two hours might have done the trick. 45 minutes REALLY didn't. Ah well.

Extra

Jeff turned me on to Hellecasters. God, these guys are insanely skilled. The best thing about the songs I've heard is they aren't zxe grinders like Steve Vai or Ingwie Malmsteen. Wacky stuff.

Links

black and blue, all broken bones... you left me here, I'm all alone... my little piggy needed somethin new

m4dd4wg
soak 'em
Beans do take a long time to cook. You should also soak them overnight or expect them to day all day long. I generally cook beans when OU games are on, since it the only time I know I'll won't want to leave home for a two- or-three-hour stretch. I get them started before the game, then let them cook while I watch the game.
loophole
Soaking...

I actually did manage to soak them properly. Nearly 24 hours. Killed by the cooking time. heh.

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