Stars Go Rogue

The Hubble Space Telescope captured "renegade" stars tearing through the universe like a 16 year-old tearing through the streets the day after getting his license.

The stars are tearing through space at 112,000 mph or 180,250 kph for our friends around the world.  How would you like to be driving something that fast next Saturday night? 

Which leads to the obvious question does the Universe contain the equivalent of spike strips?

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C.S.I. For Your Travels

TravelSmith has a personal UV germ detector with flashlight.  The perfect gift for the traveling germaphobe.  Or for the germaphobe who stays home.  Personally, I am sure hotel sheets are not the cleanest, but do I really need proof that I am right? 

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Watch the Earth Age 650 Million Years in 120 Seconds

This is a pretty cool video.   

I especially like how it projects into the future.  Some day we will all be a little bit closer. 

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The Perfect Dessert?

(photo by: José Picayo)

Before the New Year's resolutions kick in, why not sin a little?

This could be quite possibly the world's perfect dessert.  And it may soon merit being made its only food group.  It has peanut butter, chocolate and it is in pudding form!?! What elegance. what beauty.  What brilliance.  Pudding......mmmmmmmmmmmmm!!!!

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How Hot Can You Go?

I love eating 'Hot'; I can't get enough.  I love to make my own salsa using the recipe from Bobo's in Stillwater, OK.  Bobo's is gone but if you weren't unlucky enough to work there you can order it from the former owner, product #7971.  It is so good my mouth waters just thinking about it. 

However, salsa or pico-de-gallo can not be splashed on everything.  That is hot sauce's job.  We never made hot sauce at Bobo's but with this recipe I can make it every day, or at least every day I have peppers available.

Personally I think this recipe is a bit to vinegary for my tastes.  That goes for most of the comerical products out there too.  But it gets me a point from which to experiment from.  And that is the true joy of cooking.

Some of the people who replied have suggestions which improve upon the original recipe, at least in my opion.  See here and here.  One of the suggestions send you here.

Enjoy and happy Hot Sauce making. 

UPDATE: If anyone is in Portland area check out Salvador Molly's and their Great Balls of Fire.  Dam them things is hot.  My mouth is still buring and I ate 'em three years ago. 

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The Dream Reborn

Thanks to Mark Jolly I can dream once again of heading to a beautiful Mexican beach.  Mexico: Four little hot beach towns - Mexico- msnbc.com
From Puerto Escondido in the North to Huatulco in the Southeast and Mazunte and San Agustinillo in the middle, this part of the coast of Mexico sounds like a bit of paradise.

With beaches like this
and this

I am definatily making plans to leave the cold, wintery (though back to its normail rainy self this week) NorthWest.

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This Is What I Would Spend My Bailout Money On!!!!

This is the latest creation from E. Kevin Schopfer. Called the Oculus it is 250 feet long and can accommodate 12 peeps in such style it would make the homes at Martha's Vineyard look like shacks. If only I had studied Finance, or University of Chicago style of Economics. Then I could be stealing from the Treasury of Uncle Sam, or little old ladies pension funds. Even if the world economy is in the tank I could be living phat on my pimped out yacht.

What would you spend your bailout money on?