I put up this Instructable on how to make the cake.  It is easy, delicious, and vegan.

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Ginger Syrup
from Dr. Justin
time 30 min
yield 3/4 – 1 Cup
Ingredients
1 lb ginger
1/4 C honey
1/4 C sugar
1 C water
Directions
1. Peel ginger and cut into 2″ chunks
2. Combine all ingredients in a pan
3. Set heat to medium-high and bring to a boil
4. Reduce heat and simmer until reduced

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I just upgraded to the lastest WordPress and also finally got around to trying the WP touch plug-in (http://www.bravenewcode.com/wptouch/).  This takes my Word Press site and formats it nicely for iPhone/iPod/Android visitors.  There is also a link for them to see the standard site if they so desire (via a Mobile Theme ON|OFF selector [...]

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I’ve been learning Italian and am always looking for ways to enhance the learning process.  A friend of mine told me about an interesting new site http://www.babbel.com/ Babbel is a language learning site with social networking.  They have content for English, French, German, Italian, and Spanish.  There are chatrooms for each language and ways to [...]

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I actually heard about the MacHeist bundle from Wil Wheaton’s twitter stream.  He asked if it was worth it and got a positive response from his Mac followers and bought it.  Wondering what *it* was, I searched for it on Google and found my answer at MacHeist.  According to Wikipedia this is the third year [...]

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I ran out of mascara recently and instead of buying my favorite mascara, decided to try a cheaper replacement.  I liked the name and ads for Lash Stiletto and am constantly looking for a product to provide me the shiny, black lashes that Maybelline promised.
MLS was soft when applied, but the coverage and shine was [...]

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FreeRice not only is a great way to practice vocabulary (especially for high school kids practicing for PSAT, SAT, CHSEP, etc.) it donates rice to the UN World Food Program.  FreeRice (www.freerice.com) also allows you to choose what you are learning while you earn rice. For example, I am practicing my Italian vocabulary at [...]

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If you want to search for a twitter user but don’t want to search by email address, it isn’t obvious from the twitter web site.  What you need is: http://search.twitter.com/. This allows you to search for twitter users by user names rather than email address.

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I started this last year and finally finished the baby blanket today.  I didn’t really have a baby in mind, but now I’ll be prepared when I need one.  I am also trying to finish up all of the half finished projects I have lying around, Organization will find me yet.
I also find having my [...]

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Here is a sampling of the cards I made for Halloween, they are simple, but I think they came out cute

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Tonight I made a bracelet and earrings.  It was going to be a necklace and earrings but someone got a little carried away crimping the clamshell and had to do some creative work with materials on-hand.

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I also saw this big spider at M’s house.  I know there isn’t anything in the frame for comparison but the body was about as big as a quarter and maybe almost 1/2 an inch thick.  Eww and cool at the same time.

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I found these bunnies on my street.

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I finished Zeeby’s Bag from the Stitch and Bitch book!  This was the first thing I tried to knit from the book when I got it (and the first thing I have ever knit from the book) and I just couldn’t do it for some reason.  I could never get the first few inches to [...]

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Not quite ready-to-wear

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I finished the handle for Zeeby’s bag.

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Added a new page for Llinks. Not sure if I am how to get the Tech Bllog page to be what I want, more on that soon.

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Overview
If you have have a legal copy of Microsoft Office 2007 you can use this  Add-In software for free to create PDFs from Microsoft Office.

PDF Add-In Installation
If you have problems with the Validation tool installation, try this alternate method (which is what I use because I don’t want to install more on my machine [...]

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Yep, the gusset is done.  Now two straps and a pocket and it is time to practice sewing

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Paul Newman died.  I met him once and he was polite and had the BLUEST eyes I had ever seen. He was probably in his 70’s and still great looking and charming.

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