Recently in Misc Category

Looking back at my posts so far, it doesn't seem like I've settled on any particular topic for my blog.  So I'll stick to telling what I learned yesterday.

Try using Baking Powder instead of Baking Soda in the standard Toll House cookie recipe.  The cookies end up puffier and don't seem to spread out as much.  Don't try substituting white sugar for some or all of the brown sugar.  The brown sugar helps the flavor a lot. 

My wife took some pictures and video of my son trying to help.

I highly recommend watching "The Big Bang Theory" on CBS.  The show's portrayal of geeks and nerds is a bit excessively stereotypical but amusing.  The first season is a little weak toward the end because of the writer strike but its worth starting from the beginning.  First season is available on DVD or from Netflix.  Thinkgeek seems to have provided about half of the props for the show.

Anyhow... that is not actually what this post is about.  While watching an episode I saw this advertised during a Public Service Announcement.   CBS is having a "CBS Cares Colonoscopy Sweepstakes."

This is an actual sweepstakes and, if you are the grand prize winner, we will fly you and a companion to New York where you will receive a free colonoscopy. You will also be given three nights' accommodation in a suite at the luxurious Loews Regency Hotel, which will include the night before you are "awarded" the colonoscopy.

I wish it was a hoax.