I am not hopeful on my math test. 2 questions will probably cost me 22 points out of 100. Grrr....
I hopefully will be able to see Alissa and dan (and maybe Merten too) on July 10th. Fingers are crossed as we try to get so many schedules to work out for a day or two.
I think I shall bo to ged a bit early tonight....I am really tired all the time. This weekend, all I've got to do is focus on work and enjoy Saturday afternoon with my family. I decided not to go home so that I could get the weekend of July 23-25 off. I also hope to get some time off on Sat 17th to maybe see Sharon.
So much to do, so little time!!
Christi
Thursday, July 01, 2004
Tuesday, June 29, 2004
The days are too long and the nights too short
I've got so much to do! Laundry, dishes, homework, studying for my big test on Thursday, work, work, and more work. Ahhh!! Sorry if I'm out of contact the next few days. Just want to get it all done with.
Funny thing happened at work. Not sure if I can post it....may not be kosher for the younger readers. Lets say it involved a camper asking for a pair of gloves and a misunderstanding in which a person who thinks everything is about her caught the tail end of a converstation and obviously thought it was about her....lol. If you wanna hear more, just let me know!
To bed I go.
Christi
PS More about the Makos search.
The Mako Shark (aka Makos for short) - Picture on Web Page listed at the bottom
Other common names:
Blue pointer, mackerel shark
Sharp-nosed shark, bonito shark.
Mako sharks, both the more common shortfin and the longfin, have been nicknamed 'blue dynamite' because of their explosive, boat damaging potential. This is an apt description but it should be added that they have 'short fuses'. Makos have the reputation, borne out by fact, of being likely to attack boats and fishermen at any time. Fortunately, their offshore habitat generally keeps them away from vulnerable swimmers.
There is no doubt that these sharks could cause more damage to swimmers than either the 'white death' or tiger sharks because of their incredible speed, power and fearlessness. The reputation of the mako is unrivalled among all shark species. They are the only sharks that have been included as game fish on record charts. Even anglers, who can choose to fish for any saltwater species and normally despise sharks, have respect and a peculiar affection for the makos.
The reputation of the mako is based on its pugnacious attitude. The skill with which it uses its teeth, speed and cunning to hunt and kill other major ocean predators is consummate. Although showing a particular liking for mackerel, the mako also preys on other sharks, broadbill swordfish, marlin and other major species. One of its tactics, evident even in 5 kg (Ill) miniature monsters, is to accelerate amazingly and chop off the tail of its prey so the hunted not only loses its propulsion but bleeds to death.
Like the other members of its family, the mako has two dorsal fins, the second very small, and both lobes of its tail are almost the same size, unlike other sharks in which the upper lobe is prominent. They are similar to their relative, the great - white shark, in conformation and share the large circular black eyes and long gill slits of that : species. They have awl shaped teeth as opposed to the triangular teeth of the white. They are dark blue on the back, more so than other pelagic sharks, and the sides and belly are white, even F silvery, in live specimens. In old and larger specimens, the dorsal colouring may be a dusky grey similar to that often seen on white sharks.
In addition to their boat damaging characteristics, makos are renowned for their high jumping, rolling and somersaulting leap. Experienced anglers have estimated some makos can fly more than 6m (20ft) clear of the water surface before commencing their re-entry. Often the return to the water is as graceful as the exit but sometimes these sharks come up in a series of barrel rolls, land lengthways on the surface with great bursts of spray and are then instantly ready to fly and roll again. Unfortunately, or perhaps fortunately, not too many makos show their power to the full.
The mako is distributed world-wide in warm and temperate seas (10-21"C; 50-70"E) and in Australian waters it is found mainly from southern Queensland to South Australia and on to New Zealand. Many boats in these areas have scars that bear mute testimony to mako madness at being hooked and harried by humans. Makos often attack boats when pursuing hooked snapper or other fish and have sometimes left their teeth behind in a boat's planking.
The Isuridae sharks (the makos, white sharks and porbeagles) differ from other species in that they have a blood temperature which can be higher than the temperature of the water in which they are swimming. This warm body temperature is said to account for their explosive energy.
Mako teeth are long razor-sharp daggers, prized by Maoris and other Polynesians. They are very strong and built to hold and slash their prey. The teeth on the side of the jaws are wider and more triangular, but all are smooth and positioned in the jaw to hold, rip and cut.
Makos are often found near or right at the surface, with dorsal fin and tip of the tail cutting the water as it cruises in search of food. Like the white sharks and porbeagles, makos swim with stiff, short tail strokes rather than flowing sinuously through the water like most other sharks or wriggling in the manner of hammerheads.
Fishing methods
Makos take baits and Konahead lures trolled for billfish as well as live or dead baits offered on the drift or troll. They respond well to chum or berley and swim fearlessly up the trail of food to its source. Although they can be taken while trolling anglers specifically seeking the mako offshore prefer a floating bait as this has proved more successful overall. Small mako are occasionally taken by beach fishermen using live baits, flesh strips or squid bait and this has been particularly successful along the Ninety Mile Beach in Victoria.
Makos are ovoviviparous, the eggs hatching inside the mother and the young being born alive. Captured females sometimes give birth on board boats and one mother was found to have ten young ready to be born. Makos are suspected to grow to 7m (23 ft) but few are bigger than 5m (16 ft) and weigh more than 54-Okg (12001b). The average weight of makos captured by sport fishermen would be about 181 kg (4001b).
Eating quality
Makos are a popular food in many parts of the world, including the United States and Australia Their flesh is salmon-coloured and similar to that of the highly saleable broadbill swordfish. It car be prepared for eating in many ways.
It bears repetition that makos must always handled carefully and with the utmost respect even if believed dead; the damage that can be in inflicted on both people and boats by the jaws, tai and sheer body power of a mako demands this respect. Small makos are usually tagged and re leased in order to assist scientists in gaining knowledge of the migrations, growth and population of this important species. P.G
class Chondrichthyes
order Lamniformes
family Lamnidae
http://www.shoalhaven.net.au/~shafc/Species/makoshark.html
Funny thing happened at work. Not sure if I can post it....may not be kosher for the younger readers. Lets say it involved a camper asking for a pair of gloves and a misunderstanding in which a person who thinks everything is about her caught the tail end of a converstation and obviously thought it was about her....lol. If you wanna hear more, just let me know!
To bed I go.
Christi
PS More about the Makos search.
The Mako Shark (aka Makos for short) - Picture on Web Page listed at the bottom
Other common names:
Blue pointer, mackerel shark
Sharp-nosed shark, bonito shark.
Mako sharks, both the more common shortfin and the longfin, have been nicknamed 'blue dynamite' because of their explosive, boat damaging potential. This is an apt description but it should be added that they have 'short fuses'. Makos have the reputation, borne out by fact, of being likely to attack boats and fishermen at any time. Fortunately, their offshore habitat generally keeps them away from vulnerable swimmers.
There is no doubt that these sharks could cause more damage to swimmers than either the 'white death' or tiger sharks because of their incredible speed, power and fearlessness. The reputation of the mako is unrivalled among all shark species. They are the only sharks that have been included as game fish on record charts. Even anglers, who can choose to fish for any saltwater species and normally despise sharks, have respect and a peculiar affection for the makos.
The reputation of the mako is based on its pugnacious attitude. The skill with which it uses its teeth, speed and cunning to hunt and kill other major ocean predators is consummate. Although showing a particular liking for mackerel, the mako also preys on other sharks, broadbill swordfish, marlin and other major species. One of its tactics, evident even in 5 kg (Ill) miniature monsters, is to accelerate amazingly and chop off the tail of its prey so the hunted not only loses its propulsion but bleeds to death.
Like the other members of its family, the mako has two dorsal fins, the second very small, and both lobes of its tail are almost the same size, unlike other sharks in which the upper lobe is prominent. They are similar to their relative, the great - white shark, in conformation and share the large circular black eyes and long gill slits of that : species. They have awl shaped teeth as opposed to the triangular teeth of the white. They are dark blue on the back, more so than other pelagic sharks, and the sides and belly are white, even F silvery, in live specimens. In old and larger specimens, the dorsal colouring may be a dusky grey similar to that often seen on white sharks.
In addition to their boat damaging characteristics, makos are renowned for their high jumping, rolling and somersaulting leap. Experienced anglers have estimated some makos can fly more than 6m (20ft) clear of the water surface before commencing their re-entry. Often the return to the water is as graceful as the exit but sometimes these sharks come up in a series of barrel rolls, land lengthways on the surface with great bursts of spray and are then instantly ready to fly and roll again. Unfortunately, or perhaps fortunately, not too many makos show their power to the full.
The mako is distributed world-wide in warm and temperate seas (10-21"C; 50-70"E) and in Australian waters it is found mainly from southern Queensland to South Australia and on to New Zealand. Many boats in these areas have scars that bear mute testimony to mako madness at being hooked and harried by humans. Makos often attack boats when pursuing hooked snapper or other fish and have sometimes left their teeth behind in a boat's planking.
The Isuridae sharks (the makos, white sharks and porbeagles) differ from other species in that they have a blood temperature which can be higher than the temperature of the water in which they are swimming. This warm body temperature is said to account for their explosive energy.
Mako teeth are long razor-sharp daggers, prized by Maoris and other Polynesians. They are very strong and built to hold and slash their prey. The teeth on the side of the jaws are wider and more triangular, but all are smooth and positioned in the jaw to hold, rip and cut.
Makos are often found near or right at the surface, with dorsal fin and tip of the tail cutting the water as it cruises in search of food. Like the white sharks and porbeagles, makos swim with stiff, short tail strokes rather than flowing sinuously through the water like most other sharks or wriggling in the manner of hammerheads.
Fishing methods
Makos take baits and Konahead lures trolled for billfish as well as live or dead baits offered on the drift or troll. They respond well to chum or berley and swim fearlessly up the trail of food to its source. Although they can be taken while trolling anglers specifically seeking the mako offshore prefer a floating bait as this has proved more successful overall. Small mako are occasionally taken by beach fishermen using live baits, flesh strips or squid bait and this has been particularly successful along the Ninety Mile Beach in Victoria.
Makos are ovoviviparous, the eggs hatching inside the mother and the young being born alive. Captured females sometimes give birth on board boats and one mother was found to have ten young ready to be born. Makos are suspected to grow to 7m (23 ft) but few are bigger than 5m (16 ft) and weigh more than 54-Okg (12001b). The average weight of makos captured by sport fishermen would be about 181 kg (4001b).
Eating quality
Makos are a popular food in many parts of the world, including the United States and Australia Their flesh is salmon-coloured and similar to that of the highly saleable broadbill swordfish. It car be prepared for eating in many ways.
It bears repetition that makos must always handled carefully and with the utmost respect even if believed dead; the damage that can be in inflicted on both people and boats by the jaws, tai and sheer body power of a mako demands this respect. Small makos are usually tagged and re leased in order to assist scientists in gaining knowledge of the migrations, growth and population of this important species. P.G
class Chondrichthyes
order Lamniformes
family Lamnidae
http://www.shoalhaven.net.au/~shafc/Species/makoshark.html
Sunday, June 27, 2004
Hehehehe
That picture is what I put in a card for Mom for "Moogie's Day" ... lots of funny memories of Mom trying to build stuff and always seeming to hit her thumb with a hammer.
Since Mom got our Saturday outing pretty well described in her family e-mail, I thought I'd just cut and paste and save myself some time.
"Christi and I had a great day yesterday. At about 8 or so we headed to the Madison Farmer’s Market. It was really interesting. Seems like so much for sale and all that it was a bit overwhelming. We got some very nice vegetables (tomatoes, lettuce, etc.) and a quart of strawberries. Also, we got ostrich sticks (like beef sticks) to try. Rather an interesting time. Then we wandered through some shops on State Street. They were quite nice and had lots of unique and fascinating things. By then it was lunch time and we stopped at a place called Potbelly’s where they had nice sub sandwiches. After dropping our purchases (few that they were) in the car, we went over to the Memorial Union on campus. They are having a fund raiser and auctioning off artistic chairs that people worked on. That was fun to see. So many different versions of the same thing done in really different ways. To view the 12 chairs (they are the large size version of the unique UW-Madison Memorial Union chairs) see: http://www.union.wisc.edu/75/chairs/index.html
Quite a lot of work went into that project! One chair right now – the postcard one - is bid in at over $2,000 – and the auction happens until 7/11. The site to view how much they are going for is at https://mds.bussvc.wisc.edu/swap/dept.asp?mscssid=&dept_id=43 . It’s definitely going to be interesting to watch. Anyway then it was such a nice day that we sat on the patio outside the Union and watched the boats and enjoyed the day. It was wonderful! After that it was off to pick up a few groceries and then drop off Christi and head home. Matt was too busy working to have time to join us." Matt's been working extra hard lately so he can save up for his trip to England. I pray that he will be able to go.
Christi
P.S. Just finished a random search of "Makos".....who knew there would be so much! Here's one interesting find, and I will post more later.
Makos Kalacs (Aunt Ann's Poppyseed Rolls) - a Hungarian Delight!
4 1/2 cup Flour
1 tsp Salt
1 cup Milk, lukewarm
1/2 lb Butter
2 x Egg Yolks
2 whl Eggs
4 tbl Sugar
2 x Cakes Yeast
POPPYSEED FILLING
1 lb Ground Poppyseed
1 cup Sugar
1/2 cup Honey or Maple Syrup
1 cup Hot Milk
1 tsp Lemon Rind
1 tsp Lemon Juice
White Raisins (optional)
Method :
Crumble yeast in a cup; add water and sugar; let it stand until you mix butter and flour as for pie crust. Make a well and add whole eggs, salt and yeast mixture. Mix until smooth and dough leaves the side of the bowl.
divide into 4 pieces and roll out as thin as possible; spread w/ filling.
Roll as for jelly roll. Place on a greased pan, brush w/ egg yolk which has been beaten. Let stand in warm place for 1 hr. Bake at 350 for 30-45 minutes or til brown. FILLING: Mix all together and cool. May substitute 2 ts. vanilla for the lemon rind and lemon juice.
http://fooddownunder.com/cgi-bin/recipe.cgi?r=155992
Since Mom got our Saturday outing pretty well described in her family e-mail, I thought I'd just cut and paste and save myself some time.
"Christi and I had a great day yesterday. At about 8 or so we headed to the Madison Farmer’s Market. It was really interesting. Seems like so much for sale and all that it was a bit overwhelming. We got some very nice vegetables (tomatoes, lettuce, etc.) and a quart of strawberries. Also, we got ostrich sticks (like beef sticks) to try. Rather an interesting time. Then we wandered through some shops on State Street. They were quite nice and had lots of unique and fascinating things. By then it was lunch time and we stopped at a place called Potbelly’s where they had nice sub sandwiches. After dropping our purchases (few that they were) in the car, we went over to the Memorial Union on campus. They are having a fund raiser and auctioning off artistic chairs that people worked on. That was fun to see. So many different versions of the same thing done in really different ways. To view the 12 chairs (they are the large size version of the unique UW-Madison Memorial Union chairs) see: http://www.union.wisc.edu/75/chairs/index.html
Quite a lot of work went into that project! One chair right now – the postcard one - is bid in at over $2,000 – and the auction happens until 7/11. The site to view how much they are going for is at https://mds.bussvc.wisc.edu/swap/dept.asp?mscssid=&dept_id=43 . It’s definitely going to be interesting to watch. Anyway then it was such a nice day that we sat on the patio outside the Union and watched the boats and enjoyed the day. It was wonderful! After that it was off to pick up a few groceries and then drop off Christi and head home. Matt was too busy working to have time to join us." Matt's been working extra hard lately so he can save up for his trip to England. I pray that he will be able to go.
Christi
P.S. Just finished a random search of "Makos".....who knew there would be so much! Here's one interesting find, and I will post more later.
Makos Kalacs (Aunt Ann's Poppyseed Rolls) - a Hungarian Delight!
4 1/2 cup Flour
1 tsp Salt
1 cup Milk, lukewarm
1/2 lb Butter
2 x Egg Yolks
2 whl Eggs
4 tbl Sugar
2 x Cakes Yeast
POPPYSEED FILLING
1 lb Ground Poppyseed
1 cup Sugar
1/2 cup Honey or Maple Syrup
1 cup Hot Milk
1 tsp Lemon Rind
1 tsp Lemon Juice
White Raisins (optional)
Method :
Crumble yeast in a cup; add water and sugar; let it stand until you mix butter and flour as for pie crust. Make a well and add whole eggs, salt and yeast mixture. Mix until smooth and dough leaves the side of the bowl.
divide into 4 pieces and roll out as thin as possible; spread w/ filling.
Roll as for jelly roll. Place on a greased pan, brush w/ egg yolk which has been beaten. Let stand in warm place for 1 hr. Bake at 350 for 30-45 minutes or til brown. FILLING: Mix all together and cool. May substitute 2 ts. vanilla for the lemon rind and lemon juice.
http://fooddownunder.com/cgi-bin/recipe.cgi?r=155992
