Adirondack Blog

One of my true pleasures is adding content to Adirondack46er.com, a blog-format receptacle for all experiences relating to the pursuit of the 46 Adirondack High Peaks. Myself, my cousin Adam, and friend James Zeger are active contributors to the site.

Adirondack46er.com contains climbing logs, photos, and videos from our adventures in the Adirondack Mountains of New York State--a treasure to humankind. While I love the actual experiences themselves, having the outlet of Adirondack46er.com to share and re-live them is very exciting to me. If there was a job where I could do exactly this...

Created on 18 December 2008, Adirondack46er.com now contains 34 posts (and counting). It is open reading for any interested parties. As with all things, an Adirondack obsession should be accompanied by some sort of restraint--yet by all means send me a note if you want to taste Adirondack Renewal as I have! Through Adirondack46er.com, I hope that we contributors can open some eyes. Life is so much more than worry and blame!

Mom's Egg Test

Did Mom's egg test before doing hard-boiled eggs yesterday. Had one "top-floater" which I chucked out the door--as that supposedly implies rottenness. I had some others which "tipped" and semi-floated with the wider end up, the smaller end still on the bottom of the pan. Kept those as that is just supposed to mean they are older, with more air having permeated the eggshell. The freshest eggs slept on the bottom.

Oh--by the way--this most recent egg boiling was the result of Jess sending me a message saying she needed a non-meat lunch option for today (3rd Friday of Lent).

I did a little Internet research on why eggs float as I have historically kiboshed my mom's practice. It seems to be another case of Mother Knows Best.

Here's the relevant Did You Know? from WhatsCookingAmerica.net:

Eggs from your own hens (farm raised) are like homegrown vine-ripened tomatoes. Better tha[n] anything that comes from the supermarket.

Affluenza

Drawn from Wikipedia and quoted on page 53 of Friedman's Hot, Flat, and Crowded is the definition of a modern-age affliction referred to as Affluenza.

Affluenza is a term used by critics of consumerism, a portmanteau of affluence and influenza. Sources define this term as follows:

• affluenza, n. a painful, contagious, socially transmitted condition of overload, debt, anxiety and waste resulting from the dogged pursuit of more. (de Graaf)
• affluenza, n. 1. The bloated, sluggish and unfulfilled feeling that results from efforts to keep up with the Joneses. 2. An epidemic of stress, overwork, waste and indebtedness caused by the pursuit of the American Dream. 3. An unsustainable addiction to economic growth. (PBS)
  

How very interesting. Self-diagnosis, anyone?

My Dog's Breakfast

My dog, Tanner, had a nice breakfast of Styrofoam meat platters with a side of DVD this morning. How appealing!

 photo from Valentine's Day, thought appropriate with Tanner licking his chops (2.14.09)