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Re: Oven Baked Spare Ribs v. 1.0

Barbara Siems — Wed, 28 Sep 2011 10:08:36 -0000

You forgot to mention that the kids were starving and made me take it out of the oven before it got as tender as I wanted it. The ribs weren't falling apart, but I didn't think they were tough at all.

Also, I rubbed onion salt, garlic salt, and white pepper into the meat before I baked it.

Re: My 40th birthday bucket list

teamsiems — Tue, 23 Nov 2010 09:33:44 -0000

The sad thing is I could do all of these things in Las Vegas in one day.

Re: Social Media Effects On Student Writing

robertstackhouse — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 21:53:04 -0000

"I don't like reading or writing, but I got A's in my English classes."

So why blog then? You must at least like writing on some level. ;)

Re: Social Media Effects On Student Writing

teamsiems — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 17:29:39 -0000

Thanks for the insight, Robert.

My personal irony is that my dad was PR Director at the DOT and Coast Guard. My mom majored in English and French in college. I was a Nuclear Engineering major. I don't like reading or writing, but I got A's in my English classes.

As a new step-father of 3 wonderful teens/tweens, I'm starting to see how kids now days think and communicate. All of them have or had AIM, Yahoo, MySpace, and Facebook accounts - ironically they don't like Twitter. They make "good grades" in English and relax (throw out) their grammar online. I think their vocabulary is greater than mine was at their age - thanks to their mother.

Re: Social Media Effects On Student Writing

robertstackhouse — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 14:28:46 -0000

"Now I want to know how are they going to write at their jobs? Will they use the formal style or the informal?"

Once again, context is king. I would say that the choice to communicate informally or formally resides with the person doing the communicating. Was a sense of office etiquette and propriety passed on to the youngster by their parents? For some, the answer would be yes, for others, the answer would be no. People who care about diction, spelling, and grammar raise children who care about diction, spelling, and grammar. Don't believe me? Then, you obviously haven't met my mother. You might also do well to interview my son in about 15 years as well.

As for a shrinking vocabulary, I believe that is a cultural phenomenon. We have placed science and technology on a pedestal for our children and left the humanities lying in the dirt. I think we as a society are beginning to remember that both areas are important to well rounded human beings.

Re: Buzzwords for SXSWi 2010: Geolocation, Check In

teamsiems — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 09:17:11 -0000

Oh, that's right. Nice catch. Kingpin Game by Phodder http://bit.ly/tfctR

Re: Buzzwords for SXSWi 2010: Geolocation, Check In

Jeremy — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 13:07:24 -0000

Don't forget Kingpin! :)

It's a game built on top of Foursquare, so checkins in Kingpin count for Foursquare, but with the added bonus of kills, ranks, etc.

I totally agree, though. GeoSocial is VERY hot right now.