https://youtu.be/eLmLHxo_vO4
A relaxing video of ocean sounds, fall asleep listening to the waves hitting the seashore
https://youtu.be/ywzWpdT8bj0
The simple sounds of thunder and rain
https://youtu.be/o8jLg57ZKUg
Listen to the relaxing sounds of the waterfalls, a few bonus images are included
All images are CC and were found on pixabay
It will be everywhere and the world will have to readjust. World governments will have to readjust.
John McAfee, founder of McAfee, Inc., Bloomberg interview.
Blockchain is the tech. Bitcoin is merely the first mainstream manifestation of its potential.
Marc Kenigsberg
Bitcoin actually has the balance and incentives right, and that is why it is starting to take off
Julian Assange, Founder of Wikileaks
The reason we’re all here is that the current financial system is outdated.
Charlie Shrem
Every informed person needs to know about Bitcoin because it might be one of the world’s most important developments.
Leon Luow
If you guys want proof Bitcoin is real, send them to me, I’ll cash them out and feed homeless people.
Jason King
So Bitcoin is cyber snob currency
William Shatner
Bitcoin will do to banks what email did to the postal industry
Rick Falkvinge, Founder of the Swedish pirate party
Bitcoin represents a significant threat to the currency domination of the USA, which is the only thing propping up the nation’s status as a worldwide superpower.
Rick Falkvinge, founder of the Swedish Pirate Party
The relative success of the Bitcoin proves that money first and foremost depends on trust. Neither gold nor bonds are needed to back up a currency.
Arnon Grunberg
There are 3 eras of currency: Commodity based, politically based, and now, math based.
Chris Dixon
Bitcoin is a very exciting development, it might lead to a world currency. I think over the next decade it will grow to become one of the most important ways to pay for things and transfer assets.
Kim Dotcom
Bitcoin promises to take at least some of that power away from governments and hand it to people. That alone augurs significant political, cultural, and economic clashes.
Paul Vigna
It’s money 2.0, a huge huge huge deal.
Chamath Palihapitiya
I am very intrigued by Bitcoin. It has all the signs. Paradigm shift, hackers love it, yet it’s derided as a toy. Just like microcomputers.
Paul Graham
Bitcoin totally strips away the State’s control over money.
Roger Ver
Bitcoin is Cash with Wings
Charlie Shrem
Bitcoin is a remarkable cryptographic achievement and the ability to create something that is not duplicable in the digital world has enormous value
Eric Schmidt
We have elected to put our money and faith in a mathematical framework that is free of politics and human error.
Tyler Winklevoss, Co-creator of Facebook
Bitcoin was created to serve a highly political intent, a free and uncensored network where all can participate with equal access.
Amir Taaki
Cryptocurrency is such a powerful concept that it can almost overturn governments.
Charles Lee
Bitcoin is the most important invention in the history of the world since the Internet.
Roger Ver
So my view’s quite clear. I believe cryptocurrencies, Bitcoin is the first example, I believe they’re going to change the world.
Richard Brown
The blockchain keeps everyone honest, and a whole layer of banking bureaucracy is removed, lowering costs.
Paul Vigna
Bitcoin, and the ideas behind it, will be a disruptor to the traditional notions of currency. In the end, currency will be better for it.
Edmund C. Moy
I understand the political ramifications of [bitcoin] and I think that government should stay out of them and they should be perfectly legal.
Ron Paul
Brie Kisses
Makes 32.
1/2 to 2/3 pounds brie cheese (wedges are fine)
1 (17.3 ounce) box frozen puff pastry
Hot pepper jelly
Cut the brie into 1/2-inch squares (leave the rind on if you like). Place on a dinner plate and put the cheese in the freezer while you thaw the puff pastry for 30 minutes at room temperature.
Unfold the thawed pastry, press together seams and roll lightly with a rolling pin to smooth it out. Cut each sheet into fourths, then cut each fourth in half. Cut the halves in half to make 16 squares per sheet.
Lightly spray a mini-muffin pan with nonstick spray. Fit a piece of dough into each cup, pushing into the cup but leaving the edges sticking up. Place a dab of pepper jelly in each cup, then top with a piece of cheese.
Bake at 400 degrees F for 10 to 15 minutes, until golden. Serve warm. (Can be prepared ahead and refrigerated until ready to bake, or you can bake them and re-warm about 10 minutes at 350 degrees F before serving.)
Sugar and Nut-Glazed Brie
Posted by Becky/Colo at recipegoldmine.com 12/17/2001 10:16 am
This was my appetizer from last night”s dinner. Delicious!
Source: Sunset Magazine, January, 2001
Serves/Yields 6 to 8 appetizer servings
2 tablespoons firmly packed brown sugar
2 tablespoons coarsely chopped pecans or almonds
1 1/2 teaspoons brandy, (or other liqueur – I used Kahlua)
1 firm-ripe whole brie cheese (8 ounce)
Crackers
Apple and pear slices
Stir together the brown sugar, chopped pecans and brandy.
Place cheese in a baking dish just slightly larger than the width of the cheese. Bake in a 425 degree F oven just until cheese begins to soften in the center, about 6 minutes.
Evenly sprinkle sugar mixture over cheese. Bake until sugar melts and cheese is melted in center (cut to test), 3 to 5 minutes longer. Scoop hot cheese onto crackers and apple/pear slices to eat.
Tequila-Cranberry Chutney on Brie
Chutney
2 teaspoons vegetable oil
1 cup diced red onion
2 cups fresh or frozen cranberries
3/4 cup diced red Delicious apples
3/4 cup granulated sugar
1/4 cup hot pepper jelly
2 tablespoons tequila
1 tablespoon orange-flavored liqueur
1 tablespoon grated orange peel
Brie
1 tablespoon butter or margarine
1 cup chopped pecans, toasted
1 small wheel or small wedges brie cheese
French bread, sliced and toasted, or melba rounds
To make chutney: Heat oil in large saucepan over medium heat; add onion and cook 7 minutes. Stir in onion, cranberries, apples, sugar, pepper jelly, tequila, orange liqueur and orange peel; bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer, stirring occasionally, 20 to 25 minutes or until thick. Cool.
To prepare brie: Heat butter in a skillet over medium heat. Add pecans and dash of salt; cook, stirring constantly, 1 minute. Place brie on a microwave-safe platter and microwave on high for 45 seconds, or just until warm. Top with chutney, then pecans.
Serve with toast or melba rounds.
Makes 30 servings.
Rum Butter Brie with Fruit
1/2 cup butter or margarine, softened
1/4 cup finely chopped toasted almonds
3 tablespoons light rum
1/4 teaspoon lemon juice
1/8 teaspoon garlic salt
1/8 teaspoon paprika
6-inch wheel Brie cheese (about 1 pound)
Whole toasted almonds
Fresh fruits
Assorted crackers
In small bowl, beat butter with chopped almonds, rum, lemon juice, garlic salt, and paprika. Cut white crust from top of Brie; spread Brie with butter mixture. Garnish edge with whole almonds. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate at least 1 hour before serving. Serve with cut fruit and assorted crackers.
Makes 16.
Some of our favourite tiger related pictures
AMAZING APPLE SMOOTHIE
2 cups apple sauce
1 cup apple cider
1 cup orange juice
2 tablespoons Vermont maple syrup
1/2 teaspoons nutmeg
1/2 teaspoons cinnamon
Combine all ingredients in a blender and blend until smooth. Pour into glasses and serve.
APPLES AND CREAM SMOOTHIE
2 cups vanilla low‐fat ice cream
1 cup unsweetened applesauce
1/4 teaspoons ground cinnamon or apple pie spice
1 cup fat free skim or 1% low fat milk
Ground cinnamon (optional)
In a blender container combine low‐fat ice cream, applesauce, and the 1/4 teaspoons cinnamon or apple pie spice. Cover and blend until smooth. Add fat free skim or 1% low fat milk. Cover and blend until just mixed. Pour into glasses. If desired, sprinkle each serving with additional cinnamon.
APRICOT APPLE SMOOTHIE
1 apple (golden delicious), peeled, cored & chopped
1 cup apple juice
4 apricots, fresh, pitted (skin optional)
1 banana, peeled
3/4 cups yogurt, plain
10 ‐ 12 ice cubes
1 tablespoon honey
Place all ingredients in a blender and puree until smooth.
ARTIC FOREST SMOOTHIE
1 peach, frozen
10 blueberries, frozen
1 cup light (reduced sugar) fat‐free vanilla yogurt, frozen
1/2 cups 1% milk
1/2 tablespoons crushed pecan
1/2 teaspoons salt
1/4 teaspoons vanilla extract
Put all ingredients into blender. Blend until smoothie consistency is reached
AVOCADO BANANA BERRY SMOOTHIE
Half a ripe avocado
1 to 1 1/2 frozen bananas
4 to 5 frozen or fresh strawberries
Splash non‐fat soy or other nut milk
Pinch cardamom
Pinch allspice
Nuts, fruits, spices, etc throw all ingredients into a blender and blend until desired texture is reached.
A treat today a collection of total body workout videos. Some of these are absolutely brutal but worth it. We tried to pick videos with different routines – as you probably know it can get boring doing the same thing all the time so hopefully you will find plenty of variety here
| Change is inevitable, except from a vending machine. |
| You know the world is going crazy when the best rapper is a white guy, the best golfer is a black guy, the tallest guy in the NBA is Chinese, the Swiss hold the America’s Cup, France is accusing the U.S. of arrogance, Germany doesn’t want to go to war, and the three most powerful men in America are named ‘Bush’, ‘Dick’, and ‘Colon’. Need I say more? |
| After (M)onday and (T)uesday even the week says WTF !! |
| Why is it that most nudists are people you don’t want to see naked? |
| What’s the difference between a northern fairytale and a southern fairytale? A northern fairytale begins “Once upon a time…” A southern fairytale begins “Y’all ain’t gonna believe this shit…” |
| George washington said “We would have a black president when pigs fly!”… well, swine flu. |
| I don’t suffer from insanity. I enjoy every minute of it. |
| Haikus are easy. But sometimes they don’t make sense. Refrigerator. |
| I have never understood why women love cats. Cats are independent, they don’t listen, they don’t come in when you call, they like to stay out all night, and when they’re home they like to be left alone and sleep. In other words, every quality that women hate in a man, they love in a cat. |
| When you go into court, you are putting your fate into the hands of people who weren’t smart enough to get out of jury duty. |
| The big difference between sex for money and sex for free is that sex for money usually costs a lot less. |
| Children seldom misquote you. In fact, they usually repeat word for word what you shouldn’t have said. |
| If Bill Gates had a penny for every time I had to reboot my computer…oh wait, he does. |
| Some mistakes are too much fun to only make once. |
| Deja Vu – When you think you’re doing something you’ve done before, it’s because God thought it was so funny, he had to rewind it for his friends. |
| Life’s a bitch, ’cause if it was a slut, it’d be easy. |
| Good health is merely the slowest possible rate at which one can die. |
| I don’t have an attitude problem. You have a perception problem. |
| Keep the dream alive: Hit the snooze button. |
| You know your children are growing up when they stop asking you where they came from and refuse to tell you where they’re going. |
| Children in the dark make accidents, but accidents in the dark make children. |
| Girls are like roads, more the curves, more the dangerous they are. |
| Does time fly when you’re having sex or was it really just one minute? |
| Who was the first to see a cow and think “I wonder what will happen if I squeeze these dangly things and drink whatever comes out?” |
| You know, they got a luggage store in the airport? A place to buy a piece of luggage? How late do you have to be for a flight where you’re like, ‘Fuck it – just grab a pile of shit. We’ll get a bag at the airport’. |
| According to a new survey, women say they feel more comfortable undressing in front of men than they do undressing in front of other women. They say that women are too judgmental, where, of course, men are just grateful. |
| Why didn’t Noah swat those two mosquitoes? |
| Well aren’t you a waste of two billion years of evolution. |
| If you can stay calm while all around you is chaos, then you probably haven’t completely understood the situation. |
| Without nipples, breasts would be pointless. |
| If you can’t convince them, confuse them. |
| The difference between in-laws and outlaws? Outlaws are wanted. |
| Build a man a fire, and he’ll be warm for a day. Set a man on fire, and he’ll be warm for the rest of his life. |
| If you keep your feet firmly on the ground, you’ll have trouble putting on your pants. |
| By the time a man realises that his father was right, he has a son who thinks he’s wrong. |
| America is a country which produces citizens who will cross the ocean to fight for democracy but won’t cross the street to vote. |
| To err is human, to blame it on somebody else shows management potential. |
| Money talks…but all mine ever says is good-bye. |
| They keep saying the right person will come along, I think mine got hit by a truck. |
| See, the problem is that God gives men a brain and a penis, and only enough blood to run one at a time. |
| Isn’t it odd the way everyone automatically assumes that the goo in soap dispensers is always soap? I like to fill mine with mustard, just to teach people a lesson in trust. |
| A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort. |
| I don’t have an attitude; I have a personality you can’t handle. |
| By the time you learn the rules of life, you’re too old to play the game. |
| Progress is made by lazy men looking for an easier way to do things. |
| The probability of someone watching you is proportional to the stupidity of your action. |
| Why is it so hard for women to find men that are sensitive, caring, and good-looking? Because those men already have boyfriends. |
| It is hard to understand how a cemetery raised its burial cost and blamed it on the cost of living. |
| Panties not best thing on earth, but next to it. |
| Friends may come and go, but enemies accumulate. |
| We are all time travelers moving at the speed of exactly minutes per hour |
| Why do they lock gas station bathrooms? Are they afraid someone will clean them? |
| I read recipes the same way I read science fiction. I get to the end and I think, “Well, that’s not going to happen.” |
| There are three kinds of people: The ones who learn by reading. The ones who learn by observation. And the rest of them who have to touch the fire to learn it’s hot. |
| Dogs have masters. Cats have staff. |
| If you’re looking for sympathy, you’ll find it in the dictionary between “shit” and “syphilis” |
| Experience is what you get when you didn’t get what you wanted. |
| Why do people keep running over a string a dozen times with their vacuum cleaner, then reach down, pick it up, examine it, then put it down to give their vacuum one more chance? |
| We have all heard that a million monkeys banging on a million typewriters will eventually reproduce the entire works of Shakespeare. Now, thanks to the Internet, we know this is not true. |
| The Miss Universe pageant is fixed. All the winners are from Earth. |
| I don’t have a beer gut, I have a protective covering for my rock hard abs. |
| Why is it called tourist season if we can’t shoot them? |
| Impotence: Nature’s way of saying “No hard feelings”. |
| You can easily judge the character of a man by how he treats those who can do nothing for him. |
| Materialism: buying things we don’t need with money we don’t have to impress people that don’t matter. |
| People tend to make rules for others and exceptions for themselves. |
| The best way to lie is to tell the truth, carefully edited truth. |
| I have all the money I’ll ever need – if I die by : p.m. today. |
| Hard work never killed anyone, but why take the chance? |
| Join The Army, visit exotic places, meet strange people, then kill them. |
| Do you realize that in about years, we’ll have thousands of old ladies running around with tattoos? |
| Life’s like a bird, it’s pretty cute until it shits on your head. |
| I married Miss Right. I just didn’t know her first name was Always. |
| A celebrity is someone who works hard all his life to become known and then wears dark glasses to avoid being recognised. |
| The right to be heard does not automatically include the right to be taken seriously. |
| Why is it called Alcoholics ANONYMOUS when the first thing you do is stand up and say, ‘My name is Peter and I am an alcoholic’? |
| When you choke a smurf, what color does it turn? |
| Alcohol is a perfect solvent: It dissolves marriages, families and careers. |
| Alcohol doesn’t solve any problems…but then again, neither does milk. |
| I saw six men kicking and punching the mother-in-law. My neighbour said ‘Are you going to help?’ I said ‘No, six should be enough.’ |
| No one is listening until you fart. |
| Vegetarian: Native American definition for “lousy hunter”. |
| The easiest job in the world has to be coroner. Surgery on dead people. What’s the worst thing that could happen? If everything went wrong, maybe you’d get a pulse. |
| The trouble with being punctual is that nobody’s there to appreciate it. |
| Why do we press harder on a remote control when we know the batteries are getting weak? |
| in people in the world are Chinese. There are people in my family, so it must be one of them. It’s either my mum or my dad. Or my older brother Colin. Or my younger brother Ho-Cha-Chu. But I think it’s Colin. |
| Two years ago I married a lovely young virgin, and if that doesn’t change soon, I’m gonna divorce her. |
| Why don’t you slip into something more comfortable…like a coma. |
| Alcohol is not the answer, it just makes you forget the question. |
| The difference between fiction and reality? Fiction has to make sense. |
| , sperm and you were the fastest? |
| Only dead fish go with the flow. |
| For every action, there is a corresponding over-reaction. |
| It’s amazing that the amount of news that happens in the world everyday always just exactly fits the newspaper. |
| What if there were no hypothetical questions? |
| Everything is edible, some things are only edible once. |
| Why do they use sterilized needles for death by lethal injection? |
| Only in America… do banks leave both doors open and then chain the pens to the counters. |
| True friendship comes when the silence between two people is comfortable. |