Home Made Star Crunch

Little Debbie Star Crunch are quite possibly my favorite junk food from childhood. Last week, I went for home made.  I found two recipes online, both of which looked close, but not quite right in the soft-but-chewy caramel department. Here’s my recipe.  Yield 12-16, depending on size. 1/2 bag caramels, unwrapped 1/2 bag marshmallows (about…

The Northwest Passage

My home improvement project today was to create a passageway from my living room to my office, through which audio/video cables can span the two rooms. The vast majority of my music and movies live on my computer.  Hulu, streaming Netflix, Zune, even my record player – the signal begins in my office, and can…

Physics Poems

Today I proposed an assignment to a friend who is a physics teacher: "For extra credit, write a poem or song about your favorite linear motion constant, vector or equation, and present it to the class."  My entries…   "80 in a 60" Last night the officer gave to meA ticket for velocityDespite my lame apologyToo much dx over dt…