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Something of that Ilk -- Relative Effectiveness of Compound Obscenities Permalink: Weekend challenge: submit your favorite compound curse word! Points will be awarded for creativity, effectiveness, and word structure. Winners will be entered into a drawing which will take place on the one millionth unique visitor hit. Start your engines! Dessert for Nine - Banana Split Bites {A Guest Post By @3kidsandus} Hello there! If you are new here, you might want to subscribe to my RSS feed for updates. Thanks so much for taking the time to stop by. Come back soon! Cat Davis is the professional mom blog author of 3 Kids and Us where she shares her life as a police officer’s wife, mom to three young children, love of traveling Illinois, family recipes and serving as a mom brand ambassador through product reviews. One thing people quickly learn about me is my profound love for cooking, baking and creating desserts. As quickly as my skill set grew, so did the place settings at the family dinner table. With this dessert you can satisfy the sweet tooth of any sized family, make it in less than 15 minutes in 5 simple steps and create a nice variety for the picky little people in your life. What You’ll Need: Cut bananas into thirds, without peeling the bananas. Using a melon ball scooper, carve a pocket into the center of each banana without scraping the bottom or sides. Be Sociable, Share!

80 Healthy Recipe Substitutions Here at Greatist, we're always looking for ways to make our favorite foods healthier without sacrificing flavor. So we compiled a list of our best substitutions and discovered some new ones along the way. Below are our 83 (!) top picks, guaranteed to make that next meal a delicious, healthier hit. It wasn't easy taste-testing all this food, but someone sure had to. Right? Baking hacks 1. Swapping out flour for a can of black beans (drained and rinsed, of course) in brownies is a great way to cut out the gluten and fit in an extra dose of protein, Plus, they taste great. 2. In virtually any baked good, replacing white flour with whole wheat can add a whole new dimension of nutrients, flavor, and texture. 3. Using applesauce in place of sugar can give the necessary sweetness without the extra calories and, well, sugar. 4. Don’t knock this one till you’ve tried it. 5. This gluten-free switch gives any baked good a dose of protein, omega-3s, and a delicious nutty flavor. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11.

page corner bookmarks | I Could Make That This project comes to you at the request of Twitterer @GCcapitalM. I used to believe that a person could never have too many books, or too many bookmarks. Then I moved into an apartment slightly larger than some people’s closets (and much smaller than many people’s garages) and all these beliefs got turned on their naïeve little heads. But what a person can always look for more of is really cool unique bookmarks. Placeholders special enough for the books that are special enough to remain in your culled-out-of-spacial-necessity collection. Page corner bookmarks are cute, practical and deeply under-represented in the world.* They’re easy to make, easy to customize, and will set you apart from all those same-same flat rectangular bookmarks. If you like this tutorial, here are a couple others that might be up your alley. For the monster-loving adults in the room, try some googly-eyed paper monster wine charms. What you’ll need: Putting it all together: 1) Follow steps 2 and 3 from above.

The Dyson Technology Experience and the Dyson Air... It has been a strange spring and summer around here in the Midwest. First it seemed like winter was just never going to end and the days of jackets and hats dragged on forever. Then, in the span of what felt like two days, we are now stuck with 90°+ temperatures that make you feel as though you are going to melt into a puddle on the sidewalk the moment you step outside. So, other than hide out inside in the air conditioning, how are we keeping cool? Before having the opportunity to try out the Dyson Air Multiplier in our home, we were able to get a sneak peek in the form of the Dyson Technology Experience, a tour that Dyson is taking around the country to cool off the United States. This touring exhibit allows people to get hands-on with Dyson machines and really see how amazing these bladeless fans are - both in terms of safety as well as ease of cleaning. The answer? With only three controls conveniently located right in the front, even a child could easily use this fan. Okay, yuck.

a feel-good story. Happy Saturday! I hope everyone is enjoying a beautiful summer day like I am. I wanted to share a heart warming story my sister sent to me this week. We don’t know this person, but snopes verified as true. It is not known who replied, but there is a beautiful soul working in the dead letter office of the US postal service. Our 14 year old dog, Abbey, died last month. Dear God, Will you please take care of my dog? Love, Meredith We put the letter in an envelope with a picture of Abbey and Meredith and addressed it to God/Heaven. Yesterday, there was a package wrapped in gold paper on our front porch addressed, ‘To Meredith’ in an unfamiliar hand.. Dear Meredith, Abbey arrived safely in heaven. Having the picture was a big help. Thank you for the beautiful letter and thank your mother for helping you write it and sending it to me. Love, God

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Raspberry Coconut Pops | Prevention RD Every popsicle recipe I read suggests straining out the seeds and pulp of various fruits, and…I just don’t get why. That’s the beauty of a REAL fruit pop, isn’t it? The health benefits of the soluble and insoluble fibers? Speaking of fiber. Raspberries rock! Blackberries, too. While strawberries and blueberries offer 4 grams of fiber per cup, raspberries and blackberries come in at DOUBLE the fiber content – 8 grams per cup! So, yeah…no straining here. Raspberry Coconut Pops 2 cups fresh or frozen raspberries 1/2 cup vanilla coconut milk 1/2 cup nonfat plain Greek yogurt 1/4 cup agave, honey, or maple syrup 1/4 cup unsweetened coconut flakes Directions: Combine ingredient in a food processor and blend until well combined. Distribute mixture into popsicle molds or dixie cups and popsicle sticks. Nutrition Information (per pop): 77 calories; 2.1 g. fat; 0 mg. cholesterol; 7 mg. sodium; 13.6 g. carbohydrate; 3 g. fiber; 1.8 g. protein Result: These were so refreshing and naturally sweet.

101 Short Stories that Will Leave You Smiling, Crying and Thinking post written by: Marc Chernoff Email Since its inception eighteen months ago, our sister site Makes Me Think (MMT) has truly evolved into a remarkable online community. Every day, users share their thought-provoking life stories and vote on stories that other users have shared. Some are happy, some are sad, and others twist your emotions, pulling them in several directions at once. As stated on the MMT About page, sometimes the most random everyday encounters force us to stop and rethink the truths and perceptions we have ingrained in our minds. I believe the 101 stories listed below perfectly fulfill that description. What do you think?

The Pastry Affair - Home - Butterbeer - StumbleUpon This is part III in a mini-series of Harry Potter snacks from the books brought to life (part I is on Honeydukes treats, part II is all about the cauldron cakes, and part IV showcases decadent butterbeer cupcakes). Last August, my family made the two thousand mile journey to the Wizarding World of Harry Potter at Universal Studios. Orlando has always been one of my family's favorite vacation destinations. On the big day, we woke up at an obscene hour to a bright dawn. This was my moment. When I entered the park, I was immediately swept away by the architecture and the detail. I'm pretty sure I had a grin on my face a mile wide. Believe it or not, "window shopping" was one of my favorite sights in the park. Cauldron shops, music stores, clothing boutiques—I just wish they had all been real. After riding the attractions, it was time to sample everything Hogsmeade had to offer. The recipe for Butterbeers I've posted here features a less sweet version than you'll find at the park.

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