Dawn Casey-Rowe

The price of anything is the amount of life you exchange for it. -Henry David Thoreau

@REI sale today. My favorite! You know what that means? I hunt down something cool and outdoorsy to buy with the 20% member coupon and the 20% outlet coupon. And if there's ever a time I don't need something big--I still get a new pair of socks.

@Zytharros_0 @BronyDestined @ruhlman More of a meditation then:). My system was a direct response to my critics. Which reminds me, I need to get on that Greek yogurt today:)

@runningdmc @BronyDestined @ruhlman I generally only use an oven during my two-hour process. The rest, done by hand, is far too satisfying to me to outsource to machines.

Yeah, but you can And it's healthier and tastes better. Invest in a bread machine and it'll pay for itself in bread savings, and makes the process mostly automated. My mom makes bread. It's delicious

@Zytharros_0 @BronyDestined @ruhlman Four loaves!! That's a winner right there:) I've been making a wheat that no one eats. I don't eat much, so I'll me the Me Loaf, slice, and freeze.

@runningdmc @BronyDestined @ruhlman My recipe

@kunoichi_jp_ @SilentSt0rmX Luckily, I followed enough people before it changed:). I still have peace.

@SilentSt0rmX Come back to the Japanese timeline 😂🇯🇵 We have quiet trains, good food, seasonal beauty, and maybe a little more peace.

Ok, I’m over this crap. Bring me back the Japanese timeline!

But that is the best research. Otherwise, the problem has been solved, and no one needs to research it. Isn’t it ironic that even at the PhD level the gut reaction is, “No. You can’t” rather than “how can we…” That is a fundamental core problem. I think your idea is feasible. But you have to ask yourself is it feasible within the current structure? “No,” is what your advisor is thinking. But that’s definitely not the question you’re asking.

@barristerlawusa I appreciate this. A lot of meaningful research probably sounded unrealistic or unpopular at first.

Met with my doctoral advisor to discuss my dissertation topic. He asked, “What problem in education do you want to solve?” I said: “Students should be able to move through curriculum at their own pace (with a required minimum).” He replied, “That’s not possible. It’s too expensive to individualize education. Why not focus on improving test scores or student engagement?” I said, “If you individualize instruction, those issues improve naturally.” (20 minutes later) He said, “I’m not sure I agree, but it’s clear you care deeply about this. I’ll approve it.”

@kunoichi_jp_ @bigrhystez Question—I know police don’t carry them. Are there certain police who do? Do people just… obey law enforcement better?

@bigrhystez Thank you for explaining. From a Japanese perspective, the idea of gun stores or gun sections in supermarkets feels very surprising. In Japan, most of us only see guns in movies, anime, or news, so it really feels like a different world.

Hello from Japan 🇯🇵👋 I have a question for Americans 🇺🇸🙋 I've never seen a real gun in my life. Only in anime and movies. Is it true that Americans sometimes see guns at stores like Walmart? In Japan, we only see them on TV. Is that normal in America? 🤔

@lofiQtip @kunoichi_jp_ @japan_nobunaga I think that’s the perfect clarification. It’s not shocking to see them where expected but no one twirls them around like a cowboy movie. That would be shocking:)

seeing guns in public never feels normal, exactly, depending upon where you live; however, seeing guns in private is not so unusual. In rural states like the one I live in now I think a lot of homes have them. Pretty much everyone I know owns guns, myself included but we don't flash them around. Mostly just for hunting and 'just in case' needs.

Not every day but if someone were carrying one in the right context, I wouldn’t look twice. One day a friend of the family came to show us a couple of new ones. He had them in a grocery bag. That wasn’t even the one he was carrying on his belt that day. It was very funny to me to see that.

@kunoichi_jp_ 同じく気になってました。アメリカの方から見ると、銃を見かけるのは日常ですか？

Yes, it does feel normal. At a sports store, you can also buy a gun. You would have to register, have a background check, and depending on the state there might be different requirements. It’s interesting to me that Nobunaga-san said he hasn’t even seen one. I didn’t realize it was that rare:)

@japan_nobunaga I’m curious about this too. In Japan, guns are not part of normal daily life at all, so many Japanese people only see them in movies, anime, or news. For Americans, does seeing guns in public feel normal?

@japan_nobunaga Yes. There are guns in the store, and many people own them. It’s not uncommon. Now… show me a nice antique samurai sword… and I’ll be happy:)

There’s a new Uyghur restaurant in town. 5 tables. Small menu. Not one vegetarian thing… family ordered. I said “Please make me anything you like without meat.” That’s my favorite type of place. A family place. Like going to a home. I’m going to study this cuisine.

Hahahahaha. I knew it wasn't Amex or the Chase Sapphire, because...duh... "teacher." What grade's she teach? You know--that's what started my whole "cook from scratch/grow your food" nonsense years before my career change. Was broke--my cc, largely "spend on your class." HS, so 150 kids, not a pencil in sight. "I'll grow my own food." Hahahahaha. Now, I've got more space in this house and building out the garden/food empire's a cross between meditation and my non-gamer version of fighting the Big Boss to get food.

@runningdmc You couldn’t be more wrong, it was a Visa.

I remember the day my salary crossed $100k - I was overjoyed. Software dev making six figures. Teacher wife making $40k. I went to the rich people grocery store and bought us a tub of the fanciest olives. I didn’t even like olives. We were about to have a baby. Life was good.

@jamesonhaslam That's nice. I've built over the years and have a series of 10x10 kennels that's the run, then shut them in the coop at night. I need to hardware cloth the chain link and dig something under. Baby opossum season reminded me to get on that.

Calling it a day (night?) Last flock got completely destroyed by a raccoon so I’m not taking any chances this time around

Coop build! Le Coq Grande

@VicVijayakumar @bjshively There's nothing wrong with buying a cool car.

@bjshively every big raise went toward the student loan and we were mostly smart except for the time I bought a wrx...

@VicVijayakumar Meanwhile, your teacher wife looked at the cash in the account, promptly bought all the things she needed for her job that her school said no to with her paycheck, and.... (lol), you're still paying off all those pencils on the Mastercard.

No amount of money I've made has ever made me as happy as that particular raise. I walked in like the hero in a 50s movie coming home to pick up and spin his pregnant wife, showing her the pay stub. "Look Marge we can finally get rid of your clunker and buy you a real car!"

Agree and solved courtesy of an artisan bread baker who interned at my work. Skeet shoot the bread machine. Use a pizza stone. The Daily Loaf: By weight: (based on @ruhlman's "Ratio") --20 oz King Arthur Bread Flour --12 oz water --~1 tsp yeast (time and temp dependent. Toss in a spoon). --1 to 1.5 tsp salt. I weigh everything, (dough hook) mix 5 min. I'm usually doing something else meanwhile. I lift the dough, olive oil the bowl. Put the dough back and then cover w saran. Time: 6 minutes. Bake on a stone: 450 or as hot as the oven goes before setting off the fire alarm. Pro: fresh, delicious. Family demands. And: stupid easy. Con: lasts 2 days, tops. Then: fed to chickens. Pro: usually eaten by the next day vs sandwich bread which is good for 42 years.

@BronyDestined Bread making is one of the most constructive forms of legal violence there is. I don’t use a bread machine; I can’t stand the crust it makes.

@valentino_18892 @SevierlyBlessed I learned about soil gnats the hard way... thought I had fruit flies near the seedlings, too. Gosh, there's always a pest to defeat.

@runningdmc @SevierlyBlessed The month of rain, 89% humidity, 55-92 deg F isn't helping. The hubby's fruit binge, then ended up in the hospital 4 days. He swears it's the Dole bananas; I know that Gerbera Daisy I bought after Valentine's Day was loaded with them. I hate floral depts next to produce.

Who wants to take a guess what this is? We ordered it and it was delivered by UPS yesterday.

@valentino_18892 @SevierlyBlessed I think you could invent a better moustrap and sell it to the rest of us:)

@runningdmc @SevierlyBlessed I'm investigating INDOOR BUG ZAPPERS. Outside the mosquitoes are about to carry us off; I'm on my 2nd tube of After Bite (I think it's ammonia). They ALWAYS manage to find a vein under my very thin, aging skin.

@valentino_18892 @SevierlyBlessed A blow torch might be next. They’re awful. I no longer bring boxes of fruit into the house when I am canning. They go into the garage and because it is probably warm out there, I speed can. I hope you get them!!

@runningdmc @SevierlyBlessed I tried the cider vinegar, grape, & drop of Dawn. I did try Cling wrap over a wine trap.

@__apf__ That’s brilliant. Now you have twice as many and can cook together.

my husband just showed me our newest kitchen gadget, Half A Cutting Board. Half A Cutting Board is perfect for slicing cherry tomatoes AND we now have twice as many cutting boards after putting the cutting board in the dishwasher on high heat