One of the few things I enjoy about summertime is the excuse for ice cold drinks, preferably healthy, ice cold drinks. I love mixed berry smoothies. It's a decently healthy treat that is good enough for any time of the day, especially for dessert! It's really easy to make, too.
Ingredients:
- Equal parts of blackberries, strawberries and raspberries (frozen preferred, but fresh is fine)
- Vanilla nonfat yogurt (I like Dannon's Light & Fit Vanilla Yogurt)
- Raspberry sorbet
- Orange juice (with or without pulp)
- Crushed ice
Directions:
1. Blend the berries, yogurt, sorbet and juice.
2. Then add the crushed ice and blend again.
3. Serve and enjoy!
Two days ago, Google finally incorporated a highly desired feature -- well, a feature I've been coveting for some time -- into Google Reader: the ability to send links of an article the user is reading in the feed reader to the social networking website of their choosing. Since then, Google Reader has slowly been adding web services to their Send To list, which can be selected from the Settings page. Unfortunately, Vox is not on that list. Fortunately, I've figured out how to add Vox to the mix.
How to add Vox to Google Reader's Send To list:
1. In Google Reader, go to: Settings > Send To
2. Click on "Create a custom link" near the bottom of the page.
3. Type (or copy/paste) the following into the applicable fields:
Name: Vox
URL: http://www.vox.com/submit?uri=${url}&title=${title}
Icon URL: http://static.vox.com/.shared:v42.27:vox:en/images/favicon.ico
4. Click Save.
Side note: You can use the VoxThis bookmarklet to add images from the web to your blog, bypassing the 2-step process of saving them to your computer first, then uploading them to Vox.
Other Social Networks:
As of today (8-15-2009), Google Reader's Send To list includes Blogger, Delicious, Digg, Facebook, FriendFeed, Instapaper, MySpace, Ping.fm, Posterous, Reddit, StumbleUpon, Tumblr, and Twitter. Additionally, the Google Operating System blog has provided instructions on how to add Google Bookmarks and AddToAny to the Send To list.
Update 8-16-2009: Instructions for adding LiveJournal to Google Reader's Send To list is now available, courtesy of Jordan Running.
Update 8-19-2009: Lifehacker now features an extensive list of services to add to Google Reader's Send To list.
Update 8-31-2009: MakeUseOf also has instructions on how to add even more services to Send To.
I keep hoping someone will make a Firefox extension mimicking Flock's start page.
I would attempt to create said extension, but I don't have the knowledge and skill to tackle this myself (or even to help someone else).
A website I visit daily that has quickly become on of my favorite blogs. If you have ever wondered what can possibly happen in Michigan or what else this state is comprised of besides the automakers, then please check out this blog. It is updated regularly and features beautiful photos, mostly from Flickr, that express the beauty and uniqueness of my home state. Oftentimes, background information and links to other resources for further reading are also included, which enriches the viewing experience and brings another depth to the photos.
I rely on whitepages.com and Google411, among other websites, for phone directories and looking up addresses. I never use the bulky, paper phone books we receive in the mail each year, so I always recycle them. If you don't use the large and cumbersome Yellow Pages and/or White Pages phone directory books that are mailed (sometimes in duplicate or triplicate) to virtually every personal residence and business address within the United States, I hope you recycle them or reuse/repurpose them. However, wouldn't it be more environmentally responsible to prevent those books from being mailed to you in the first place?
Yellow Pages Goes Green also expresses ideas to petition for the country-wide cessation of unsolicited phone book mailings. Please view the website for more information, including links to other "green," environmentally conscious websites and organizations.
Please spread the word by telling and emailing your friends and family about this website. Thanks!
Cherry Blossoms are beautiful. I love timelapse photography.
I was extremely honored when Lilia from Vox and Six Apart contacted me requesting permission to use my Design To Inspire banners for Vox, LiveJournal, and Typepad. Honestly, upon entering my submissions I had the full intention of releasing any of my submitted banners that did not win the contest to the Vox community, so their request made me extremely happy. I'm glad the team liked my designs enough to use them. I hope all Vox, LiveJournal and Typepad users enjoy my designs, as well as any designs from the Design To Inspire contest that Six Apart may release in the future. I look forward to seeing what additional themes resulting from this contest will be released in the coming months. In the interim I'm going to enjoy switching between the various Vox themes introduced within the past month, and may even use some designed by me!
Here are my creations, thus far, for HP's current theme contest for Vox, Typepad and LiveJournal. I intend to submit additional themes/banners if more inspiration strikes.* I would appreciate if you vote for me (links provided below)! While you can vote only once per banner, you can, however, vote for more than one banner. Thank you!
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RainbowVeins said:
ahah, that sounds amazingg. except well... it might be hard to suck up through a straw. sad. read more
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enSue said:
Thanks! I'll have to make a smoothie with apple juice -- sounds good. We've also made a variation with frozen... read more
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RainbowVeins said:
[this is good]Smoothies are amazing. I usually do fresh strawberry and kiwi with apple juice, yogurt, and ice, but yours sounds better.... read more
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