Comments on: Krack, Rain, and More Story http://blog.markwill.com/2006/12/20/krack-rain-and-more-story Life consists of what a man is thinking of all day. - Emerson Thu, 08 Jan 2009 11:49:19 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Mark http://blog.markwill.com/2006/12/20/krack-rain-and-more-story#comment-2818 Mark Fri, 22 Dec 2006 04:59:47 +0000 http://blog.markwill.com/2006/12/20/krack-rain-and-more-story/#comment-2818 Dave - Believe it or not, my wife prefers Hungry Jack maple-flavored syrup (made mostly of high fructose corn syrup - ugh). I'm a genuine maple man, myself. Moksha-na-na - Sounds like the way I started. What some people call "nothing," Seinfeld and friends used to make a hit show. No, I'm not comparing my skills to theirs. Just saying that real life is just as interesting as anything else out there. I like "opens some momentary window between the miles." I hope I manage to do that at least a few times a week. Dave - Believe it or not, my wife prefers Hungry Jack maple-flavored syrup (made mostly of high fructose corn syrup - ugh). I’m a genuine maple man, myself.

Moksha-na-na - Sounds like the way I started. What some people call “nothing,” Seinfeld and friends used to make a hit show. No, I’m not comparing my skills to theirs. Just saying that real life is just as interesting as anything else out there.

I like “opens some momentary window between the miles.” I hope I manage to do that at least a few times a week.

]]> By: Moksha Gren http://blog.markwill.com/2006/12/20/krack-rain-and-more-story#comment-2817 Moksha Gren Thu, 21 Dec 2006 18:23:21 +0000 http://blog.markwill.com/2006/12/20/krack-rain-and-more-story/#comment-2817 It's an odd thing when you really start thinking about how best to share yourself with people countless miles away who only know what you show them. You start wondering what it is about you that really makes you...well...you. When I started my blog, my audience was primarily my dispersed family and friends who wanted to follow along with the pregnancy and later with Norah. They knew me, of course, and were really only interested in the "big" news. However, as I've met people out here who I only know through blogs and who only know me via the same ethereal medium, I find myself aiming the "camera" at the more mundane aspects of my life that my local friends take for granted. And it's these same details that amaze me in others' posts becasue it's fun to try to find the humanity amidst the data. It's a fine line. I never want to be one of those people who blogs about absolutely nothing just to fill space. But as long as what we're sharing opens some momentary window between the miles, it was worth the effort. It’s an odd thing when you really start thinking about how best to share yourself with people countless miles away who only know what you show them. You start wondering what it is about you that really makes you…well…you. When I started my blog, my audience was primarily my dispersed family and friends who wanted to follow along with the pregnancy and later with Norah. They knew me, of course, and were really only interested in the “big” news. However, as I’ve met people out here who I only know through blogs and who only know me via the same ethereal medium, I find myself aiming the “camera” at the more mundane aspects of my life that my local friends take for granted. And it’s these same details that amaze me in others’ posts becasue it’s fun to try to find the humanity amidst the data.

It’s a fine line. I never want to be one of those people who blogs about absolutely nothing just to fill space. But as long as what we’re sharing opens some momentary window between the miles, it was worth the effort.

]]> By: Dave http://blog.markwill.com/2006/12/20/krack-rain-and-more-story#comment-2816 Dave Thu, 21 Dec 2006 17:04:10 +0000 http://blog.markwill.com/2006/12/20/krack-rain-and-more-story/#comment-2816 My GOD, there's people that actually DON'T put real maple syrup on pancakes! *gasp* Tell me it's not so Simon!!!! Being from up here in New England where they MAKE maple syrup (there's a sugar house a mile from my house run by a grade school friend), we have nothing but good syrup for pancakes and waffles. Don't even get me started about maple sugar candy.. ~swooning~ My GOD, there’s people that actually DON’T put real maple syrup on pancakes! *gasp*
Tell me it’s not so Simon!!!!

Being from up here in New England where they MAKE maple syrup (there’s a sugar house a mile from my house run by a grade school friend), we have nothing but good syrup for pancakes and waffles.

Don’t even get me started about maple sugar candy.. ~swooning~

]]> By: Mark http://blog.markwill.com/2006/12/20/krack-rain-and-more-story#comment-2815 Mark Thu, 21 Dec 2006 15:46:22 +0000 http://blog.markwill.com/2006/12/20/krack-rain-and-more-story/#comment-2815 Simon - Corn syrup and cream. Chocolate chips in pancakes. Wow. You folks up north know how to make things sweet. Of course, I already knew you had choc-chip obsession. Moksha - I thought the same thing when I listened to it. The rain became secondary to the action. To me, it was kind of like when you opened up your living room to the blogosphere. This isn't anything special. It's just me. Dare I say it's things like this that can help make all of us feel we're not just digitized pen pals? Simon - Corn syrup and cream. Chocolate chips in pancakes. Wow. You folks up north know how to make things sweet. Of course, I already knew you had choc-chip obsession.

Moksha - I thought the same thing when I listened to it. The rain became secondary to the action. To me, it was kind of like when you opened up your living room to the blogosphere. This isn’t anything special. It’s just me.

Dare I say it’s things like this that can help make all of us feel we’re not just digitized pen pals?

]]> By: Moksha Gren http://blog.markwill.com/2006/12/20/krack-rain-and-more-story#comment-2814 Moksha Gren Thu, 21 Dec 2006 15:09:03 +0000 http://blog.markwill.com/2006/12/20/krack-rain-and-more-story/#comment-2814 When I was a kid, I used to lve Karo syrup. Notw it makes my teeth hurt just thinking about it. That and Big League Chew bubble gum. [ouch] Obviously thinking about the Big League hurts my teeth worse. I found the McD's order oddly entertaining. Yes, the rain was very clear and a cool sound. But I liked the averageness of the material. The hum-drum realities of life as if we were riding to work with you. I'm conintually amazed at what my blog-voyouer mind finds interesting. I would have swore that a recording of a guy ordering breakfast through a speaker would be insultingly boring. And yet I found it comforting somehow. I'm sure this speaks to some deep psychosis, but thanks for sharing. When I was a kid, I used to lve Karo syrup. Notw it makes my teeth hurt just thinking about it. That and Big League Chew bubble gum. [ouch] Obviously thinking about the Big League hurts my teeth worse.

I found the McD’s order oddly entertaining. Yes, the rain was very clear and a cool sound. But I liked the averageness of the material. The hum-drum realities of life as if we were riding to work with you. I’m conintually amazed at what my blog-voyouer mind finds interesting. I would have swore that a recording of a guy ordering breakfast through a speaker would be insultingly boring. And yet I found it comforting somehow. I’m sure this speaks to some deep psychosis, but thanks for sharing.

]]> By: Simon http://blog.markwill.com/2006/12/20/krack-rain-and-more-story#comment-2813 Simon Thu, 21 Dec 2006 14:51:16 +0000 http://blog.markwill.com/2006/12/20/krack-rain-and-more-story/#comment-2813 That makes more sense. My stepmum used to mix up a puddle of corn syrup and cream on her Sunday morning plate of pancakes when I was a kid. Me, I just stuck to the good 'n pure maple syrup. The chocolate chips go IN the pancakes, silly! So in that sense you WOULD pour the syrup over the chocolate chips. That makes more sense. My stepmum used to mix up a puddle of corn syrup and cream on her Sunday morning plate of pancakes when I was a kid. Me, I just stuck to the good ‘n pure maple syrup.

The chocolate chips go IN the pancakes, silly! So in that sense you WOULD pour the syrup over the chocolate chips.

]]> By: Mark http://blog.markwill.com/2006/12/20/krack-rain-and-more-story#comment-2812 Mark Thu, 21 Dec 2006 13:29:06 +0000 http://blog.markwill.com/2006/12/20/krack-rain-and-more-story/#comment-2812 Simon - Karo is a brand name for light corn syrup. Like the other ingredients, it's not good on the body. Linda - Oh, they no doubt have uses for corn syrup. Like, pouring it over chocolate chips. Dave - Haven't seen lard in quite a while, besides on store shelves. Still amazes me that it's there. No, instead, we southerners just pour all our bacon grease in a used Folger's can. That's our substitute for lard. Yum. (but, of course, we don't do that in our house, because who fries bacon from up from fresh anymore?) Simon - Karo is a brand name for light corn syrup. Like the other ingredients, it’s not good on the body.

Linda - Oh, they no doubt have uses for corn syrup. Like, pouring it over chocolate chips.

Dave - Haven’t seen lard in quite a while, besides on store shelves. Still amazes me that it’s there. No, instead, we southerners just pour all our bacon grease in a used Folger’s can. That’s our substitute for lard. Yum. (but, of course, we don’t do that in our house, because who fries bacon from up from fresh anymore?)

]]> By: Dave http://blog.markwill.com/2006/12/20/krack-rain-and-more-story#comment-2811 Dave Thu, 21 Dec 2006 11:54:14 +0000 http://blog.markwill.com/2006/12/20/krack-rain-and-more-story/#comment-2811 *laughing at the McDonalds order".... the rain sounded great.... very clear. Yeah, us Northerners don't use Karo syrup very much. It's kinda like "Lard". Down south it's very popular, up here almost non-existent. Sounds decadent nonetheless! *laughing at the McDonalds order”…. the rain sounded great…. very clear.

Yeah, us Northerners don’t use Karo syrup very much. It’s kinda like “Lard”. Down south it’s very popular, up here almost non-existent.

Sounds decadent nonetheless!

]]> By: La-La-Linda http://blog.markwill.com/2006/12/20/krack-rain-and-more-story#comment-2810 La-La-Linda Thu, 21 Dec 2006 11:11:02 +0000 http://blog.markwill.com/2006/12/20/krack-rain-and-more-story/#comment-2810 There's probly some Canadian word for Karo... like sweetening syrup or something. There’s probly some Canadian word for Karo… like sweetening syrup or something.

]]> By: Simon http://blog.markwill.com/2006/12/20/krack-rain-and-more-story#comment-2808 Simon Thu, 21 Dec 2006 06:27:37 +0000 http://blog.markwill.com/2006/12/20/krack-rain-and-more-story/#comment-2808 Dude, that speaker sounded like the one from that scene in Charlie's Angels. (Wasn't that Cameron Diaz bum-wiggle scene the best? But I digress.) Krack sounds pretty good, but I have no idea what karo syrup is. The rest of the recipe makes my arteries harden just reading it. So of course I want some. Dude, that speaker sounded like the one from that scene in Charlie’s Angels. (Wasn’t that Cameron Diaz bum-wiggle scene the best? But I digress.)

Krack sounds pretty good, but I have no idea what karo syrup is. The rest of the recipe makes my arteries harden just reading it. So of course I want some.

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