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Blatant Self Promotion

March 10, 2009 By Leave a Comment

I sent this email out to all StarBright Jewels subscribers and I thought I’d share it here too..

Hello StarBright Jewels Customers,
In an effort to do my part in these uncertain times, I’ve decided to create our own jewelry stimulus package.  For a limited time, all purchases of $100 or more will receive major discounts!
Spend $100 and save $25!  Use coupon code: 25
Spend $150 and save $50!  Use coupon code: 50
Spend $250 and save $75!  Use coupon code: 75
Spend $300 and save $100!  Use coupon code: 100

These savings are immediate!  For this purchase, no waiting.  Use the coupon code and it will reflect the savings during checkout.

Because you don’t need a corporate jet to look like a jet setter!
Shine on!
Christine
StarBright Jewels.com



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Color Me… Dolphin?

March 7, 2009 By 3 Comments

There is a pink bottlenose dolphin, thought to be the only one of its kind in a river in Louisiana.  The pink dolphin, is attracting all kinds of attention and I hope people can be interested while being respectful and cautious of disturbing these beautiful animals and their environment.
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All Around the Internet Friday (DST Edition)

March 6, 2009 By 2 Comments

Ever wonder about Daylight Saving?  I mean we all know the old adage, “Spring ahead, Fall behind” (or “back” whichever you prefer), but my husband and I had a conversation yesterday about when is daylight saving time and when is it not?  Turns out neither one of us knew, although Jim took about 20 minutes to get to “I don’t know”.  He had some interesting theories and by interesting, I mean.. snore.  In any event, DST begins in spring and ends in fall.  I’m sure we can come up with an adage for that too.  Like “spring ahead to begin, fall behind to end”, or “spring begins on my head and ends when I fall on my behind”.  Ok, they’re not good, but I’m not here to write adages, I’m here to bring you cool links.

This website has everything you could ever want to know about Daylight Saving Time and uses a technology called “Spicy Nodes”, which I thought said “Spicy Noodles” at first, but that’s probably because I’m craving carbs and haven’t had breakfast yet.  Click on “controversy” and then “assault on logic” for my favorite cloud so far.
And since that website has everything you could possibly need to know about it, my job here is done.

World Sunlight Map
Solar Cooking

I want to go to there.
When God underlines.
And because I’m a homeschool mom, I have to get a lesson plan in, right?

And finally in case you don’t like to read (and if that’s the case, maybe blog surfing isn’t a great idea for you), OnePOV explains it all for us.

Don’t forget to change the batteries in your smoke alarms!



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Pan Seared Sea Scallops and Asparagus in Garlic and Oil (Low Carb)

March 3, 2009 By Leave a Comment

1 lb. Sea Scallops (Fresh or frozen and thawed)
2 lb. fresh asparagus (please don’t use frozen or GOD FORBID canned) cleaned, trimmed and cut into approximately 1.5 in. pieces
5 cloves of chopped garlic
1/4 c. Extra Virgin Olive Oil
1T. butter
One big juicy lemon, or two smaller ones.

Set up a pot to steam the asparagus, you don’t want to steam them all the way, just until they’re bright green – they’ll cook a little bit more later, so you don’t want them overdone. You could also blanch them for a minute or so, either way is fine.

In the meantime, heat a large non-stick pan on high.  In batches, pan sear the scallops, when they have golden marks on one side, flip them and cook till they have golden marks on the other – if you’ve never cooked scallops, you’ll see that you can tell they’re getting opaque as you cook them.  You can see the difference without even cutting into them that they’re cooked) Cover loosely with foil and set aside.

Set a deeper pot (I like a dutch oven) on med/high heat – when the pan is hot, add the olive oil and butter.  give that a swoosh and then add the garlic.  After about a minute, when you can really smell the garlic, add the scallops and asparagus.  Toss to coat and warm through.  Plate the mixture and then squeeze a little lemon juice over each bowl.
Salt and Pepper to taste.

When I’m really craving pasta, this satisfies that craving like nothing else!

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Looking for more low carb recipes? Try my low carb section!



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7 Years, really?

March 2, 2009 By 2 Comments

Colormepink.com is seven years old today.  I can’t believe it, but I’ve got proof.  Happy Bloggiversary to me.



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