Simple question Simple answer.
I know what some other people have done.
Saturday, September 30, 2006
Coffee Calculations
Awww the smell of coffee at midnight....an insomniac's world! I bought a coffee pot today at the big "W". $9.97-wow what a bargain....till I made coffee in it. Apparently it is so new and clean that the water just flows through it like....ummmm water. So I am happy that I have my coffeepot and I go to get my nice cup o joe and what should I see...the fact that apparently 1 tsp of creamer is TOO MUCH for this brew!
It appeared I was drinking dirty milk. I upped the coffee allowance per pot---still nothing! I'm up to a 1/2 cup of coffee for each pot and it's still not very strong. Maybe I should have checked out the Folgers Perfect Amount calculator before I began my quest....according to them it's a 1/1 ratio of cups of water and tablespoons of coffee until you get above 4 servings of coffee (serving being 6 oz). Then it gets tricky.....I won't get into the mathematical equations I was doing on the Texas Instruments calculator from my college days BUT according to the perfect amount calculator for 12 servings (My coffee pot says 12 cup capacity....does anyone know if that is CUPS or SERVINGS...because a CUP is 8 oz and they are basing a serving on 6 oz....If I went off the calculator for the perfect amount I would be off if I went by cups instead of servings....oh well doesn't matter) is 12 tbsp. Hmmm 12 tbsp is what? (I should watch Martha more often I suppose)
Awww the wonders of the internet....Measurement Conversion Table shows that 12 tbsp would be 3/4 of a cup. Hmmm so apparently I am lacking coffee. But now why does my 1/8 of a cup say "Coffee Scoop" on it?!? I think it would be easier if my 3/4 cup said it.....I'd much rather use it once than put 6 scoops in...I attempted to see how many cups of coffee were in a container but I couldn't find it...I did find "Gifts in a Jar" when I searched though....hmmmm is that still popular because if so I'm going to Costco to get the ingredients...Christmas is done!
Anyway back to the coffee....If I drink 3 pots of coffee a day and my coffee cup from Iraq is 8 ounces based on above measurements how many days will a container of coffee last? I swear it's Pre Algebra all over again....Screw it I think this is why people pay $3.85 for Starbucks.
Hmmm Sleeping would be good right now
Monday, September 18, 2006
Good Work NMCB 17
Here is an article regarding some great work that NMCB 17 did in July. Good job Bees!
Navy Seabees work to revive Marine memorial
STORY TOOLS
Email this story Print By Jonathan Garcia, Rocky Mountain News
July 13, 2006
GOLDEN - At the west corner of Colfax Avenue and West 6th Avenue stands a monument to heroism: the Marine Corps Memorial.
It's been there for more than 30 years, an obscure landmark on the urban landscape.
The president of the Marine Corps Memorial Association himself admitted he had never noticed it until he got involved in the group.
That's about to change thanks to a much-needed restoration. A group of Navy Seabees began work on the memorial last Saturday.
It's one of two memorials in the U.S. dedicated by the Marine commandant to all Marines. Built in September 1975, it features insignias of all six Marine divisions and four Marine air wings and a time capsule with Marine mementos and letters from President Gerald Ford and other officials.
The memorial was built on asphalt, which only has a 30-year life span, according to Joe Porter, president of the MCMA.
A division of Seabees from the Naval Mobile Construction Battalion Seventeen will be replacing the asphalt with more durable concrete as well as installing 52 flagpole supports.
MCMA plans on displaying all 50 state flags at the memorial, along with the Marine Corps flag and a 50-foot-high, 10-by-19-foot U.S. flag.
The Seabee battalion also has done construction for the military in Iraq and other places, according to MCMA Secretary Rick Baum.
"These guys are the ones who are operating the bulldozer with one hand and holding a gun with the other," Baum said.
Brad Perot, builder 2nd class, said he was glad he and the other Seabees could help the Marines' memorial.
"I feel very honored," Perot said. "A lot of those people did not come home.
"It's the least I can do."
The Seabees flag will be put under the U.S. flag during and after construction.
Perot said he's sure the giant American flag will bring greater attention to the memorial, which he also admits to never noticing.
Perot said the Seabees should be done with the concrete work by Sunday.
Navy Seabees work to revive Marine memorial
STORY TOOLS
Email this story Print By Jonathan Garcia, Rocky Mountain News
July 13, 2006
GOLDEN - At the west corner of Colfax Avenue and West 6th Avenue stands a monument to heroism: the Marine Corps Memorial.
It's been there for more than 30 years, an obscure landmark on the urban landscape.
The president of the Marine Corps Memorial Association himself admitted he had never noticed it until he got involved in the group.
That's about to change thanks to a much-needed restoration. A group of Navy Seabees began work on the memorial last Saturday.
It's one of two memorials in the U.S. dedicated by the Marine commandant to all Marines. Built in September 1975, it features insignias of all six Marine divisions and four Marine air wings and a time capsule with Marine mementos and letters from President Gerald Ford and other officials.
The memorial was built on asphalt, which only has a 30-year life span, according to Joe Porter, president of the MCMA.
A division of Seabees from the Naval Mobile Construction Battalion Seventeen will be replacing the asphalt with more durable concrete as well as installing 52 flagpole supports.
MCMA plans on displaying all 50 state flags at the memorial, along with the Marine Corps flag and a 50-foot-high, 10-by-19-foot U.S. flag.
The Seabee battalion also has done construction for the military in Iraq and other places, according to MCMA Secretary Rick Baum.
"These guys are the ones who are operating the bulldozer with one hand and holding a gun with the other," Baum said.
Brad Perot, builder 2nd class, said he was glad he and the other Seabees could help the Marines' memorial.
"I feel very honored," Perot said. "A lot of those people did not come home.
"It's the least I can do."
The Seabees flag will be put under the U.S. flag during and after construction.
Perot said he's sure the giant American flag will bring greater attention to the memorial, which he also admits to never noticing.
Perot said the Seabees should be done with the concrete work by Sunday.
Priorities
Hubby has always felt that being in the Navy is very important to him. It's not just a thing that he goes to on the weekends. It means something to him and he takes everything very seriously and sometimes the military takes precedence over everything else.....BUT it's good to know that sometimes his choice is different. When asked if he could fly to Battalion next drill weekend because what his job is now is very important and needs a lot of work to get done before they deploy again...He said "I can't Chief...my wife would kill me because the Navy Ball is next month and if I don't take her out on her one night a year that she likes to go out then she would kill me" Damn Straight! Nice to know i'm important sometimes LOL
The End is Always Worse
Ok hubby and I have decided to switch companies. Actually it's been decided that I will come off the road and not drive anymore and he will haul compressed helium out of Wyoming. I think financially and family wise this is much better. The company we are with had a hard time getting him home for drill weekend when he was driving solo and didn't see it as a big deal or something. But it is a big deal! So that began the downfall of our unhappiness where we are currently. And now of course he has a bigger and better job with Battalion so it's important that he is there every weekend.
So we are making the change. There was a conference at Battalion this weekend (I was suppose to be there but unfortunatly financially I couldn't because one of us had to work :) ) SOOOoooo this is my las load. I'm in Detroit and am going to head to Missouri today. I have to deliver this load and then pick up a load headed to south texas which is routed through the yard. Hubby flew home last night (He called me but I was sleeping and told him I had to be up in a couple hours please call back in the morning LOL) and he is doing his last paperwork stuff with the new company today and then he is driving the Jeep out to pick me and the dogs up in Missouri.
So of course since this is the last week of me driving professionally (probably anyway at least over the road) this has to be the worst week ever! Let's just say Walmart sucks and the paperwork was all screwed up this week and a load that should have lasted like 4 days lasted instead 6. So that load ended up not making me any money. And I get this load. Doesn't pay very well but hey it gets me to the place I need to be to get to the yard.....and at this point i'm just done. DONE! But of course it's downtown ghetto Detroit ("Please do not park overnight this is a high crime area and not safe") Ummm k....and you have to back up from a different street for like a block. Couldn't be easy could it?!? I should have bought another pack of smokes....they say it will be awhile :( Well anyway signing off for now....
So we are making the change. There was a conference at Battalion this weekend (I was suppose to be there but unfortunatly financially I couldn't because one of us had to work :) ) SOOOoooo this is my las load. I'm in Detroit and am going to head to Missouri today. I have to deliver this load and then pick up a load headed to south texas which is routed through the yard. Hubby flew home last night (He called me but I was sleeping and told him I had to be up in a couple hours please call back in the morning LOL) and he is doing his last paperwork stuff with the new company today and then he is driving the Jeep out to pick me and the dogs up in Missouri.
So of course since this is the last week of me driving professionally (probably anyway at least over the road) this has to be the worst week ever! Let's just say Walmart sucks and the paperwork was all screwed up this week and a load that should have lasted like 4 days lasted instead 6. So that load ended up not making me any money. And I get this load. Doesn't pay very well but hey it gets me to the place I need to be to get to the yard.....and at this point i'm just done. DONE! But of course it's downtown ghetto Detroit ("Please do not park overnight this is a high crime area and not safe") Ummm k....and you have to back up from a different street for like a block. Couldn't be easy could it?!? I should have bought another pack of smokes....they say it will be awhile :( Well anyway signing off for now....
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