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<!--Generated by Squarespace Site Server v5.11.81 (http://www.squarespace.com/) on Fri, 17 Feb 2012 06:07:14 GMT--><rdf:RDF xmlns:rdf="http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#" xmlns:rss="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" xmlns:admin="http://webns.net/mvcb/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:cc="http://web.resource.org/cc/"><rss:channel rdf:about="http://cookenstein.com/imported-data/"><rss:title>RC Thoughts</rss:title><rss:link>http://cookenstein.com/imported-data/</rss:link><rss:description></rss:description><dc:language>en-US</dc:language><dc:date>2012-02-17T06:07:14Z</dc:date><admin:generatorAgent rdf:resource="http://www.squarespace.com/">Squarespace Site Server v5.11.81 (http://www.squarespace.com/)</admin:generatorAgent><rss:items><rdf:Seq><rdf:li rdf:resource="http://cookenstein.com/imported-data/2009/4/23/rather-than-just-improve-services-for-your-customers.html"/><rdf:li rdf:resource="http://cookenstein.com/imported-data/2009/4/23/if-ever-there-was-a-reason.html"/><rdf:li rdf:resource="http://cookenstein.com/imported-data/2009/4/23/food-inc.html"/><rdf:li rdf:resource="http://cookenstein.com/imported-data/2009/4/22/too-much-of-a-good-thing.html"/><rdf:li rdf:resource="http://cookenstein.com/imported-data/2009/4/18/today-felt-like-the-first-day-of-spring.html"/><rdf:li rdf:resource="http://cookenstein.com/imported-data/2009/4/11/rain-rain.html"/><rdf:li rdf:resource="http://cookenstein.com/imported-data/2009/4/11/what-not-a-better-way-to-start-a-sunday.html"/><rdf:li rdf:resource="http://cookenstein.com/imported-data/2009/4/11/moderator.html"/><rdf:li rdf:resource="http://cookenstein.com/imported-data/2009/3/27/a-good-week-on-ebay.html"/><rdf:li rdf:resource="http://cookenstein.com/imported-data/"/></rdf:Seq></rss:items></rss:channel><rss:item rdf:about="http://cookenstein.com/imported-data/2009/4/23/rather-than-just-improve-services-for-your-customers.html"><rss:title>Rather than just improve services for your customers</rss:title><rss:link>http://cookenstein.com/imported-data/2009/4/23/rather-than-just-improve-services-for-your-customers.html</rss:link><dc:creator>Cookenstein</dc:creator><dc:date>2009-04-23T17:39:00Z</dc:date><dc:subject>Gripes</dc:subject><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>This article from <a href="http://tech.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=09/04/23/1521218&amp;from=rss">Slashdot sums it all up</a>. Big companies will spend more time, and money to piss off their already paying customers in order to give them less, rather than do the right thing by them and grow the business. EGO's AND BUSINESS are two awful bed mates.</p>]]></content:encoded></rss:item><rss:item rdf:about="http://cookenstein.com/imported-data/2009/4/23/if-ever-there-was-a-reason.html"><rss:title>If ever there was a reason</rss:title><rss:link>http://cookenstein.com/imported-data/2009/4/23/if-ever-there-was-a-reason.html</rss:link><dc:creator>Cookenstein</dc:creator><dc:date>2009-04-23T02:38:00Z</dc:date><dc:subject>Journal</dc:subject><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>It has been going on for a little while now, but <a href="http://www.money.co.uk/article/1003522-fat-tax-on-overweight-passengers-%20proposed-by-budget-airline.htm">more and more businesses are seeing</a> that overweight people, are taking up more of their space, and they are finally starting to cash in on it! Are you over weight? Among other things, Flying is gonna start getting more expensive for you.</p>]]></content:encoded></rss:item><rss:item rdf:about="http://cookenstein.com/imported-data/2009/4/23/food-inc.html"><rss:title>Food Inc</rss:title><rss:link>http://cookenstein.com/imported-data/2009/4/23/food-inc.html</rss:link><dc:creator>Cookenstein</dc:creator><dc:date>2009-04-23T02:29:00Z</dc:date><dc:subject>Journal</dc:subject><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I have not seen it yet, but the previews have me sold. If <a href="http://robertkennerfilms.com/films/files/detail_current.php">Food Inc</a> is remotely as good as <a href="http://www.kingcorn.net/">King Corn</a>, this one is probably worth owning. People owe it to themselves to learn about what we are putting into ourselves, and why we have the obesity problems, diabetes problems and all other problems related to food, that simply did not exist on any scale close to today prior to the 80's.</p>]]></content:encoded></rss:item><rss:item rdf:about="http://cookenstein.com/imported-data/2009/4/22/too-much-of-a-good-thing.html"><rss:title>Too much of a good thing</rss:title><rss:link>http://cookenstein.com/imported-data/2009/4/22/too-much-of-a-good-thing.html</rss:link><dc:creator>Cookenstein</dc:creator><dc:date>2009-04-22T22:13:00Z</dc:date><dc:subject>Journal</dc:subject><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Lately I have found myself spending most of my free time, online at one main area. Geeks.pirillo.com.  I have had a great deal of fun there, and am very appreciative to have met many of the people I have there. Several of them in fact are with me at other social sites as well, so it has really kind of organically grown.<br/>I have also had my share of questionable moments there as well, where I'd felt as if I was being censored. This happened more than once, and for reasons I simply could not and still do not understand given what I see there daily.  As with all things, over periods of time, I have made a few friends that I communicate with more than others, and in a very recent incident I was called a name that came with no provocation whatsoever. I was simply responding based upon the information I'd gotten from this person. Nothing in my response was meant to be abusive, nor had any malice towards this person, and yet it drew a kindof passionate hateful remark that simply makes me think, it is time to walk away from something I have spent alot of personal time building up.</p><p>That is kind of the sad part.  Alot of my time has gone into that little profile page and the forums in that community.  But rather than cause any more tension, or perceived anger back or forth it simply makes sense to walk away from it and focus on many of the things I already have. I should be building what I have and adding content to it as often as possible. I don't need hundreds of friends I'll likely never know, and partially doing it for the fun of some competition, to be a top 100 geek number, which is kind of easy to get sucked into.</p><p>The downside of all that, is once you do, you kind of start to easily forget why you went to that site in the very first place. Now most would not admit this, but I will. I got a little caught up in the points part of the Geeks.pirillo thing. I mean, it's kind of cool to be near the top of the leader board. But really, at the end of the day, what does it get you? Empty adulation from people who  will kick you as soon as they perceive you have said something that possibly offends them?  In the end, wether you meant to or not, it is something I have no control over, and refuse to have to explain myself to someone whom could snap at me at a moments notice, only to later act like nothing ever happened ? Yes, those things too have happened more than once, but the past 24 hours, pretty much was the straw that broke the back.</p><p>I mean no one any harm, and I can say without question, my writing skills are a little better than poor, but I think I express myself most of the time, with the thought of the other person reading it.<br/>That is what this so called open community thing is all about right? Saying what's on your mind? Well, I think I may have learned my lesson. I'll keep my thoughts to myself while in any community, and on my own pages, I can unleash all day long.. Peace.</p>]]></content:encoded></rss:item><rss:item rdf:about="http://cookenstein.com/imported-data/2009/4/18/today-felt-like-the-first-day-of-spring.html"><rss:title>Today felt like the first day of spring</rss:title><rss:link>http://cookenstein.com/imported-data/2009/4/18/today-felt-like-the-first-day-of-spring.html</rss:link><dc:creator>Cookenstein</dc:creator><dc:date>2009-04-18T01:59:00Z</dc:date><dc:subject>Journal</dc:subject><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>It seems it has been raining since January. And the weather has been cold, and clammy with very brief little bits of sunshine here and there but nothing lasting.  Tomorrow looks to be almost 80 where I will be working. The day was just as good as it could be.</p>]]></content:encoded></rss:item><rss:item rdf:about="http://cookenstein.com/imported-data/2009/4/11/rain-rain.html"><rss:title>Rain Rain</rss:title><rss:link>http://cookenstein.com/imported-data/2009/4/11/rain-rain.html</rss:link><dc:creator>Cookenstein</dc:creator><dc:date>2009-04-11T20:03:00Z</dc:date><dc:subject>Journal</dc:subject><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>It seems that we have gotten our fill of rain in the past 2 months. No snow to speak of this year, but the ground is soaked and the grass is getting up to knee high in some areas of the yard.  Gotta Seed, Gotta Mow. This was the weekend for it, but we got at least another inch since yesterday.</p>]]></content:encoded></rss:item><rss:item rdf:about="http://cookenstein.com/imported-data/2009/4/11/what-not-a-better-way-to-start-a-sunday.html"><rss:title>What not a better way to start a Sunday!</rss:title><rss:link>http://cookenstein.com/imported-data/2009/4/11/what-not-a-better-way-to-start-a-sunday.html</rss:link><dc:creator>Cookenstein</dc:creator><dc:date>2009-04-11T19:35:00Z</dc:date><dc:subject></dc:subject><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><div style='font-family: "Helvetica Neue", "Lucida Grande", Helvetica, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;  color: #222; background-color: white; border-color: #222; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; margin: 1px;'><h1 style='font-family: Helvetica, Arial, san-serif; font-weight: normal; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1; color: #222; margin: 5px;'><div style="float:right; padding:3px; margin:1; border:1px solid #222;"><img 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alt="Embedded Recipe Image (Unsupported on IE 7 and earlier)"></div>Butter-Sugar Crepes</h1><div style='margin: 5px 5px 5px 15px; font-size: 12px; text-indent: 0;'>Description</div><h2 style='font-family: "Helvetica Neue", "Lucida Grande", Helvetica, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-weight: normal; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1; color: #222; margin: 5px;'>Ingredients</h3><div style='margin: 5px;'><ol style='font-size: 12px'><li style='list-style-type: circle; list-style-position: outside; list-style-image: none;'>7 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted and cooled, divided</li><li style='list-style-type: circle; list-style-position: outside; list-style-image: none;'>1 cup whole milk</li><li style='list-style-type: circle; list-style-position: outside; list-style-image: none;'>1 cup all-purpose flour</li><li style='list-style-type: circle; list-style-position: outside; list-style-image: none;'>2 large eggs</li><li style='list-style-type: circle; list-style-position: outside; list-style-image: none;'>6 tablespoons sugar, divided</li></ol></div><h2 style='font-family: "Helvetica Neue", "Lucida Grande", Helvetica, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-weight: normal; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1; color: #222; margin: 5px;'>Directions</h3><div style='margin: 5px;'><ol style='font-size: 12px'><li style='list-style-type: lower-roman; list-style-position: outside; list-style-image: none;'>Reserve 1 tablespoon melted butter for brushing skillet.</li><li style='list-style-type: lower-roman; list-style-position: outside; list-style-image: none;'>Blend milk, flour, eggs, 2 tablespoons sugar, 2 tablespoons butter, and 1/4 teaspoon salt in a blender until smooth, then chill, covered, 30 minutes.</li><li style='list-style-type: lower-roman; list-style-position: outside; list-style-image: none;'>Lightly brush a 10-inch nonstick skillet with some of reserved butter and heat over medium heat until hot. Pour in 1/4 cup batter, immediately tilting and rotating skillet to coat bottom, and cook crêpe, turning once, until just set and golden, about 1 minute total. Transfer to a plate. Make 7 more crêpes, stacking them.</li><li style='list-style-type: lower-roman; list-style-position: outside; list-style-image: none;'>Brush each crêpe with 1 teaspoon butter and sprinkle with 1 teaspoon sugar, then fold twice to form a triangle.</li><li style='list-style-type: lower-roman; list-style-position: outside; list-style-image: none;'>Heat 2 teaspoons each of butter and sugar with a pinch of salt in skillet until sugar has dissolved, then cook 4 crêpes, turning once, until golden brown. Repeat with remaining butter, sugar, and crêpes.</li></ol></div><div style='border-width: 1px 0px 0px; padding: 10px 20px 4px; border-color: #222; border-style: solid; margin: 10px 5px 5px; font-style: italic; font-size: 12px;'>Search, share, and cook your recipes on Mac OS X with <a href='http://acaciatreesoftware.com/souschef/' style='color: #0074bf'>SousChef</a>!</div></div></p>]]></content:encoded></rss:item><rss:item rdf:about="http://cookenstein.com/imported-data/2009/4/11/moderator.html"><rss:title>Moderator</rss:title><rss:link>http://cookenstein.com/imported-data/2009/4/11/moderator.html</rss:link><dc:creator>Cookenstein</dc:creator><dc:date>2009-04-11T04:14:00Z</dc:date><dc:subject>Gripes</dc:subject><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I have spent the past several months since Sept 08, in a site called Geeks, run by the one and only Chris Pirillo. I have followed him since the late 90's and do admire his work. I am currently struggling with the way in which this site is moderated.<br/>I have been told twice now, that I will be suspended, because I have in fact posted a remark that was thought to be unacceptable behavior, and most recent was told not to use copied content or I would be suspended.</p><p>The problem with thew above is A:) On my profile page they put this statement for all to see. No private email, discreet. An example had to be set here, second, the things in which they both stated, simply was not the case, but no matter what I said, it made no difference on the first issue, and this last one kills me, because everyone on this site uses rehashed content from any number of other site, and in many cases it is open and free, and you can find all sorts of the same items on multiple sites. I think my point here is, I need to spend more time making this little blog better, and stop promoting someone else whom could give a flying flip about me.</p>]]></content:encoded></rss:item><rss:item rdf:about="http://cookenstein.com/imported-data/2009/3/27/a-good-week-on-ebay.html"><rss:title>A good week on Ebay</rss:title><rss:link>http://cookenstein.com/imported-data/2009/3/27/a-good-week-on-ebay.html</rss:link><dc:creator>Cookenstein</dc:creator><dc:date>2009-03-27T10:59:00Z</dc:date><dc:subject>Journal</dc:subject><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Ebay may be having it's troubles, but this past week was pretty good to me ( fingers crossed) I was able to move about 1500+ $ worth of items I simply was not using anymore. That went a long way to paying down some newer technology in the house and some spending money too.</p>]]></content:encoded></rss:item><rss:item rdf:about="http://cookenstein.com/imported-data/"><rss:title>-</rss:title><rss:link>http://cookenstein.com/imported-data/</rss:link><dc:creator>Cookenstein</dc:creator><dc:date>2009-03-22T18:01:00Z</dc:date><dc:subject></dc:subject><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://ping.fm/p/uKztu"><img src="http://p.ping.fm/img/z88oetJ3/8b1607e44fc1871f.jpg" width="300" height="200" alt="That god awful place!" /></a><br/>That god awful place!</p>]]></content:encoded></rss:item></rdf:RDF>
