Thanks to all the Web 2.0 tools; musings 2008.

12/29/08, 5:52am.
Wow, its almost the end of 2008. Hard to believe another year has gone by. 2008 has been a rough year, as well as a historic year, for America. One could say that 2008 is the year that America "got ganked".
Refer:
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=ganked
Definition no.6.

Consider:
Wall Street meltdown.
The historic election of Barrack Obama
Mumbai terrorist attacks

As the year winds down to a close, I am sure that most of u readers are happy that its coming to an end. After all, 2009 cant be worse. Its got to be better!

I have just started reading a book called "How to cheat yoru friends at poker", by Penn Jillette, and Mickey Lynn. (St. Martins Press, 2005). I picked up a perfectly good copy at my favorite resale store (Goodwill @ Westend, right next to the Wamu Bank) for a buck fifty. I like the writing style, and the theme of the book seems appropriate for the times. Which is not an altogether good thing.

From the preface, which is called a "Disclaimer":
"The only way you can be sure y'our not getting cheated is if you're doing all the cheating and all the winning". I am sure that Wall Street can relate to that.

Anything short of that in poker, and u are the fish. There are only two kinds of players in every game, the shark and the fish. If u arent sure that you're the shark that's there to get money, you're a fish thats there to lose money".

I have decided that the only way for me to complete this book I have in mind "The UC guide to survival and success" is to start writing to my blog, every day starting at around this time. Atleast, I can get a full hours worth of writing done, and God knows how many pages I can write during that time. Its quite ez to keep track with Blogger and such tools out there.

I believe that America, with its pioneering spirit, is going to emerge stronger than before. The excesses of the 80s and 90s are behind us, and now its B2B, or back to basics.

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Eating healthy on $40/week: Dal and Tortillas.

Eating healthy can be quite a challenge when u are on food stamps. If u are recovering from the financial disaster, divorce, etc, this may be situ u are in.
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So what can u do?
1) Budget your food stamps.
2) Avoid meat, cheese, expensive produce etc.
3) Shop at Walmart, and other ethnic discount grocers (eg. Cherians Indian Grocery).
4) Do not shop at your local C-Store, which is usu unhealthy and most expensive.

Recipe for Dal and "Chappati".
Get Masoor Dal. 2lb bag, $3.99, 4lb bag $6.99
Get Lo Salt alternative or Sea Salt and avoid BP issues.
Get Pam Cooking Spray, or Lo Fat margarine in liu of oil.
Get spices such as Cumin seeds, Black peppers, Garlic cloves.
Curry powder and red chilli powder.

Rinse dal in cold water 2-3 times.
Pour 2 cups of Masoor dal and 4 cups water into saucepan.
Bring to boil, the put on Simmer, setting 3 or Low.
Let simmer for about 30 mins.
Dal should be well cooked and "soft" like gravy.

Saute onions and green chillies and minced garlic in cooking spray.
When nicely browned, add to the Dal mix in the saucepan.
Cook for another 10 mins, and take it off the stove.

Place 2 or more Lo Salt Tortillas (Walmart Great Value GV Brand) in Microwave.
Zap it for 45 to 60 mins.
Remove from microwave and serve piping hot!

Diet info.
Masoor dal has good protein content, about 25g for 100g of Lentils.

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