FunDay Friday
Something to cool us down. Where I live it is really hot and watching this cools me down. It is also something that is so cute and funny. Hope you get a good laugh.
Something to cool us down. Where I live it is really hot and watching this cools me down. It is also something that is so cute and funny. Hope you get a good laugh.
A lot of the blogs that I read have these videos.
I decided that I wanted to share it too.
The first one is the original Old Spice and the second one is the “updated” for the younger crowd.
Enjoy.
“A disturbing, cutting-edge techno-thriller that should galvanize everyone who send or receives e-mail or even dreams of navigating the web.” -John L. Nance, Author of Pandora’s Clock, Blackout
“Digital Fortress is the best and most realistic techno-thriller to reach the market in years. Dan Brown’s ability to paint in living color the gray area between personal freedom vs. national security … is awesome… Readers will feel a chilling thrill a minute. – The Midwest Book Review
Summary
National Security Agency. NSA. Never Say Anything. That is what David Becker thinks when he just comes off the phone with his boss who told him to collect this dead mans possessions, every single bit of it mind you, and get home. Do not forget one thing. But when he notices one thing is missing, the adventure starts for him. But back at HQ, Susan Fletcher, the NSA’s head cryptographer who is brilliant, beautiful and an excellent mathematician is called in to work on a Saturday afternoon she knows something is wrong. David Becker, her fiancé, is not at home but is somewhere where she does not know. Her boss, Strathmore has some bone chilling news for her. That TRANSLTR, the #1 email decoding device might be flawed. It has been trying to decode and email for over 15 hours and it never takes more than 3 to do the hardest one they have given it. They then realize something about the email. It is not email. It is a program. And TRANSLTR cannot decode it. The NSA is held hostage. Not with bombs or guns, but with a program that it cannot decode. And with the world’s security on the line, they have to work fast. But will it be fast enough?
Review
This is an adult book. But oh my goodness his was the BEST book in the world. I know that I say that about a lot of books, but no book that I have read has matched this books standard. This book was exciting, full of action, kind of confusing, but great. The characters are realistic and so is the plot. But before anyone reads this book there are some major things that I have to point out. There are portions of this book that are only suitable for mature teenagers. There is also a lot of cursing in the book. This is an adult book. Keep this in mind. An ADULT book. I read it because it was in the YA section of my library. I read it and I loved it but this is definitely not suitable for younger teen (under 15). Hope that if there are some older readers out there, that you enjoy it.
A Little Bit about Dan Brown
Dan Brown is an American author of thriller fiction. He is best known for his 2003 bestselling novel, The Da Vinci Code. All of his book have the recurring theme of cryptography, keys, symbols, codes, and conspiracy theories. His books have been translated into 40 languages and has sold over 80 million copies.
I know that I am a book blog so you might be wondering why I am showing food. Well, recipes come from books so it does pertain to books. This little recipe is a Lemonade recipe. You probably all know how to make it.
-Lemon
-Water
-Sugar
Yes, yes, yes and no. You have to have the correct ratio of water to lemon juice. And the correct ratio of lemon juice to sugar.
So here is a little recipe from Sweet Treats from William-Sonoma “25 Delicious Recipes That Kids Can Cook.
I absolutely love this book because it shows the original recipe and most of the recipe’s also have another page with variations of it. It is a lot of fun this book and there are probably over 50 recipes because of all the variations.
This recipe is from page 111.
There are different types of cover for this book. Just so you know.
So here is the recipe.
Fresh Lemonade
Step 1: Prepare your Ingredients and Tools
Ingredients
You need 8 or 9 large lemons
1 cup of sugar
5 cups of cold water
and Ice (optional)
Tools
Measuring cups and spoons
Cutting board and sharp knife
Citrus Juicer
Wide mouthed pitcher
Wooden Spoon
I used 5 extremely large lemons and I got more than enough juice.
Also be light on the sugar because it can become very sweet. Less is more and it is easier to add sugar than to take it away.
Step 2: Juice the Lemons
*Make sure and adult is near by because you need to use a sharp knife to cut the lemons.
Hold each lemon on its side on the cutting board, cut the lemons in half with the knife. Twist each lemon half over the cone of the juicer. Pick out any seeds. Measure out 1 cup lemon juice and pour it into the pitcher.
Step 3: Sweeten the Juice
Add the sugar to the lemon juice and, using the wooden spoon,stir until the sugar is dissolved. This will take a couple of minutes, so keep stirring.
Step 4: Add the Water
Add the water and keep stirring until everything looks like it is blended.
Step 5: Add the ice
Add the ice if you were going to. You then can wait a couple of minutes and then serve it and it will be cold. Or you can just put it in the refrigerator for 30 min and it will be cold. Then serve right away.
Here is a little something different to send you towards the weekend. A poem for a hot, steamy summer day.
Summer by Lee Bennett Hopkins
Fairgrounds
Ferris wheels
cotton candy
heat
always —
always–
cool snow cone treats
baseball games
fireworks
mosquito bites
what
surprises
occur
on
long
summer
nights.