JG: James Gagliardi

11Jan/120

British Arrow Awards

Here is a playlist of many of the award winning commercials from the 2011 British Arrow Awards.

Previously known as the British Television Advertising Awards.

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6Nov/110

Daylight Savings

How many clocks did you actually have to physically change to daylight savings?

5Nov/110

November 5, 1955

26Oct/110

Peanut

Our little foster pup, Peanut. He's 3 1/2 lbs and rescued from a puppy mill.

To find out more about adopting or fostering:

http://underdogrescuemn.com/

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7Sep/110

Butterfly

My photo of the week.

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This photo was taken at The Arboretum.

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31Aug/110

Hummingbird

My favorite birdcam photo of the week. Hummingbird in The Matrix bullet time.

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21Aug/110

Double Dirty Dawgs

Double Dirty Dawgs. Now in our 18th year.
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10Aug/111

Homemade Wine

Several years ago I made my own wine. The first two batches were made at a "make your own" wine facility, both (a white and a red) turned out great. I then bought the same equipment to make it at home. My next two batches did not go so well. So for the last 3 years the equipment has been collecting dust.

This weekend I decided to dust off my wine equipment and head to the brew supply to pick up wine supplies.

You don't need to crush your own grapes. You can buy wine grape juice in almost all varietals. I choose to make a Montepulciano wine.

The juice will spend 1 week in the 6 gallon bucket. After one week I will transfer it to the glass carboy where it will sit for another 10 days, at which time I will add additional chemicals. 8 days later I will transfer to a second carboy where it will sit for another 4 weeks, until it is ready to be bottled.

I will transfer it to bottles. Cork, Foil, and Label the bottles, where they will sit for another six months. If all goes well, we should have a nice red wine for Valentines Day.

More updates to follow.

7Aug/110

Angry Birds

The Real Angry Birds of Backyard

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3Aug/110

Smoothies

With the weather hot and steamy, I decided to make my own smoothies.

Several years ago about a cheap slushy blender from Target, which I've used to make root beer freezes (a blended root beer float), but never for smoothies.

It's simple and healthy with no additives.

Ingredients:
- 4 oz lemonade
- 1 banana
- 1 cup frozen strawberries
- 1 half avocado

Blend.