G's Random Thoughts

I'm going to try my hand at making a soft fresh cheese for the first time this weekend. Basic recipe of warmed whole milk + Lemon Juice or citric acid then salt and herbs. I would like to infuse the cheese with Italian herbs. It seems to me that adding the herbs before heating the milk would better distribute the flavor, but I have looked at several recipes that call for adding the herbs after curdling it. Does anyone with some cheese making experience know if adding herbs or garlic early would cause any harm to the curdling process?

We added the packet only one day ago, but I want to replace them and not spend a lot of time looking at imaginary specks over the christmas holiday with the boys if the eggs were supposed to be dry

We are road tripping to Rushmore soon with our 3 boys and would like to visit a dinosaur or other paleontological site (and other interesting geological features)

I'm having penny-candy carnival for my soon to be 5 year olds birthday. So far we've planned a penny relay using bowls of pennies than have to be carried in spoonfuls, and a penny toss into floating bowls in a turltle pool. Will probablly also make a penny launching tube out of a wrapping paper roll and see who can roll a penny the farthest. Would love any other ideas for games using pennies.

What supplier(s) do you use and do you like them.

Esp interested in oil/acrylic supplies and art boards. As I start a painting a day project for a month this summer to see how it goes.

Esp one with a focus on painting

I've booked a hotel near the airport for the night of our arrival, but we plan to book a hotel for 2 or 3 nights before we fly out.

We will have a car and have looked at places from Hull/Nantasket Beach to Revere becasue we would like to show the kids the ocean as well as visit downtown.

Looking for a hotel, but any other advice welcomed too

I figured it would be wise to review the food pyramid and figure out where the valentines treats are going fit in ahead of time. But here I see milk (which is obvious) but also remember that cocoa comes from beans and now I'm am all confused.

There aren't nearly as many of these as there used to be, in fact I see more of them on the gas station racks than on cars. My favorite as of late is "I'm still hot... it just comes in flashes now" What is yours?

I'm making a music video collection for my dad as a fathers day gift.

Clips of the old house set to John Denvers "country roads" Family trips to Great big Sea "la la la la love" and "When I am King" and Janice Joplin "Me adn Bobby McGee"

I still have two montages of my children and nephews playing at Papa's house and want to put some music behind them. So give me some suggestions please.

I'm pretty sure microsoft is of the devil but I cant tell which one is Gods chosen.

The roads, bridges and utilities I can do a decent estimate on, but I'm at a loss when it comes to the rail.

Just looking for a rule of thumb here (ie my access roadway is $100 lf, the type bridges we are using are $130 sf) for a very preliminary estimate on an industrial access site.