Most professional photographers utilize a compact flash memory card in order to preserve their work and use it in their business.  SanDisk has released a 16GB compact flash memory card called Extreme III.  Memory Suppliers sells this for $109.00.  While it is true that you can buy a 4GB for about $40, and maybe an 8GB for about double that, the reason to buy the largest one is that it allows for more pictures to be taken in the highest and best format, which is equivalent to an 8×10 picture.  This kind of quality uses up a lot of memory and a 4GB would not allow very many pictures to be taken and kept on one disk.  And photographers or anyone else who uses photography in their work knows only too well that they would need a lot of that size card in order to get through one session.  This cripples these kinds of businessmen and women, but larger disks allow for more leeway.  This size disk is only recently released to retailers to be sold to the public.

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We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.

Recognize this statement?  If not then you just aren’t knowledgeable about your history.  And even those who aren’t so good at history usually know what this is.  It is part of the Constitution that was fought for and hard won by our ancestors.  Today this part of the constitution is merely a joke.  The unalienable rights have been amended so much that this statement no longer applies to this country.  Although it is definitely true that order is needed to keep life as smooth and stress free as possible for everyone, it just is not feasible that this should be so.  There is always going to be someone who is left out, whose rights will not be respected.  Happiness is a commodity, no longer a right, but something that is denied everyone in the United States due to the over-taxation of those things which help us along our way to being happy.  How can you be happy when your right to enjoy driving, boating, drinking or smoking (among others), is made so costly that most people cannot afford them?  Not only do we have to “pay” for our happiness, in many cases states also tax our “freedoms” to the extent that they are no longer free.  Nor is birth or dying free.  Nothing is free anymore, not even our freedom and our happiness.  The beliefs that the United States were founded on are now nothing more than a memory and a joke.

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I have a nephew who coaches little league softball and of course he always needs  softball trophies. A good place to find these is at QuickTrophy.  QuickTrophy has all of the usual types of trophies to hand out such as ribbons, medals, dogtags, and many different kinds of regular trophies to choose from.  And of course they have trophies for other sports as well.  Instead of handing out the same old trophy season after season, look through their awards and choose something different each year.  The same old trophies year after year has got to get old after a while.

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If you’re going to be visiting a Anaheim California hotel for going to Disneyland, you’ll want to be within walking distance of the park.  Also minutes from the Anaheim Convention Center, Knotts Berry Farm, Angel Stadium and Crystal Cathedral.  Downtown Hollywood is only a mere 30 miles away, so you can visit the Disney theme parks to your heart’s content.  Don’t forget to check their rates before you make your plans.

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What is this creme brulee anyway?  It is actually a custard dessert ant everyone at your house is going to love it.  But since it does take a while, I’d only serve this on a special occasion.  Plan to make this ahead since it has to sit for a day before eating.

Ingredients:
6 egg yolks
6 tablespoons white sugar, divided
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 1/2 cups heavy cream
2 tablespoons brown sugar

Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C).
2. Beat egg yolks, 4 tablespoons sugar and vanilla in a mixing bowl until thick and creamy.
3. Pour cream into a saucepan and stir over low heat until it almost comes to boil. Remove the cream from heat immediately. Stir cream into the egg yolk mixture; beat until combined.
4. Pour cream mixture into the top of a double boiler. Stir over simmering water until mixture lightly coats the back of a spoon; approximately 3 minutes. Remove mixture from heat immediately and pour into a shallow heat-proof dish.
5. Bake in preheated oven for 30 minutes. Remove from oven and cool to room temperature. Refrigerate for 1 hour, or overnight.
6. Preheat oven to broil.
7. In a small bowl combine remaining 2 tablespoons white sugar and brown sugar. Sift this mixture evenly over custard. Place dish under broiler until sugar melts, about 2 minutes. Watch carefully so as not to burn.

8. Remove from heat and allow to cool. Refrigerate until custard is set again.

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Coconut Cream Pie the Old Fashioned Way.  I love coconut cream pie but I often find that restaurants serve second rate ones.  I stick it in my mouth expecting to taste this heavenly creation, only to find myself gagging due to almost no real taste.  This homemade one will beat any restaurant pie that you will find.

Coconut Cream

Ingredients:
3 cups half-and-half
2 eggs
3/4 cup white sugar
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 cup flaked coconut, toasted
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 (9 inch) pie shell, baked
1 cup frozen whipped topping, thawed

1. In a medium saucepan, combine half-and-half, eggs, sugar, flour and salt. Bring to a boil over low heat, stirring constantly. Remove from heat, and stir in 3/4 cup of the coconut and the vanilla extract. Pour into pie shell and chill 2 to 4 hours, or until firm.
2. Top with whipped topping, and with remaining 1/4 cup of coconut.
3. Note: To toast coconut, spread it in an ungreased pan and bake in a 350 degree F (175 degrees C) oven for 5 to 7 minutes, or until golden brown, stirring occasionally.

Prep Time: 20 Minutes
Cook Time: 30 Minutes

Ready In: 4 Hours 50 Minutes
Servings: 8

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