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			<title>Gloves for my feet</title>
			<link>http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/blog/tinkster-11471/gloves-for-my-feet-34725/</link>
			<pubDate>Wed, 02 May 2012 01:40:10 GMT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[Boy, time does fly, and I didn't blog anything in a long time! 
 
I just felt that I had to mention that I completed my first overnight tramp 
(no,...]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div>Boy, time does fly, and I didn't blog anything in a long time!<br />
<br />
I just felt that I had to mention that I completed my first overnight tramp<br />
(no, not loose woman, the hike variety) with a heavy back-pack on in my treks.<br />
<br />
No problems, even on rugged terrain, with mud, tree roots, boulders, pebbles, <br />
shingle, you name it ... my feet were happy, as were my knees, ankles, lower<br />
back.  Awesome experience; I guess if it gets colder I'll try the flows for<br />
going bush.  Not sure I'll trust them w/ extreme weather conditions (under <br />
-5 Celsius), or in deep snow ... :)</div>

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			<title>Gloves for my feet - the foul weather version ...</title>
			<link>http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/blog/tinkster-11471/gloves-for-my-feet-the-foul-weather-version-4001/</link>
			<pubDate>Mon, 25 Jul 2011 09:11:15 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>In the last post I said they were fine in foul weather ... boy, was I wrong :} 
 
The recent cold-snap, with temperatures just above freezing point,...</description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div>In the last post I said they were fine in foul weather ... boy, was I wrong :}<br />
<br />
The recent cold-snap, with temperatures just above freezing point, and wind-chills pushing it well below I felt compelled to seek an alternative to my current standard-footwear. So far into the -admittedly mild - winter my trusted KSOs have given me enough warmth, but no more; this morning I felt fairly unhappy, and my toes were complaining quite bitterly about the cold and the abuse I gave them. So I looked through the range of available Vibram FiveFingers to see what alternatives I might find, and lo and behold, I stumbled upon the&quot;flow&quot; model, which has a neoprene upper and lining.<br />
<br />
Went to the shop at lunch-time, found that the flows are a slightly tighter fit than the other models, and had to get 44s rather than 43s, but that worked out OK. On the way home my feet were the warmest part of my body - despite the excellent wind-proof shell, and three layers of merino clothing on the upper body, a nice long walk home, all up (and a fair bit upwards). Very happy with the latest find!</div>

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			<title>Gloves for my feet - the 4th installment</title>
			<link>http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/blog/tinkster-11471/gloves-for-my-feet-the-4th-installment-3989/</link>
			<pubDate>Wed, 20 Jul 2011 05:17:31 GMT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[Wow ... time sure flies; it's been over seven months now 
that I've been wearing VFFs almost exclusively! Had the odd 
stint at actual barefoot...]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div>Wow ... time sure flies; it's been over seven months now<br />
that I've been wearing VFFs almost exclusively! Had the odd<br />
stint at actual barefoot running, to find that VFFs definitely<br />
are more robust than the soles of my feet - had to peel shards<br />
of glass out of my foot.  Will refrain from running barefoot<br />
in poor visibility conditions :}<br />
<br />
I still swear by the vibrams, even in foul weather (cold &amp; wet)<br />
they're very acceptable. I use three models on a more or less<br />
regular basis; my favourites will have to be the KSO's, followed<br />
by the treks for more rugged terrain and the sprints, which have<br />
a slightly different feel and fit.</div>

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			<title>Gloves for my feet - part 3</title>
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			<pubDate>Sun, 30 Jan 2011 08:16:04 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Today I wore my fivefingers for a ~ 12.5Km bush-walk. I was 
initially a bit worried about stubbing toes, spraining ankles 
and what have you ......</description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div>Today I wore my fivefingers for a ~ 12.5Km bush-walk. I was<br />
initially a bit worried about stubbing toes, spraining ankles<br />
and what have you ... nothing the like happened, even though<br />
the terrain wasn't always easy.  I did manage to lightly bump<br />
my toes 3 times in the persuit, but didn't really do them any<br />
harm - strangely enough.  Going downhill on sharp rocks proved<br />
a bit slower than I hoped for, but it was all good fun, and<br />
when I've gotten more used to it I can actually see myself<br />
using the vffs for tramping!</div>

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			<title>gloves for my feet - part 2</title>
			<link>http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/blog/tinkster-11471/gloves-for-my-feet-part-2-3523/</link>
			<pubDate>Tue, 25 Jan 2011 21:06:51 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>The fivefingers are truly amazing.  Reached a stage where 
I can wear them for extended periods of time on a daily 
basis, doing my walks around town...</description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div>The fivefingers are truly amazing.  Reached a stage where<br />
I can wear them for extended periods of time on a daily<br />
basis, doing my walks around town and on bush-walks within<br />
the city on a regular basis.<br />
<br />
My feet hate being in &quot;normal shoes&quot;, even my extra wide<br />
asics feel unpleasantly tight.<br />
<br />
I think my posture has improved, and my muscles (calves<br />
and hamstrings) are now coping well w/ the &quot;unusual exercise&quot;.<br />
<br />
And let's not speak of my tramping (hiking) boots; great <br />
discomfort for the first 30 minutes, and walking with wet<br />
feet after the stream crossings proved disasterous for the<br />
nails on my big toes.  For the time being I can't wear anything<br />
but my fivefingers or crocs.</div>

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			<title>My passtimes ... b) tramping (No, not loose women. Hiking!)</title>
			<link>http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/blog/tinkster-11471/my-passtimes-b-tramping-no-not-loose-women-hiking-3514/</link>
			<pubDate>Fri, 21 Jan 2011 04:47:39 GMT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[Love the great outdoors, and would spend more time in the bush 
or the mountain tops if time-restrictions weren't an issue. 
 
Pretty much spend all...]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div>Love the great outdoors, and would spend more time in the bush<br />
or the mountain tops if time-restrictions weren't an issue.<br />
<br />
Pretty much spend all of my vacations and the odd weekend<br />
walking with a heavy backpack, and am planning on doing so<br />
this weekend.  Weather shouldn't be too atrocious, and it<br />
will make for a good opportunity to test my new tent.</div>

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			<title>gloves for my feet!!</title>
			<link>http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/blog/tinkster-11471/gloves-for-my-feet-3512/</link>
			<pubDate>Thu, 20 Jan 2011 00:28:01 GMT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[For a week now I've owned a pair of VIBRAM FiveFingers KSO (http://www.vibramfivefingers.com/products/Five-Fingers-KSO-Mens.htm). 
 
After a slow 3...]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div>For a week now I've owned a pair of <a href="http://www.vibramfivefingers.com/products/Five-Fingers-KSO-Mens.htm" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">VIBRAM FiveFingers KSO</a>.<br />
<br />
After a slow 3 days wearing them around house and garden for short<br />
periods of time I took them for a walk to and from work (including <br />
occasional running) two times this week - granting my feet (and the<br />
shoes) the recommended one day break for novices.<br />
<br />
What an amazing feeling - it's like walking barefoot w/o the risk<br />
of cutting your feet on sharp rocks or broken glass.<br />
<br />
<br />
Loving it so far, even though the different style of walking and<br />
running one adapts uses muscles differently, and uses some muscles<br />
one wouldn't normally use in the infamous heal-strike that strongly<br />
padded sneakers taught us to use over years. So I find myself a<br />
tad sore, hamstrings, calves, and yes, even DOMS in some muscels<br />
in the feet.<br />
<br />
<br />
After only one day of extended use of the VFFs my toes feel unhappy<br />
being wedged into my expensive sneakers, not to mention the work-shoes!</div>

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			<title>And an on request entry ... porridge recipe!</title>
			<link>http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/blog/tinkster-11471/and-an-on-request-entry-porridge-recipe-2633/</link>
			<pubDate>Wed, 24 Feb 2010 09:51:20 GMT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[Not much of a blog, entry, I admit, but it's one 
of my standard breakfast dishes, and I've been  
asked to put it up here ... so here we go. 
 
...]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div>Not much of a blog, entry, I admit, but it's one<br />
of my standard breakfast dishes, and I've been <br />
asked to put it up here ... so here we go.<br />
<br />
<div style="margin:20px; margin-top:5px">
	<div class="smallfont" style="margin-bottom:2px">Code:</div>
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50g whole grain oats
150ml milk
2 dry figs (roughly 35 g)
1 banana
25g walnut pieces
1 tsp cinnamon

<b>Instructions</b>
Chop up the figs, mix with oats, add milk and soak
over night. In the morning boil the porridge up as
usual, add milk as required. When the porridge has
the right consistency, chop the banana in slices, add
it to the porridge and simmer for an extra minute or
so. Put in/on bowl/plate, sprinkle with the cinnamon,
top with walnuts. Yum! =o}</pre>
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			<title><![CDATA[My passtimes ... a) cooking & entertaining]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 23 Feb 2010 17:08:58 GMT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[I love good food, and - naturally, I think? - love cooking. 
Have a few dishes I'd call my signature dishes, and only  a 
few years ago added baking...]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div>I love good food, and - naturally, I think? - love cooking.<br />
Have a few dishes I'd call my signature dishes, and only  a<br />
few years ago added baking to the repertoire.  <br />
<br />
There's a few cakes I quite enjoy making, and sharing with<br />
people, usually taking them into work where they vanish<br />
within 10 minutes to my great delight :}<br />
<br />
One of my personal favourites is my Orange-Polenta-Rosemary<br />
cake, the recipe for which I'll post here today; sorry to<br />
people who only use volumetrics or imperial measurements,<br />
you're on your own if you need to convert this from metric.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
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150g polenta
75 g flour
140g brown sugar
zest &amp; juice of one medium orange
a splash of amaretto if the orange wasn't very juciy ;} (or
just because you like it - I do ;})
130ml olive oil
2 tbsp poppy seeds
1.5 tbsp baking powder
4 eggs
250g yogurt
a few pinches of ground rosemary
a pinch of salt

<b>For the syrup:</b>
a few sprigs of fresh rosemary
120g brown sugar
juice of two oranges (~ 100ml)


<b>Instructions:</b>
Preheat oven to ~ 150 C.

Grease a cake tin - I use a round 22cm diameter
silicon one (rolls up nicely for on the way home
in my backpack).

Combine flour, poppy seeds, polenta, ground rosemary 
and baking soda.

Whip eggs and sugar into a foamy cream, add oil, 
zest, juice and yogurt, blend well. Add the dry 
ingredients slowly, constantly stirring till you 
get a smooth batter.

Pour batter into tin, put it in oven and bake 
for ~ 1:00h (your mileage may vary).

Take cake out of the oven, and leave to cool 
for ~ 15 min, remove from tin and cool on a rack.

Prepare syrup from sugar and orange juice, bring them 
to a boil, then turn down to a slow simmer. Add the 
sprigs of rosemary.

Once the cake is cooled down, put a few sprigs of 
rosemary on for decoration, then pour the syrup 
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</div>Nutritional information: This should make 16<br />
pieces, each of which has ~ 198KCal.<br />
<br />
<br />
Hope you enjoy it as much as I (and everyone else <br />
who ever tried it). :}</div>

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			<title>And so the blog begins ...</title>
			<link>http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/blog/tinkster-11471/and-so-the-blog-begins-1366/</link>
			<pubDate>Mon, 01 Dec 2008 18:12:15 GMT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[Not that I really know what to write about :) 
 
Today will be a day of little productivity as I'm attending a security symposium rather than going...]]></description>
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<br />
Today will be a day of little productivity as I'm attending a security symposium rather than going to work.  Am very curious, though, since this really is part of my work.</div>

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