Sunday, August 28, 2005

Nick Contemplating and Thinking about something!

My Cousin Suzie's Son! My second cousin Nick!

Red Roses


Red Roses
Originally uploaded by taminsea1.

Vegas Sky!


Vegas Sky!
Originally uploaded by taminsea1.

Word of the Day for Sunday August 28, 2005

canorous \kuh-NOR-uhs; KAN-or-uhs\, adjective:
Richly melodious; pleasant sounding; musical.

I felt a deep contentment listening to the meadowlark's
complex melody as he sat on his bragging post calling for a
mate, and the soft canorous whistle of the bobwhite as he
whistled his name with intermittent lulls.
--Donna R. La Plante, "Remember When: The prairie after a
spring rain," [1]Kansas City Star, March 16, 2003

But birds that are canorous and whose notes we most
commend, are of little throats, and short necks, as
Nightingales, Finches, Linnets, Canary birds and Larks.
--Sir Thomas Browne, Pseudodoxia Epidemica
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Canorous comes from the Latin canor, "melody," from canere,
"to sing." It is related to chant, from French chanter, "to
sing," ultimately from Latin canere.

Saturday, August 27, 2005

Word of the Day for Saturday August 27, 2005

descant \DES-kant\, noun:
1. (Music) (a) A melody or counterpoint sung above the plain
song of the tenor. (b) The upper voice in part music.
2. A discourse or discussion on a theme.

\DES-kant; des-KANT; dis-\, intransitive verb:
1. (a) To sing or play a descant. (b) To sing.
2. To comment freely; to discourse at length.

[T]hese to their nests,
Were slunk, all but the wakeful nightingale;
She all night long her amorous descant sung.
--John Milton, [1]Paradise Lost

When they start on one of their polarised descants, whether
on state education, water rates, crime, the BBC or
whatever, they sound like a bumble bee and a wasp fighting
in a jam jar.
--Gillian Reynolds, "The biggest things to hit radio,"
[2]Daily Telegraph, May 14, 1999

Mr. Ackroyd's descant on "Great Expectations" is the work
of a master.
--Alison Lurie, "Hanging Out With Hogarth," [3]New York
Times, October 11, 1992

In a custom associated with Athenian gatherings but almost
certainly followed elsewhere as well, a myrtle branch was
passed around the room, and each of the assembled would
descant as the wine flowed.
--David Barber, "Children of Orpheus," [4]The Atlantic,
June 10, 1998

The police amusingly descant on these jottings: "I can't
believe he'd ever write a sentence like 'I shall be
compelled to take steps to silence you!'"
--Christopher Buckley, "The Chekhov of Coldsands-on-Sea,"
[5]New York Times, November 16, 1997
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Descant is derived from Medieval Latin discantus, "a refrain,"
from Latin dis- + cantus, "song," from the past participle of
canere, "to sing."

Friday, August 26, 2005

Word of the Day for Friday August 26, 2005

bagatelle \bag-uh-TEL\, noun:
1. A trifle; a thing of little or no importance.
2. A short, light musical or literary piece.
3. A game played with a cue and balls on an oblong table
having cups or arches at one end.

Don't worry about that, a mere bagatelle, old boy!
--Eric Ellis, "Error Message," [1]Time, February 10, 2000

You know how it often happens; these strifes and disputes
frequently originate from a mere bagatelle.
--Alessandro Manzoni, [2]I Promessi Sposi

Excepting the regulars, the troops were raw as were
likewise most of their officers; and this march of
twenty-seven miles, which a year later would have been
considered a bagatelle, was now a mighty undertaking.
--James Ford Rhodes, [3]History of the Civil War

So if you eat at his restaurant every day -- off the menu,
of course -- and slosh the grub down with a 1966 Chateau
Margaux (£800-£1,000 a bottle in a restaurant), even a Ritz
bill will seem a mere bagatelle.
--"Do you take cash?" [4]The Guardian, December 23, 1999
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Bagatelle derives from Italian bagattella, "a trifling matter;
a bagatelle," perhaps ultimately from Latin baca, "a berry."

Thursday, August 25, 2005

Word of the Day for Thursday August 25, 2005

peccadillo \peck-uh-DIL-oh\, noun:
A slight offense; a petty fault.

No peccadillo is too trivial: we learn that the mogul once
blew his top because his laundry came back starched
("'Fluff and fold!' he screamed").
--Eric P. Nash, "High Concept," [1]New York Times, May 10,
1998

And besides, "what do they say? 'Don't judge lest you be
judged.' Everybody has their peccadilloes."
-- "Tyson has a friend in his corner," [2]Irish Times,
October 21,1999

Child of a dominant mother, victim of a guilt-ridden
conscience, [St. Augustine] wrote bewilderingly haunted
'Confessions,' in which infantile peccadilloes like
stealing apples and adolescent fumblings with instinctive
sexuality are bewailed with all the anguish of a frustrated
perfectionist.
--Geoffrey Parker, "True Believers," [3]New York Times,
June 29, 1997
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Peccadillo comes from Spanish pecadillo, "little sin,"
diminutive of pecado, "sin," from Latin peccatum, from
peccare, "to make a mistake, to err, to sin." It is related to
impeccable, "without flaw or fault."

Wednesday, August 24, 2005

Word of the Day for Wednesday August 24, 2005

expatiate \ek-SPAY-shee-ayt\, intransitive verb:
1. To speak or write at length or in considerable detail.
2. To move about freely; to wander.

He had told her all he had been asked to tell--or all he
meant to tell: at any rate he had been given abundant
opportunity to expatiate upon a young man's darling
subject--himself.
--Henry Blake Fuller, [1]Bertram Cope's Year

At the midday meal on fair day, a large one (meat loaf,
boiled potato, broccoli), Mrs. Lucas, married to the man
with the earache, expatiates on the difficulties of caring
for a parakeet her daughter has unloaded upon her and
which, let out of its cage for an airing, has escaped
through the door suddenly opened by Mr. Lucas.
--William H. Pritchard, [2]Updike: America's Man of Letters

His relationship with his family was for many years an
unhappy one, and he does not care to expatiate upon it.
--Barbara La Fontaine, "Triple Threat On, Off And Off-Off
Broadway," [3]New York Times, February 25, 1968
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Expatiate is from Latin expatiari, "to walk or go far and
wide," from ex-, "out" + spatiari, "to walk about," from

Tuesday, August 23, 2005

Word of the Day for Tuesday August 23, 2005

tyro \TY-roh\, noun:
A beginner in learning; a novice.

It's difficult to imagine a tyro publishing a book on
medical procedures or economic theory.
--Philip Zaleski, "God Help the Spiritual Writer," [1]New
York Times, January 10, 1999

He was a sensitive, fine soul alert to the pleasures of
being green, a tyro, an amateur, unwilling to close his
mind before it had been tempted.
--Paul West, Sporting With Amaryllis

And, though we were mere tyros, beginners, utterly
insignificant, he was invariably as kind and considerate
and thoughtful, and as lavish in the gift of his time, as
though he had nothing else to do.
--Leonard Warren, Joseph Leidy: The Last Man Who Knew
Everything
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Tyro is from Latin tiro, "a young soldier, a recruit," hence
"a beginner, a learner."

Monday, August 22, 2005

Word of the Day for Monday August 22, 2005

vicissitude \vih-SIS-ih-tood; -tyood\, noun:
1. Regular change or succession from one thing to another;
alternation; mutual succession; interchange.
2. Irregular change; revolution; mutation.
3. A change in condition or fortune; an instance of mutability
in life or nature (especially successive alternation from one
condition to another).

This man had, after many vicissitudes of fortune, sunk at
last into [1]abject and hopeless poverty.
--Thomas Macaulay

Max had rescued his father's gold watch through every
vicissitude, but as it didn't go I took it to a watchmaker.
--Edith Anderson, [2]Love in Exile: An American Writer's
Memoir of Life in Divided Berlin

It has come about that this writer, who at the beginning
might have appeared in unique occupation of a marginal and
peripheral world, is instead writing from the center of a
historical vicissitude, utterly contemporary.
--Elizabeth Hardwic, "Meeting [3]V. S. Naipaul"
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Vicissitude comes from Latin vicissitudo, from vicissim, in
turn, probably from vices, changes.

Synonyms: alternation, inconstancy, fluctuation. [4]Find more
at Thesaurus.com.

Sunday, August 21, 2005

Word of the Day for Sunday August 21, 2005

schadenfreude \SHOD-n-froy-duh\, noun:
A malicious satisfaction obtained from the misfortunes of others.

That the report of Sebastian Imhof's grave illness might also have been tinged with Schadenfreude appears not to have crossed Lucas's mind.
--Steven Ozment, Flesh and Spirit

He died three years after me -- cancer too -- and at that time I was still naive enough to imagine that what the afterlife chiefly provided were unrivalled opportunities for unbeatable gloating, unbelievable schadenfreude.
--Will Self, How The Dead Live

Somewhere out there, Pi supposed, some UC Berkeley grad students must be shivering with a little Schadenfreude of their own about what had happened to her.
--Sylvia Brownrigg, The Metaphysical Touch

The historian Peter Gay -- who felt Schadenfreude as a Jewish child in Nazi-era Berlin, watching the Germans lose coveted gold medals in the 1936 Olympics -- has said that it "can be one of the great joys of life."
--Edward Rothstein, "Missing the Fun of a Minor Sin," New York Times, February 5, 2000


Schadenfreude comes from the German, from Schaden, "damage" + Freude, "joy." It is often capitalized, as it is in German.

Saturday, August 20, 2005

Word of the Day for Saturday August 20, 2005

truculent \TRUCK-yuh-luhnt\, adjective:
1. Fierce; savage; ferocious; barbarous.
2. Cruel; destructive; ruthless.

I ask whether impeachment will become still another arrow
in the quiver of the warrior class of ever more truculent
partisan politicians in Washington.
--"Former Watergate Prosecutors See Censure as Alternative
in Clinton's Case," [1]New York Times, December 9, 1998

...officers mistook his father's cursing and argumentative
reception of five men with guns for the actions of a
truculent fugitive.
--Frank J. Murray, "Media can't join police raids of homes,
high court decides," [2]Washington Times, May 25, 1999

Those bamboozled into believing palpable untruths that are
recognized as such by the larger community are likely in
time to develop an attitude of truculent resentment and
outright paranoia rather than self-esteem.
--Thomas M. Disch, [3]The Dreams Our Stuff Is Made Of: How
Science Fiction Conquered the World
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Truculent derives from Latin truculentus, from trux, truc-,
rough, savage, fierce.

Paris Hotel in Las Vegas the Desserts

Quite a few Desserts!

Pulled Sugar Flower by Stephane Glacier

World Pastry Forum 2005
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Detailed Work on the Wedding Cake made by Julie Walsh from England!

World Pastry Forum 2005
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Hawaiian Flowers taken at the Flower Shop where we ordered Mom's Mother's Day Flowers!


Amenity from the Amenities Class at the World Pastry Forum 2005!

An Amenity is often given to a guest at a hotel to make up for something that went wrong for the guest. This certainly would do the trick!

Ocean in Maui!


Ocean in Maui!
Originally uploaded by taminsea1.
Trip to Maui in March, 2005 over Spring Break!
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Part of a Sugar Showpiece at the World Pastry Forum!


Waterfalls in Maui!


Waterfalls in Maui!
Originally uploaded by taminsea1.

I Love this picture!


I Love this picture!
Originally uploaded by taminsea1.

Sky and Ocean in Maui!


Sky and Ocean in Maui!
Originally uploaded by taminsea1.

Wedding Cake by Julie Walsh at the World Pastry Forum 2005.

Wedding Cake by Julie Walsh at the World Pastry Forum 2005.

Sugar Showpiece I watched constructed piece by piece.

Sugar Showpiece by Stephane Glacier at the World Pastry Forum 2005.

Thursday, August 18, 2005

Macintosh G5, PowerBook 17, two iPods, and an iPod mini


Macro Macintosh!


Macro Macintosh!
Originally uploaded by taminsea1.

Macintosh G5, Macintosh Powerbook 17 inch, iPod Photo, iPod 40GB Click Wheel, iPod Mini!

My life, Apple products that I use to create my Blog, go to school, and for my listening enjoyment. I love iTunes!

Baby in her bling bling T-shirt!

Happy Doggie!

Cocoa and Me!


Cocoa and Me!
Originally uploaded by taminsea1.
I love her very much, she is my faithful and constant companion!

Baby in her pink coat with belt!

Sweetheart!

Birthday Eve, Tiara and Red Roses!

Self-Portrait of me and the Red Roses, decided to where the Tiara, because it was on the table.

Birthday Roses! My Birthday August 17th!

Gift from my Dad!

Tuesday, August 16, 2005

The place I call the Den, actually my family room!

My little TV with Tivo, DVD, and VCR. I created this little area in my house for rest.

Trying on a Tiara!


Trying on a Tiara!
Originally uploaded by taminsea1.
Tiara purchased for top of a wedding cake I designed. I would like to make more wedding cakes in the future.

More Photographs from the Cupcake Competition!


Cupcake Competition
Originally uploaded by pastrylife.
Taken by my friend J, we met on Flickr, than in person at the World Pastry Forum in July 2005. We had been talking since April 2005 on Flickr, I am so impressed with his photographs from his experience going to the French Pastry School in Chicago.

Another Entry From the Cupcake Competition!


Cupcake Competition
Originally uploaded by pastrylife.
Phoenix, Arizona Food Network Cupcake Competiton should air soon!

Cupcake Competition one entry taken by Pastrylife!


Cupcake Competition
Originally uploaded by pastrylife.

Cupcake Competition for the Food Network!


Cupcake Competition
Originally uploaded by pastrylife.
My friend J on Flickr took this photo while in Phoenix at the World Pastry Forum. I was in classes during the competition and did not get a shot of these cupcakes.

Self-Portrait Tuesday II!


Self-Portrait Tuesday II!
Originally uploaded by taminsea1.
Green Eyes!

Self-Portrait Tuesday!


Self-Portrait Tuesday!
Originally uploaded by taminsea1.
I like the green top with the pink blanket.

Self-Portrait Tuesday III!


Self-Portrait Tuesday III!
Originally uploaded by taminsea1.
I think I need a haircut!

Cocoa and Me!


Cocoa and Me!
Originally uploaded by taminsea1.
I love her very much, she is my faithful and constant companion!

Monday, August 15, 2005

Palm Tree


Palm Tree
Originally uploaded by taminsea1.

Palm Trees in Phoenix!


Palm Trees in Phoenix!
Originally uploaded by taminsea1.

Lollipops Iced Tea Flavor


Lollipops Iced Tea Flavor
Originally uploaded by taminsea1.
I make these with Tazo Iced Black Tea!

Perspective


Perspective
Originally uploaded by taminsea1.

2005 ICES Convention


2005 ICES Convention
Originally uploaded by Cake Fun.
This cake is so theatrical and musical, the colors are so bold. This photo was taken by Cake Fun. I have yet to seen such a unique cake design. The cake has a geometric look, but it works and flows do to it's own colorful, bold, striking and different cake style. I like the painted face masks and the musical instruments and feel that adds to the interestingness of the cake.

2005 ICES Convention


2005 ICES Convention
Originally uploaded by Cake Fun.
This is a beautiful Wedding Cake from the Convention taken by my friend Cake Fun on Flickr. I just love the detailed work and the fact that it is completely white and traditional with a modern feel.

2005 ICES Convention


2005 ICES Convention
Originally uploaded by Cake Fun.
I really love this cake photo taken by Cake Fun. It is perfectly balanced and the colors are so serene. My favorite color is green. I love the pink and the way the large rose is accompanied by the smaller more intricate flowers.

2005 ICES Convention


2005 ICES Convention
Originally uploaded by Cake Fun.
Taken by Cake Fun. I love this cake it looks like a piece of sculpture or art.

Quote by Sophia Loren

Everything you see I owe to spaghetti.
Sophia Loren

Quote by Lu Yu

Tea tempers the spirit, harmonizes the mind, dispels lassitude and relieves fatigue, awakens the thought and prevents drowsiness.
Quote by Lu Yu

Quote by Virginia Woolf

One cannot think well, love well, sleep well, if one has not dined well.
Quote by Virginia Woolf

Quote by Orson Welles

My doctor told me to stop having intimate dinners for four. Unless there are three other people.
Quote by Orson Welles

Word of the Day for Monday August 15, 2005

tryst \TRIST; TRYST\, noun:
An appointment (as between lovers) to meet; also, an appointed
place or time of meeting.

intransitive verb:
To mutually agree to meet at a certain place; to keep a tryst.

And it bothers me that I begin to worry if she's planning a
tryst with my handsome neighbour.
--Anita Nair, [1]The Better Man

Having left a "[2]Dear John" letter for her husband on the
kitchen table, she set off to the airport, where she
waited, and waited. Of course, Henry had entirely forgotten
about the tryst, and she had to return home crestfallen.
--"The serial seducer who took Amis's wife," [3]Times
(London), May 17, 2000

Once Nick goes into the kitchen to tryst with Martha, it is
Ms. Kurtz's turn to let loose with some fireworks.
--Frank Rich, [4]Hot Seat

Scientists are hoping the cosmos will bear witness to a
romantic rendezvous today as a spacecraft attempts a
Valentine's Day "tryst" with an asteroid called Eros.
--Nigel Hawkes, "Eros beckons spacecraft for cosmic tryst,"
[5]Times (London), February 14, 2000
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Tryst is from Middle English triste, tryste, "a station to
which game was driven (in hunting)," from Old French triste,
"a station to which game was driven, a watch post," probably
of Scandinavian origin.

Irish Proverb

Laughter is the brightest, in the place where the food is.
Irish Proverb

Quote by Dave Barry

Eating rice cakes is like chewing on a foam coffee cup, only less filling.
Quote by Dave Barry

Quote by Desiderius Erasmus

When I get a little money, I buy books. And if there is any left over, I buy food.
Quote by Desiderius Erasmus

Quote by Marcel Boulestin

Cookery is not chemistry. It is an art. It requires instinct and taste rather than exact measurements.
Quote by Marcel Boulestin

Quote by Miss Manners

The dinner table is the center for the teaching and practicing not just of table manners but of conversation, consideration, tolerance, family feeling, and just about all other accomplishments of polite society exept the minuet.
Quote by Judith Martin known as "Miss Manners"

Quote by Duncan Hines

Nearly everyone wants at least one outstanding meal a day.

Qoute by Duncan Hines

Hebrew Proverb

The kind man feeds his cat before sitting down to dinner.
Hebrew Proverb

Chinese Proverbs

A good breakfast is no substitute for a large dinner.

When going to an eating house, go to one that is filled with customers.

Chinese Proverbs

Quote by Josh Billings

Never work before breakfast; if you have to work before breakfast, eat your breakfast first.
Quote by Josh Billings

Quote by Gracie Allen!

When my mother had to get dinner for 8 she'd just make enough for 16 and only serve half.
Quote by Gracie Allen

Under the Lion at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas!

Very Grand Lion!

Outside the Forum Shops at Caesar's Palace.

In Las Vegas at the Forum Shops located at Caesar's Palace.

Blurry Flower Arrangement Photograph!

I liked the flowers in the lobby, but took such a quick shot it ended up blurry.

JW Marriott Resort where Mom and I stayed for classes at the World Pastry Forum!


Water Fountain in the Lobby of the JW Marriott Resort in Phoenix, Arizona!


Cactus in Phoenix, Arizona!


Cactus in Phoenix, Arizona!
Originally uploaded by taminsea1.
I liked this Cactus, so I took a quick photo of it early in the morning on my trip to Phoenix, Arizona for the World Pastry Forum!

Sunday, August 14, 2005

Dad, Mom and I at the Wynn Resort & Casino Las Vegas!

Wynn Coffee Shop after seeing the actual Mr. Wynn and Tony Bennett in front of the hotel!

Hummer Stretch Limo on the Strip!

Maybe I will rent a Hummer Stretch for my graduation from Business School in October!