Ridiculous Kitchen Gadgets That You Don't Need post 9

Hi all.

This week I wanted to blog about something interesting and laid back, since we are all going to be on spring break in about an hour!  I found a cool article on foxnews.com about utensils in the kitchen that are extremely unnecessary yet very clever and sometimes useful to save time.

http://www.foxnews.com/leisure/2013/03/22/15-ridiculous-kitchen-gadgets-that-dont-need/?intcmp=related

Check this one out.



This is called the Corn Kerneler and it helps with many aspects of getting corn off the cob. Corn kernels fly everywhere when you’re cutting them off the cob but this kerneler does away with the frustration by easily removing the kernels from the cob in one quick motion, and storing them in a  little compartment as it goes. The compartment can hold up to two ears of corn and the adjustable blade can work with any cob. I think this is a fantastic, yet useless in most cases, gadget, because it is just a convenience factor and not a necessity. The shape of it is very appealing and it looks like it does what it is meant to do. For corn people, I would definitely suggest this. It's $12 but it could pay itself off after saving you a couple hours in the longrun of your life. It's all cumulative,

BUT THIS ONE WILL BLOW YOUR MIND.


This is a measuring and mixing spoon in one. It is called "Portion". I think this invention is actually pretty cool and could be useful because you use only one spoon instead of two. That reduces time and also water to clean off both the spoons after cooking or baking. Storage adn clean-up will not be a problem for this cool gadget, also it's only $10 and that is pretty good for how much it does.

Seeing all these cool gadgets makes me really interested in cooking/baking. It must be a huge market because all adults need to learn how to cook at some point, and then they will buy gadgets to make their lives easier.

Senior Spring Break 2013 post 8

Fact: Senior Spring Break is one of the most looked forward to events in a high schoolers life. I got in a little bit of a pickle this year though. Passover is the same week as spring break, which means that I cannot go to any sort of hotel because I need to have all home-cooked passover approved meals. My friends, who are also Jewish are going to Mexico for passover. I'm not going to throw a tantrum or anything that I can't go too, but I was expecting something more than sitting at home for spring break.

And then, a miracle happened!

I heard about a trip that my youth group is doing for 4 days over the break. They are going to the shores of New Jersey and cleaning up wreckage from Hurricane Sandy. You also get to spend time with your friends from all over the country for this unique community service project. I cannot express how excited I was for this when I heard of it. The best part was that they are serving all kosher food, and you get a ton of free time with your friends and you get to meet so many other great teens! I also feel really good that instead of going on a huge vacation with all of my friends, which would have been great, I now have the unique opportunity to help other people who really need it.

Things work out sometimes, and my senior spring break will be one of the most meaningful things I do in my young adult life. I cannot wait.

Frat Hazing Article post 7

I was absolutely disgusted when I read the article about, in particular, one Dartmouth boy's experiences with the hazing that goes on in fraternities. This past weekend I was visiting the University of Illinois. This is a beautiful school with a high regarded education system and students. I realized that it is easy to forget that the students at colleges in general are usually between the ages of 18-24 and this means that they are still forming opinions about the world and not always doing the right things. They go along much easier than an adult would with peer pressure and some of them are just getting their feet wet in the world of alcohol. At Dartmouth, senior Nathan Gusdorf says, "People do incredibly bad things to one another here, because they know they're going to get away with it." this brings up the question, why do others need to debase themselves just to belong to a group? Is hazing REALLY that crucial to a fraternity, or sorority, brotherhood or sisterhood? No. Not even. When people are risking their lives just to be in a fraternity, they really should step back and look at their options. And what if someone dies? Who would want to pledge or rush when they know someone in their same shoes has been killed by that same act? How far can these frat boys take things and when will they stop? I think it is disgusting what they do to each other and how it is described in the article. The safety of the students is the biggest concern of mine. I don't think the effects of mental hazing could ever amount to the effects of physical hazing on these young men and women. It is a disgusting hazing culture and it should be ended before more innocent students die.

Car Recalls post 6

January 18, 2013 Honda recalled their 2013 Honda Odyssey. Basically, one or more rivets that attach the airbag module to the airbag cover may be missing. This is a problem because there could be consequences resulting from this problem. The absence of more than one rivet could alter the performance of the driver's airbag during deployment. This could potentially increase the risk of injury during a crash.

website with further information:
http://www.automobilemag.com/am/2013/honda/odyssey/recalls.html

This is a scary thing to hear because my family just purchased this car in December 2012. I get little recalls like children's toys or cleaning supplies because of minor problems, but a car is a huge thing to recall. The amount of money and time put into making a car makes a buyer very confident that their car is working correctly. Not so true, I would be terrified if a car I just bought got recalled. 

My family immediately called the dealer to set up an appointment to check out problems with our specific model and make. Car safety is a huge deal to me and I hope that no one else has to suffer from this unfortunate recall.