3-D Food, what will they think of next?

3-D food?  Well before you dismiss the idea, the future is closer than you think. It seems that NASA has awarded a Texas company a $125,000 grant to develop a food synthesizer to create 3-D food.  Yes, you read it correctly, 3-D food!  The first thing they will make is pizza. And if this works, the company hopes that every kitchen will have a 3D printer.

Here's how it works: "The printer takes its ingredients from attached canisters of powdered food and oils. It combines those ingredients in a mixing chamber and uses the 3-D printer to shape the food. With a pizza, the dough is mixed from powders and printed as the first layer. It gets cooked as it is printed, according to Quartz. Then a layer of tomato sauce is mixed and added. And so on."  http://money.msn.com/now/post.aspx?post=991cb217-4874-4531-85dd-ca1049357c75

All this sounds interesting, but how will it taste? That's going to be the real question. Will it take the place of cooks reading recipes, mixing bowls, and measuring cups? Do I just type in what I have a craving for and out pops my smoked salmon with dill sauce?  All this “Star Trek” stuff sounds intriguing, but there's something about being able to say, "I slaved over a hot stove and made it myself." That a 3-D printer can't do.

With all this scientific stuff going on, I guess the next family reunion will be held on Mars after all, lol.  I'm just saying...

For your next vacation, come to the red planet. Come to Mars

Sometime in the future, we can expect to see commercials or ads from travel agencies telling us how Mars is a great place to vacation. Cruise ships are gearing up to tempt you with their zero gravity room, while serving drinks on the Mars deck. 

But for now, it seems that there are people actually signing up to colonize Mars. What's the catch, you might ask? Once you get there, you're there forever. They will prepare you for eight years for the mission. 

So, now you're living on a planet with no breathable air, climate is 58 degree,  you're building living space,  doing maintenance, living with a bunch of people in close quarters. There's nowhere to go but to your bunk, somebodies going to lose their mind.  The only people I can see doing this are those that have no family and will not be missed (sorry if that sounds cold).  What do you do, will they have Wi-Fi, or cable?  One guy stated that he wanted to take his bike.  Really, where the hell are you riding it to? 

The Dutch company that's sponsoring this require the successful candidates to raise money for this project during this training period. The company even hopes to make a Reality Show on these people.

I'm still trying to wrap my head around this whole idea of living there. Maybe when things are more populated, there’s a McDonald’s and they have transportation coming back to earth on a regular basis, I might give it some thought. Until then, I’m just saying…

Stick me with a fork, I'm done!

It seems that a lot of Facebook account holder’s enjoy a friendly game of “Words with Friends.”  For those that may not be familiar with the online game it’s Scramble where you spell out words using the letters of an already played word. And like many of us that engage in this, you can easily have several games going at once.  At one time,  I was playing with eight friends. I enjoy playing because it’s at a nice steady pace. 

OK, so you’re asking why she is writing about Words with Friends. I’m writing because I have an issue with the game. Yes, I said issue. It seems that certain words are not playable. We know these words are real and that they can be found in dictionaries. None of the urban jargon, I’m talking about words that are used every day in most cases.

For instance, I’m playing with against my cousin, who just happens to be a shark with words, lol.  And I see the perfect play, the word is CUE. It’s a real word, not made up. I play my tiles, and it tells me that it’s not a word. NOT A WORD? What the hell! Last time I looked in the dictionary it was. I couldn’t believe it, I attempted to play it again and again I was told the same thing. Now I’m livid. Somebody, stick me with a fork, ‘cause I’m done. I can’t play the word CUE, but I can play the word QI.  When was the last time you used QI in a sentence, (unless you’re Chinese) or the word ZA?   

So what do I do? I pass. Because the only vowels I have are the u and e, I can’t use what I have unless I’m spelling a Greek last name, lol (don’t be offended. Some of my best friends are). And like so many tragic endings, my cousin wins again.  Swear she has a cheat code, lol. 

And as always, “I’m just saying…”

Killed over dog poop? Really!!

I had to say on this because I find that this is the one of the stupidest thing I've read in a long time. Apparently, this man had some words in the past with his neighbor about the dogs pooping in his yard. The man goes to the neighbor's and gets killed! This poor guy was shot once in the neck, and four times in the back (he must have been trying to run away). Then it was reported that the shooter, stood there in disbelief.  This shooter knew what he was doing when he came to the door with the gun. He had every intention of shooting, but then to shoot the guy in the back four times!  The shoot testified, " He acted in self-defense because the man threatened him over the dogs. " Hey, you were the only one with a weapon, duh!  

I feel like this if you have no intention of cleaning up after your dog, then let them poop in your yard. Don't get an attitude because  your neighbor ask you to stop your dog from pooping on their property. Now here you are sitting in jail for a crime that is too embarrassing to tell other prisoner what you're in for, over dog poop, (smh, lol). Talk about being the butt of prison jokes. And what about the dead man's family, how do you tell your children that their father was killed over dog poop. 

People, if you don't like dogs pooping on your property, spray the poop and the area with some dog repellent or with some ammonia. Because it's not worth dying for or going to jail for.  And as always, "I'm just saying..."

What is success to you?

"The more successful I become, the more I need a 

man." - Beyonce Knowles Carter .  

Not to put Beyonce down, but it made me take a long hard look at her statement. Everyone wants to be successful, but how do you see yourself. Do you feel as she does, or do you think that it takes more than a man to complete you?  I personally don't need a man to make me successful.  I've been successful in many ways.  However, it's gratifying to have someone to share your successfulness with.  How do you measure success? Is it determined by money, expensive cars, high profile job, achievements or maybe its family?  Just how do you determine your success? I would love to hear your thoughts. And as always, "I'm just saying...”