Later that night Papa Wolgemuth, Mama Wolgemuth, Mr. Poe, and I went to see White Christmas at the Orpheum:
It was a long, wonderful Black Friday!
As a Christian, wife, mother of a little girl and two fur-babies, Mississippi State Bulldog, and PhD, I lead a very busy life. If you add on top of that my obsession for organization and loves for couponing, sewing, knitting, cooking, reading, gardening, and a host of other random hobbies, you've got the recipe for...well...variety. And variety is the spice of life!
Friday, November 25, 2011
MrsDrPoe: Black Friday
Welcome to the Black Friday edition of Foto Friday here on the blog! Mr. Poe and I went out at 3:30 this morning- we finished our Christmas shopping and found great deals on items we'll be needing in the near future. After that we took a quick nap, and I joined Papa Wolgemuth in cutting down a Christmas tree at the Merry Christmas Tree Farm:
Later that night Papa Wolgemuth, Mama Wolgemuth, Mr. Poe, and I went to see White Christmas at the Orpheum:
It was a long, wonderful Black Friday!
Later that night Papa Wolgemuth, Mama Wolgemuth, Mr. Poe, and I went to see White Christmas at the Orpheum:
It was a long, wonderful Black Friday!
Thursday, November 24, 2011
MrsDrPoe: Psalm 100
Welcome to the Thanksgiving Day edition of Theology Thursday on the blog. I thought it fitting for today's post to be a simple expression of thanks to God using His inspired word, Psalm 100.
Happy Thanksgiving, everyone!
A Psalm of Thanksgiving
Make a joyful shout to the LORD, all you lands!
Serve the LORD with gladness; come before His presence with singing.
Know that the LORD, He is God; it is He who has made us, and not we ourselves; we are His people and the sheep of His pasture.
Enter into His gates with thanksgiving, and into His courts with praise. Be thankful to Him and bless His name.
For the LORD is good; His mercy is everlasting, and His truth endures to all generations.
Amen.
Happy Thanksgiving, everyone!
Wednesday, November 23, 2011
MrsDrPoe: Empanadas
Since it's the night before Thanksgiving, many of you are probably busy preparing for your holiday meal and don't want to put much thought or effort into tonight's meal. So What's for Dinner this Wednesday? Empanadas- a quick and easy dish that can be altered to use with whatever meats and veggies you have on hand.
Ingredients: 1 can of biscuits, 1-2 cups chicken (cooked and shredded), 1 small tomato, 1/4 cup jalapeno, 1/2 cup shredded cheddar cheese, 1 tsp cumin, and salt and pepper (not pictured).
Finely dice the veggies and combine with chicken, cheese and spices:
Roll out the biscuits (I use my fingers) until they're approximately 1/4 inch thick, and place on an ungreased cookie sheet. Put a heaping 1-2 tablespoons of the chicken mixture on half of the biscuit:
Fold the other half of the biscuit over the filling (to form a half-circle), and seal the empanada by pressing a fork gently along the curved edge of the biscuit:
Cook according to the biscuit package directions. Serve with salsa and sour cream, and enjoy!
Ingredients: 1 can of biscuits, 1-2 cups chicken (cooked and shredded), 1 small tomato, 1/4 cup jalapeno, 1/2 cup shredded cheddar cheese, 1 tsp cumin, and salt and pepper (not pictured).
Finely dice the veggies and combine with chicken, cheese and spices:
Roll out the biscuits (I use my fingers) until they're approximately 1/4 inch thick, and place on an ungreased cookie sheet. Put a heaping 1-2 tablespoons of the chicken mixture on half of the biscuit:
Fold the other half of the biscuit over the filling (to form a half-circle), and seal the empanada by pressing a fork gently along the curved edge of the biscuit:
Cook according to the biscuit package directions. Serve with salsa and sour cream, and enjoy!
MrsDrPoe: The Bullingtons
Good morning to you all, and welcome to another edition of Poes' Pals here on the blog! This week we're featuring another family from Starkville, the Bullingtons:
We have known this family for many years, and they have been such an inspiration and encouragement to us! Dr. Bullington (yes, this Dr. Bullington) is a professor in the Industrial Engineering department at Mississippi State. While neither Mr. Poe nor I have ever had him for a secular class, we have both been in several of his Bible classes and can attest to the fact that he is an amazing teacher with a multitude of knowledge and wisdom. Mrs. Bullington is pretty fabulous as well- successfully home-schooled all of her children, possessing so much Bible knowledge (paired with a desire to teach others...especially children), and being the couponing QUEEN.
Mr. W. Bullington and Mr. A Bullington are some fantastic guys, who are also some of the most spiritually-minded (particularly for their ages) that I have ever met. They are very capable song leaders too. Ms. S. Bullington is sweet and hilarious with a great work-ethic. She loves to read, is an amazing Bible student, and will make a wonderful doctor one day. The oldest, Ms. A. Bullington*:
is another dear friend of ours. We almost always sat with her during Bible classes, and she was such a great help to me when I first started singing alto. She graduated in 2010 with a double major in Music and Industrial Engineering- she is one smart, hard-working cookie! She's currently working on a masters in IE at UAH.
As you've heard me say before, we love and miss our Starkville family very much. And If you ever get a chance to get to know the Bullingtons, take it!
*Photo Credit
We have known this family for many years, and they have been such an inspiration and encouragement to us! Dr. Bullington (yes, this Dr. Bullington) is a professor in the Industrial Engineering department at Mississippi State. While neither Mr. Poe nor I have ever had him for a secular class, we have both been in several of his Bible classes and can attest to the fact that he is an amazing teacher with a multitude of knowledge and wisdom. Mrs. Bullington is pretty fabulous as well- successfully home-schooled all of her children, possessing so much Bible knowledge (paired with a desire to teach others...especially children), and being the couponing QUEEN.
Mr. W. Bullington and Mr. A Bullington are some fantastic guys, who are also some of the most spiritually-minded (particularly for their ages) that I have ever met. They are very capable song leaders too. Ms. S. Bullington is sweet and hilarious with a great work-ethic. She loves to read, is an amazing Bible student, and will make a wonderful doctor one day. The oldest, Ms. A. Bullington*:
is another dear friend of ours. We almost always sat with her during Bible classes, and she was such a great help to me when I first started singing alto. She graduated in 2010 with a double major in Music and Industrial Engineering- she is one smart, hard-working cookie! She's currently working on a masters in IE at UAH.
As you've heard me say before, we love and miss our Starkville family very much. And If you ever get a chance to get to know the Bullingtons, take it!
*Photo Credit
Tuesday, November 22, 2011
MrsDrPoe: Dimensional Analysis, Part II
Happy Thesis Tuesday! Today we'll resume our discussion on dimensional analysis by further investigating the Buckingham Pi Theorem.
This theorem is applied to a problem through several simple steps:
Step 1: List all the variables that are involved in the problem. This step is crucial- without properly identifying all the necessary variables, we will not be able to obtain the correct dimensionless groups. Each of the properties should be independent. For example, if density and specific weight are important, we could use rho and gamma, rho and g, or gamma and g, but to use all three would be redundant (since gamma = rho*g).
Step 2: Express each of the variables in terms of basic dimensions. We will be looking at these quantities in terms of length (L), time (T), mass (M), and temperature (theta), since these are the basic dimensions for SI and BG unit systems.
Step 3: Determine the required number of pi terms. This number is equal to k-r where k is the number of variables in the problem (from Step 1), and r is the number of reference dimensions required to describe these variables (from Step 2). Note: if k-r = 1, skip to Step 5.
Step 4: Select a number of repeating variables, where the number required is equal to the number of reference dimensions. Here we should choose r number of variables from our list of independent variables; there are our "repeating variables." It is best to choose ones with the simplest representation in basic dimensions (for instance: choose a distance, L, instead of a velocity, L/T).
Step 5: Form a pi term by multiplying one of the non-repeating variables by the product of the repeating variables, each raised to an exponent that will make the combination dimensionless. For example: Pii = ui*u1^(ai)*u2^(bi)*u3^(ci), where ui is a non-repeating variable, u1, u2, and u3 are repeating variables, and a, b, and c are exponents. Note: it is acceptable for a, b, or c to equal zero as long as at least one is non-zero.
Step 6: Repeat Step 5 for each of the remaining non-repeating variables.
Step 7: Check all resulting pi terms to make sure they are dimensionless. It's easy to make mistakes through this process; check your work by writing each of the variables in terms of their basic dimensions (or even units) to see if all the basic dimensions cancel out.
Step 8: Express the final form as a relationship among the pi terms, and think about what it means. For example: Pi1 = f(Pi2, Pi3, ..., Pik-r), where Pi1 is the pi term containing the dependent variable.
While at this point you may not believe what I said about this process being simple, next week, I'll prove it to you with an example problem. We'll also look at some common pi terms/dimensionless number in fluid mechanics. Happy studying!
This theorem is applied to a problem through several simple steps:
Step 1: List all the variables that are involved in the problem. This step is crucial- without properly identifying all the necessary variables, we will not be able to obtain the correct dimensionless groups. Each of the properties should be independent. For example, if density and specific weight are important, we could use rho and gamma, rho and g, or gamma and g, but to use all three would be redundant (since gamma = rho*g).
Step 2: Express each of the variables in terms of basic dimensions. We will be looking at these quantities in terms of length (L), time (T), mass (M), and temperature (theta), since these are the basic dimensions for SI and BG unit systems.
Step 3: Determine the required number of pi terms. This number is equal to k-r where k is the number of variables in the problem (from Step 1), and r is the number of reference dimensions required to describe these variables (from Step 2). Note: if k-r = 1, skip to Step 5.
Step 4: Select a number of repeating variables, where the number required is equal to the number of reference dimensions. Here we should choose r number of variables from our list of independent variables; there are our "repeating variables." It is best to choose ones with the simplest representation in basic dimensions (for instance: choose a distance, L, instead of a velocity, L/T).
Step 5: Form a pi term by multiplying one of the non-repeating variables by the product of the repeating variables, each raised to an exponent that will make the combination dimensionless. For example: Pii = ui*u1^(ai)*u2^(bi)*u3^(ci), where ui is a non-repeating variable, u1, u2, and u3 are repeating variables, and a, b, and c are exponents. Note: it is acceptable for a, b, or c to equal zero as long as at least one is non-zero.
Step 6: Repeat Step 5 for each of the remaining non-repeating variables.
Step 7: Check all resulting pi terms to make sure they are dimensionless. It's easy to make mistakes through this process; check your work by writing each of the variables in terms of their basic dimensions (or even units) to see if all the basic dimensions cancel out.
Step 8: Express the final form as a relationship among the pi terms, and think about what it means. For example: Pi1 = f(Pi2, Pi3, ..., Pik-r), where Pi1 is the pi term containing the dependent variable.
While at this point you may not believe what I said about this process being simple, next week, I'll prove it to you with an example problem. We'll also look at some common pi terms/dimensionless number in fluid mechanics. Happy studying!
Monday, November 21, 2011
MrsDrPoe: Black Friday Tips
Happy Money Monday to all! We are so very close to "the most wonderful shopping day of the year," and I can't wait! As promised here are some tips to help you have a productive, safe, and stress-less Black Friday experience...
Plan Ahead
As with any shopping adventure where saving money is the goal, planning before you go out on Black Friday is crucial. Make a list of the people left on your Christmas-gift list and their interests, hobbies, and/or needs, and make a list of some items you've been looking for (clothing, furniture, decor, etc.). If clothing is something you're looking for, make sure you note everyone's sizes. Then scour through sales fliers, trying to match great deals with people/items on your list. Stores have already started putting out ads online; hard copies will come out in your local paper later this week.
Once you've found some deals you'd like to take advantage of, group the deals by store, and list the stores in order of importance (i.e. deals that will likely sell out fastest). Also check your coupon stash and email for any additional coupons that can be coupled with store sales (for instance: if you've bought anything from JCPenny in the last week, find your receipt and take the store survey to get a 15% off coupon to use) and enroll in any available rewards programs.
If you're going with a buddy (or several), compare your store list with his/hers, and plan your group's route keeping in mind store opening times and deal limits per person. You may also have a tentative meal-plan in place so you don't end up at a store far away from any affordable food options at lunch-time.
Don't let your Thanksgiving day turkey's tryptophan get the best of you- forgo your after-turkey nap and try to hit the sack (for good) extra early. If your first stop opens at 4, you'll probably plan to get there around 3 to get a good spot in line, which doesn't allow much time to sleep if you keep your normal bed time on Thursday. And speaking of standing in line- even in the deep south the temperature on Black Friday are around freezing before the sun comes up, so dress appropriately and in layers.
Stay Focused
When there are monster deals to be had and you've planned your trip well, it's often easier to get in and out of a store purchasing only what you planned to; however, more and more stores are filling up the aisles where you'll be standing in line with outrageously priced stocking stuffers and nick-knacks. Keep your eye on the prize and stick to your list or the $20 bucks you just saved on the crock-pot for your mother could be quickly blown on something actually worth $1.50. And always remember, just because something is "on sale" during Black Friday doesn't mean it's the best deal you can get...or even that it's a good deal at all.
Have Fun
This is perhaps the most important Black Friday tip. Chances are (especially if you're list is huge) you're not going to be able to take advantage of all the deals that you wanted to. Instead of stressing out or going crazy (people have literally died because of over-zealous Black Friday shoppers), be polite and enjoy the time with your friends/family, holiday decor and music.
Plan Ahead
As with any shopping adventure where saving money is the goal, planning before you go out on Black Friday is crucial. Make a list of the people left on your Christmas-gift list and their interests, hobbies, and/or needs, and make a list of some items you've been looking for (clothing, furniture, decor, etc.). If clothing is something you're looking for, make sure you note everyone's sizes. Then scour through sales fliers, trying to match great deals with people/items on your list. Stores have already started putting out ads online; hard copies will come out in your local paper later this week.
Once you've found some deals you'd like to take advantage of, group the deals by store, and list the stores in order of importance (i.e. deals that will likely sell out fastest). Also check your coupon stash and email for any additional coupons that can be coupled with store sales (for instance: if you've bought anything from JCPenny in the last week, find your receipt and take the store survey to get a 15% off coupon to use) and enroll in any available rewards programs.
If you're going with a buddy (or several), compare your store list with his/hers, and plan your group's route keeping in mind store opening times and deal limits per person. You may also have a tentative meal-plan in place so you don't end up at a store far away from any affordable food options at lunch-time.
Don't let your Thanksgiving day turkey's tryptophan get the best of you- forgo your after-turkey nap and try to hit the sack (for good) extra early. If your first stop opens at 4, you'll probably plan to get there around 3 to get a good spot in line, which doesn't allow much time to sleep if you keep your normal bed time on Thursday. And speaking of standing in line- even in the deep south the temperature on Black Friday are around freezing before the sun comes up, so dress appropriately and in layers.
Stay Focused
When there are monster deals to be had and you've planned your trip well, it's often easier to get in and out of a store purchasing only what you planned to; however, more and more stores are filling up the aisles where you'll be standing in line with outrageously priced stocking stuffers and nick-knacks. Keep your eye on the prize and stick to your list or the $20 bucks you just saved on the crock-pot for your mother could be quickly blown on something actually worth $1.50. And always remember, just because something is "on sale" during Black Friday doesn't mean it's the best deal you can get...or even that it's a good deal at all.
Have Fun
This is perhaps the most important Black Friday tip. Chances are (especially if you're list is huge) you're not going to be able to take advantage of all the deals that you wanted to. Instead of stressing out or going crazy (people have literally died because of over-zealous Black Friday shoppers), be polite and enjoy the time with your friends/family, holiday decor and music.
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