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Computers continue to get smarter and more sophisticated.   We now live in a world of smart homes, self driving cars, virtual reality, and artificial intelligence.  Robots make things in factories, self serve kiosks at restaurants are available to order food and robot vacuums even clean our floors.  That being said, in 1994 the Pentium computer was able beat a world chess champion Garry Kasparov.  Now that is an achievement... Source: Wikipedia Kasparov started chess from the age of 7 and attended Mikhail Botvinnik's chess school training under coach Vladimir Makogonov.  Kasparov won the Soviet Junior Championship in Tbilisi in 1976 at age 13. Source: Wikipedia By age 15 he had qualified for the Soviet Chess Championship in 1978.  Over the years, he won many championships and competitions and by January 1984, Kasparov became the No. 1 ranked player in the world. But in 1994 the Pentium computer was able beat Kasparov in a game of chess.  In 1994 at the Inte

I have been to many places in the world and eaten some strange things.  So thought I would create a top 10 of the strangest foods from around the world.  Many of these you could not pay me enough to eat.  I am usually open to trying new foods, but I do have my limits.  So sit back or lean forward and check out some crazy foods people actually eat and enjoy! 10. Tuna Eyeballs - Japan Fish is a tasty thing, but I am not sure I could ever eat an eyeball... Yuck!    They are typically prepared by boiling and then adding soy sauce, sugar and sake.  Although it is said to taste similar to squid or octopus which I have eaten.  Some say it taste like a hard boiled egg, hmmmm.... But I think I will pass on the eyeballs. 9. Century Egg – China Now these eggs really aren't 100 years old, but they are old and rotten.  They are basically left for 3 months in a mixture of clay, ash and quicklime until they are rotted.  I have chickens and have found a rotten egg from time to time

The world has come a long way over the centuries, heck even in the last 10 years!  I have always wondered if people from the past could see where we are today, what they would think. Driving to work today along some farm land, I thought about people in the past and how they had to do almost everything themselves.  Now days with the advancement of technology and knowledge, it's a wonder we can even tie our own shoes...  We have everything at our finger tips and that is thanks to many inventions along the way. From electronics to mechanics, here is my top 10 inventions of all time. 10. The Wheel (~3500 BC?) Where would we be today without the wheel?!  From bikes to cars to toys and equipement, the wheel has had a tremendous impact to humanity.  It helps us get from point A to B.  It has even been used in the water wheel to grind grain. 9. The Clock (725 AD) Time moves whether we want it to or not, so man came up with a way to track it.  From ancient sun dials to fo

So I love nachos and usually just pile stuff onto some chips and eat away.  But had some nachos at a restaurant that made each chip like a mini nacho tostada.  So I thought I would try to make some like it and I was not let down.  Here are my nacho adventures... Step 1 - Make Your Own Tortilla Chips I did this by taking corn tortillas from the grocery store, coating one side with canola oil and then cutting them into fourths.  I put some oil on a cookie sheet and arranged them on the sheet.  You can also sprinkle some salt on if desired. I did!   Then I baked them at 350 for like 10 mins or till they were crispy and brown. Step 2 - Put On The Hot Goods Now that the chips are toasted it's time to put on the tasty toppings.  First off I needed to make my beans.  I love some dehydrated beans I have for my food storage.  Just mix 1:1 ration of beans to water and heat.  Makes some tasty beans!  You can use any kind of beans you like.  The one