{"id":38366,"date":"2021-05-16T09:00:56","date_gmt":"2021-05-16T16:00:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/?p=38366"},"modified":"2021-05-10T10:05:45","modified_gmt":"2021-05-10T17:05:45","slug":"art-glovecity-guessergastro-obscura","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/art-glovecity-guessergastro-obscura\/","title":{"rendered":"Art glove\/City Guesser\/Gastro Obscura"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Art glove for tablet drawing<\/strong>
\nThis\u00a0$9 artist glove<\/a>\u00a0is designed to be worn on either hand and prevents smudging while drawing on your tablet (I use an iPad). It comes in one stretchy size. I have a small hand and it\u2019s a little loose, but it never slips off and it saves me the frustration of accidentally smudging or clicking something. \u2014 CD<\/p>\n

Geography quiz game<\/strong>
\nI thoroughly enjoy playing this geographical guessing game \u201cCity Guesser<\/a>\u201d \u2014 probably because I am good at it. To play online you are shown a first-person view of walking through a city and you have to guess what city in the world you are in. You get points depending on how close you are and how fast you recognize the place. You can play against yourself, or other players, and you can narrow the scope. I\u2019m great in Asia and no good in Africa. The game also works as a virtual vacation because inhabiting someone else\u2019s walk is weirdly comforting. There is a related game, \u201cGeoGuessr<\/a>\u201d, that plops you into a random place on Google Street View, usually not in the city. Here you can look around in all directions on your own \u201cwalk\u201d and control your speed and path. (The free version requires signup.) Some people take this challenge very seriously and there are YouTube channels that follow some of the master navigators, like the champ\u00a0GeoWizard<\/a>. The lightning speed of his detective work is unbelievable, and as entertaining as magic. \u2014 KK<\/p>\n

Culinary curiosities from around the world<\/strong>
\nGastro Obscura\u00a0<\/a>is an Instagram account with photos and descriptions on unusual foods from around the world. You\u2019ll find\u00a0Japanese cream puffs that look like kittens<\/a>,\u00a0fruit that looks like an exploding planet<\/a>,\u00a0fruit that tastes like chocolate pudding<\/a>, and lots more. It gave me a greater appreciation for just how diverse the world\u2019s culinary options can be. \u2014 MF<\/p>\n

Helpful relationship advice<\/strong>
\nIf you would like to do something considerate for your partner pay attention to what they put off doing, according to this r\/LifeProTips post, \u201cLPT: Do the thing your partner procrastinates doing\u2026<\/a>\u201d My husband and I are in the habit of asking each other \u201cIs there anything I can do for you today?\u201d But we both usually reply with \u201cNo\u201d or \u201cNothing.\u201d This week he surprised me by retouching the paint in my home office and it inspired me to do something in return. I noticed he hadn\u2019t gotten around to ordering his mother flowers for Sunday, so I went ahead and checked it off his list! \u2014 CD<\/p>\n

Pumping car tires<\/strong>
\nIn a pinch you can use a bicycle pump to inflate the tires of a car. Both use the same valve. Most automobile tires are lower pressure than a bicycle, but they have far more volume, which requires more pumps. You don\u2019t want to use a bike pump for a flat car tire, but it\u2019s a quick way to top off a tire if the pressure is a little low. I keep my favorite\u00a0Topeak Joe Blow bike pump<\/a>\u00a0in the garage for just this purpose. (Since we have an electric car we never go to the gas station.) \u2014 KK<\/p>\n

Keto sweetener<\/strong>
\nI avoid sugar if I can help it, but I like to bake cookies and make ice cream. I\u2019ve been using a product from\u00a0Lakanto that contains erythritol and monk fruit extract<\/a>. Monk fruit is a fruit indigenous to China (where it\u2019s known as luo han guo) and is similar in appearance to an apple. It\u2019s been used in traditional Chinese medicine for centuries, but it\u2019s only recently become popular in the U.S. as a sweetener. Erythritol is a sugar alcohol that\u2019s been used in Japan for decades as a sweetener. Unlike other sugar alcohols, it doesn\u2019t cause stomach upset and it doesn\u2019t affect blood sugar. Lakanto looks just like white sugar and can be used 1:1 in place of sugar in recipes. Unlike other non-sugar sweeteners like stevia, there\u2019s no bitter aftertaste. \u2014 MF<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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