In the last video I posted you saw some clips that I took at the Potter/Presswood family reunion. Someone brought some broccoli cornbread to the reunion and it was really, really good. I did not get the chance to get the recipe from anyone at the reunion but I found one online and thought I’d give it a shot.

It turned out really well and I think it’s absolutely the best cornbread I’ve ever made. The cornbread is basic cornbread but with cottage cheese and broccoli in it. It’s really good and it’s really moist.

The recipe I used is available on AllRecipes.com or if you’ll click here I’ve got it on full entry for this post (the permalink) so in case the recipe gets removed from that site it should still be here.

Broccoli Cornbread (MP4) (55 MB)

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Today was the annual Presswood/Potter family reunion. I don’t remember when the tradition started. We’ve been having these reunions every year ever since I can remember. I’m sure they were happening before I was born. A long time ago when I was much younger these reunions would take place at Charles’ house, my Mamaw Ruby’s brother. The reunions are now held at the church out the road from my house.

I tried to record some of the stories that people were telling. I’m going to start recording more things like this when I get the opportunity to, hopefully more audio with the iRiver, too. Lately, I feel this need to archive everything so that when I’m old and gray I’ll have things to look back on. I feel as though my generation has access to all sorts of technology that the older generation did not have access to. I think I should put it to use and record history.

Speaking of recording history. If you’d like to see the photos from this event you can look at them here.

Presswood/Potter Family Reunion 2007 (MP4) (47 MB)

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We’ve got a garden this year and it’s been producing really well. We’ve got quite a bit of summer squash, more than we’ll probably ever know what to do with it. I figured why not make a tasty treat with it. This dessert would be absolutely wonderful over some vanilla ice cream. Health nuts, you might not want to watch this one!

I also do another short cooking video in with this video. You’ll find out my reasons for doing this in the video. I hope you enjoy both the squash and the chili.

Baked Dessert Squash (MP4) (50 MB)

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Another raw video. I felt like talking about my thoughts on and of Independence Day, especially this year. I talk about my thoughts on the digusting commutation that President George W. Douche gave to Scooter Libby.

If you’re interested in doing a video for MikeyPod, and you really should so he can win, here are the instructions I had read off in my video:

• Go to Podcast Ready, sign up, even if you’re not going to use the service. Use the promo code “mikeypod”
• Make a video of you saying “I love podcast ready”, send it to MikeyPod
• If you make a video and you make it funny and say what you love about Podcast Ready, MikeyPod will get more points.
• If MikeyPod wins, one of the people who registered using the promo code “MikeyPod” will receive a new iPod.
• Upload to YouTube and send the link to MikeyPod
• If you upload the video to YouTube yourself it should be tagged with “mikeypod”, “100kplay” and “podcasting”
• Email the link to mikeypod@gmail.com
• July 31st is the deadline
• MikeyPod’s YouTube, Website, Email

In the video I also talk about: my family shooting fireworks and spending way too much money, the health benefits of Earl Grey tea, photography contest I’m going to be entering with my sister, website projects, donations, Steve Harris & Feeder.

For those of you who don’t like longer videos, I apologizie. This video is 39 minutes long and it’s also got a nice fat file size. I apologize if either of those are inconveniences to anyone, I just really needed to talk, I suppose!

Independence Day 2007 (MP4) (173 MB)

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MikeyPod asked me to make a video for him. He’s entered a contest with Podcast Ready. If he gets selected, Podcast Ready will ship their software out with his podcast already pre-subscribed. That would mean a lot more listeners for MikeyPod and he deserves them! I hope he wins. The video I sent in to MikeyPod is here. I went ahead and done some more videos and decided to make a full on video, trying to be fun/funny/silly, etc.

Oh! Almost forgot! Here’s the video that MikeyPod did. He’s requesting more people make clips of them saying “I Love Podcast Ready” so he can win this contest!

I Love Podcast Ready (MP4) (27 MB)

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