Accretion: A method of adjusting a taxpayer’s cost basis of a bond bought at an original discount. The annual accretion is treated as interest for tax purposes. See also: Original Issue Discount: Constant Yield Method; Single Line. Cost basis: The cost used to determine a capital gain or loss on Read more…
The world, as we knew it, and the life that we have lived so far has vanished right before our eyes. Whether you are in denial, or midway to learning this new fact of life, the reality of our situation is here now and taking front seat to everything that Read more…
Capricorn Science has been sluggish in bringing you financial information. There is so much happening that it sometime’s overwhelms. Do note that our Financial Section has a real time ticker tape where you can check the market. In order to right this wrong we will start out by offering, hopefully Read more…
Heat some Sesame oil in your favorite pan. Add chopped broccoli, onion, ginger, orange peel, cabbage and a magic sprinkle of garlic and black pepper. Move around until warm and starting to cook. Add morsel sized chicken and complete the cooking. Add some sesame seed, if you have any. Healthy, Read more…
Do not toss out your overripe banana! Mix your pancake batter, as usual. On a separate plate, mash, using a fork, one or two overripe bananas. Lumpy is good. They create small bursts of flavor. Add the mashed banana’s to your pancake mix. Allow to sit for a couple of Read more…
I use Aunt Jemima Complete Buttermilk Pancake Mix. Ingredients: 1/4 cup butter, softened 3 cups buttermilk mix 1 egg, raw 1/2 cup water Extra flour for mixing surface Extra melted butter to coat prior to entering oven Procedure: Mix all the ingredients, except those listed under “extra” Dump on floured Read more…
Day number one million? of pandemic lock down. No complaints, we have it better than most people and pets, so comfort food it is. French toast and a couple of slices of crisp bacon. Recipe: beat two eggs, one tablespoon of sugar ( my mom uses 2, you decide), two Read more…
Capricorn Science is a baby blog. A toddler that finds enjoyment in discovery and great pleasure in mischief. We are a lifestyle magazine and pride ourselves in our love of life, and desire to uncover the many secrets the universe has to offer. We are deeply attached and in love Read more…
YELLOW SUBMARINE!..that’s mine. You next. There are 39 Beatles songs in this picture. Name them in the Comments space below. How many can you find? I seriously could only find one!
This little recipe is a gem. Never again eat jar bought Alfredo Sauce which is loaded with trans fat and make-believe food. This recipe is quick, delicious and great to serve company. Ingredients: 1/2 cup ( 1 stick) butter ( do not attempt to use margerine) 1 and 1/2 cup Read more…
Boil your pasta. In this case 12 minutes. In the mean time heat a couple of tablespoons of extra virgin olive oil. Add chopped onion, a full tablespoon of dried parsley, another of oregano, a handful of Mandarin or regular orange skins, a large sprinkle of garlic. Watch that the Read more…
My very first encounter with this technique of gold applied to porcelain was a tea set, not the one above, created by Gorham. Or course, I bought it and this started my collection of gold encrusted porcelain. Finding more pieces made by Gorham has been unsuccessful. But, a company called Read more…
Things have gotten sad lately with so much painful news. We decided, at Capricorn Science, to offer some fun, of the interactive kind. Leave your discoveries in the comment box. Let’s see how many you can find. Enjoy. There are 27 figures of speech in the photo. Who can guess Read more…
Dating is both intriguing and terrifying. Putting yourself “out there” in search of finding your match, your other. Some people know exactly what they want, Some people have no idea what they want. Some people are willing to “settle”, others are not. It’s like a box of chocolates like beloved Read more…
“Real isn’t how you are made,”said the Skin Horse. “It’s a thing that happens to you, When a child loves you for a long, long time, not just to play with, but really loves you, then you become Real” “Does it happen all at once, like being wound up,” the Read more…
The engines that move me are philosophy, ethics, morals and the lack of them. Of every single word I have read and studied my entire life I walk away with the conviction that Jimmy Carter is probably the most, or one of the most ethical, moral and admirable human being Read more…
Macbeth: A brave Scottish general named Macbeth receives a prophecy from a trio of witches that one day he will become king of Scotland. Consumed by ambition and spurred to action by his wife, Macbeth murders King Duncan and takes the Scottish throne for himself. He is then wracked with Read more…
“I Am” is a poem written by English poet John Carre in late 1844 or 1845 and published in 1843. It was composed when Carre was in the Northampton General Lunatic Asylum, isolated by his mental illness from his family and friends. ” I Am!” I am – yet what Read more…
