This recipe from the New York Times for New England Clam Chowder was a harrowing experience to read. Final step in the procedure: Assemble servings in 6 small shallow bowls. Spoon 2 tablespoons warm potato purée into each bowl. Add 1 tablespoon of warm onion jam, slightly off-center. Spoon 1 tablespoon bacon cream around edge… Continue reading this entry
My eyes seem to be failing me as I read this article‘s title off my Sharpreader as “Just How ['Histrionic'] Can an Oval Office Interview Be if It’s Not Recorded?” [As opposed to "Historic."] Maybe when two inquisitors walk out before it’s even over. What a pair of drama queens.
John Cole mourns the absolutely deplorable actions by some of our soldiers and opines: Several commenters have noted in previous posts that at least it appears the military is taking this seriously and reacting appropriately. That is scant solace. Do these soldiers understand how many of their brothers-in-arms they have just executed? Do they understand… Continue reading this entry
Care of Michele, a musical meme. Here are the rules to play: Grab the nearest CD. Put it in your CD-Player (or start your mp3-player, I-tunes, etc.). Skip to Song 3 (or load the 3rd song in your 3rd playlist) Post the first verse in your journal along with these instructions. Don’t name the band,… Continue reading this entry
Let me borrow from Gerard Van Der Leun: “But what can I do?” “Do what God puts in front of you.” Michele has a thank-you card for everyone who has done anything towards the goals of the Spirit Of America. I share my thanks, not only for the donations that are for a good cause,… Continue reading this entry
Here’s a quick quiz about our big-media talking heads:. Question: What’s the difference between Ted Koppel reading out the names of the dead, and possibly Shepard Smith doing it? Friend’s answer: One’s an ass and the other’s not.
No I really don’t want to add fuel to the fire, and I am biting my tongue a lot, but I need to give Kevin Aylward a heads-up and a public note that I am sad, sad, saaaaaaad at this moment because some of our sacrifices are being used as examples to prove points that… Continue reading this entry
When Terry comes crawling home again, hurrah, hurrah: Democrats began a weeklong attack on Vice President Dick Cheney’s record yesterday, with party chief Terry McAuliffe calling him “the last guy who should be lecturing John Kerry” and a Democrat-leaning group suggesting that Mr. Cheney’s wife became pregnant to help her husband avoid serving in Vietnam.… Continue reading this entry
Not that this day is a once-yearly thing, by any means. It seems to come in waves and we are all the m ore ready to go ahead and take it on. Mister Words on the “chickenhawk” argument: That’s also the logic behind the now-classic “chickenhawk” accusation rather routinely leveled against many advocates of war… Continue reading this entry
I suppose Rene Gonzales — who by the way is a man despite his name — knows how it is to be a chicken and knows how to act like one too. I’m not jumping on him because he’s insulting Pat Tillman. Heck, all that needs happen is for his words to float in the… Continue reading this entry