A Brief Musing on the State of Our Culture

Categories: Food, Rants

I cut this out and scanned it from the bottom of a McDonald’s bag this morning because I found it so hilarious.

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I cut this out and scanned it from the bottom of a McDonald's bag this morning because I found it so hilarious. Read More

Rice to Present U.S. Peace Plan

Categories: Rants

Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice will lay out U.S. plans for a diplomatic solution to the Israeli-Hezbollah fighting Friday, an administration official said.
Rice plans a trip to the Mideast as soon as early next week, and will carry the U.S. strategy for ending the 10-day-old warfare and establishing stability in southern Lebanon, a senior Bush [...]

Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice will lay out U.S. plans for a diplomatic solution to the Israeli-Hezbollah fighting Friday, an administration official said. Rice plans a trip to the Mideast as soon as early next week, and will carry the U.S. strategy for ending the 10-day-old warfare and establishing stability in southern Lebanon, a senior Bush administration said. The official spoke on condition of anonymity because Rice has not yet made her plans public. I'm so glad that we're in a position to ... Read More

Diebold Electronic Machines Malfunction, Vote For Other Candidate

Categories: News that's too good to be fake

‘(Decatur) After one hour of voting, the McKinney campaign has received numerous calls that the voting machines are malfunctioning. Voters casting votes for McKinney are reportedly having their votes switched by the machines for Hank Johnson. This is not a new problem with Diebold machines. Lawyers for the campaign have been alerted and said that [...]

'(Decatur) After one hour of voting, the McKinney campaign has received numerous calls that the voting machines are malfunctioning. Voters casting votes for McKinney are reportedly having their votes switched by the machines for Hank Johnson. This is not a new problem with Diebold machines. Lawyers for the campaign have been alerted and said that If this situation is not corrected, Cynthia McKinney for Congress will be forced to take additional measures.' Diebold machines mafunctioning? Color me surprised. Update: Letter from Cynthia McKinney By now ... Read More

Seven Bombs Explode on Major Mumbai Rail Line

Categories: Rants

The news is still breaking… but apparently seven bombs went off on a major commuter rail line in Mumbai, India.  The death toll is currently 135. As things unfold, I’m sure we’ll all become aware.
BBC News Article
But for now, my heart goes out to the people of Mumbai, or anyone who has friends or relatives [...]

The news is still breaking... but apparently seven bombs went off on a major commuter rail line in Mumbai, India.  The death toll is currently 135. As things unfold, I'm sure we'll all become aware. BBC News Article But for now, my heart goes out to the people of Mumbai, or anyone who has friends or relatives in Mumbai who may have been affected by this tragedy. Read More

Kenneth Lay Dead of Heart Attack

Categories: News that's too good to be fake

Part of me really wonders, if the guy is supposedly responsible for one of the largest cases of fraud in American history, then why couldn’t he have faked his death for insurance purposes or to get out of prison?
It’s just a question. What do you think the answer is?
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Part of me really wonders, if the guy is supposedly responsible for one of the largest cases of fraud in American history, then why couldn't he have faked his death for insurance purposes or to get out of prison? It's just a question. What do you think the answer is? Read More

Barbecued Corned Beef

Categories: Food

*Update*
Four hours of slow smoking wasn’t quite enough. I am now ammending this recipe to read 8 hours.
Other than that this is great. Salty, sweet, and sour all at once, it kinda tastes a bit like jerky. I like it.
I know what you’re thinking:
“WTF?”
It’s the 4th of July and I got a 3-lb Corned Beef [...]

*Update* Four hours of slow smoking wasn't quite enough. I am now ammending this recipe to read 8 hours. Other than that this is great. Salty, sweet, and sour all at once, it kinda tastes a bit like jerky. I like it. I know what you're thinking: "WTF?" It's the 4th of July and I got a 3-lb Corned Beef Brisket at Stop and Shop for $2 a few weeks ago. Shannon and I got the idea... Why not barbecue it? The Facts Corned beef needs to be slow ... Read More