Hee hee

Ted Kennedy really was a scum bag, wasn't he?

Did you watch the TV last night?

I saw a travel show where they were touring Andalusian Spain, then a show where they talked about gardening, and then a show where they fixed up an old rotting deck.

And I felt good the whole time that the Oscars weren't getting any of my ratings. Otherwise I probably wouldn't have watched anything at all.

Rum Runners

I was looking for a different song, but this one is good too.

Sarah Palin as President?

Not here. Over at Borepatch's place.

It's an interesting read, though I'm not sure that he isn't over-inflating the power of "New Media" a little bit. When I think of all the people I know, most of them either get the newspaper or get their news from the TV. I know that there are people out there (i.e., me) who get most of their news from blogs and the internet, but in my experience most of them are youngsters who may not have developed a healthy skepticism towards the talking heads, really just don't care enough about politics and world events to be bothered.

Still, Borepatch makes a good point that nothing is impossible, especially if a person makes a concerted effort to turn the mainstream media against itself by using their own words against them. It seems that most of the republicans haven't figured out yet how to do this (any of them?), and none of the democrats even need to try as the media follows right along with them...

Sunday Music: Paranoid Schizophrenic Apocalyptic Whisper Kitten

Good ol' Johnny Reuben



no words spoken will go unnoticed
happy as we’ve ever been
quiet friend silent companion
the ghost
inside in your head
hallelujah
miracles for fools
hallelujah
nothing left to prove
hallelujah
when the spirit
moves
i wasn’t looking for relevant religion
the demons i know have got plenty of style
run for the hills
stay for a while
leave your personality behind
paranoid schizophrenic apocalyptic whisper kitten
working on some brand new fabric
polyester satin linen
when it comes to improvements
old money funds new movements
reach inside your bag of tricks
the next healthy alternative
for what it’s worth
greener artificial turf
if that magic doesn’t work
culture whores ask for more
hallelujah
you’ve been rejected
brother every thing’s exhausted
at least you know where to go
when you don’t have any
more options

Always interesting.

Beef Stew

Wow. Delicious. I'm not sure what I did, exactly, but it was the right way to go.

Let's see. I coated the beef in a flour/cornmeal/herb mixture and fried it before putting it into the pot. I used a beer as part of the base. Half the vegetables (onion, celery, carrot) were added chopped to the pot, and half were diced and cooked on the stove for half an hour first, with garlic and in a little bit of butter and vinegar. Sweet potatoes were used in addition to regular potatoes. A touch of red pepper flakes was added to give just a little bite.  I'm sure there's more, but I can't remember it all...

Wow. I could eat this every day.