March, 2016 archive
That Big Bad Scary Idea 0
Martina Essert marvels at the intellectual cowardice that results in banning literary classics from schools, such as, I kid you not, Orwell’s Animal Farm, because, to quote a bit from Ms. Essert,
I got a dollar to a doughnut that many of those who would ban Animal Farm see nothing wrong with the NRA’s idea that Hansel and Gretel should pack heat.
We are a society of stupid.
Full Disclosure:
I have read Animal Farm, but have not read 1984. I did read Brave New World and that was quite enough dystopia for me, thank you very much.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Politeness takes practice.
Authorities are saying that at this point in their investigation it seems like the victim was struck by accident by someone target shooting in the area.
Plus Ca Change 0
Bruce Lowry has seen it before:
Then go back and look at the expressions on some of the faces — almost all of them white — at a Donald Trump rally today.
You don’t need me to point out the eerie similarities, and, God help us, they are all too real.
He’s quite correct, you know.
Follow the link for the rest.
Shirred Eggs 2
This is a little breakfast recipe that’s elegant in its simplicity. It’s my spin on a recipe from the Nero Wolf Cookbook.
Ingredients:
- 2 link sausages
- 2 eggs
- butter
- spices (salt, pepper, paprika, tarragon, chives to taste)
Procedure:
1, Brown sausages in skillet, then drain on a paper towel.
2. Generously butter a shirred egg dish (I use a six-inch cast iron skillet inherited from my mother).
3. Sprinkle with pepper and other spices of choice.
4. Bake 15 minutes in oven preheated to 350 Fahrenheits.
5. Gently slide out of baking dish and serve.
Serves one.
Serving Suggestion:
Serve over cheese toast, that is, toast topped with melted cheese.
Shrinking Violence 0
Noz suggests that ISIS is not living up to its press releases.
Facebook Frolics 0
Research says, “Don’t go there.“
Birds and Bees* 0
Meet the old white men who just don’t get the “facts of life.”
Honest to Betsy, you can’t make this stuff up. (And Betsy was just as aghast as I. She told me so.)
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*Put me out of my misery here. What the hell do “birds and bees” have to do with it, anyway? Do birds do it with bees?
Inquiring minds want to know.
Cowboy Cosplay 0
Balloon Juice provides the service of keeping us up-to-date on the Bundy Bund.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 1
Politeness will give you a leg up in this world. Or something.
About 3:50 p.m., David Presley of Monroe shot an old lawn mower loaded with three pounds of Tannerite, according to the Walton County Sheriff’s Office. The lawn mower exploded.
Bet he takes up drones for his next hobby.
