I hear the Frost On Pumpkin Pie kicks ass.
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Growing up in New York and all, summer has always been my favorite season: winter? too cold and icy; spring? cold and rainy; fall? wtf, that’s back to school time. Summer? Just right – especially since it never got much about 90 degrees, and even that was a rarity.
Now that I’m a Midwest transplant, though, I’m starting to warm up to the fall and winter months. Winter here is like fall in the Northeast. Doubly so with teh global warming. Plus, the hot-hot-hot veggie soup recipes don’t hurt, either.
I made my first hot soup of the season last night. “Spicy” Three Bean Soup* – your featherhead’s favorite! I finally remembered to take a few pics – been meaning to for years – so I decided to blog the recipe, too.
An added bonus: it makes a great Save-a-Turkey Day meal. There isn’t much work involved (especially in comparison to a “roast”, be it a Tofurky or a bird corpse), so you can spend more of the day, you know, celebrating. Shane and I went this route two t-days ago, and got to watch Kill Bill Vols. 1 and 2 – straight through. Now that’s what I call a sacred holiday ritual!
Enjoy, veg*ns! (Offer valid for you meat-n-potatoes types, too.)
Can it be? Does Dennis Kucinich seriously have a Flickr account? No frikkin’ way!
On the other hand, what crazy stalker person would have so many pics of the man, such as the one above, where our good Congressman is seen…getting a parking ticket?
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Update, 5 minutes later:
Ooh, ooh, ooh! Colbert’s peep’s version, from the peanut gallery:
That guy so watches Colbert Platinum.
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Because, you know, THE WRITERZ OF TEH DAILY SHOWZ!1!!1
Which is currently running repeats. Indefinitely.
*Sob*
(Via.)
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Man, it feels so wrong to be enjoying my very first hot cup o’ Soy Nog of the season when it’s, like, 50 degrees out.
Damn you, global warming/ridiculously extended holiday season!
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Aside from the glaringly obvious Constitutional issues (and the gawd-awful ’80s snark) that holding a “prayer service” on the steps of the state capitol raises, there’s another reason why the “but what harm is in it!?1!!” line of defense doesn’t much impress me. Instead of wasting his time – and Georgia’s tax dollars – imploring some invisible Sky Daddy to give up the Baby Jebus’s tears already, Gov. Perdue could have spent the day dealing with fuckers like this:
The Cobb County homeowner who guzzled his way to the top of the county residential water users list has enlisted a public relations company that made a statement Wednesday on his behalf.
Chris G. Carlos, through the Ledlie Group of Atlanta, issued a statement Wednesday in which he says in the future he will consume less than the 440,000 gallons his October bill says he used.
Before I quote at length – because really, the details are that good – let me just interject to note that Carlos hired a PR company to issue a statement on his behalf. The man didn’t kill his wife, help OJ “retrieve” his memorabilia, or guard Brit’s body for a day. Oh, no. He “just” used a fuckload of water in the middle of a drought (Georgia’s worst in 168 years), so much so that the powers that be actually called him out on his eco-crimes. Kinda sorta, anyway. And apparently that warranted some professional spin. Clue numero uno that we’re got a rich fuckwit on our hands. I mean, who does that?
“I honestly didn’t realize the extent of my water use and regret I didn’t act sooner. I want to be a part of the solution to the water crisis,” Carlos said in the statement.
“I am going to take whatever steps are necessary to substantially reduce my water consumption. This includes seeking the advice and guidance of conservation professionals in exploring all possible water saving measures,” the statement said.
Bullshit:
Carlos was warned Oct. 1 about violating the outdoor watering ban and a letter followed Oct. 10, county water system officials said.
His use abated, but was still sizeable.
Ahem.
Just how insane is his water usage, you ask?
Carlos’ 14,000-square-foot home is on 3.8 lush acres in Atlanta Country Club and includes a pool. The 440,000 gallons he used in a month would fill the average backyard pool 58 times. [...]
For the six days through Tuesday, Cobb County Water System contractors have read Carlos’ meter each day. It shows water use of about 2,000 gallons daily, according to Cobb County spokesman Robert Quigley. The average Cobb household uses 217 gallons.
Carlos also was identified by the Cobb water system as its top user among September bills — at 339,000 gallons.
“It is frankly inconceivable to use that much water, regardless of the drought,” said Cobb Commission Chairman Sam Olens on Tuesday.
Carlos was warned Oct. 1 about violating the outdoor watering ban and a letter followed Oct. 10, county water system officials said.
His use abated, but was still sizeable.
Between early October and Nov. 7, he used 121,000 gallons, according to county records.
Instead of “apologizing” to God for our wastefulness, Sonnyboy should be out and about actually doing something about it. Like breaking Carlos’s kneecaps. Or cutting the douche’s water. Or both.
Think I’m being a wee bit harsh? Try watching an ep of The Colbert Report with Mr. Carlos, and see if he doesn’t just mistake Colbert Platinum as a legit segment. I’ve got 20 gallons of H2O that says he calls one of his eight houseservants in to TiVo it for him.
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“Not like me, though. I may have dirty lady bits, but I atone with sperm worship, slut shaming, and other forms of conservative bigotry.”
…as I’m watching “conservative strategist” Amy Holmes defend this douchebaggery on CNN. At least the normally meatheaded Rick Sanchez is appropriately offended.
(More here.)
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UPDATE, 11/15/07:
Updated to include Daniel McGowan’s unit # on his mailing address:
Daniel McGowan
#63794-053, Unit I
FCI Sandstone
P.O. Box 1000
Sandstone, MN 55072
Thanks to Jenny for the correction!
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In honor of International Human Rights Day (December 10th), Amnesty International is holding a “Global Write-a-thon” through December 7-10, 2007.
On or around International Human Rights Day (December 10) activists from around the world write letters on behalf of individuals at risk of human rights abuses. The Global Write-a-thon was initiated by Amnesty International Poland in 2002 and was a huge success. It became a global, annual event that involves tens of thousands of participants from more than thirty countries. The goal is that this intense and concentrated pressure will elicit positive change in the lives of human rights defenders, prisoners of conscience, and other victims of human rights abuses.
Everyone can participate. It’s easy! Follow the 5 simple steps below:
1. Register for the write-a-thon as an individual or as a group. Watch as your pledges help light up the Amnesty candle.
2. Spread the word! Encourage your friends and family to get involved.
3. Check out the write-a-thon resources online starting the week of November 12th. You’ll find everything you need to participate on this site including case sheets, sample letters, a checklist for how to plan an event, and promotional materials. For hard copies, please email us at writeathon [at] aiusa.org
4. Write and mail lots of letters on Dec. 7-10.
5. Report back: Let us know how many letters were sent.
While Amnesty International focuses its efforts on prisoners of conscience who have been jailed for their human rights activities (for example, some of this year’s cases include “a prisoner of conscience from Myanmar, a disappeared student from Chechnya, and a survivor of rape from the Democratic Republic of Congo”), why not organize an event to generate letters of support for jailed animal rights and eco-activists instead of in addition to AI’s suggested targets? Better yet, register your event with Amnesty International and report your letters to the org – tell them that animal rights activists, tree huggers, and other “terra-ists” are important to you, too!
Interestingly, the same day that Amnesty International emailed their announcement of the Global Write-a-thon, Last Chance for Animals (LCA) sent out an action alert urging supporters to “Reach Out to an Animal Activist in Prison!” You can find that email – along with additional resources for AR prisoner support – after the flip.
Stopping by one young couple’s house, [Mitt Romney] remarked at the large leaves on their tree, quipping, “Adam and Eve would not have looked as promiscuous if they had had leaves this big.”
Via.
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