Normally I hate cooking, but I lurve to make dinner for my doggehs. They’re not exactly the fussiest of eaters, you see. (They eat poo, yo!) In addition to an enthusiastic audience, I also enjoy the chance to experiment and try out new concoctions without fear of wasting food.

Last Saturday, I came up with two yummy baked tofu recipes, made mostly with old cans of “stuff” that have been hanging out in my cabinets for years. (Literally. The Jellied Cranberry was Wegmans brand; Wegmans is a grocery chain in NY, and I moved to the Kansas City area in 2002. You do teh maths!)

The dogs loved each recipe, and even I liked the Sweet Potato version. Alas, I used real cheese in the Cheesy Butternut Squash recipe, so I couldn’t try it out. Looked damn yummy though.

Suitable for peoples as well as their doggehs.

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Re: Fire-Breathing Liberal: How I Learned to Survive (and Thrive) in the Contact Sport of Congress by Robert Wexler (2008):

“I enjoyed Congressman Wexler’s book even more than I enjoy cocaine and prostitutes.”
–Stephen Colbert

How can you not lurv that?

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George Carlin died last night. He was 71 - too young, imho.

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I do so love this cartoon, though I wish the gender roles being peddled by mom and dad were switched. ‘twood make the strip a bit more subversive, methinks.

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Shane’s in Vegas for the Amaz!ng Meeting this weekend, so last night I took advantage of my night alone to watch Teeth. Which is just as well; the many scenes of gratuitous male genital mutilation probably would have sent him fleeing from the living room in hysterics. Yes, a damn shiny movie, ’tis.

In honor of a film about misogyny and the oppression of female sexuality, a few videos that celebrate female sexuality.

Empowerful!

(In order: Consolidated - You Suck; Salt-n-Pepa - Let’s Talk About Sex; and the Divinyls - I Touch Myself)

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C’mon, you know you want it.

Support Rep. Kucinich’s Articles of Impeachment @ Democrats.com:

We’ve waited years to find one Member of Congress brave enough to stand up for our Constitution, for which generations of Americans have fought and died. We are thrilled and honored that Dennis Kucinich has chosen to be that one genuine patriot.

Of course, Speaker Nancy Pelosi (CA-8), Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (MD-5), and Democratic Caucus Chair Rahm Emanuel (IL-5) all remain adamantly opposed to impeachment - despite the overwhelming evidence of High Crimes, including the “Phase II” report by the Senate Intellligence Committee and Scott McClellan’s new book.

And when Rep. Robert Wexler (FL-19) called for Judiciary Committee hearings on Kucinich’s Articles of Impeachment against Vice President Cheney in January, only 17 Democrats joined them: Neil Abercrombie (HI-1), Tammy Baldwin (WI-2), Michael Capuano (MA-8), Yvette Clarke (NY-11), Lacy Clay (MO-1), Steve Cohen (TN-9), Peter DeFazio (OR-4), Keith Ellison (MN-5), Sam Farr (CA-17), Raúl Grijalva (AZ-7), Luis Gutierrez (IL-4), Barbara Lee (CA-9), Gwen Moore (WI-4), Jim Moran (VA-8), Mike Thompson (CA-1), Ed Towns (NY-10), and Lynn Woolsey (CA-6).

So Kucinich’s heroic efforts will be in vain unless we inundate Congress with emails and calls (202-224-3121) showing our full support for Rep. Kucinich’s 35 Articles of Impeachment.

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I’ve been alternating between busy and lazy (and more than a few fits of blubbery sentimentality); consequently, I almost missed these June celebrations:

Over at their Blog of Rights, the ACLU has been hosting a week-long symposium on LGBT rights. Melissa links to her favorites; though I haven’t been able to read ‘em all yet, I loved Bitch Ph.D.’s How the Gays Taught Me to Stop Worrying and Love Marriage. You can find all the entires filed under LGBT Symposium.

Also via Shakesville, Happy Juneteenth! As only 29 states recognize the holiday, Melissa offers a fine suggestion for belated Juneteenth celebrations. Hint: it involves chastising your state legislators.

Finally, a little ghost reminds us that today is the National Fourth Amendment Defense Day. May I direct you to this post at the ACLU Blog for further “celebrating”?

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Via People for the American Way (PFAW):

“I do.”

After 55 years together, lifelong progressive activists Del Martin and Phyllis Lyon proclaimed their commitment at 5:01 pm last night and became a legally married couple in the eyes of the state of California.

Del and Phyllis, and more than 20 other couples, fought a long battle challenging the constitutionality of California’s marriage law. And on May 15, they won, on the basic principle that all Californians are equal under the State Constitution, and none of them should be discriminated against.

Today we’re celebrating this milestone with these remarkable women, and with other couples like them. In many wedding ceremonies, friends and family pledge to support the couple in their new life together. I’m asking you to join as a witness to history by adding your name and comments to a guestbook in celebration of Del and Phyllis and the thousands of other gay and lesbian couples tying the knot in California. We’ll be presenting Phyllis and Del with a hardbound version of the book as a wedding gift.

Please add your name and wishes to the guestbook.

If the photos coming out of California since Monday don’t melt your heart…well, you don’t have one.

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