“Hurray, hurray, the First of May / Outdoor [dancing] begins today… “
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Happy Beltane to all — may your livestock suffer no murrain, and may you all have as much fun over the weekend as these guys!
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by John Cole| 98 Comments
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Pens hockey tonight.
BTW- a quick update on the bird feeder obsession. I’m now up to four feeders- one in front and three in the back, and I have quite a chirpy posse these days. My latest addition was one like this that I filled with sunflower seeds, and the cardinals are all over it.
And the craziest thing is my favorite birds to watch are actually the ones who don’t care about the feeders- the robins. I like how they just sort of hop around doing their thing then WHAMMO- out of nowhere a worm gets it. They don’t even see it coming. I saw a robin eat a worm so big this morning it could have been a snake.
by Dennis G.| 96 Comments
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Juan Cole over at Informed Comment has this Fun Fact about BP:
BP, by the way, is British Petroleum, a descendant of the Anglo-Iranian Oil Company. The Iranian parliament asked for a better deal from the AIOC in the late 1940s and early 1950s (they wanted a 50/50 cut of the profits, which was what ARAMCO offered Saudi Arabia). The AIOC absolutely refused. In response, the Iranian parliament nationalized the AIOC holdings in 1951. It was in order to restore Western Big Oil to its Iranian holdings that the CIA overthrew the democratically elected government of Iran in 1953, putting the shah back on the throne as a megalomaniacal capitalist dictator and puppet of Washington. The enraged Iranian public overthrew the shah in 1978-79, establishing the Islamic Republic that has been a thorn in Washington’s side ever since. So, BP’s earlier arrogance helped produce our current crisis with Iran, just as it’s current incompetence has produced the massive Delaware-sized oil slick now devouring Louisiana.
As you can see, it is all part of the circle of life.
Cheers
dengre
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Many thanks to commentor Comrade Mary for the link, and gods bless the perpetrators. If any of you get this bored at work, may you always have comrades willing to help lighten the darkness…
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Take it away, Bad Horse’s Filly…
I keep hoping for grilling weather, but it is not quite there yet for many of us. This menu you can grill, but broiling works just as well. It is a fairly quick meal to prep. One trick for marinades is to prepare them when you purchase your meats or poultry, add marinade and meat to bag and freeze. Then all you have to do is thaw them out and you’re ready to grill, broil or stir-fry. Otherwise, marinate overnight in a sealed container in the refrigerator. Most chefs recommend room temperature for meats before cooking. If you take it out while prepping the remainder of the meal, it should be room temp before cooking. For this menu, begin cooking the rice before prepping the remainder of the meal and it should be done by the time you finish the steak and beans.
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On the board tonight:__
1. Asian Flank Steak/w Green beans (Marinate Overnight)
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2. Rice
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3. Baked Caramel Apples
Recipes and shopping list at the link, as always.
P.S. from Anne Laurie: Now that our esteemed bloghost is a member of Homeowner Nation, I can’t wait to see what kind of shenanigans he can get up to with a bar-b-que grill…
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You deserve a break today.
Any suggestions on the best way to convert a .mkv file to .avi? Can Nero do this?
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Because y’all asked for one. We live to serve.