Come for the politics, stay for the snark.
Via Sullivan, apparently Slate held a write like Sarah Palin contest, and we missed it. Some of the entries are truly excellent:
“The campaign path once led me into the homey kitchen of June Asbel, where the aroma of toasted almonds and nutmeg mixed with a sense of American perseverance and optimism.”
I am sure you all can do better. I’m going to think about my entry for a while, but you all can start in the comments.
We have our first snow of the year, so clearly global warming is a hoax.
Jeebus, you people fill open threads fast sometimes.
Apparently commenter Renato is polling us on the top ten films of the decade, since it is near the end of 2009. Place your picks below, and if I have energy, we will do a poll in the next couple of weeks.
*** Update ***
Camera battery is dead, but here is an old Tunch pic to soothe the afficionados:
I’ll have some more tomorrow, plus I am dogsitting Tammy’s Samantha, so there should be some fun pics there, too.
*** Update #2 ***
Please, no Monk finale spoilers, I forgot to watch last weeks and won’t catch up on both until tomorrow.
Been a long week for a number of reasons, none of which I want to go into. At any rate, planning on settling into a long night of sitting in the chair with a dog on my lap, reading and watching the last Monk episode. Pad thai is on the menu.
Oh, btw- I love craigs list. Bought a couple month old lazy-boy in mint condition for a hundred and fifty bucks (because I’m not married and I don’t have to color coordinate everything because that’s how I roll). They were given a new chair and did not have room for the old one, so sold it for dirt cheap. I think Lily likes it more than me, though. I have to put my drink down before I sit now, though, because Lily starts to jump up onto my lap before my butt even hits the seat. At any rate, she has figured out that wedged in between my thigh and the arm rest allows her to stay snug and warm and she can then rest her head on my lap. I’m cool with that.
That is all.
From Bad Horse’s Filly:
Continuing our theme of quick and easy recipes for the holidays, here’s a slow-cooker meal you can set up the night before and have ready at the end of a busy day of holiday events. This is a recipe from a restaurant in Ouray, CO that was in an old bank. They gave it to me 15 years ago on my honeymoon and I make it all the time. This was my first experience at having to change a recipe for 60 into one for 6-8. It’s spicy, so ease up on the cumin and chili powder if needed, you can always add more during the last 30 minutes if needed. On the board tonight:
1) Spicy Black Bean Soup
2) French Bread
3) Red Grape Salad
4) Apple wedges & Cheese
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Only been up for a little bit and today is already turning out to be a mess. Really weird weather- about 40-45 degrees, but the wind is just whipping around like it is April, and the sky is gun metal gray. Even Lily said “to hell with this” about ten minutes into the walk.
At any rate, woke up to two automated messages reminding me about Dr’s. aapointments I had forgotten about and have double-scheduled other things to do to today, so don’t expect me back until later this afternoon. I will leave you with this headline via memeorandum:
“Utahns growing tired of Bennett”
The only reason I bring you that is not because I know of a Democrat who could beat Bennett, but because I had no idea that was how you spelled Utahns. Ohioans (F the bengals!), Pennsylvanians, West Virginians- I could spell all of those, but never in a million years if I were on Jeopardy would I have gotten Utahns right. Utahns looks like a name for a German street.
Now you are prepared, and I feel as if I have performed a duty. I will be back later.