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Saturday Night Open Thread

by John Cole|  November 21, 20098:24 pm| 94 Comments

This post is in: Food, Open Threads

Ladies and gentlemen, I present you Tammy’s masterpiece tonight. Behold, the tacosagne:

tacosagne

That is right. Multiple layers of refried beans, taco meat, cheese, salsa, rice and beans, all topped with lettuce, tomatoes, and salsa verde, baked until perfection.

I’m in a food coma.

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Woofstock

by John Cole|  November 21, 20094:02 pm| 38 Comments

This post is in: Dog Blogging, Open Threads

Tammy and I took Samantha and Lily to “woofstock,” a dog show sort of thing run by a local animal group. Was kind of fun, with lots of pets and their people, some booths selling pet goods, and some silly stuff like a “Boston Marathon” where they raced Boston Terriers. Both dogs behaved very well, and here are some pics:

dogismycopilot

Yes, I know she is not supposed to ride like that, but sometimes I let her anyway.

lilyandsam

The girls behaving. They both were really good, especially considering how many dogs were there. This pic is for Tbogg:

daisy

That was Daisy, the most adorable little Basset Hound puppy. And finally, this is for Oliver Willis:

dachsund

You haven’t lived until you have watched a Dachsund run agility drills.

I’m heading to tTammy and Brian’s to make dinner, so you all behave.

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Open Thread

by Tim F|  November 21, 200912:00 pm| 27 Comments

This post is in: Open Threads, Photo Blogging

Tom Hilton, Hortense Lake.

hortense-lake

Tom Hamill, Grand Teton.

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Email me a link to your one or two favorite pics on a photo site like Flickr (do not send the image itself please) and I will put up favorites in open threads. Send a short caption if you want one.

Click on the photos for a link to the photographer’s website. To see all photo threads, click on ‘photo blogging’ at the bottom of the post.

If your computer cannot read our email links at top right, my email is (remove the zeroes): portus0jackson0ii at yahoo dot com.

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DaveNoon Is Reading Going Rogue So You Don’t Have To

by John Cole|  November 21, 200910:15 am| 30 Comments

This post is in: Open Threads

I’m a glutton for punishment, but I have no intention of ever reading this book and will leave it to others:

In brief, chapter 3 is a cumbersome, hundred-page turd that covers Palin’s campaign for the governor’s office; her first 18 months as chief executive, including her push for ethics reform and a natural gas pipeline; all the people who were mean to her for one reason or another; her last pregnancy, including the letter Palin wrote to her family in which she pretended to be God; and her family’s random exploits from 2006-2008, including Todd’s 4th place finish in the Iron Dog snowmachine race and Bristol’s 1st place finish in getting knocked up.

At this point, would it not be easier to track the honest statements in the book?

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Stumped

by John Cole|  November 20, 20097:17 pm| 85 Comments

This post is in: Open Threads

I honestly have no idea what I want to do tonight. Read? Watch the boob tube? Game? Go out? Feh.

*** Update ***

Just heard Chris Matthews refer to this administration as the “egghead” administration because they are too smart and aren’t in touch with the common person’s emotions. I wonder what Luke Russert thinks?

Just found my evening plans- I’ll be drinking.

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Open Thread

by Tim F|  November 20, 200912:00 pm| 52 Comments

This post is in: Open Threads, Photo Blogging

***Update*** Due to a miscommunication, I believed (my fault rather than his) that IndieTarheel took the pic that he sent. The top picture was in fact taken by Flickr user sweber4507. I apologize for any confusion.

To clarify my policy for this series, I prefer to run pictures sent in by the photographers themselves, as the email indicates consent. Thanks again to everyone who has contributed so far.

IndieTarheel sweber4507, Lower Lewis River Falls, WA.

lower-lewis-river-falls-wa

Mr. Furious, The Upstate.

the-upstate

Email me a link to your one or two favorite pics on a photo site like Flickr (do not send the image itself please) and I will put up favorites in open threads. Send a short caption if you want one.

Click on the photos for a link to the photographer’s website. To see all photo threads, click on ‘photo blogging’ at the bottom of the post.

If your computer cannot read our email links at top right, my email is (remove the zeroes): portus0jackson0ii at yahoo dot com.

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Yet Another Open Thread: Thursday Night Menu

by John Cole|  November 19, 20098:37 pm| 124 Comments

This post is in: Cooking, Open Threads

I forgot to post the recipe for the weekend:

1. Marinated Chicken w/flaming pineapples
2. Cuban Black Beans & Rice
3. Ensalada Cubana
4. Fried Plantain

Also, I need someone with mad photoshop skills for a “big” job involving a cat and a Bengals uniform. The innocents always suffer the most.

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