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John Cole’s salsa recipe: One

by John Cole|  June 11, 20026:06 pm| Leave a Comment

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John Cole’s salsa recipe:

One large can peeled whole tomatos
One onion cut into eighths
One half small jar of mild, medium, or hot sliced banana peppers
1/3 bunch cilantro

Throw it all in a blender for 5 bursts of the pulse. Add Kosher salt, black pepper, and white pepper to taste. Sometimes a tablespoon of good olive oil in the blender is fun.

Eat with the lime tortilla chips and drink with copious amounts of frozen fruity drinks or Coronas.

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Criminy! Did EVERYONE re-design last

by John Cole|  June 11, 20026:00 pm| Leave a Comment

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Criminy! Did EVERYONE re-design last month?

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This gripe is two days

by John Cole|  June 11, 20025:56 pm| Leave a Comment

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This gripe is two days old, but still…

We got screwed in the South Korea game. Period. It was the worst officiated and most biased game of soccer I have ever seen in a World Cup match. Period.

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Andrea Harris has yet ANOTHER

by John Cole|  June 11, 20025:53 pm| Leave a Comment

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Andrea Harris has yet ANOTHER site re-design.

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It seems silly and redundant

by John Cole|  June 11, 20025:50 pm| Leave a Comment

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It seems silly and redundant to keep saying how great Will Warren’s posts are, because they are all fabulous, but this tribute to the Yorktown, her crew, and the workers who rebuilt her prior to Midway is just outstanding. Go read it.

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Go put money in Ken

by John Cole|  June 11, 20025:47 pm| Leave a Comment

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Go put money in Ken Layne’s tip jar.

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In the dog eat dog

by John Cole|  June 11, 20025:45 pm| Leave a Comment

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In the dog eat dog world of blogdom, my crisis and career induced hiatus from blogging has put me in the unadmirable position of being dropped from the link-love sections of numerous blogs. All of which means I have to whore for hits again, which is demeaning and awful, but not the least bit below me.

BTW- William Quick (aka Dailypundit has a new URL).

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