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"Sweet Jesus, another beverage snob. The proper beer glass is one that is big enough to hold the entire bottle and the head when poured..."
That...would be a pretty big glass... (grin)
Geek Alert: Beer Glasses For Every Brew
I invited a beer geek over to taste a limited release from Redhook, a sample I recently received. This project spotlights beers crafted by eight brewers working in four teams who have been collaborating on recipes to to come up with some special stuff. The latest star in the "8-4-1 Expedition" ...
Also remember that they would LIKE IT if you attacked one of their drones. The ones in charge - Pelosi, Reid, Obama, etc. - are safely ensconced behind multiple layers of security and aren't worried about it. If one of their supporters gets his widdle feewings hurt by big, bad, pottymouthed teabaggers that's no skin off their noses. If they can arrange for the yelling and spitting to appear on the 11PM news it works to their advantage. Heck, they'd arrange for goons to curse and spit a flunky on camera if they thought they could get away with it.
So by warning opponents against violence and condemning them (falsely) for violent acts, they're trying to give them ideas. Doesn't matter if they're encouraging violence; they think they can use that to their advantage.
Good for Professor Althouse Tom Smith
We have had fun teasing Professor Althouse in the past for being a bit sensitive, but lately she has been standing up for free speech. Good for her. This latest Dem hysteria over the scariness of tea partiers is just beneath contempt. Obviously nobody should do anything illegal, but, heck, y...
Anyone considering his advice seriously should Google "barefoot" and "parasite" first. 1,580,000 hits.
Go Barefoot for Gaia
In the following BBC clip, lifted from today’s ephemera, the sculptor and artistic luminary Antony Gormley shares his wisdom on matters ecological. “Dispense with your socks,” says he. “This is a time of global warming. Through our feet we can begin to feel it.” This is no doubt because “our feet...
"Set Phasers to Snarl!"
To Boldly Wear What No Dog Wants to Wear
This has to be the most awkward costume I've ever seen on a dog. And I've seen a lot of crazy costumes. The Bud Light can nacelles are a nice touch. Photo from popurls.com. Sadly, Amazon.com doesn't have this particular costume but they do have a very broad selection of canine Halloween cost...
Saw this trick on Food Network's "Throwdown" a couple of weeks back, except Bobby Flay used small steel mixing bowls. He sprinkled a little water on the cheese first to make sure it steamed. You don't need a specialty gadget: just a small metal mixing bowl big enough to fit over the burger.
The Secret to Great Grilled Cheeseburgers? Hint: It's Not the Cheese!
Everyone has a few favorite gadgets hanging around their kitchen, some that they use often, others on occasion for very specific tasks, and then their are those that just take up space. This summer, what single purpose gadget have you relied on most often? The strawberry huller? The cherry pi...
(Puts on Paranoid Hat)
If you dug really hard and tracked this hoax back to the source I'd half expect the Obamites in the West Wing were behind it. It reads like the first salvo in a classic Alinsky-style disinformation campaign:
- Start a crazy rumor that gets the right-half of the blogosphere in a frothing rage
- Denounce the story, pointing out the obvious absurdities contained in it
- use this as a club to beat the right wing about the head and shoulders, declaiming their "paranoid fantasies!" and "right-wing militia mindset!"
- Get a few digs in at Rush Limbaugh if they think they can get away with that, too.
Hopefully it getting squelched so rapidly will set them back on their heels a bit. But don't think they're going to give up. It's just their first clumsy attempt at a joe-job.
Oaths Changing from a Pledge to the Constitution to a Pledge to President Obama?
Was asked by someone in one of the big media outfits to look into this: Military to Pledge Oath To Obama, Not Constitution Published: Jan 29, 2009 Author: Michele Chang Post Date: 2009-01-29 10:38:14 Defense Robert Gates is extremely frustrated with orders that the White House is contemplating....
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