tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-195716452012-02-16T01:19:47.455-08:00I cook, I knit, I crochet, I sew, I embroider, I read, I write, I follow the news almost incessantly, and I have a furry little dog. Welcome to my world. Contents may have settled on the way to your monitor.That's MIZZ Gypsy To You!http://www.blogger.com/profile/08016429468468628454noreply@blogger.comBlogger2131100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19571645.post-87363434645083989422011-03-08T14:21:00.000-08:002011-03-08T14:26:08.727-08:00

These started out as something entirely different. Ever had one of those days when you are craving something and have pretty much none of the necessary ingredients? I had one of those days last weekend. And came up with this soft cookie recipe as a work around. I'm not the greatest at shaping drop cookies but no matter the shape, they taste wonderful. Praline Fruit Cookies Makes 2 dozen 3/4 cup

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I love beets. Let's just get this out there from the beginning. They're sweet and earthy and no matter what I have with them they make me ever so happy. Organics To You is in full winter mode now. My box yesterday had turnips, tangerines, broccoli, collards, beets, carrots, apples, pears, red onions, a squash that looks like a turban squash (but probably isn't one) and potatoes. Yesterday I made

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Back to crochet. I have a friend (who I don't think reads this blog...if she does, CLAIRE, STOP NOW! DON'T LOOK AT THE PICTURE! (I'M SHOUTING SO SHE'LL HEAR IT BEFORE SHE SEES THE PICTURE.) She is not a cat person but she is spending a long time (I thought it was 5 months but it turns out to be more like 10 months) caring for the cat of a friend while that friend is in another province for

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This is for my approximately 1.1 readers who do not also read Copperbadge's blog. He has a really good post up there today, about the how and why of non profit agencies' paying decent salaries to their Executive Directors. I urge you to go forth and read it. I've worked for non-profit agencies, on and off, for over fifteen years. I also took a few classes in non-profit management and

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I wrote this post last night, but fell asleep before I could post it. Lack of leftovers is making me frown, although leftover Cristianos y Moros made for a lovely lunch. I had a half a roasted delicata squash left from the weekend. It’s particularly chilly today and as I keep my heat as low as I can tolerate without pain, the thought of soup was appealing.  I’ve seen countless recipes for curried

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I have two slow cookers. One is a 1 1/2 quart, and the other a 3 quart. As you might imagine, I use the 1 1/2 quart more than I do the 3 quart.In fact, I use the hell out of that 1 1/2 quart slow cooker. When my first one quit working (after eight years faithful service) I bought a new one and now I have two inserts, meaning I can use it twice as often.Sometimes, I don't even know what I'm going

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I wanted cookies today. I looked around for ingredients and made a sad, sad, discovery. I had only one egg left. And it's raining. Not the usual always misty and occasional shower raining. This is downpour from hell raining. There was no way I was going to leave the house. Even Faraday doesn't want to go outside, and he loves to go outside to bark at the neighbors' cats and anyone he might hear

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(Why, yes, I have deleted the previous post. It wasn't something I wanted to have sandwiched between two food related posts. If you want to read about hemorrhoids, let me know and I'll send it to you.)There are two things I keep on hand all the time. Well, most of the time.Frozen shredded potatoes, sometimes called hash browns. You can do an amazing number of things with this stuff. First of

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I have a friend who is trying to work out cooking for fewer people than she has been accustomed to doing. I've been cooking for just me for nine or so years and have come up with some tricks and shortcuts that don't involve frozen entrees. But I can't think of them all at one sitting so I'm going to periodically post my thoughts and suggestions on this subject.The most useful advice I can give,

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I have some time to spend crafting thanks to the economy (and the failing health of the owner of the company I was working for.) So I can finally do some of my less pressing but still good projects. This skirt is made of strips from two COMPLETELY different fabrics from my unused extras pile. The print was for an appliance cover (not used since I decided to store the food processor in the

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I found a recipe in an old (1984) British cookbook I've been idly paging through for a few weeks. The recipe was called Lentil Rice and it sounded pretty good. I started picking through my pantry and discovered I was short a few ingredients. My substitutions made it even better than I expected it to be. Now I need to name the recipe and I'm fresh out of creativity. Here's the recipe. I'm taking

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I never uploaded the tutorial pictures but I have the final product to show you. I'm not sure the tutorial is necessary. It's fairly obvious what I did. But if someone wants details, I'll be happy to explain what I did. (BTW, I do not ever again want to work with tis kind of fabric again unless it's to piece together finished napkins. Fake satin IS the Satan of fabrics!)It is, unfortunately, too

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I have decided to instigate a non-specifically periodic craft challenge. I'm calling it the ??? Dollar Craft Challenge. Every once in a while I will go down to my dollar store and pick up a certain number of things that I will challenge my readers (if there still are any) to do something creative with. There is no prize. There is no time frame. But if you want to participate (and I'll pimp the

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The law prohibiting texting while driving is one of those “duh” laws that ought not to require a law. Really, how stupid do you have to be to do something that requires you to use both hands while you are driving a car, which also requires BOTH HANDS? (No, not just if it’s a stick shift. You need a hand free for emergencies like if you start to drift, or if you need to signal a turn or a slowdown

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This evening as I rode the Max home, I was nursing the beginning of a sinus headache. I’m allergic to mold, so I’m not sure what caused the headache but there it was.At Lloyd Center (which, coincidentally or maybe not so coincidentally) a man got on the train with a big bunch of incense sticks in his hand. He was selling them, he explained, on behalf of some anti-gang ministry. He was a very

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Fox Snooze - er - News has an undeniable right-wing bias. There is, in particular, a vitriol in the network's treatment of Democrats, both candidates and elected officials. It makes them money, for sure, and even if overall owner Rupert Murdoch may not always agree with this bias, he won't mess with such a lucrative strategy.I wondered where the idea had come from. For a long time, I blamed

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I had thought that my unpleasant memories of the Campus Crusade for the nice Jewish Boy Frequently Mistaken for Deity were more or less just manifestations of my generally unhappy year trying to fit in at a new university. Turns out my memory is pretty much fine.I've had two groups come to my house so far this afternoon. They're all from the Campus Crusade and I can see that there are at least

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It was cold yesterday. Not Boston cold. Not even Colorado cold. Just cold. And I forgot my coat. Yeah, you read that right. I forgot my coat. It was that kind of a morning. Fortunately, I was knitting something for myself and I happened to finish it just in time. Gypsy Cowl1 skein super bulky yarn (I used Rowan’s Big Wool for the gauge, and then switched to an unknown yarn of the same dimensions

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I invented this the other night. To be honest, my friend Kim mentioned a recipe for maple glazed chicken and I just let my tastebuds run with the concept. Living alone, I often cook for one. This means my recipes are easily adaptable. All you have to do is take my recipe and multiply by the number of people you are feeding.If you make this let me know how you liked it. And if you find typos feel

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And to be honest, talking about the health care debate just pisses me off more and discussing Afghanistan frustrates me.So instead, here's the recipe for the gingerbread brownies that I made for Thanksgiving last week. They were SCRUMPTIOUS and must be tasted to be believed. I made two changes to the recipe. They are in italics. Otherwise, this is the recipe exactly as it appears at the

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I'm not being funny. The link below will take you to the transcript of a very unnerving interview with an eyewitness to some of the violence in Iran. I don't claim to know what should be done about it. I just know what's going on there is horrific.http://liberal4lifeblog.blogspot.com/2009/06/eyewitness-account-of-massacre-at.html

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This blog entry from the US News and World Report blog pretty much exemplifies the reaction of most of the media to the recent Gallup poll on the subject of abortion, in which people who describe themselves as pro-choice made up 42% of the respondents while those calling themselves pro-life were 51%. This led to a hoot and a holler about how the "tide has turned" and now is the right time for Roe

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Did anyone doubt there are people in the military who think their mission as an American is to wipe out Islam and convert all of the Middle East to Christianity? (Sorry it's not embedded; I can't figure out how.)I used to think it was just a few bad apples. (Sorry. That's only supposed to refer to the poor saps who followed orders at Abu Ghraib, isn't it...) Now it sounds like it's a pretty

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Courtesy of Failblog.org.

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While the entire article is of interest I'm including a few excerpts that I found particularly interesting. The words I find most interesting are in red.Conservatives Map Strategies on CourtBy CHARLIE SAVAGEPublished: May 16, 2009*******************1. While conservatives say they know they have little chance of defeating Mr. Obama’s choice because Democrats control the Senate, they say they hope

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And he needs to see someone about it, soon. Because it'll only get worse if he keeps spouting off this kind of bullshit.The EPA is choking democracyby Jonah Goldberg, syndicated columnistWednesday April 22, 2009, 5:30AMOne of the most important events of our lifetimes may have just transpired. A federal agency has decided that it has the power to regulate everything, including the air you

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(No reference to bad boy vampires or FBI agents named Mulder intended.)Spike seals deal for show on Navy pirate huntersBy DAVID BAUDER April 14, 2009NEW YORK (AP) — Barely a day after the daring rescue of an American sea captain, cable TV's Spike announced a deal Monday to produce a show about U.S. Navy pirate hunters.Two crews for 44 Blue Productions hope to be on board Navy vessels patrolling

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Michelle Bachmann=COOL? OMG! This would be embarrassing except I'm hardly a Republican nor conservative so I just find it high-larious!

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Visit msnbc.com for Breaking News, World News, and News about the EconomyThe third segment is cute, too.

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Really. This is wonderful. And should be a billboard.

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Kent Jones also does the final segment every night with Rachel Maddow on MSNBC. He really deserves recognition at some level other than just online.

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I guess it's like those parodies of "Return of the Jedi" where Yoda takes twelve or thirteen pages of dialog to die. Cheney Says Obama Has Increased RisksBy A. G. SULZBERGERPublished: March 15, 2009Former Vice President Dick Cheney said Sunday that President Obama had made the country less safe, asserting that the new administration’s changes to detention and interrogation programs for terrorism

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Jewish family gets big bucks to move to Ala.Matthew and Michelle Reed, along with their 2-year-old son and newborn baby boy, are the first of what could be a stream of people to move to Dothan under a program that offers Jewish families as much as $50,000 to relocate and get involved with the city's only synagogue, Temple Emanu-El.I had to laugh. Usually you read about fundamentalist Christians

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Jewish family gets big bucks to move to Ala.Matthew and Michelle Reed, along with their 2-year-old son and newborn baby boy, are the first of what could be a stream of people to move to Dothan under a program that offers Jewish families as much as $50,000 to relocate and get involved with the city's only synagogue, Temple Emanu-El.I had to laugh. Usually you read about fundamentalist Christians

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You know, my faith is one that admits some doubt.-Barack Obama This was my Obama quote of the day. I love it but have no idea when he said it and in what context. Can anyone enlighten me?

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Why does Disney have to brand EVERYTHING? EGGS? Are they kidding?Who is this being marketed to? You know, right? Hassled moms who are doing grocery shopping with children in tow, children who are whining "buy me this, buy me that." And this ploy encourages that kind of behavior. No wonder American children are so poorly behaved.Not that any child *I* know is poorly behaved. At least not in that

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From the Los Angeles Times NEWS ANALYSISNew political era? Same as the old oneThe all-too-familiar machinery of partisan politics surfaces over the House economic stimulus vote.By Peter Wallsten January 29, 2009 Reporting from Washington - Democrats talked about the jobs to come from modernizing the electric grid, weatherizing homes, and repairing roads and bridges. Republicans too had ideas for

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From the Washington Post via The Jew and the CarrotStudy Finds High-Fructose Corn Syrup Contains MercuryMonday, January 26, 2009; 12:00 AMMONDAY, Jan. 26 (HealthDay News) -- Almost half of tested samples of commercial high-fructose corn syrup (HFCS) contained mercury, which was also found in nearly a third of 55 popular brand-name food and beverage products where HFCS is the first- or

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A friend of mine reminded me of this lovely Christmas legend which she has been regaling me with as long as I've known her...and that's a long time. It's adorable and totally appropriate for the season!The Tale of the Christmas BatOkay. This is how it goes. Long ago, when organization had been invented, but before stockings really caught on, Santa was developing a pattern. He would make toys all

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When this article first appeared in the NY Times, back on Dec 9, I didn't pay a lot of attention to it because it didn't seem relevant. In fact, I didn't read it all the way through. But then I heard the author interviewed on "Hardball" (I blame cabin fever) and I realized that she is the reason I sometimes deny being a feminist....But today, women constitute about 46 percent of the labor force.

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Apparently the Fraggle Rock video I posted yesterday disappeared almost immediately. So here is another version of the same song and I hope this one lasts longer.

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Here's the right song for MY season!

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There's the website/blog/blathering called Boreamerica.com which purports to be "Monitoring Air America Radio [TM] so you don't have to."I went back through the beginning of November. They talk about two--and only two--AAR personalities: Al Franken and Janeane Garofalo. Who have both long since left AAR: Franken in the spring of 2007 and Garofalo in the summer of 2006. Last mention of Randi

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I have been asked to cross post this but instead will just send you to the linkhttp://narniarose.livejournal.com/63920.htmlThis way if you lives in Raleigh, NC or near enough to make it feasible for you to have seen anything about this missing child, you can click and get the info for yourself.

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Hannity and (Stephanie) Miller? Why Not? I feel kind of sorry for Alan Colmes. He really thought (I'm sure) that he was doing a Good Thing by being the liberal on a supposedly balanced talk show. He didn't count on the fact that the right wing media types know they have to go for vocal volume and lack of respect first, then think about brain power second. So Colmes, a bright and personable man

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Ann Coulter's Mouth Wired Shut In Time For Thanksgiving It might not be the definitive trustworthy source but the headline alone made me laugh so hard I think my blood pressure dropped three points!

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So does this sound like a previous President?Obama said his plan would launch "a two-year nationwide effort to jump-start job creation in America and lay the foundation for a strong and growing economy. We'll put people back to work rebuilding our crumbling roads and bridges, modernizing schools that are failing our children, and building wind farms and solar panels," as well as producing

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From an email I received from Jonathan Alterman (Altercation). There are links in the email but I can't get them to copy over.Altercation, by Eric AltermanMike Huckabee -- past and probably future GOP presidential contender, and of course host of a Fox News show -- says gay rights is a "different set of rights" than civil rights, and notes that gays aren't getting their "skulls cracked," so

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My mother just called. She's still in tears. She went to bed at 10 her time, hopeful but not sure. Something woke her around 2 AM and she turned on her TV to find that something she never thought she'd live to see had come to pass.When my mother was a child, she and her family spent some time in Miami. Since my Bubbeh (grandmother; I called my maternal grandmother that to distinguish her from

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I got to hear Jon Stewart announce that Barak Obama is the next President of the United States.

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It appears to work, given that no polls are closed yet.

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I VOTED!!!!!!!I proudly stand as a good American citizen, one who has done her part to change the course of the nation. If the election goes against my favorites, I have at least earned the right to protest it.I have no desire to live in the nineteenth to early twentieth centuries. That route lead to two world wars. I want to live in the future.And Not-Joe the Not-Plumber? Neither do you, pal.

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I've heard the same political ad three times this morning. It's all about Rev. Wright again. Is that an act of desperation or is it a clever tactic to scare last-minute voters away from the polls?I'm in love with "You don't need to boo, you just need to vote." Yay, Sen. Obama! I wonder if you came up with that all by yourself.I think I'll turn off the tv and return to Nanowrimo and the depressing

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So this means I've been listening to the shrill screeching of Sarah Palin and senile ramblings of John McCain. And both of them have a very strange way of attacking Obama these days. They know that Obama has answered all their charges about raising taxes and socializing medicine. They know most Americans have heard him do so. And thus they are on a "he will have to" kick. They say, "His plan

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#23 Sarah Palin and First Dude Todd have close ties to the Alaskan Independence Party, which seeks to secede from the United States.Posted using ShareThis

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The drain bamaged person who posted this video asked that it be shared and since it made me laugh I figured I'd oblige. I just hope no one thinks *I* took this seriously.Before you go off and worry about the alleged Obama/Khalidi buddyship...You don't have to watch all of this. (My limit on Gov. Palin's voice is about 80 seconds before I need something to throw.) The phrase I'm looking for you to

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I should think that a $400,000 budget item geared towards bypassing a federal law constitutes something akin to, if not worse than, a porkbarrel earmark. But that's just me, yanno?#4 In 2007 Sarah Palin offered $150 to every hunter who hacked off the left foreleg of a wolf shot from a plane.Posted using ShareThis

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We were in the car discussing politics and the issue of Sarah Palin's alleged foreign policy experience came up. And I explained that she claims that Alaska under her governess-ship sent trade delegations to Russia, while various pundits have checked and discovered that there have been no such trade delegations.And Matthew, Kim's beloved, said, "Amway doesn't count."I'm still giggling.

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If you need to check the status of your voter registration, do so NOW. Go HERE. It doesn't do anything weird with your information, just directs you to your state voter registration site.

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I am NOT your fucking friend! I am your fellow American, one of the "folks" and lots of other things but I. Am. Not. Your. Friend.Stop calling me that.

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What I wish I could find was the point where she almost said it right. Because she did. And then she corrected herself. Or, rather, Uncorrected herself. Or something.I have a cold. And the last thing I want to do is make myself feel worse. And "Primeval" isn't on for a few hours yet. So I think I'm going back to bed.

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Thanks to my bud Arkham4269 for finding this. I can't say I understand the math (I'm an accountant but the real life kind, not the theoretical kind) but I follow the logic used to set up the math.

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#65 In 2005, Sarah Palin completed Humpy’s Anchorage Marathon in 3:59:36.Posted using ShareThisThis is from a book that I would dearly love to get but I suspect by the time it's published and shipped, it won't be relevant anymore. At least I hope it won't.

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Sarah "Woman on Dog" Palin is playing the "old man" card when speaking of Joe Biden. Sarah "Lipstick on a Dog" Palin, running mate to the oldest person ever to be nominated by a major party as its Preznutial candidate, is making old man jokes about Joe Biden."I do look forward to Thursday night and debating Sen. Joe Biden," Palin said before mocking the Delaware senator's more than 30 years on

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My sister lives in Dayton. I was on the phone with her when she picked up her newspaper a couple of days ago. She saw that a DVD had been inserted and she wasn't sure (because she didn't have a hand free to pull it out and check it, being on the phone with me and all) but she thought it was this hate film called Obsession: Radical Islam's War Against the West It is being distributed in

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Anyone? Anyone? Bueller? Bueller?Debate Is OnBy The New York TimesSenator John McCain will attend tonight’s first presidential debate in Oxford, Miss. Brian Rogers, the campaign spokesman, put out the following statement: Senator McCain has spent the morning talking to members of the Administration, members of the Senate, and members of the House. He is optimistic that there has been significant

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Someone has gone to a ton of trouble compiling a metric buttload ((tm) )of links to information about Sarah "the self-described Bitch" Palin.

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Jed Bartlet really was the best President we never had... Here, Aaron Sorkin allows President Bartlet to share his sage wisdom (isn't the repetitive?) with candidate Obama. I'm reproducing it in full because I couldn't find a good place to cut it at, but please do visit the link in the title so that I don't feel like I'm both infringing on copyright AND being rude about it.September 21, 2008Aaron

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I invented something today and it's extremely good and I want to share. No politics. No weird goings-on. Just a recipe.Maple Zucchini and Apples(Serves ?)1/2 tablespoon butter1 tablespoon canola oil1 small onion, sliced thin1 medium sized zucchini, sliced thin1 small apple, pared, cored, and cut into wedgesSalt and pepper to taste1 tablespoon maple syrup (do not substitute maple-flavored or "

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And being who I am and being who I was with, much politics was discussed with as many people as we thought it was safe to discuss it with.No one mentioned Palin by name but everyone mentioned hating their state government. When we were in Juneau and passed the governor's mansion (more of a governor's big suburban tract home) our tour guide (previously established as not only safe to discuss

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First a Congressman from Kentucky referred to Obama as a boy. And now a Congressman from Georgia calls the Obamas "uppity."Do we get to hear that in the south those words mean something different than they do here in the (elitist?) north? (Sorry, since I live in the "wild west" I guess I shouldn't say here. )And if someone calls Sarah Palin a "girl" will there be a backlash? How about if someone

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(and if you're reading my blog and don't know what a community organizer is, I want to know why you read my blog...)I found a good article about this at, of all places, Time Magazine's blog. Additional information can be found at the always fascinating Wikipedia, and Ability Maine (an online resource guide for folks in the Northern Star State) has a guide for community organizers that also

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Palin’s 17-Year-Old Daughter Is PregnantSeptember 1, 2008 12:25 pmBy Katharine Q. SeelyeST. PAUL — The 17-year-old daughter of Gov. Sarah Palin, John McCain’s running mate, is five months pregnant, Senator McCain’s campaign advisers announced today.The daughter, Bristol, plans to marry the father, the campaign said.In a statement, Governor Palin said: “Our beautiful daughter Bristol came to us

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Note the very first thing Moore says about the hurricane approaching the Gulf Coast:"Gustav is proof that there is a God in Heaven."Then he back-pedals a little. But FUCK YOU, MOORE! Are you so much of a jerk you are CELEBRATING this?I'm a little peeved with Olbermann, too, but I get the feeling he's just trying to recover from his guest's faux pas. (You can tell he doesn't understand a whole

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Please, no offense intended to any future Junior G-Men reading this but WTF does the FBI think this is going to accomplish?New Guidelines Would Give F.B.I. Broader PowersBy ERIC LICHTBLAU Published: August 20, 2008 WASHINGTON — A Justice Department plan would loosen restrictions on the Federal Bureau of Investigation to allow agents to open a national security or criminal investigation

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I tend to reuse the plastic bags I get at the grocery store as garbage bags. But sometimes I have way too many of them to store. And when that happens I'm going to turn them into "plarn." Plarn is yarn made out of plastic bags. I'm loving this idea. I'll update once I get something made.Meanwhile, I have two loaves of homemade bread (one with rosemary and garlic, the other with cheese and Italian

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Having watched the latest installment of this season's "Project Runway" and finding myself less and less enthralled with the contestants this time around I went looking at last season's collections to feel better. And I found this from Chris March.I would SO wear this! (If my figure would only support it. I'm kind of shaped like Chris himself, if you know what I mean.) And what's more, that stole

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For once, it's about Paris Hilton and I'm not trying to tear my hair out.See Paris Hilton Responds to McCain Ad and more funny videos on FunnyOrDie.comSee more funny videos at Funny or DieThe part you don't normally get to see is the first part, where she compares McCain to the Crypt Keeper. This makes the response from the McCain campaign even funnier. As I read the following, it seems like they

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The first one I read on the way to work and I had to bite my finger to keep from laughing hysterically and getting thrown off the bus.In Spain, Human Rights for ApesNow, there is obviously more to the story but that doesn't alter the impact of the headline. I'm pretty sure it's firmly connected to the whole evolution debate, and it will eventually just be ignored but the headline certainly

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I'm not sure but for some reason he seems to feel he needs to be interviewed by a crochet magazine.Wired.com: To what do you attribute the far-flung coverage and buzz about Dr. Horrible, considering there's been little to no press for the series? Whedon: Fact is, there's been some buzz, but it hasn't reached the places it would normally. Where's our write-up in Crocheting Monthly? (I did a very

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It's not news. It's not Earth-shattering stuff. It probably doesn't even impact the upcoming election.But the series of short video commentaries about a road trip along Washington State's Rte. 20 is really interesting and shows a piece of the Northwest that I didn't know existed but I'm glad I got to see a little of.

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I have two words.Rainier Cherries.(a picture is worth a thousand words.)I got a lot of fun stuff at Uwajimaya on Friday but the Rainier cherries are the best part of the haul. (In second place I have to say is the pineapple bread stuffed with red bean paste.)

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Your result for The Steampunk Archetype Test...The Roguish Pirate There is treasure on those airships flying back from the Imperial colonies and you can be found wherever there is treasure. Sometimes you don’t know what you prefer, having the loot or getting the loot. You have your own crew of engineers, bodgers, tinkerers and fians to keep your airship fast and powerful. Those

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Audrey M, the creator of the Baby Adipose crochet pattern, tagged me with this meme and as you all know, the memage must be obeyed!(Audrey, if I've credited you incorrectly, please let me know...)1. What I was doing 10 years ago:July 1998? I moved to Oregon in January, and by June had started to work for the most gods-awful CPA of all time. Well, he was a good CPA. He was an unpleasant person.

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Although in principle it sounds decadent and interesting...Brown-Sugar Salami Chips Arrange one layer of thin salami slices on a large baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Bake at 325ºF until edges are crisp, about 30 minutes. Remove from parchment and blot dry on paper towels. Combine 3 tablespoons dark brown sugar and 1 tablespoon water in a large, microwave-safe bowl. Microwave about 30

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We get it. Tim Russert was a great man, a giant among journalists, a wonderful father, a loving son, a writer par excellence. We get it. His death was unexpected and tragic. We get it. We've gotten it since Friday. Enough already!When I turn to my TV for 24 hour news, I generally go for MSNBC if they aren't running "To Catch a Predator" or "Lockup" episodes (which they play more often than they

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This is so very, very, very wrong.It's so wrong that I won't tell you what it is. I can't bring myself to type it. You'll have to read and be horrified for yourself.

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Does this sound decadent or five-star or something? Because it just sounds farmers' market to me.I went with friends to the Portland Farmers' Market on Saturday. I got three things. (Five if you count each type of mushroom as its own item.) And three basils and a nicotiana start. I still need one more basil, though. I'm a basil freak.Anyhow, I got ramps, rhubarb, and three kinds of mushrooms (

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The Walrus Speaks has many other versions of this song available here but this one is by far my favorite. You'll see why. And from this I see it IS possible to sing dang near anything to dang near any melody...

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I get a joke of the day email from who-knows-where. And here is today's. I'm sharing it because, frankly (and no I won't leave Frank out of this!)people at work didn't get it.Two goldfish were in their tank. One turns to the other and says, "You man the guns, I'll drive."This is even more pathetic than my previous joke that I would share because I hate everybody: "Two maggots were arguing in dead

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Secret US plan for military future in IraqDocument outlines powers but sets no time limit on troop presenceSeumas Milne The Guardian, Tuesday April 8 2008A confidential draft agreement covering the future of US forces in Iraq, passed to the Guardian, shows that provision is being made for an open-ended military presence in the country.The draft strategic framework agreement between the US and

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I'm doing a brickload of cooking this weekend. Part of this is because I haven't done it in a long time and I finally have had the mood hit so I'm taking advantage. Part of it is that Amy is about to have a baby and I promised her some dinners for the freezer so she and Jason can have a few easy, or easier, at any rates, nights to look forward to. And so I'm not cooking for two lunches, but for

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It can't possibly be on YouTube yet because I heard it five minutes ago live. Talking about Hillary Clinton and Barak Obama, he said that something Hillary Clinton had said indicated that she was ready and willing and able to go "mano a ma..uh..ma..uh, how do you say woman?"Anyone who has finished first year first semester Spanish recognizes now that Chris Matthews is a fucking moron.For those

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What's Your Political Philosophy?created with QuizFarm.com You scored as Old School DemocratOld school Democrats emphasize economic justice and opportunity. The Democratic ideal is best summarized by the Four Freedoms: freedom of speech, freedom of worship, freedom from want, and freedom from fear. Old School Democrat 90%New Democrat 90%Green 70%Libertarian

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I honestly think I'd rather see Giuliani as Preznut than Huckabee. At least Giuliani knows what real life in the marriage lane can be like. Sounds to me like Huckabee is blaming divorce for all the nation's ills. Catch this stunt he pulled in 2004.LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - Gov. Mike Huckabee and his wife plan to convert their nuptial vows into a covenant marriage during a mass ceremony on Valentine’s

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BeeramisuI grant you it's made with porter, which is somewhat sweet, but it's still a little unnerving to read this recipe. The blog I found it on is a really reliable source of good recipes so I might consider it. But it makes too much for just me and I'll need a lot of volunteers to help taste it because I don't want to waste this much food if it's nasty.And I'm afraid I can't mail it out of

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So the Sudanese President pardoned that British schoolteacher whose students named their teddy bear "Mohammed." And yet, "Approximately 40 protestors held a demonstration outside the British embassy in Khartoum, with banners opposing the decision to release her and demanding her execution."This, ladies and genlemens, is what happens when fundamentalists of ANY religion get power in government.A

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