Archive for March, 2008

Happy St. Patrick’s Day!

Monday, March 17th, 2008

Lá Fhéile Pádraig Sona Duit La ale-lah pwad-rig son-ah ditch May the road rise to meet you. May the wind be always at your back. May the sun shine warm upon your face, the rain fall soft upon your fields. And until we meet again, may God hold you in the palm of his hand.

Resurrection Rolls

Sunday, March 16th, 2008

We went to Target today to get the two main ingredients, marshmallows and Pillsbury crescent rolls. Somehow the crescent rolls did not make it home although they did make it onto the receipt. Ah, well. It happens. I'll pick up some more crescent rolls later in the week when I ...

IEATAPETA Day

Saturday, March 15th, 2008

It's time once again for International Eat a Tasty Animal for PETA (IEATAPETA) day! This is one of my favorite recipes for this day: Lamb Chops Vesuvio 1/2 cup olive oil 2 tbs lemon juice 1 tsp oregano 2 tsp garlic salt lamb chops (4-6) make more marinade for more chops (works with chicken too!) Mix first 4 ingredients ...

Some Spitzer Thoughts

Friday, March 14th, 2008

I was watching the news the other day and there was a sound bite from some woman who said that the only reason a man strays is because a man has needs, and those needs are not being met at home. She also said something about it being the wife's job ...

Pi Day

Friday, March 14th, 2008

It's Pi Day. Celebrate Pi! Without pi we can't calculate the circumference of a circle. Therefore we can't evenly divide up a pie. How many digits can you calculate?

Spitzer Resigns

Wednesday, March 12th, 2008

Headlined: Spitzer resigns after stunning fall from power N.Y. governor was repeat prostitution customer, may have spent $80,000 New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer resigned on Wednesday, completing a stunning fall from power after he was nationally disgraced by links to a high-priced prostitution ring. "I cannot allow for my private failings to disrupt the ...

Monday Morning Musings

Monday, March 10th, 2008

Who would want to be Hillary Clinton's Vice President? Constitutionally, the Vice President has two functions. One: back-up if the President becomes incapacitated or dies and two: Serve as President of the Senate to break ties. Any other things that the Vice President does is at the pleasure of the ...

R.I.P. Flash

Saturday, March 8th, 2008

Flash, Slobokan's Golden Retriever succumbed to cancer. Slobokan's written a very touching tribute at his site. Our condolences Slobokan.

Editorial Disclaimers

Friday, March 7th, 2008

Remember back when the Fairness Doctrine ruled and for every editorial opinion on the evening news there was also an editorial response? And remember when both of those had a disclaimer saying something like "The views expressed in the preceding/following are not necessarily the views of this station." Now Samantha Power, ...

Daylight Saving Time

Friday, March 7th, 2008

It's that time once again! Time to "spring ahead" with our clocks! At 2:00 a.m. local time Sunday set your clocks ahead one hour to 3:00 a.m. unless you are in Hawaii, Arizona, or Puerto Rico who don't participate in Daylight Saving Time. There is no "s" at the end of ...