A Serious Question

Why is it that people -- bloggers, serious ones whose writing I respect -- don't get that Republicans are only talking to other Republicans? Ever. That their blatant hypocrisies are no such thing, because, to them, non-Republicans simply do no exist, and therefor there is no hypocrisy?

Folks, you're wasting your time complaining about them. May as well try to get the sun to not rise in the East.

AAAARRRRGGGGHHHH!!!!!!

I have had the hiccups for 8 of the last 10 waking hours. I don't think I was hiccuping in my sleep, but, as I was asleep, I cannot be sure.

Hiccups. are. annoying. To put it mildly.

/sigh -- hic/

UPDATE: 11:11pm... after a brief, approx. half-hour reprieve, the hiccups returned and are still going.

Sido Etiquetado Para un Meme

This is what I get for reading blogs. Both Lisa and Gine got me on this one.

Grab the nearest book and turn to page 46. Copy the fifth sentence (and some following) on that page. For some reason, the book nearest to me right now is Spanish for Dummies, so here's mine:

In our example, she marries señor Juan José García Díaz. She is still called Fernández, but after father's name she adds de and her husband's surname, which is García. Now, she is señora María del Carmen Fernández de García.

Note that Spanish speakers capitalize señor and señora when abbreviated the way people in the States capitalize Mr. and Mrs.

And there you have it.

Haute Cuisine du Maison Phydeaux

Since everyone else is posting their gastronomic creativity, I decided I should do the same.

So, for your viewing/reading pleasure, I present to you.... my breakfast:

First, one must find the proper ingredients. Only the freshest and best-tasting will do. Ordinarily, one would need a garden and/or access to a farm to get the best -- and I have, at present, neither. Luckily for me, there is a Food Coop just down the street from where I am currently residing, and I was able to procure some wonderful makings....




Ingredients -- Organic whole milk (with cream still in) and cereal (bowl and spoon courtesy of Sister One):

Step One -- carefully add cereal to bowl:

Step Two -- add the milk (note the proper height from which to pour the milk):

The Final Presentation -- place the bowl in front of the monitor and keyboard, so you can catch up on the latest the InterWebs Tubes have to offer while you eat:

Bon Appetit!

Umm, No Thanks

I think I'll pass on the free shit.

Sol Invictus

Trailer for A Road Not Taken, which tells the story of the White House solar water heater.


“...a generation from now, this solar heater can either be a curiosity, a museum piece, an example of a road not taken, or it can be a small part of one of the greatest and most exciting adventures ever undertaken by the American people; harnessing the power of the Sun to enrich our lives as we move away from our crippling dependence on foreign oil.” -- Jimmy Carter, June 1979

Reagan had the panels removed during his time in office.

(h/t to Bob Cesca for the video)

Pheaux Phyre Phorum: The It's So Nice That We've Had a Real President For Over A Week Now Edition

Hey! Guess what? It's a Wednesday and I remembered to post this!!

You may remember the drill. I post the Phyre, and y'all talk about whatever.Click here to join! It's a Skype chat, which is totally free, but you must have Teh Skype installed on your computer. (I bet that if you click on that link and don't have Skype, it'll prompt you through the (easy and quick [and did I mention free?]) install.

See ya in the funny papers chat!!

A Message From Al Gore

Go to Repower America and sign the petition, please.

Has It Really Only Been A Week?

I swear, it seems like a lot longer since we saw Dubya get on that helicopter and fly away.

Maybe it's because President Obama has accomplished so much more for the People, We in his first week in office than the previous Occupant did in ... oh, his entire life.

What do y'all think?

Ooh, Could It Be... Calling Someone To Account!?!?

In DC, there's a new sheriff in charge, and it seems like it may have consequences:

The House Judiciary Committee chairman subpoenaed former White House adviser Karl Rove on Monday to testify about the Bush administration's firing of U.S. attorneys and prosecution of a former Democratic governor.

As you may recall, Rove hid behind Dubya's coattails the last time he was subpoenaed, but that shit ain't gonna cut it this time.

We may yet get to see this in real life:

Random Python, Monty: Special Sunday Edition

From the Secret Policeman's Balls (best bit, Cleese making Palin lose his shit three minutes into it:



Pining for the fjords!?!?

Restaurant Food Fail

Regular readers may remember mentions of chili a few weeks ago, and some passing reference to the fact that I like mine spicy.

But, it's still edible and, I think, quite good.

Then there are some restaurant chilies that are... I don't know. Some beans and sauce thrown in to add volume to the jalapeño. Now, my question is, what's the fucking point of chili that one cannot taste because it's 99.999% jalapeño? There's no taste, just burn. Why not, dear restaurateurs, just tell patrons that you're gonna destroy their taste buds and give them an eyedropper full of Dave's Insanity Sauce?

If you're brave of tongue and heart, add Dave's Insanity Sauce -- with a careful touch -- to soups, stews and sauces for insanely hot flavor. The label warning reads: "Use this product one drop at a time. Keep away from eyes, pets and children. Not for people with heart/respiratory problems."

Now if you will excuse me, I have a loaf of bread to eat to salve my burning mouth.

Caoineadh Cu Chulainn

Cu Chulainn (pronounced kuh-HOO-lin) is the mythical hero of Ireland.

This is his lament from the wonderful Riverdance, played on the uillean (that's Irish for elbow) pipes:

Moon Bricks

Take some moon dust, add some ground up spaceship, zap the mix with electricity, and presto! Moon bricks. Astronauts living on the moon could someday use such a formula to construct an interlocking, virtually indestructible dome-shaped home. "The habitat would look just like an igloo," said Kathryn Logan, a professor at Virginia Tech involved in the project. "No nails, no cement would be necessary to hold it together. The shape of the bricks will do that."

Science is so cool!!

And now that we don't have an anti-science buffoon in the White House, well, lots of things can now happen.

For My Good Phriend konagod

(h/t to Scrutiny Hooligans)

More About Yesterday

No, not about the shindig in DC, about the snow here!!

Duh.


I went for a walk.



And took some pictures.



And a couple of them turned out half-decent.



The best part is? It didn't all melt away today. The streets are all fine, but the snow is still in the yards and stuff.

Bob is happy.

:)

Amen!

I hardly ever mention religion, cause it's my belief that yours is none of my business, and vice-versa, but sometimes....



Dr. Joseph Lowery giving the Benediction at the Inauguration of Barack Obama.

...that you will help us work for that day when Black will not be asked to get back, when Brown can stick around, when Yellow will be mellow, when the Red man, can get ahead, man, and when White will embrace what is right. Let all those who'll do Justice and love Mercy say "Amen!" Say "Amen! and Amen!!"

That was what a preacher should sound like. And yes, my agnostic self was saying "Amen!" at the end.

20 January 2009 Will Live In Memory

Because today it snowed here in the flatlands!




Oh, right. There's also some big to-do going on in Washington, DC.

This is Really Some Change I Can Believe In

Yesterday, the forecast for around here for the next few days was typical humdrum Winter... lows in the 20s, highs in the 40s, blah blah blah. Well, not any more! It's looking like I'ma get to see some snow!

Winter Storm Warning in effect from 9 PM this evening to 6 PM EST Tuesday...

Tonight
Rain likely this evening. Snow likely late this evening...then occasional snow after midnight. Snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches. Lows in the upper 20s. North winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation 90 percent.

Tuesday
Occasional snow in the morning...then snow likely in the afternoon. Additional snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches. Near steady temperature in the upper 20s. North winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph. Chance of snow 90 percent.

Obama is so good he's even ushering in change in the weather!

Yay C-SPAN!

They're already streaming inaugural events... right now I'm watching President-Elect Obama greet every single person at a Community Service Luncheon at some High School in DC.

Very cool.

So, if you're like me and don't have access to a TV, go here to see the happenings.