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Good morning and welcome back everyone.
In what is now becoming standard operating procedure, I’m banging this shit out at work on a Friday just before post time on Sunday.
The horses are on the track!
There are no more easy days at the old job site any more and I think that trend is here to stay.
Fuck me.
Well we’ve got every NFL team in training camp and that’s something. Once again this is the time of year when you don’t want ANY news coming out of your team’s camp because that shit is never good news this time of year.
Another season approaches and I’ve got zero expectations. We finally dumped our idiot quarterback so the team finally realized going 9-8 every year wasn’t a true winning formula.
To be determined.
Anyway.
Can’t really explain why the sudden craving for anything and everything Italian food related came over me. It just did and I’m here to heed its siren call.
Trust me, it has NOT been a hardship
This one could be the final Italian inspired meal for the season but I’m not betting against that.
I know where some of my sources of inspiration come from but not all of them. There could be something hiding in my id just waiting to bust out and start singing Puccini, who fucking knows.
If you good folks hearken back to about a year ago, I also made a ragu. That was densely saturated with porcini mushrooms and it was indeed, fucking delicious.
This meal right here is pretty fucking far from vegetarian however.
This baby has ALL of the motherfucking sausage in it. Scads of it. Wads of sausage. A goddamn plethora of Italian sausage. This is one packed plate of porcine perfection coming your way and I do indeed think you’re going to love this shit right here.
We begin.
Sausage ragu with homemade pasta!
recipe inspired by recipetineats.com
2 tbsp olive oil
1 small onion, finely chopped
3 garlic cloves, finely minced
1 carrot, peeled and minced
2 celery stalks, chopped fine
1 tsp fennel seeds – I chose to pulse these a couple of times in my spice grinder
16 oz bulk Italian pork sausage
2-3 additional sausages, meat removed from casings
2 tbsp tomato paste
1 cup pinot noir red wine
1 cup chicken stock/broth
14 oz can crushed tomato
3 thyme sprigs (or 1/2 tsp dried)
2 bay leaves
1/2 tsp kosher salt
1/2 tsp black pepper
1/4 tsp chili flakes (red pepper flakes)
Let’s get to work on the ragu because it’s even better after refrigerating overnight. I mean a whole different flavor profile the next day so use all of your patience dammit.
You sure as shit could break out your knife handling and your “Yan Can Cook” skills here but fuck that. I’m putting my mire poix in a food processor. Give this a spin. I ain’t finely mincing that shit using just a knife.
We’ve got kitchen toys for a goddamn reason!
See? Now wasn’t that much easier?
Now it’s time to get meaty up in here. This is sausage ragu after all.
I used two of the cased sausages, the entire pound of the bulk sausage and froze the rest knowing that them sausages will be used in a delicious way down the road a piece.
We start the prep by cooking the mire poix in olive oil along with the fennel seed.
Yes, this smells insane with the fennel added. Cook for about 5-6 minutes then add in the garlic just until fragrant.
This recipe also features a healthy 1 cup pour of pinot noir.
I like this one a lot, and it’s excellent value for the price paid.
I was NOT going to use my top shelf bougie Saturday night red for a food dish
Of course you’ll be drinking the rest.
Back to the recipe. Next we add the tomato paste to the saute scene.
Next in goes the sausage.
Next we will add the wine, stock and tomatoes along with the herbage.
After a couple of hours cooking on a low simmer you can bag it, toe-tag it and cold slab it overnight.
Y’all know what’s coming next right?
I took the night off after this because I knew I was going to be busy with the finish of this bastard.
Next day?
Bet your ass.
Break out the rest of the kitchen toys!
Set it up for execution!
Grab a bowl and your semolina.
[sighs]
Here are the ingredients. Again.
1 1/2 cups Semolina flour
2 Eggs beaten
2 Tbsp Water
2 Tbsp Olive Oil
Mix your wet ingredients and your dry ingredients.
Now we get to knead this dense motherfucker for 10 whole minutes by hand, which in turn yields this…
Let rest for 30 minutes and get ready to roll.
You are going to roll through the “1” setting on the pasta roller attachment, then the “2” setting. If you want your pasta thin go ahead and roll on “3” to get this.
One more time.
Roll out all of the pasta sheets.
Cut that shit up and hang it out to dry.
Dry it out for about 20-30 minutes or so. That’s more than enough time to produce these.
Yep. I still love the shit out of that shot.
Our side dish this evening? Spinach salad of course! Strawberries are fucking delicious right now.
The reason I cooked the ragu a day ahead is because it is even better after resting overnight plus I knew my ass was going to be doing some labor working with the pasta.
Hell, now we just got to reheat the sauce.
Cook the pasta. No shit folks, 90 seconds to two minutes tops is all you need.
What we are NOT going to do is dump the plain pasta on a plate and dump a big ladle of sauce on top.
Fuck that.
Toss the pasta with the sauce while warming. Fully coat those noodles, your ass worked hard on them.
Plate that shit up already!
Is that all you’re going to have is the ragu and the pasta? Not that there’s anything wrong with that.
There you go. Now that IS my favorite bougie California pinot noir saved for just this occasion plus the salad and the last of my loaf of bread once again turned into garlic toast.
Zoom in on that pasta why don’tcha?
Holy shit. Now I’m fucking hungry again.
Profile-wise there are a lot of similarities to my Mother Sauce going on. That would be the onion, garlic red wine and sausage at work but this one is a bit denser in texture. Not quite as “saucy” as the mother sauce.
It’s fantastic!
Every time I make the pasta I say the same fucking thing.
There is no comparison to store bought pasta.
None. Zero. Nada. You will NEVER get the same chew out of store bought dried pasta. It’s impossible.
And this is so worth the extra effort.
Enjoy the rest of your Sunday and get some rest, because the work shit starts all over again tomorrow.
See you next week.
PEACE!
Also gonna keep my eye on this
It shows how much $ Act Blue raises…
https://observablehq.com/@rdmurphy/actblue-ticker-tracker
Seems kinda Rocking!
Hahahaha!
They raised 46 million dollars in 6 HRS!
I think the DNC had like 97 million in their war chest as of Friday!!!
That’s ROCKINGGGG!!!!
Of all the ways to get the first woman (minority, too), this is one of them.
Hopefully Harris gonna be the next president! LFG!!!! 🥥
Also we’re gonna get our first First DUDE!!!! That would be ROCKING!!
Last couple calls have been troubling.
Guess I’m fire watch tonight here, too. At least I can play with myself here.
Wait…
I’m pretty sure that setting yourself on fire while playing with yourself means you’re doing it wrong
Maybe the lotion should not have been placed in the basket.
Well, why do you think the hose is nearby?
Don’t kink shame.
“Fire can be a danger even with totally normal straight sex due to the total lack of moisture involved”
– Ben Shapiro
It was the full moon last night, right?
Friday and Saturday.
Ah, did you notice an uptick in calls?
Different tone… less high-stakey, more just dumbassery.
I’m sure there must be some washover effect
Vibes may cause retinal damage
This thread is about cooking right?
I knew that thing from Bluesky wouldn’t show up, but it’s a new political position that is sure to leave Balls torn: Make the golf course a public sex forest!
What could possibly go wrong?
Wait, what part of that would I not like?
You get in nine holes and then you get in nine holes.
Not meat, delicious seafood!
I ventured over to Mein Kampfter to see Agent Orange’s reaction, and he is still fixated on Biden. He is not happy that he lost his sure path back to the White House.
I don’t think I’ve ever used this .gif with more lustful hubris.
Evening from Door County Wisconsin! Spent the weekend in Chicago for a wedding, now vacation may begin!
Good fishing up there.
Well, it is a nice sized fishing hole.
Enjoy
You may be thinking of Quebec
We drove through part of that once. Very pretty, as I recall.
North Korea sent more poop balloons into South Korea today. I wonder how quickly poop balloons sent over a Trump rally would be shot down?
I’ll be glad to do my part to help out. This time Skyline Chili will be for a collective good.
I’ll consume Primanti’s to help contribute.
I think any contribution of mine might be a war crime, at least according to my wife.
If current events are taken into account, then the first five or six balloons will reach their target before Mango Unchained’s protective detail will react.
Doctor Strange and the Multiverse of Madness is a lot like the current 2024 Presidential Contest, its all over the place, has several questionable moves, countless persons grabbed the Stupid Ball and ran with it, but it looks like it may have an esoterically good ending at the expense of the legacy of a beloved character.
With a title like that they should have let the AI mimic H. P. Lovecraft when they had it write the first script. Would have been a much better movie.
Better Endings:
Doctor Strange 2 but 23% Smarter (youtube.com)
How Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness Should Have Ended (youtube.com)
Shit, Kamala went to school in LA Belle Province!
At least she isn’t a Ugandan head hunter.
Before I scroll down, just got back from the footy. What’s up America?
We’re having a perfectly normal one. Nothing to see here.
We missed a penno which sucks. Draw. So yous be good?
Yup.
I had a tasty sandwich. Don’t think anything else of note happened today
Please Disperse Naked Gun GIF (giphy.com)
Ohtani just hit one 473 feet. This makes me happy.
/eye twitches
https://www.espn.com/mlb/video/_/gameId/401569957
the hit sounds he creates are almost cartoonish https://www.youtube.com/shorts/U77fhUElCEI
There’s usually a point every Sunday when I think, “Well, there goes the food talk.”
This one was inevitable.
2024: why bother planning anything, some old dude is gonna fuck it up
potential First Gentleman (FGOTUS?) would be a Doug
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hygi3PlZI0Y
us marine band might get a new jam they gotta learn
Early Rehearsal footage:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zcq_xLi2NGo
Wait a minute, Nickelodeon’s Doug or ABC’s Doug, because there is a huge difference!
Black Jeopardy’s Doug:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O7VaXlMvAvk
The greatest gift the Devil ever pulled was convincing rednecks and Black persons that they have nothing in common.
Live look in at the DNC right now:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ipsPgNEmAXI
Better than the Biden COVID Containment Area right now
(Team Four Star) Perfect Cell – My Way (youtube.com)
https://www.newsweek.com/nikki-haley-voters-pac-announces-support-kamala-harris-1928198
Harris has already nailed down the coveted “We Thought Nikki Haley Had What It Took To Get The GOP Nomination” demographic.
She got both of those votes???
What can I say? She really convinced me with the “I’m neither old nor Donald Trump” argument.
Thank you for your service.
There is silver lining to this. Convince Bob-Boy Kennedy to drop his campaign and run in the 2024 Democratic Primary Speed Round. Have debates. Wipe the floor with him. He goes away or the America people see him as a clown who is someone worse a choice than Trump and we got a heads up action into the General Election.
They wouldn’t even invite him to the first debate! There’s no way they’re including him in anything.
Well, he’s not a Democrat. He can debate the other 3rd party weirdos to an audience of zero.
Apparently Manchin is mulling switching back so he can join the dance.
Great, he can pull approx 10 votes from Trump.
We could use another white guy over the age of 75.
Is anyone still paying attention to that brain-worm-having asshole?
Will that Brainworm or Cujo’s Wrathful Ghost finish the job?! When you make Trump seem like the reasonable alternative, you are really screwing with the laws of logic and common sense!
I call him Gas Station Egg Salad Sandwich Eating Guy for short.
That worked out pretty well for Fry tho
Intriguing, but I think RFK Jr. is much more valuable to Democrats as an alternative for the “Never Trump but also Never Dem” crowd. If they move forward with Kamala Harris as seems all but guaranteed at this point, he will also be a valuable vote sink for the sexist/racist demographic that might turn to Trump if they have no other viable option.
Biden dropped out seven hours ago. Absolutely nothing is guaranteed at this point, and there are still a considerable number of Democrats who don’t think Harris can beat Trump either. She’s not a lock on anything.
According to this, the money says she’s it.
https://youtu.be/mPt-4Eqr35I?si=GNL7V7DBWfv2lhe0
Local news is lionizing Uncle Joe. Did he commit seppukku in the Oval Office after ending his re-election campaign?
He tried to, but he messed up and knighted himself. Stupid Sir Joe!
I’ll ask around… maybe someone knows someone, get that annulled or whatever…
Degradation (knighthood) – Wikipedia
Note: this is the non-sexy Friday version of this phrase.
…but knowing how Joe Biden has handled the past three weeks, I wouldn’t be surprised if I see a leather-bound dominatrix behind him when he addresses the nation to explain this nonsense.
“My family, my friends and Mistress Natasha full supports my decision…”
Dark Joe’s last stand.
Earthquake?
Well, there has been a seismic shift in the landscape today.
Sorry. That was a big shit I just took.
Dang! If I felt it in Playa you must have knocked some buildings down in Pasadena.
Well done, Mister Vice President!
Thank you Mister President!
https://ibb.co/RSDkKhx
No, I’m just that good.
I’m happy we’re not doing the rematch, although I hate how we got here. I just hope the Dem bungling up till now doesn’t stick. And kudos to Biden for the timing, good call letting the Reps waste their convention and then stealing the spotlight.
“Hey SonOfSpam, you were wrong about Biden dropping out, so whaddaya think about Harris?”
Glad you asked. I think there was some convincing polling that showed Harris stronger than Biden, so he did the right thing. This takes age out of the mix. The criticism will now largely be thinly-veiled racism/sexism. But I don’t think there are many (if any) Biden voters who will bail on Harris. And she may pick up a few undecideds (which, can’t believe those exist, but whatever). She has been a Veep, a senator and attorney general for the largest state in the country, and a county DA. I think she’s a better campaigner now than in 2020, when she was a bit cringey at times. But there is no other option for the Dems. You go somewhere else, you’re risking LOTS of minority votes. Many more than any racists you might pick up (most of which are already with Trump).
Ultimately, still optimistic that Trump will remind everyone (now paying more attention) what a trainwreck he is, and Harris takes the age thing away. Next step: which white male to choose as Veep.
Said “thin veil” (artist’s conception):
Corradini scoffs at you.
At the moment the party seems to be rapidly coalescing around Harris. Nobody else has thrown their hat into the ring yet, and every hour that goes by it becomes less and less likely that anyone will.
I see people floating Mark Kelly’s name as a VP candidate, it seems like he’d sell very well to the unwashed masses.
He would be a good choice.
vp debate would be some ivy league asshole neckbeard vs an actual astronaut
(who am i kidding, theyre gonna nominate some rank and file meh rando dude)
All you Democrats hugely overestimate the minority support. Latinos are overwhelmingly conservative and so are Asians. If you think you’re winning the election with the black voters, you’re wrong.
Via Pew Research:
Asian-American is a huge category, kinda useless talking about them as a bloc
Rikki’s point was to counteract Balls’ assertion that “most Asians are overwhelmingly conservative” but also, yes, “blocs” are mostly outdated.
Oh I know, I was responding to both
We can lose the election without the black vote, so it’s important.
Also, most polls right now show Latinos are about even on Biden/Trump, but the biggest problem they had with Biden is his age. Generally, they feel (and I mean, duh) that Democrats have their interests at heart more than Republicans (who want y’all gone). So it’s very much a “gettable” bloc (even though Latino voters are decidedly not a bloc), and Harris will only help,
Most blocs are “gettable” but you need to have the right candidate. As Brick says, the white man is the safest choice.
Most Latinos will choose a white man over a black woman.
You do realize that they don’t want all Latinos gone, right? There are a LOT of Latino Republicans. They want the illegal immigrants gone.
Here’s something I thought everyone knew but I guess not: Latinos want the illegal immigrants gone too.
A lot of the stuff that didn’t play well last time Harris ran is actually a plus now. The whole prosecutor thing is a lot stronger when running against a convicted felon than it was right after George Floyd.
It’s really not. If you look at what she did (or more realistically, didn’t do) in California, she is easily discredited and attackable.
Her record in CA is poor.
Only to a certain proportion of Dems that’ll vote for her anyway
And if there is no one in the Dem camp who can figure out how to milk the Prosecuter/convicted felon thing then they are even more incompetent than I think, and I already think they are Hollywood Upstairs Medical School levels of incompetent
You are nailing the Simpsons stuff today
It’s both depressing and uplifting how much Simpsons stuff is extremely relevant
“Does anyone want to hear my opinion?”
(throwing voice) “No one gives a shit what you think, Redshirt!”
“Aw. Even my own voice is scoring points off me.”
Today’s cheese is an herb and garlic goat cheese with sweet spicy peppers.
It’s awesome.
Goat cheese is easily the most wearable cheese.
I’ll vote Harris.
That was easy enough.
i remember some rumor that during the 1998 home run chase some pitchers threw the occasional meatball across the plate to mcguire/sosa to help the mlb
we have to start an investigation into pitchers lobbing meatballs to nick castellanos during certain “events”
https://x.com/JomboyMedia/status/1815118185936597397
he is eternal
(btw: world series is oct 25-nov 2…just so you all know)
“Sport”
I just discovered this band on the KCRW radio show “Freaks Only” which has become my favorite source of new music. It’s a Swedish band called The Viagra Boys and this video is pretty interesting. You should watch it. Also, I’m declaring my candidacy for the Democratic presidential nomination, which I’m pretty sure I’ve got a great chance of winning; my rivals are a bunch of chicks and losers. Send me fifty bucks and secure yourself an ambassadorship in a cool-ass country, where you don’t have to do anything and you’re near the beach, with everything paid for. Do it right now because they won’t be getting any cheaper.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vzWds5gWS6c
Remember I’m VP. Brick and Balls 2024!
You guys need a good slogan. How about We’re Stiff Competition? Or Coming in Hard?
Of course! You are my first choice for VP!
Remember folks, cabinet positions and ambassadorships are still available for the right price! Sign on today!
Can I call Ambassador to Monaco?
at least this abrupt ending to a catholic us president’s reign was not quite as messy
“You wish.”
-White House laundry staff
Ex-MLB announcer Thom Brennaman returning to TV as college football broadcaster four years after hot-mic slur – CBSSports.com
…as Castellanos hits a fly ball to left field…
“The funny thing about that is that he was *wrong*. The real [redacted] city – according to our most recent data – is Milwaukee.” – a spokesman for Grindr
LOL GUESS WHAT
That is just [chef’s kiss].
im just glad he waited one more day so he would not have done it on the 80th anniversary of the july 20th plot
The main argument for Kamala serving as prez for a few months is to ruin all the 47 merch the Trump camp has already printed
Given the last Supreme Court decision, the President is not bound by law while they’re President. She’ll have six months to go nuts. “Supreme Court? I sent Boof, Amy Coathanger Barrett, the Witchfinder General, and Thomas to Guantanamo Bay, just for the lulz. Trump? He’s in a Federal Pound-Me-In-The-Ass prison just on general prinicples.” Just make sure that you do that Supreme Court thing first.
if harris wins hillary can NEVER be the first madame president
they can still steal some repub votes if they go this route. the hate runs deep. it was the only reason they didnt somehow totally hate obama, he did ONE good thing for them
(this weekend)
biden: what if i say no
harris: we’ll just shake hands and that’ll be it.
biden: yeah?
harris: yeah.
https://youtu.be/n0H5Gy5yNb0?t=49
Live shot at the Democratic Party…
Welp, it’s been a blast, ya’ll. See you in the gulag!
As a Never Trump Republican, I’m hoping I get weekend’s off from the Reeducation Camp.
Say hi to Liz Cheney for us!
I’d thing an apostate is worse than a plain old infidel.
Goddamnit, while Crowdstrike was fixing their null pointer problem, maybe they can jump in and fix the editor.
Fun Fact: “Null Pointer” is how Brett is listed in Deanna’s Iphone contacts.
You made me laugh. I award 10 points to Lemonjello!
I have no idea if Harris can beat Trump, but I do know that a corpse wasn’t going to do it, so this is at least a step in the right direction.
Trump is the worst candidate in American history, and he’s now the *oldest* candidate in American history. He’s gonna lose to a woman, probably a black one.
Given America’s history of racial tolerance and gender fairness I see no way that Harris can lose.
Hold on, getting something in my earpiece…
Nikki Haley pulled in a *lot* of disgruntled GOP votes during the primary. If those folks were able to put their racism and sexism aside, it’s certainly fuel for optimism.
No he won’t. Harris will lose worse than Biden.
Harris needs to go as well, and get a fresh new ticket at the convention.
As I said before, the Dems need to find a white guy whose first name isn’t Gavin as their new candidate. The white male electorate is the largest and most important voting bloc in the country, and they are winnable. They are not wedded to Trump. Obama won them, then Trump won them, then Biden won them, and now Trump is winning them but that can change. Win that bloc and you win the election.
This is not racist or sexist just cold hard objective electoral mathematics.
“Sorry, we got rid of Biden because we are chickenshits owned by our donors. Here’s his replacement, a guy you’ve never heard of. Please clap.”
I don’t think a lot of the possible candidates want to run. Newsome and Whitmer don’t. I don’t think Shapiro or Beshear want to either.
There goes the black vote.
They’re less than 10% of the electorate. Who else are they going to vote for?
(ME, that’s who. I’m declaring my candidacy)
The racist and sexist white men who won’t vote for a black woman are probably less than 10% of the democratic electorate. At least I hope so, if not, shame on them. Black people vote in huge numbers relative to their population. I don’t think it maths to piss them off, just because some white men are assholes.
The white men who would vote for Trump are already Trumpers, a lost cause.
The committed Trumpers are just a fraction of the white male vote; the rest are in play. They voted for Obama and for Biden. They voted against Hilary Clinton because she was an awful candidate who was nominated based on “it was her turn” which was a disaster. Trump never would beaten anybody else. Hilary overturned Roe v Wade and packed the Supreme Court with far-right loyalists.
Which is why Harris will lose. This is just another “It’s her turn”. No one likes candidates that are handpicked by a group of people.
If anyone wants to argue otherwise, then what’s the point of primaries?
But they can argue that this is a continuation of the same administration.
Why are they assholes? It the same voting bloc that elected Obama twice. Emotion doesn’t belong here, and nobody deserves anything. Pure numbers will dictate the path to victory, and Trump can still be beaten. Kamala Harris ain’t gonna do it, for the same reason Hilary Clinton lost: it’s not because they are women or Black or whatever, it’s because they each obviously don’t have the temperament for the job. Claiming sexism or racism at this level is just excuse making. It’s always there because it’s human nature; winners overcome it.
If a Democrat wins women and blacks will participate in the new administration; if Trump wins they are shit out of luck.
Temperament? Get the fuck out of here with that bullshit. I can see straight through your code with my silly female brain.
I’m not trying to make you mad Gumbygirl (you’re my favorite) but she didn’t have the temperament and that’s a fact. A lot of men don’t have the temperament either, it’s got nothing to do with gender. She had no compromise in her; if you weren’t 100% with her that meant you were against her, and that’s disastrous. She made enemies wherever she went, and they weren’t following her. By the way, I was working in television in DC when they were elected and I dated one of her interns from before the first inauguration until just after, so I met her tangentially a few times.The post-house where I worked would create videos for her and a lot of her allies, and I was the studio lighting and would see these people off-camera so I’ve got first hand knowledge of this. I didn’t read it on the internet. I’m sorry if you don’t agree with this, then we’ll just have to agree to disagree because I’m not trying to pick a fight, I’m just trying to point out the path to a desperately needed victory. It’s math.
I’ll point out that I will never rise to Visual FX Supervisor in my chosen profession for one reason. It isn’t lack of intelligence or craft knowledge, it’s because I don’t have the temperament to be one. In fact, I tend to be impatient with junior artists, I tend to be paramilitary, and I don’t compromise well, which is terrible, but that’s why I can spot it in others. I will always be a compositing supervisor and I’m fine with that.
“Temperament” is not some code word, it’s exactly what it means. You can apply it to successful NFL coordinators who move up to head coach and then completely shit the bed (and then are fired and go back to coordinator and are successful again), or ace fighter pilots who can never become competent squadron leaders, or dozens of other examples regardless of gender.
Black people make up either 12.4% or 14.6% of the country depending on whether you include mixed race.
It’s not racism, it’s math.
Brick has this about right on the math. The “Reagan Democrats”/working class white guys/joe sixpacks have pretty much determined every election from 1980 on. Even if Kamala excited the base (open question, given she once put folks behind bars here in CA as chief law enforcement officer), the base is not gonna win PA, MI, WI and the other states where the election will be decided.
If I could pick, it would Sherrod Brown and Gretchen Whitmer in whatever combination — but that ain’t gonna happen. If Kamala wants to win, she should immediately demand another debate and call him a pussy if he refuses; she did get under his skin and her one redeeming feature is that as a prosecutor she knows how to get a felon off the streets
Biden endorses Harris…though if he doesn’t resign and elevate Harris is an headscratcher. If you don’t feel Harris is ready in 2024, why do you feel she’s ready in 2025z
Those are two entirely different things. Biden isn’t saying that he’s not fit to run the country, he’s saying he’s not the one to run in 2024 and beat Trump.
But you elevate Harris and now it’s her in the Oval Office and on the stage as President. It worked in ‘48 with Truman. It’s one thing to say you deserve to be President, but it’s another to actually BE the President.
OK, but FDR actually died. I don’t think you’re going to persuade Biden to go that far.
And she would run on her three month record as President? That’s just warming a chair. Not gonna happen.
Also Biden is not going to resign and join Nixon in that exclusive club. He’s staying President until the next one is inaugurated.
My understanding that a new VP would have to be vetted by the House-that’s a shitshow waiting to happen and further proof of “The Democrats in disarray”. The media would be relentless.
25th Amendement. President steps down, VP moves up to president, they nominate a new VP, who then must be approved by a majority vote by both Senate and House.
Unless it’s in September, when rosters expand and you can just bring someone up from the minors.
Biden is not going anywhere until the inauguration. Only Nixon resigns.
Also, if Biden steps down and there is difficulty getting a VP in place, you guys are a bullet (or aneurysm or whatever) away from President Mike Johnson.
Oof! There’s your worst-case scenario
My BLERRGH. Nevermind. Stay the course.
As was said elsewhere on the Internet recently, I am tired of living in interesting times.
Oh my Dog, me too!
Holy Shit! Biden Down! Biden Down!
Wow!
How does this effect the Leafs playoff chances?
Who’s Biden?
Retired Senator from Delaware, I believe.
That old man yelling at a cloud on the South Lawn.
D – DuPont.
(Old dig at Biden from way back when)
I always heard he was Senator from the Great State of MBNA
He has an onion on his belt just like you.
I use parsnips because I’m cooler than you
So I was looking at our area because I had mentioned our connected lakes and it would appear that if you were willing to do a less than two kilometer portage between bodies of water, you could canoe through 23 separate “named” lakes. That’s bananas.
So youngest skull fracture boy has been hauling wood chips all over God’s green earth (and Quebec) and making some good coin. I’ve noted before that the money’s going out as fast as it comes in. What is he doing today? Going to buy a previously-adored jet ski.
There’s only one other jet ski on our entire chain of three connected lakes and he’s going to change that.
Your youngest son is sounding more and more like one of the characters at the beginning of Idiocracy.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gJDcoqrh1ac
I watched that clip earlier this morning!
That pasta looks perfect. Will do that recipe.
But first! Gotta achieve decent bread and pizza dough. This week I’m getting a mixer with a hook, and will be revisiting plenny bookmarked SGs.
If you need any advice, I’m easy to find.
THIS GUY YEAH RIGHT, I CALL HIM THE ANTI G-SPOT BECAUSE HE APPARENTLY EXISTS AND IS EASY TO FIND!
You all know my feelings on sausage and not wanting to be a dick to (see photo) I will not expound on that topic further. The pasta however? Was simply the best pasta I have EVER eaten, spectacular, perfect!
One last Q:. Anyone have a recommended hiking shoe for mud/rainforest?
https://www.military1st.it/12826001-mil-tec-us-jungle-combat-boots-olive.html?gad_source=1&gclid=CjwKCAjw4_K0BhBsEiwAfVVZ_0Bo61hPbbi0CDMf4D-avpxGJP8oiDWWD_zFfX_7rJzpzM8JddpOWRoCM3kQAvD_BwE
Not kidding. Good support, decent traction, and fast drying. I’ve worn a lot of boots military and civilian, if I were spending time in the rainforest I would go with a pair of these.
Question: is breakfast cereal really just a sort of noodle? It’s carb based and we eat it both wet (with milk) and dry with a sort of sauce (in snack mix). There aren’t too many foods that you eat in fluid, so it occured to me this morning that we might be able to merge the two.
I would say no since it’s intended to remain crunchy. I would agree that it sets up two nice categories of foods that are eaten wet (“noodles” are soft, “cereals” retain texture). And then when cereal is eaten dry it becomes a “granola”.
So is chex mix granola? Or the Indian snack mix, chevdo?
Absolutely.
Instead of “granolas” we could call them “chex mixes” though, I kind of like that.
It’s also all corn based instead of flour.
There are rice based cereals and rice based noodles though
Truth.
No, silly girl, it’s a sandwich!
Looks delish! When I had my CSA in Chicago we would occasionally get a jar of fresh tomato puree and I would do something similar with it. Very yum.
We need to get you some decent wine glasses my friend, it really will make a difference with your bougie wine. Keep the water glass for your less favorite wines!
I have zero luck with wine glasses. Always breaking in the sink.
Dude!
You would fit right in here.
And you had me at sausage.
I don’t grow carrots or onions in the garden. But I’ll tell you what, fresh celery really accents a dish.
Your prep and construction would earn Wifeys authentic seal of approval Buddy right down to the wine cooking technique.
Boun appatito!
“You had me at sausage.”
I wish my wife said that to me more often.
https://ibb.co/4gNxmTt
I don’t know why but “pulling pork with David Ogden Stiers” made me laugh out loud.
Also, wtf are you doing up at this ungodly hour?
ha ha I sleep in multiple segments daily like a cat. I’m always up early. The pandemic and working remotely worked out very well for me; I do some of my best work at 2-5 in the morning.
I do some of my best sleeping at 2-5 in the afternoon.
Got a minute to spare? Have you heard about our Lord and Savior, Lowratio of clan Cornblower? Remember tWBS? Where am I going with all of this?
Well, we’ve started a 2nd tWBS Memorial Fantasy Football League, the Lowratio division. Here’s the link if you want to join:
https://football.fantasysports.yahoo.com/f1/209105/invitation?key=3a07144c86507a29&soc_trk=lnk&ikey=79d23a09c66a6ad9
Top teams will be promoted to the Freezer Vodka division, their bottom teams will be relegated to the (better) Lowratio division.
7 teams have joined so far, but there’s room for more!
I am the commish, but don’t let that drive you off.
C’mon, you know you want to do it!
I’d join if I knew how to play it. Maybe a brief primer on how it works? Or a link to an outside website that describes such things? I’m a quick student when I’m sober, which is not very often, but maybe we can give it a shot anyway.
Yeah me too. Someone would have to hold my hand, and I never want to be a pain in the ass!
Here’s a guide, its from ESPN, but it at least explains the basics.
https://www.espn.com/fantasy/football/story/_/id/34389554/fantasy-football-beginners-how-play-fantasy-football-2022
Thanks, I’ll think about joining. I’ve got some erm, stuff going on right now, but this may be a good distraction.
If you do decide to try it, I promise to not make ridiculous trade offers to you for any Stillers I happen to draft.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0U8GnE0mtKI