Cardinals Lose, 2009

This is the post that was posted before I meanted it to be posted. It goes thus:


Yep, the Cardinals lost. The only surprise for me was that the Steelers toyed with them so much in the second half...remember when the Steelers intercepted what should have been a touchdown, ran the entire field and scored a play-of-the-game touchdown? That was great.

Then the Cardinal's coach, when interviewed before halftime, offered this explanation of their game plan:

"The other team got the ball, that was a mistake. Then they got a touchdown, and we really should have stopped that. So what we need to do is get some points for the second half, and try not to let them get too many points, if they're OK with that, I hope, I mean, if their defense is OK with that, I mean."

Taking that genius statement into account, let's see how I can make this a positive post.


Um...well, they really, REALLY suck, so it's great that they made it this far. I mean, just the fact that they were able to...make it this far, you know.

How many years have we watched as our team repeatedly, consistently lost? Remember the time that they practiced with the Sun Devils and got beaten 24-10? That might be understandable if we were talking about the Sun Devils football team; but I'm talking about that time that they practiced (football) with the Sun Devils Women's Softball team and got trounced (at football). That was embarrassing.

The only saving grace for that instance is that the players are not only terrible at football, they're also quite stupid, so they thought they were playing the Sun Devils football team and their pride was not damaged.

Uhhhh, that um, is an example of their good, positiveness as a team. It's just so amazing that they made it as far as they did. I get mad every time I see a Steelers fan. I say, "What's wrong with you, man? You're like the guy at a mixed horserace that yells, "GO HORSES! I hope you really outrun and beat that inbred mule!"...what's wrong with you, you jerk?"

It always shames them. I like to think of the Cardinals like an 8th grade team that somehow is playing in the Rose Bowl.

Alternatively, I think of them in the lowest of their glory getting knocked around by a college women's softball team. :\

Circuit City Goes Poof

Yeah, so I was chillin', right, like always, right?

Then I went to Circuit City's website. It appears that they are going out of business. I really have to stop stumbling on things such as these; they really interrupt my chillin' time. But since I'm here, I guess I should say something lovey-dovey, nostalgic, and witty about Circuit City. Here goes.


Lovey-dovey. Circuit City? Yeah, definitely my favorite place to shop. You know how Target has that...uh, target, and it makes women shop there because women are inexplicably attracted to targets? I'm not sure if that's true; that's just what my dad says. He says a lot of things, if you hadn't guessed. Anyways, yes, their hackneyed logo really plucks the strings of my heart. I'll totally miss it.

Nostalgic. Wow, I remember buying so many neat things from Circuit City. Things that make your bake shake. I mean...your...shake bake. Yeah. It bakes y...the stuff Circuit City sold, bakes your shakes in the oven. My laptop, my awesome headphones that make me feel like RoboCop and Geordi La Forge with a broken neck at the same time...and my most memorable purchase, my loved voice recorder, the Olympus WS-311M. It also bakes my shakes in the oven. Then it goes au gratin on 'em.

Witty. Oh, wait, now that I think about it, I actually bought all of that stuff from Best Buy, their largest and direct competitor! Oh, silly me, I completely forgot!


Wow. My bad.

Jesus Appears In (On) Guitar

Wazzzamyo 13, West Michigan.


I'm waiting for a Holy ...um...


...can't think of anything clever...

...must end post somehow...

12:40 PM. CBN calls for 30 days of prayer in honor of Kev's Birthday.

Well, we all saw this coming.





Quoth the email:

I am asking all of you who love the Lord to pray with CBN in a special 30 Day Call To Prayer, October 6th through November 4th.

Also, the Dow dropped a record 800 points to below 10,000 for the first time in four years. I love my birthday...interesting things always happen.


Typically not good for others, though.

EWWW!

OK, I've heard of some unusual treatments for ailments. I've heard of the old "let someone run over your head with a car" "miracle cure." I've also heard of the "shave off your beard and glue it to your scalp" miracle hair growth cure.

I've heard of the "take in the sights, it'll make you feel better!" cure. Apparently, many mistake this encouragement to get out and get some fresh air as encouragement to spend time on the computer, as verbally, there's no difference between "sights" and "sites."


Then there's the old standby "I don't know, just leave it alone and hope it goes away" cure. And the "Poke at it and see if it moves, and if it does, knife it good!" cure. Then there's the...well, here is the link.


Eww.

Once more.

All together, now.

Eww.

22,000 turkeys "make" "ultimate sacrifice" -- Thanksgiving post #5

I despise titles like this. Leave it up to the British press to get so confused (our press is stupid enough, but theirs...wow!). Link to article, "Bird-flu alert in Britain: 22,000 turkeys make ultimate sacrifice". The author uses the term "culling." To cull, culled, culliration, cullified, cullerized, and cull-canceled (although it's almost never used; when you set out to cull something, it's getting culled).

He claims that culling is "the technical way of saying they are being rounded up and killed". In this instance that is true, but the real meaning is getting rid of or separating, either by pushing out the back of a truck on the freeway (killing) or giving to someone who doesn't mind if their animals have idiotis. It does not always indicate slaughter.



Then, somehow, he makes the amazing, reality-blurring connection between turkeys being rounded up, burned alive, then shoveled up, crushed, and having their charred remains thrown away by heavy machinery and them "sacrificing" themselves.

These turkeys did not sacrifice themselves, not in the definition of sacrificing for a cause, and especially not in the definition of sacrificing to protect anything. They were captured then got slaughtered. But he makes them out to be selfless. Noble.

Noble is not a word that describes turkeys.

Not accurately, at least.

"Turkey" is a word that accurately describes turkeys. Chuck Norris mentioned the article in his commentary this week. I suggest watching this (do not watch it if you dislike the troops).


So anyways, my Mom did some more shopping today. The Thanksgiving list reads like this:

Turkey
Mashed potatoes and gravy
Potato rolls
Cranberry sauce
Stuffing (cooked in pan like real stuffing)
Green Beans Amandine
Marshmallow Yam Thing
2 Pumpkin pies
2 Pecan pies (my favorite pie. Lemon Meringue doesn't last as long and it's harder to make)
Possibly, 1 of Sticky-D's World Famous, all you can eat, Chocolate Chunky Poopy Pies

Vegetable ("salad") platter
Salami and olive/pickle platter
Deviled egg platter


So, we need...some chopped walnuts for the stuffing (the ones we have I am unsure of), some green beans (preferably fresh), probably some pecans (whole, at least 2 cups for the pies), and I don't know about the Chocolate Chunky Poopy Pie. See photo, left.

It's your basic chocolate cream pie with gelatin. But you cut a hole in a ziptop bag and...well, you know. You can see the photo. That's why it's called "poopy pie." The best effect is created if you randomize the lengths and drop from at least one foot above the pie. I don't know about others, but I would laugh and laugh if someone served this to me. Rofl. How dare they. The "chunky" part comes in if you decide to add miniature chocolate chips.

Sorry for the picture quality.

We also need green and black olives (hopefully, from an olive bar) and salami for the olive/pickle and salami platter. We need those darn chickens to lay more eggs for the deviled eggs, and we need NON-SWEET relish for them as well.

I can't believe that tomorrow then the next day is all that's left of the Thanksgiving wait! Oh, well...OK, hah, I can believe that, it's just a saying, y'know. Anyway, I have successfully caught a cold or flu or whatever- my Dad caught it at the same time, but he didn't violently vomit last night. My tonsils are feeling especially raw. Or my sinuses close to my tonsils, at least. So, my Dad got food poisoning, my Mom got sick with some kind of cold, then me and my Dad got sick with another kind of cold at the same time. So three different illnesses, and four cases of sickness in the last two weeks. What's wrong with us?



I am beginning to doubt I anymore enjoy being sick. It seems that my immune system has built itself up to the point that if I do get sick, I die. It's never a simple sickness that makes you real weak. Perhaps...I will start taking anti-sickness vitamins. I...I guess. It just seems to betray...

Two days to Thanksgiving!

Ooh, that school! --Thanksgiving post #2

School says Thanksgiving is for 'mourning'

Ooh. OK, let's say a bunch of Indians were slaughtered. Why do I care? There's turkey, man. When else do we eat turkey? They're dead now anyways!

...perhaps that is a bit insensitive. I am unsure if I should retract those words or not, because it is true. However, it is insensitive. Let me...reword this.


Ooh. OK, let's say a bunch of Indians were slaughtered. I care very much. There's turkey, man. When else do we eat turkey? They're still alive!


There. Much better. More positive.

The article quotes:

"What is it about the story of 'The First Thanksgiving' that makes it essential to be taught in virtually every grade from preschool through high school? What is it about the story that is so seductive? Why has it become an annual elementary school tradition to hold Thanksgiving pageants, with young children dressing up in paper-bag costumes and feather-duster headdresses and marching around the schoolyard? Why is it seen as necessary for fake 'pilgrims' and fake 'Indians' (portrayed by real children, many of whom are Indian) to sit down every year to a fake feast, acting out fake scenarios and reciting fake dialogue about friendship? And why do teachers all over the country continue (for the most part, unknowingly) to perpetuate this myth year after year after year?" the two write.

That's about as strange as asking why Christmas plays are played. Or why Halloween celebrations are held. They talk like they have a point of some kind, though, don't they?

The article quotes on:

"Is it because as Americans we have a deep need to believe that the soil we live on and the country on which it is based was founded on integrity and cooperation? This belief would help contradict any feelings of guilt that could haunt us when we look at our role in more recent history in dealing with other indigenous peoples in other countries. If we dare to give up the 'myth' we may have to take responsibility for our actions both concerning indigenous peoples of this land as well as those brought to this land in violation of everything that makes us human," the two said.

I don't get this whole "national guilt" thing that I am supposed to feel. Someone needs to explain it to me, because truthfully, I do not get it.


Someone, please explain national guilt to me, so I can stop feeling guilty about not knowing what national guilt means. Pretty please? Some bored mother out there that feels like nourishing a youngling's mind? Some childless father or grandfather that feels like mentoring a listening ear attached to a mind with curiosity which knows no bounds?



[six days to Thanksgiving]

10,000 confirmed Terrorist attacks

Any amount of sarcasm would be wasted.



A Grim Milestone Ignored, by Patrick Poole at FrontPage Magazine.

Excerpt:

The establishment media is seemingly obsessed with “grim milestones” in the War on Terror, as the Associated Press reminds us this past weekend. But in the next week those same establishment media outlets will probably stand mute when yet another “grim milestone” is reached – the10,000th(sic) attack by Islamic terrorists and militants since 9/11, which is responsible for approximately 60,000 dead and 90,000 injured.

(italics not mine)


As for The Religion of Peace, I like how they start the tally with the 9/11 attacks (archives from 2001-2003). Kind of sobering. Though no one really cares.

'Demon Fires' started by Aliens

Yes, the Demon Fires were started by space aliens, not demons. You knew it wasn't demons all along, didn't you?

Also, check the bottom of the page for the previous stories.

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Why it's Good to be Hatter Mad: Happy Independence Day!

The correct name for today is Independence Day. The day we declared ourselves independent from Great Britain. Free.

I will admit it: I don't know much about history. I'd like to, I think I could warm to the subject, but I don't care enough to figure out how--- example, how do you know who to trust? These events happened hundreds of years ago, and while the bigger events will most likely be historically correct due to widespread public remembrance, the details may be lost in the fog of bias.

Still, the history of our country has always interested me- along with Israel's history. Any studying of history I've done has been on Israel. For two reasons. One, it's short- they're not too old. Two, they have the most awesome history of the world (they're God's Chosen people!).
Think about this: when was the last time you heard about one of those worthless countries no one ever hears about, like Switzerland? How about South Arhabazhengangastan? See, you probably didn't know either was even a country! One of them is fake! Guess which one.


So, today, for the first time in my life, I read the Declaration of Independence. Wow. Just, wow. JEFFERSON WAS MAD (angry) AS A HATTER. That man was a hero. Notice how I said "that man," instead of "that dude." That's how much respect I have for what I read.

You've probably heard this:

We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.

But I've never heard this:

...-and by Authority of the good People of these Colonies, solemnly publish and declare, That these United Colonies are, and of Right ought to be Free and Independent States; that they are Absolved from all Allegiance to the British Crown, and that all political connection between them and the State of Great Britain, is and ought to be totally dissolved; and that as Free and Independent States, they have full Power to levy War, conclude Peace, contract Alliances, establish Commerce, and to do all other Acts and Things which Independent States may of right do. ——— And for the support of this Declaration, with a firm reliance on the protection of divine Providence, we mutually pledge to each other our Lives, our Fortunes and our sacred Honor.

He had just finished condemning the King of Great Britain. Listing his crimes (both against his own kingdom and the 13 colonies). What I get from reading just the Declaration of Independence - called at that time The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States of America - and I apologize and welcome correction if I am misinterpreting - is that Britain treated them wrong, and they got mad. Mad as hatters.

They then declared themselves apart from Great Britain. Freedom beckoned them, and they heeded its wondrous call. Fast forward some large amount of years, and here we are.



I learned a lot about independence from Joseph Farah. He is big anti-Government. That is good. Our founding fathers knew that was good. Government = oppression. There's no way around it. He happens to believe, and I agree with him, that Government needs to be watched by the media. Thus, a free Press.

Thomas Jefferson, the same man, mad as a hatter, who wrote our Declaration of Independence, stated this:

Were it left to me to decide whether we should have a government without newspapers, or newspapers without a government, I should not hesitate a moment to prefer the latter.

The idea of our democracy here, is that we are governed by the people. As we have seen recently with the immigration fiasco, many of our representatives have entirely the wrong idea. They are out of touch with our people. You saw the polls- only 22% of Americans supported that bill. I am not a poll-worshiper. But polls that ruthlessly clear are not to be ignored.

Or are they. The lawmakers trudged on- perhaps suffering from the self-love Doctors frequently suffer. I am ashamed to admit that Arizona's John Kyl and John McCain both voted for and supported this fiasco of "immigration reform." If you guys are reading, I am sickened by both of you. Sickened. Have some lettuce, McCain.

But what happened? The people spoke. We were mad- something went wrong with the politicians' scheme. We were informed. To be informed is, oft times, to be angry. And we were angry as hatters. Perhaps we were just as mad, and just as resembling "hatters," as Thomas Jefferson. We saw the future of our country hanging in the balance. Thank the Lord we acted and killed this bill dead in its tracks. What power we wield. We turned a blunt, desperate attempt to destroy our country into a symbolic wasteland.

This was accomplished because our current Press setup was watching. The internet, with all of its blogs and news sites, played a major role. Talk radio played a major role. But the people were what made this happen. And that is what I am grateful for this Independence Day- that our country is still able to be governed by the will of the people. That is a God-given, unspeakable privilege for us all, that few, if any, other countries enjoy.

Talk radio played the most major role for me personally. As you may know, some believe that talk radio is "running" our country- by "talk radio," they mean "the people," apparently. They wish to see it silenced, under the guise of the "fairness" doctrine.

President James Madison, "Notes on Virginia":

Nothing could be more irrational than to give the people power, and to withhold from them information without which power is abused. A people who mean to be their own governors must arm themselves with power which knowledge gives.

Goodnight, and may God continue to bless America.


Latter 2 quotes lifted from Joseph Farah's STOP THE PRESSES!, but he can never prove it.

"China products choke, burn, drown, drop, trap Americans"

Article from WND.

You probably don't know, but pet food is just the beginning of tainted items from China. China is also using lead paint in children's toys (article-that's the coolest looking kid ever), as well as raising seafood in sewage. Untreated sewage. They then treat it with dangerous chemicals (banned by the FDA) to make up for it.

They're also attempting to make us eat their chicken:

China has become America's leading supplier of apple juice used as a food sweetener, garlic and garlic powder, sausage casings and cocoa butter.

China has also attempted to export hundreds of thousands of pounds of chickens and poultry products to the U.S., even though it is not yet certified to do so. Chinese exporters disguise the meat by labeling crates "dried lily flower" or "prune slices" or "vegetables."

Despite the deliberate deception, the U.S. government is about to certify the Chinese to export poultry legally.

That's not what I'm concerned about, though. I mean, all of it concerns me, but this is what really gets me:

Oscillating tower fans whose faulty wiring results in fires, burns and smoke inhalation injuries; (emphasis mine)

My Brother has one of those. The way I see it, he could die any second now. I think I'm gonna put a smoke alarm in his room. Just in case. If there's a nuclear meltdown in his room caused by a fan, I want to know about it.


As a note, today it is cloudy. 85 degrees. Yesterday, it was 110 degrees. There's contrast, for ya.

Olmert's Mirage of Peace

As you may know, Israel's Prime Minister, Ehud Olmert, is quite possibly seeing things which aren't there.

As you recall, he surrendered last year to Hezbollah- call it what you want, it was a surrender- sending a message to all terrorists, and terrorist countries, that Israel is weak. Obviously, probably gleefully, their enemies picked up on this.

Syria, in particular, picked up on this, and formed their own Hezbollah group, called the Syrian Committees for the Liberation of the Golan (they have never been good at names, have they?). Quote from World Net Daily,

In a WND interview, one Baath party official said Syria learned from Hezbollah's military campaign against Israel last summer that "fighting" is more effective than peace negotiations with regard to gaining territory."

The group was formed last year, accepting volunteers June 2006. For some reason, most likely to garner support from the Israeli left, Olmert wants "peace" with Syria- the same Syria which openly hosts Islamic Jihad and Hamas leaders. In fact, he is willing to surrender the Golan Heights- a militarily strategic mountainous area which Syria has twice used to launch invasions into Israel. The United States has "given permission," or approval, for Israel to withdraw- as a consolation prize, we still do not change our views towards Syria. Our stance is still 100% , all-American brow-beat.


Earlier this week, Syria moved from being willing to talk Israel's surrender, and is now demanding Israel's surrender- effectively making it a double victory for Syria if Israel withdraws. The Golan Heights has a population of about 19,000 Jews and 18,000, mostly Druze, Arabs.

Syria has boldly threatened that if Israel does not surrender the Golan Heights, this Arab population will begin "resistance operations" against the Jewish population there. Bolder still, Syria has amassed an army at northern Israel with the aid of Iran, with whom they previously signed a military pact. The army is capable of launching a surprise attack on Israel, though some suggest they are only there to pressure Israel into surrendering- sorry, withdrawing.

A recent poll was held in Israel which found a majority of Israelis understand and agree that the withdrawals were, and are, useless.

Yet, this pitiful administration, which, as Joseph Farah puts it in one of my favorite articles, "this useless coalition seemingly hell-bent on committing national suicide," still persists in their attempts to give away as much of Israel as possible- for no clear (good) reason, just Olmert's political advancement. Israel had just enough land to defend themselves before the previous withdrawals, so logically, they gave land away. With a ...slightly problematic outcome. Not a problem. They just need to surrender more land. No lessons to learn from here.


Surrendering land cannot hope to bring any peace, when it has never worked (except for their enemies- it worked like a charm for them!), and doesn't even make sense on paper. It's clearly insanity. It's sinister, is what it is. Still, some believe it will work. Or, at least keep them in power for bit longer.

Farah goes on:

Compromise with evil is evil. And that's what Israel is doing. As for me and my house, I will not be a part of it. I will continue to serve the Lord and pray for the peace of Jerusalem.

I am in complete agreement. I will never abandon Israel, and I will never stop praying for her peace. However, it is foolish to continue supporting a man who has no grasp of what actually needs to be done. Israel has not survived by assuming the best of their enemies- or, for that matter, their allies. They have survived by God's will combined with brute military force.

Oh, and keep in mind, Farah's piece was written May 15th, of 2006. Every cool kid knew back then that it was a bad, bad idea to give away that land- and it turns out they were correct. There's no guessing or hoping anymore, either- making Israel into Swiss Cheese is set in stone as a bad idea. Yet, depressingly, Olmert is still trudging towards that great Mirage of Peace, much like a thirsty traveler in the desert trudges towards a seemingly cool, refreshing spring.



Let's just hope that before Olmert reaches that mirage, and mortally wounds Israel, he comes to the realization that it is actually a deathly, miserable cactus.

"Cheney's lesbian daughter gives birth"

[MAKEITBLUE] [MAKEITCLICKABLE] [MAKEITTURNPURPLEAFTERWARDS]http://wnd.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=55836 [/MAKEITBLUE] [/MAKEITCLICKABLE] [/MAKEITTURNPURPLEAFTERWARDS] (I can't Link ATM, see? Only non-clickable text appears. AND, using code isn't working!!!)



Rofl. That has the sound of a joke. You know, like, "Mark's Green plant destroys Earth." It is also very easy to say, which makes it sound more like a joke. You know, "Cheney's lesbian daughter gives birth, and I don't care." I don't know how else you say that someones lesbian daughter gave birth, but there has to be a way that doesn't make me laugh. Such as,

[QUOTEIT]"Cheney's alternate-lifestyle female offspring bears one (1) male infant."[/QUOTERIZED]


Yes. That makes me not laugh.



I am a genius.

"'Pedophile protection racket' still going strong"

World Net Daily article, by Bob Unruh. The name sounds familiar.


It's only about half as long as the sidebar indicates, as the rest is related links. What jerks, right?

News-Talk Radio VS. WND and JihadWatch

Well, here I am. It is 3:19 PM, and the internets are still down. Well, my onramp thinger is broken. A fuel truck tipped over and melted its steel, and WildBlue is still trying to fix it. Notice how ungrateful I am? Wow. We've have this for, what...dang...it's been a long time. And it's been down twice. YET I COMPLAIN

Update (5:48 PM): I am back online! Ahhhhhhhh, wonderment! Oh me, oh my, I am so happy! Man.

So for the last few days, I have been listening to Rush Limbaugh and Sean Hannity. I like Hannity more for the Hate Hannity Hotline, which owns, and also I like Sean more. I especially LOVE that one clip of the woman saying, "You'd better keep exercising Hannity, because you show[sic] do got some wooomanly hips. (hilarious laughter, I wish you could hear it, I couldn't find a clip)" The only problem is...they both kinda...don't offer much news. Like when the Fort Dix Six (MUSLIMS MUSLIMS MUSLIMS) were caught, FOX News had it up five or six hours before we even heard a hint about it on the talk radio. So that kinda sucks.

In fact, I am going to do an experiment. I'm going to read JihadWatch and WorldNewsDaily (I feel SAFE with these sites! Not being able to see sucks FTL!) for like 35 minutes (I might even scan Coast to Coast AM for 10 minutes to get my dose of conspiracy!), and then compare that information to what I 'phired from five hours of talk radio (2 hours of Rush and 3 hours of Hannity).

Sure, it's nice listening to news, but I am being serious here, I get more information from KLove. Because I hear stuff on KLove like that debate last night which I missed because I was listening to News radio instead. You know, the one where Kirk Cameron and Ray Comfort tried to prove God's existance without quoting scripture. According to KLove, they felt like raw meat in a cage of sharks, or something.

You listen, you know, to talk radio, and think to yourself "Hey woo if there's a gang of albino al-Qaeda, they'll tell me!"...but you're apparently wrong. But it's better than nothing, and the truck I drive to get water has no FM radio, so it's...better than nothing. You DO hear some cool things, but man, WorldNewsDaily and JihadWatch are just better. And those are only two of the news sources online!

S'anyways, I'll let you have the results of that test in like, sometime. We're having Ham for dinner tonight (It's great ham! and the leftovers are better!), and the End of Week Vegetable Steam. Which means all the bitter broccoli you can eat!

Shrimp Salsa and Pizza

Yesterday, I mentioned some salsa. It was made by chef Alan Harding of Cookin' in Brooklyn'. I don't yet quite trust his recipes. I don't yet quite know if I have reason TO trust his recipes.

I made the Salsa from Alan's show...I used a third of a packet of taco seasoning, and half the salt it called for. I used the lesser amount of Shrimp, and way too little Mango.

My Mom took it to her job, and my Dad took it to his Work Furlough (jail work release) job. Everyone who tries it likes it, and apparently people want the recipe, which my Mom can promptly print out. It IS great. No peppers (bell pepper), just the cayenne does a great job. Put half the amount of cayenne and then increase it. Trust me, it's hot...the fruit half is better, so we ended up making it all fruity.

So what I've learned is that Alan Harding's recipes are to be taken with a grain of salt. I suppose I mean no offense by this, but it's important to note that had I added all the taco seasoning and a teaspoon more salt well, it woulda been a disaster. And I didn't have extra ingredients to stretch it out...so it's a good thing I have such amazing instincts.


Enter the Pizza


Have I ever told you about Alton Brown? Hahh hah hah OF COURSE I HAVE YOU JUST DON'T REMEMBER! RHWRAAH!!!

Alton Brown is the guy with the pizza dough recipe I used to make the pizza for our viewing of United 93. It DOES need to rest for a day in the fridge. This recipe makes me sad everytime I try Dominos or Pizza Hut. About once every six months for those two...their pizza crust in fact is like cardboard in many ways. Creepy.

The best pizza I ever had was homemade using Alton's pizza crust and sauce. I made it with Zucchini, Eggplant, and mushrooms (all sauteed). Cheese and extra sauce, with fresh garlic mixed in with the sauce and Jalapenos on half of the pizza. It was just a bit sweet, it was just a bit the best pizza I have ever had with no competition.


Alton Brown's recipes are some kind of super recipes. And he has a reviewing system. Almost all of his recipes make 5-star but that's not the point. Oh man, his tomato/pizza sauce recipe, it's hard to make. But oh my gosh. It's the BEST pizza sauce recipe I have ever had. Hands down. Delicious, that little hint of sweetness. I like the hint of sweetness. My Mom doesn't. Neither does my Dad. This was one of the biggest things that made the "best pizza ever."


Uh, anyways, on the reviewing system, "stars" aren't the point. People suggest things. Such as "let the dough age for three days and it's tons better." This makes it real simple to perfect recipes right right? Stuff you'd normally have to troubleshoot. Like the Tomato sauce recipe, less red peppers if you're a sissy, less sugar if you don't like sweetish sauces. Their user comments are one of the biggest reasons his recipes own so much, I think.

I will be making some pizza dough I do believe. If I make it now, I can make Pizza for dinner tomorrow, and be a hero. Except to my Dad. He's in jail. My Mom's blog has a counter on it, and it's 33 days to go until he's a free man. With any luck, we'll have no need to tell any of our neighbors. >.> <.< >.> >.>

Aren't I a schemer?

Oh, if you're gonna make the recipe, I suggest using Instant Yeast of course. However, if you can't find it, as is the case for me, you can use twice as much active dry and 'wake it up' as normal. It can also be made in the bread machine. Just send it through the dough cycle. I'll be doing both, to make a triple batch. Aren't I a (snickering) schemer? ahaha I love it. Schemer. Ahah. Pizza Grinder. Gzzzhhhahaha.





Also, check this dude out (Bill Maher).

This is a .wma of his thing. What a jerk, right? Kerry, Gore, Bush, Kermit the Frog, they're all gonna mess up horribly no matter what happens, we all know that. Except that Kermit and Gore would mess up in fast motion, whilst Bush will get the Antichrist's city of babylon set up.
At least, I think so. I really don't quite understand how the antichrist will invade Jerusalem......from his base of operations and center of commerce in......Jerusalem. Can't invade yourself, right? Thusly, I would assume he would be based in Babylon as opposed to the speculated Jerusalem. Okay, maybe I DO want to believe what Tim LaHaye thinks, as he hasn't been wrong thus far. I will see what Les Feldick says. Then compare. Then weep.

Oh, can you believe we're going to look for a Church? Whilst my Dad is in Jail, he's second-in-command of their church (however the heck that happened). He says he's never been to church so much in jail. He's uh, had a shortish history in jail. Traffic violations mostly. Speeding, failure to signal...wrongful death...uhm, this was back around the late eighties. He's been on the run a long time I guess.

So you know how terrified I am of crowds. I am a (uncontrollable, muffled snickering) 'croward'! AHHWHAHAHAmmamhhzh. Oh boy. Whew...seriously though, I'm kinda scared. My Mom is a bit nervous. I think secretly my Dad is too. Church in jail is MUCH easier than church on the streets. They will SHANK you on the streets. In jail they have no reason to shank you...on the streets, they get cred' for shanking some newbie. Then there's the whole being 'jumped in' thing...



I was watching a show today on the Military Channel, some soldiers were talking. One of them said (roughly) "It doesn't matter what the President thinks, Congressmen, Senators, Lawmakers, etc., we're here or we go to jail." MAN, I want in on some of THAT above-lawity. He went on to say that it's basically just what their General says. So no fruity Senator can boss them around. I suppose that goes without saying.

I think the idea is, they're there fighting or they go to jail, so it's another level of "I'm not responsible for blowing your head off." It was weird. They were like, newish, and a guy was telling them "Shoot the smaller ones in the limbs twice and they're down, shoot the bigger ones in the torso twice and they're down." Like what, do they work off of an HP system? Dude.


...I bet it's somewhat frightening over there.


Song of the Day is "In Christ Alone" by the Newsboys. Time for me to purchase new CDs right?

Wii (It's pronounced "whee," get it?)

No, I'm not some French wannabe. J'accuse all the same though, and a merry Christmas to you too, good sir!


Wii is the new, next-gen system from Nintendo. I've been looking forward to it for...as long as I knew about it. Which isn't too long- why do I always choose to stay out of the loop? Is it that I don't enjoy torturing myself?

It is actually called Wii because the two i's represent two people sitting side by side, "we." It is also easy for every language to say- "simply" Wii. It's also catchy. Like IPod (lol, I wonder how many iPod fans would be rolling around in their graves right now at a capitalized 'i'?).


Definitely one of the biggest things it has going for it, is it's gonna let you download older games, from N64 down. They'll cost $3 - $9, they say. Games will generally be less depending on system- example, NES being less expensive than SNES, except for ultra-hits. They'll make a bloody, insanitary slaughter of sales if they do that.

It'll be coming out November 19th. I will be playing this instead of breathing on thanksgiving (Update: I failed!). It has a neatly neat neatillized lineup of awesome super-cool super power super games coming out, too. Including the ultimate party game: PONG 2D!

Well, that isn't true.


It won't include Pong 2D. :(


Metroid Prime 3: Corruption will be out late, it's actually TBA'd right now, for 2007. Hopefully January or February.

Update: Metroid Prime: Corruption is announced for August 20th. Only a few months late. I mean, like, not that late. You know? Not at all. Not like uhh, well, insert fanboyish, hateful statement against either Sony, Microsoft or both here.

That's just as good, though, because I don't look forward to my favorite silent protagonist talking...and it is rumored Samus will talk. Edit: I have not read -anything- about Metroid Prime 3. I want everything to be a surprise, of course.

Maybe they won't dare- I really hope they don't dare. I'm a fanboy living life on the edge. They don't need to push me.


Wii also has a crazy new controller that promises simplicity. The controller is going to allow pointing (like unto Light Guns of previous eras) and motion sensing capabilities- such as turning it sideways to turn which way your character holds a gun (oh, anti-gun activists would be rolling around in their graves!). It looks like a remote- "Wiimote" is what the fans call it. It does not have an analog stick.

However, it has a port which allows for attachments, chiefly the Nunchuk attachment. The Nunchuk has an analog stick, Z-button, and a C-button (any Nintendo fan will know what these do! That's right! Hours of fun!). Also, the port works with the classic controller, which resembles an SNES paddle with two added analog sticks (amongst other gadgets, like z buttons). I don't know what the analog sticks are for. What...I mean...two of them? What on earth could you ever do with TWO analog sticks? It just... makes no sense...

Is...is it so that you can...y'know...eat one, and still use the other?...



Anyway...it'll only be available in white. I hope to have it pre-ordered (Update: Pre-orders were sold out before they even began development (as far back as 1961! Woah!) and rumors abound that stores do not honor them.). Especially if they come out with a cheaper price for the old games (Edit: they really need to provide demos. It's like an old folks home in that virtual console!). They're only sending around 2 million units to the US for launch day. They need to send more like 150 million. All wrapped in a pink ribbon. Oh, baby.

November 19th, and beyond! FREEDOM!