Tin Foil Soldier

O.A.R. played at the Gordon Fieldhouse last night @ RIT and a bunch of us met @ MacGreggors before going to the show.  Same basic show as when I saw them last, but this time it was inside instead of in the parking lot at the Redwings baseball stadium.
O.A.R. does a great live show and [...]

At the moment, wingnut Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa) is railing against “protected sexual orientations” such as pedophilia. Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-Texas) is literally waving his Bible and quoting scripture. It’s a zoo. Watch live here.
via Joe. My. God.: U.S. House Debating Vote On Hate Crimes.
It is crazy watching because the Texans / Republicans aren’t paying [...]

Barry, the four-time married ex-con, tax-evading crack addict, declared himself a “moral leader.”
via Marion Barry Declares Himself ‘Moral Leader’ at Anti-Gay D.C. Protest – Towleroad, More than gay news. More gay men.
The story doesn’t even matter that much, it is just hilarious that the crackheaded,hooker-visiting, tax-evading ex-con has declare himself a moral leader in D.C.

People freak out over “pandemics,” even though we’ve got one of the worst pandemics in history, AIDS, raging through the carcass of the body-politic right now. Every once in a while you see a street demo or a charity show about AIDS. Carla Bruni is pretty big on fighting AIDS. Otherwise we just drop dead [...]

One of the most dominant myths used by forces opposed to marriage equality is that allowing same-sex couples to marry would somehow negatively affect religious institutions or apply restrictions to their freedom to worship as they choose.
Although this myth is patently false, that has not stopped some opponents from using the claim to lead people [...]

Chicken stock, for instance, is made with bone-in chicken and vegetables, traditionally a mixture of diced onion, celery and carrot called a mirepoix.
Broth is the liquid left when you cook meat — with or without bones — and vegetables. See the difference? Neither do I.
via Food & wine | What is the difference between chicken [...]

MONTGOMERY — The Alabama House has approved a resolution that praises Miss USA contestant Carrie Prejean for speaking out against gay marriage.
The House approved the resolution Thursday by Republican Rep. Jay Love of Montgomery on a voice vote.
Prejean was competing as Miss California and finished second after answering a question from judge Perez Hilton concerning [...]

and 3 no, absolutely not, I do not recommend you go out and adopt a miniature Australian Shepherd. In order to get the breed that small they’ve had to remove the brain.
via 32 weeks | dooce®.
Best joke about little dogs, ever.  I haven’t read Dooce in a while, her posts are sometimes long and I [...]

Pope Benedict addressed representatives of the Pontifical Biblical Commission following their plenary assembly and said that a correct understanding of Scripture does not come from “the individualistic illusion that biblical texts can be better understood outside the community of believers” but rather rises from the Tradition of the Church.
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Before Nazipants, the Church’s opinion on birth [...]

YouTube – Facebook Manners And You.

via someone/somewhere on FB

I made a pig bean and corn soup on Wednesday and it was delicious. I brought it to work for lunch yesterday, as you can see from the lovely picture above.
Two Ways Pig Soup

~1 lb ham cut into pieces
~1/2 lb leftover grilled pork loin cut into pieces
1 lb dry Navy beans
1/3 lb dry split [...]

YouTube – “This Place”, One Iowa’s TV Ad to Protect the Freedom to Marry in Iowa.

A great ad for marriage equality in Iowa.  It does what alot of the prop 8 ads didn’t, and declares that it won’t change religious marriage.  The intelligent people always knew that letting same sex couples get civil marriages would [...]

YouTube – Response to NOM’s Gathering Storm.

They are taking away my asian-ninity!
Listen to the poor stories of all the obvious and evil things that the scary gays are going to do to straight people.  I am so afraid, and also, laughing really hard.
via Towleroad’s post on Frank Rich’s destroying of the NOM ad in a [...]

The CPSC has issued a hazard warning for Bally Total Fitness, Everlast, Valeo, and Body Fit fitness balls, due to instances of overinflation “causing the user to fall to the floor”.
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Our favorite part of the inflation warning is this: “Due to the ROUND BALL SHAPE… your ball could roll out from under the user.” No! [...]

“The snack that smiles back” has given parents, kids, and health nuts alike reason to smile with the new whole-grain Goldfish Grahams ($2.19). The usually cheesy fish, now made without artificial preservatives, are being offered in honey, chocolate, and cinnamon flavors.
via Goldfish go graham – The Boston Globe.
mmm Cinnamon blasted Graham fish!
As long as they [...]