By Mary on Dec 30, 2008 in lists, notes from the trenches | 0 Comments
Piece, when used in reference to something someone wrote and published: “Did you see that New Yorker piece about the soaring cost of pastrami?” No. No you did not. You saw the New Yorker story about the soaring cost of pastrami. Or the New Yorker article about the soaring cost of pastrami. Or the New [...]
By Mary on Dec 29, 2008 in Indy recap | 0 Comments
Crazy (?) Russian Professor Predicts the United States Will Disintegrate in 2010
Chip Saltsman’s “Barack the Magic Negro” CD Not What Republicans Wanted for Christmas
Let’s All Ignore the Fact that Third Quarter GDP Was Down
Some Women Find Barack Obama’s Cabinet Picks Too Ballsy
Joe Biden Hasn’t Resigned from the Senate, but He Did Sign a Secret Promise [...]
By Mary on Dec 27, 2008 in the meaning of christmas | 0 Comments
Public radio kept me company on the drive home for Christmas, because a) I’m an East Coast media elite and b) for some reason I can’t find a Fox News signal up here any more (I blame the East Coast media elites).
The best thing I heard on NPR all afternoon was a story about penguins [...]
By Mary on Dec 22, 2008 in hail hail, lists | 1 Comment
Top 10 albums
10. The Mountain Goats – Heretic Pride
9. The Mountain Goats – Heretic Pride
8. The Mountain Goats – Heretic Pride
7. The Mountain Goats – Heretic Pride
6. Phantom Buffalo – Take to the Trees
5. The Mountain Goats – Heretic Pride
4. The Mountain Goats – Heretic Pride
3. The fun part of the Beyonce record
2. The Mountain [...]
By Mary on Dec 21, 2008 in misc. | 0 Comments
By Mary on Dec 20, 2008 in Indy recap | 0 Comments
At (In)decision this week:
Describe George W. Bush in One Word (Other than ‘Incompetent’)
Auto Industry Drives Away with $17.4 Billion Bailout
Mary Schapiro, Inept Lady, to Run SEC Ineptly
Rick Warren Will Give the Invocation at Barack Obama’s Inauguration, Also, Santa Claus Isn’t Real
Join Our Traditional Celebration of New Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack!
Fed Cuts Interest Rates to Near [...]
By Mary on Dec 19, 2008 in cooking | 0 Comments
You will need:
A large pot
Some measuring cups
Water or chicken stock, water is probably the traditional way to go but if you’re really suffering, use chicken stock
Some rice
Something to stir with
A considerate helper
Instructions:
Pour about 8 cups of water/stock into the pot. Realize you don’t have any regular white rice in the pantry. Measure out about a [...]
By Mary on Dec 17, 2008 in misc. | 0 Comments