We are a commune of inquiring, skeptical, politically centrist, capitalist, anglophile, traditionalist New England Yankee humans, humanoids, and animals with many interests beyond and above politics. Each of us has had a high-school education (or GED), but all had ADD so didn't pay attention very well, especially the dogs. Each one of us does "try my best to be just like I am," and none of us enjoys working for others, including for Maggie, from whom we receive neither a nickel nor a dime. Freedom from nags, cranks, government, do-gooders, control-freaks and idiots is all that we ask for.
Spent Saturday in NYC. NYC at Christmastime is wonderfully festive. Crowded? Yes, with tourists and revelers especially in Midtown. All bundled up, including tons of little ones in strollers. Cute.
We saw the Christmas market in Union Square, went to the theater, and had a late lunch/early supper at Boucherie. As good as France I must admit. The dessert cheese board was like France.
I know they are a (very small) chain but you would not know it. Service perfect and attentive.
3:1 In the fifteenth
year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, when Pontius Pilate was governor
of Judea, and Herod was ruler of Galilee, and his brother Philip ruler
of the region of Ituraea and Trachonitis, and Lysanias ruler of Abilene,
3 during the high priesthood of Annas and Caiaphas, the word of God came to John son of Zechariah in the wilderness.
3:3 He went into all the region around the Jordan, proclaiming a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins,
3:4 as
it is written in the book of the words of the prophet Isaiah, "The
voice of one crying out in the wilderness: 'Prepare the way of the Lord;
make his paths straight.
3:5 Every valley shall be filled, and
every mountain and hill shall be made low, and the crooked shall be made
straight, and the rough ways made smooth,
3:6 and all flesh shall see the salvation of God.'"
Democrats and the Torah - If the Democrats do consult the Torah, they
will realize – right at the beginning – something that may surprise
them: They should be feeling great right now.
No matter how sealed your house may be, mice find ways to get indoors as the weather cools. The little guys who have invaded the Maggie's HQ are Deer Mice. Cute little buggers with big eyes who poop everywhere. A nice warm house, crumbs on the kitchen floor when the mice in the woods have a challenging time.
I use live traps. Have caught 5 thus far. Peanut butter. Will the high IQ guys find their ways back in? One socialist mouse refused to leave the trap and to face life on its own.
Turkey Hash is pretty good, and so is turkey soup (for which I am boiling a stock from one of the carcasses right now with water, onions, garlic, celery, parsley, herbs, etc - we fight over the carcasses and bones like jackals), but the main reason people in my family cook so many turkeys at Thanksgivings is for the sandwiches for a few days after.
Here's how I make them:
White bread Smear of mayo on one slice of bread Smear of cold congealed turkey gravy on the other slice Slice or two of left-over turkey, white or dark meat (I like the dark) Generous spoonful of my cranberry sauce Generous spoonful of turkey stuffing Salt and pepper
Squoosh the sides of bread together, and cut in half with a sharp knife. Then eat with a glass of beer. Delicious.
Then take a little nap.
How I make turkey stock:
Throw into a large stock pot a whole or chopped turkey carcass, leg bones, wings, etc. Not a bad idea to break the bones with a cleaver and/or to roast the carcass first so some of the bones brown. Cover with water. Take a bunch of celery, carrots, onions and garlic. Chop very roughly with skins on - do not peel - and sautee in butter or cooking oil until browned. (The skins add color and flavor) Then toss them into the pot. Add some cut-up raw potatoes, skins on. Throw in some salt, whole peppercorns. Then parsley, thyme, a little sage and marjoram. A little sugar. A bottle of white wine in there is optional. Simmer for 5-8 hours, adding water as needed. Then strain. That's a tasty turkey stock. It's man-cooking.
Perhaps there are real problems that real voters care about, and winning
elections requires persuading rather than tricking voters.
The defeat of the Biden-Harris administration revealed that paying off
every constituency under the sun, often with literal cash, cannot bribe
the electorate into ignoring the inflation and total governmental
collapse that comes with it.
This baboon is helping 
Conservatives Can
No matter how sealed your house may be, mice find ways to get indoors as the weather cools. The little guys who have invaded the Maggie's HQ are
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