Saturday, July 01, 2006
Hooray for tar!
Bad for lungs, but great as a preservative! It's that time of year again when many archeologists, still clinging to the vague notion that the world might indeed be more than 5956 years old, lay down on their bellies and fish stuff out of a gooey pit of oily muck beneath Los Angeles. Hooray for the LaBrea Tar Pits! Hooray for the Los Angeles County Museum of Art! It was during the initial construction of the Museum of Art that some of the workers discovered the tar pits in 1915. Since then, the bones of almost 700 different species have been pulled out of the tar, including about 60 mammals.
Click here for a very rare photograph of some mastodons at play...
BORN ON THIS DATE: Georg Christoph Lichtenberg , 1742, who long after his death was responsible for the entertainment his discovery brought to stoners the world over
DIED ON THIS DATE: Marlon Brando, 2004, very, very very big actor.
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Thursday, June 29, 2006
Hooray for democracy!
When one branch of government does something dumb, the US system allows for the other two branches to say "Errrr....oh no you don't!"
Even if you don't agree on the specific details, is that not a wonderful mechanism? Hooray!
Hooray for the Dow! Up to $11,190.80. About where it was in 2000! Hooray!
Hooray for Stem Cell Research! Stymied by Mr.Ronald Reagan (who might not have succumbed to Alzheimers had he not been such a plonker, just ask his wife!), a bill to expand federal funding for embryonic stem cell research gained new life today!
And Hooray for Allah's guidance in removing a light-bulb from this man's bottom!,
And Hooray for the taste of the American public! 14 million people apparently purchased CDs by Hootie & the Blowfish, which means at least 280 million people didn't! Hooray!
And Happy Birthday Interstate System!
When one branch of government does something dumb, the US system allows for the other two branches to say "Errrr....oh no you don't!"
Even if you don't agree on the specific details, is that not a wonderful mechanism? Hooray!
Hooray for the Dow! Up to $11,190.80. About where it was in 2000! Hooray!
Hooray for Stem Cell Research! Stymied by Mr.Ronald Reagan (who might not have succumbed to Alzheimers had he not been such a plonker, just ask his wife!), a bill to expand federal funding for embryonic stem cell research gained new life today!
And Hooray for Allah's guidance in removing a light-bulb from this man's bottom!,
And Hooray for the taste of the American public! 14 million people apparently purchased CDs by Hootie & the Blowfish, which means at least 280 million people didn't! Hooray!
And Happy Birthday Interstate System!
Tuesday, June 27, 2006
Hooray for the New York Sanitation Department! Hooray for rehab!
The Boy George might still dabble in a little nose-candy, but clearly he's off the smack! He's not fat, he's big-boned! The lad has been sentenced to five days of court-ordered community service as an employee of the Department of Sanitation in New York for various and sundry offenses related to a false burglary report he filed, bringing policemen to his pad only to discover a quantity of cocaine.
The structure of this molecule somewhat resembles Theobromine , the active compound in chocolate, don'tcha think?
BORN ON THIS DATE: In 1927, the late, great Mr.Robert Keeshan who served honorably in the US Marine Corps before going on to become Clarabell the Cow and Captain Kangaroo. Two photographs of the Captain are buried somewhere near the summit of Mount Everest!
DIED ON THIS DATE:Joseph Smith, in 1844, beaten to death (along with his brother)in Carthage, Illinois, by an angry mob who apparently felt that his work as Founder of the Moron Church was not enough to justify him ripping them off. "Yea shall reap that which thee soweth"
Monday, June 26, 2006
Hooray for British Civility!
Gods bless our boys' love of sport! Perhaps it's time hand-guns were mandatory in Britain, some of these morons would be prevented from breeding by judicious application of bullets which would prevent them from breathing!
Soccer, and indeed British daily life in general, is simply not violent or realistic enough to teach the youth of that once-great nation the reality of "reality". No-one (or almost no-one) anywhere else in the world goes out, drinks lots of beer, and then looks for a fight quite like British youth do! Like Mr.David Hockney , I have to believe this is because Mother England so coddles her citizens they lack a realistic impression of how ordinary they are, and what might happen if they make the wrong people angry. I guess that's what happens when your leader is an old lady in a silly hat!
Sunday, June 25, 2006
Hooray for longevity!
Hooray for longevity! Hooray for life! And thank goodness we don't have to live forever. Recently passed and much-mourned is Harriet the giant tortoise. Unconfirmed rumors suggest Harriet may have been an acquaintance of Mr.Charles Darwin , a gentleman who can be credited with doing almost as much to destroy the Republican Party as George W Bush. Hooray!
Here's a recipe for tortoise:
Cut 1lb of tortoise meat* into 2-inch cubes and simmer in lightly salted water until very tender. Place one large onion (thinly sliced) in the bottom of a tajine or casserole smeared with bear fat, and place the tortoise meat on top. Add 2 cloves chopped garlic, large bunch of parsley and some chopped bell peppers. Cover with diced, seeded tomatoes, and bake at 350C until the peppers are soft. Add a half-cup of dry sherry, stir, and serve over rice.
*You can use chicken if you can't find any good fresh tortoise meat at your local market.
BORN ON THIS DATE: Georges Courteline, 1858, who said "If it was necessary to tolerate in other people everything that one permits oneself, life would be unbearable"
DIED ON THIS DATE: Johnny Mercer, 1976
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Hooray for longevity! Hooray for life! And thank goodness we don't have to live forever. Recently passed and much-mourned is Harriet the giant tortoise. Unconfirmed rumors suggest Harriet may have been an acquaintance of Mr.Charles Darwin , a gentleman who can be credited with doing almost as much to destroy the Republican Party as George W Bush. Hooray!
Here's a recipe for tortoise:
Cut 1lb of tortoise meat* into 2-inch cubes and simmer in lightly salted water until very tender. Place one large onion (thinly sliced) in the bottom of a tajine or casserole smeared with bear fat, and place the tortoise meat on top. Add 2 cloves chopped garlic, large bunch of parsley and some chopped bell peppers. Cover with diced, seeded tomatoes, and bake at 350C until the peppers are soft. Add a half-cup of dry sherry, stir, and serve over rice.
*You can use chicken if you can't find any good fresh tortoise meat at your local market.
BORN ON THIS DATE: Georges Courteline, 1858, who said "If it was necessary to tolerate in other people everything that one permits oneself, life would be unbearable"
DIED ON THIS DATE: Johnny Mercer, 1976
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