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Our first film in the series is the 1986 high school dramedy, Lucas, written and directed by David Seltzer. Lucas tells the story of an intelligent outcast (played by Corey Haim) who becomes friends with a pretty, slightly older girl, Maggie (Kerri Green, best known from The Goonies), whom has just moved to town. They spend most of the summer together becoming friends. When school starts up again, Lucas is picked on but he has a protector in Cappie (Charlie Sheen), the quarterback of the school football team and seems to be happier because of his new summer friend. Things start to change when Cappie breaks up with his girlfriend and starts to notice Maggie. Lucas is crushed by this and decides in order to impress Maggie, he is going to join the football team.
For those who perhaps haven't seen it, I won't spoil the ending, and while all this might sound very "movie of the week", what sets Lucas apart is its refreshingly realistic depiction of what it is like to be a teenager. The dialog feels authentic, and the characters actually talk like teens do. Performances in the film are especially strong from all leads and side characters (especially the late Haim and from Kerri Green). Their friendship seems genuine, and drives the movie all the way through until the climatic hospital scene. This film also has a distinction of introducing us to a then 13-year-old, Winona Ryder. Jeremy Piven and Courtney-Thorne Smith also have small roles.
Perhaps because of being realistic and not including sex or drugs, which many of the teen films of the time did, Lucas did not set the box office on fire. But thanks to video and cable TV (that's how I first saw it), the film did obtain a cult following, though it sometimes seems to be overlooked in comparison to other teen films of the time (such as the John Hughes films). But I think as time has passed it has only been kind to the film, it still feels as authentic and real as when I saw it for the first time. So if you're ever feeling nostalgic for your time in high school, thinking about a first crush, or just love the 80s, I highly suggest giving Lucas a watch.
I were very fortunate to have writer/director David Seltzer speak with me over the phone recently to talk about the making of Lucas. (Please note my voice recorder took a nap before we began so some of this is slightly paraphrased)
MH: Before Lucas you were best known for writing the screenplay for The Omen and other genre features, what gave you the idea for Lucas?
David Seltzer: Well, I never really like to do the same thing twice. While there were Omen sequels, I was not involved in the making of those. But what inspired Lucas was my love of kids. I have several of my own, and I just loved they way they talk and think. I wanted to make an authentic film featuring teens in the story, and this one was different from the time because it featured no sex, drugs, and rock and roll.
MH: The character of Lucas is written with such heart behind him, did you know anyone like Lucas in real life?
DS: I was Lucas (laughs) – it was a very autobiographical story. I was definitely the outcast looking for bugs in the fields. I also went out for the football team, but instead of making the team like in the film I was laughed out of the tryouts. But I became the manager of the team, essentially the water boy. A lot of things that happened in the film happened in real life, and the most interesting thing was I went back and filmed it at the school I attended.
MH: Speaking of production, can you tell us a little bit about how the shoot went, budget, ect.
DS: Well, I think we did it for a couple hundred thousand dollars, to save on costs and labor we shot it in the Chicago area. It was about a 40 day shoot, we got a little over schedule initially, about a week behind, but other than that it was a very modest low key production, hard working cast and crew. A lot of the perks you get on most productions were not here, such as I had Corey Haim living with me at my house most of the time while filming.
MH: I thought the performances in this film were great even though most of the cast was young, what was it like to work with them?
DS: The kids were amazing and all had great talents. They were an intelligent bunch and were people who would listen. I liked to work with the actors knowing they would walk away from it doing the best work they could do. Kerri Green in particular had great talent but she bowed to her parents demands at the time and went to college, so she kind of fell out of that spotlight. But she is very much a soccer mom now living in upstate New York and we talk from time to time. Charlie Sheen, who was probably only in one television movie before this, was amazing and definitely had that Charlie Sheen thing going for him that got him noticed throughout the production. I remember Corey Haim and Winona Ryder having great chemistry together, and after production Haim bought her a giant ring and proposed marriage even though they were 14 and 13 at the time.
MH: Care to comment on the short life of Corey Haim?
DS: It was a terrible, terrible shame; he unfortunately had all the earmarks of someone who would wander off the path. He was extremely insecure and being a movie star was bad for him and unfortunately he got hooked on drugs at a very young age. Over the years I had many conversations with him and I felt sorry for him. But he was a great person and talent, its just a shame he's not around today.
MH: When the movie was released it did not set the box office on fire but it had its supporters such as Roger Ebert and became a cult hit on video and cable. Why do you think the movie took a bit to connect with audiences?
DS: I recall that Rupert Murdoch had just taken over Fox at the time. I remember screening the film for the executives and him saying "Let's not make another movie like this". So the problem was, there was not much publicity or advertising from Fox, and they buried it. So it didn't get a huge audience and by time all these great reviews for the film came out, it was already pulled from a lot of the theatres. But I am glad the movie did find an audience on video and tv, and another interesting thing was whenever I would be up for another job or spoke with an executive around town, they would have such wonderful things to say about the film, seems like a lot of the executives were once like Lucas themselves.
MH: How does it feel knowing your film is available now to audiences of all ages at the click of a button?
DS: It feels good, the worse thing imaginable is having your film not seen, so what's great about sites like Netflix is it almost becomes a living archive of your work and it is very gratifying!
MH: Any future projects coming up?
DS: Well for a while I had limited opportunities, but we just wrapped production on an HBO film I wrote called, Cinema Verite, which should be on the air before the year is out. Working on that film has given me a lift. I have other things in the works such as another screenplay, a Bollywood film, and a pilot or two!
Our next film in the series will be Sandor Stern' s overlooked Psych-Thriller Pin.


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Slow Cooked Korean-Style Short Rib Soup
- Ribs:
- 12 English-cut short ribs (about 6 pounds)
- 4 cups low-sodium chicken broth
- 1/3 cup soy sauce
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 3 tablespoons finely grated peeled fresh ginger
- 2 tablespoons Korean red chili paste or sambal oelek, plus more for serving
- 2 tablespoons dark (toasted) sesame oil
- 4 cloves garlic, finely chopped
- 1 bunch scallions (white and green parts, separated), thinly sliced
- Noodles and Garnishes:
- 10 to 12 ounces medium-thick rice noodles (also called rice sticks or jantaboon)
- 1 carrot, finely grated
- 1 small Kirby cucumber, thinly sliced
- 1/2 cup cilantro leaves, torn
- 2 limes, cut into wedges
Remove any silver skin from the surface of the short ribs, and then make 2 cuts across the grain, through the meat down to the bone. (See how-to photo.) Put the ribs in the slow cooker.
Whisk together the broth, soy, sugar, ginger, chili paste, sesame oil, garlic, and scallion whites. Pour over the ribs. Cover and cook on HIGH for 6 hours.
About 30 minutes before serving, put the rice noodles in a bowl with hot water to cover. Soak until tender and pliable, about 30 minutes.
Skim any fat that may collect on top of the beef broth and discard.
Divide the noodles among 6 large shallow bowls and ladle the broth over top. (Cut the meat from the ribs if desired.) Divide the meat evenly among the bowls. Garnish as desired with the carrots, cucumber, cilantro, lime and the remaining green parts of the scallion and more chili paste, if desired.
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Remember you are soil, and to soil you shall return.
~Gen. 3:19
The language of "spiritual journey" is commonplace in describing the season of Lent — the 40-day pilgrimage Christians undertake as they trek with Jesus from the wilderness to the garden to the garbage heap of Golgotha and beyond. "Spiritual" in this context, as in almost every other, is so vague as to be not merely unhelpful but an actual obstacle to understanding what it is that Lent has called Christians to through the centuries.


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SunTrust: 'Plan B' Financial Loser
NEW YORK ( TheStreet) -- SunTrust (STI) was the loser among the largest U.S. banks on Friday, with shares sliding 2.5% to close at $28.25.
The broad indexes all saw 1% declines, after Speaker of the House John Boehner late on Thursday gave up on his "Plan B" bill to raise taxes on couples and businesses earning $1,000,000 per year while extending tax cuts for all other U.S. taxpayers, saying that the House of Representatives "did not take up the tax measure today because it did not have sufficient support from our members to pass."
Boehner said it was "now it is up to the president to work with Senator Reid on legislation to avert the fiscal cliff," as the house had "already passed legislation to stop all of the January 1 tax rate increases and replace the sequester
President Obama last week signaled his willingness to limit tax rate increases to couples and businesses earning $400,000 or more, moving up from his previous insistence on raising rates for couples and businesses earning $250,000 or more. With the Republican majority rank and file in the House making clear their unwillingness even to raise tax rates on the highest earners, it would seem highly unlikely for Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D., Nev.) to come up with a compromise that could be accepted by the House and the president.
Reid said late on Thursday that "Speaker Boehner's partisan approach wasted an entire week and pushed middle-class families closer to the edge. The only way to avoid the cliff altogether is for Speaker Boehner to return to negotiations, and work with President Obama and the Senate to forge a bipartisan deal."
Boehner on Friday said at a press conference that "Republicans don't want taxes to go up. But we only run the House, the Democrats continue to run Washington."
The Speaker added that President Obama's proposed spending cuts "simply won't do anything to solve our spending problem. He wants more spending and more tax hikes that will hurt our economy. And he simply won't deal honestly with entitlement reform and the big issues that are facing our country."
Boehner did say that he would "continue to work with our colleagues in the House and the Senate on a plan that protects families and small businesses from the fiscal cliff."
The KBW Bank Index (I:BKX) was down over 1% to close at 51.28, with all 24 index components seeing declines, except for US Bancorp (USB) , which was up four cents to close at $32.48.
Among the "big four" U.S. bank holding companies, Bank of America (BAC) fared the worst, with shares down 2% to close at $11.29. The shares have returned 104% year-to-date, following last year's painful 58% decline.


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Toshiba Corp. has announced that it had started construction of a new fabrication facility, Fab 5, at Yokkaichi Operations, its memory production facility in Mie Prefecture, with construction work scheduled for completion in Spring 2011. Toshiba and SanDisk Corp. also said that they had signed primary agreements for a new joint venture to operate in the Fab 5 facility.
The fab building will be constructed in two phases, with the pace of investment reflecting market trends. On completion of its second phase, Fab 5 will be comparable to Fab 4, with a ground area of some 38 000 m2 and floor are of around 187 000m2 located over five floors. The partners have flexibility as to the extent and timing of their respective fab capacity ramps, and the output allocation will be in accordance with the proportionate level of equipment funding. The initial manufacturing process will be the leading-edge 20nm generation, with subsequent generations to follow.
Fab 5 will have a quake-absorbing structure and is designed to impose minimal environmental impacts. Extensive use of LED lighting throughout the facility, leading edge energy-saving manufacturing equipment, and use of inverter-controlled pumps for semiconductor production equipment are expected to cut CO2 emissions to a level 12% lower than for Fab 4.
Construction of the new fab reflects expectations for increasing demand for NAND flash memory for existing and emerging applications, such as smartphones and solid-state drives. Adding new production capacity will ensure that Toshiba and SanDisk are able to respond quickly and decisively to market expansion and further strengthen their competitiveness.
Yokkaichi Operations currently has four NAND flash memory fabs. Toshiba and SanDisk are currently ramping into the unused clean room space in Fab 4, and expect to reach full capacity of Fab 4 by the start of production in Fab 5.
Toshiba and SanDisk will each, through joint ventures, including Fab 5, make timely investments in NAND Flash memory, and will continue to jointly develop new technologies in order to enhance their competitiveness in the memory business.


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Skip to comments.Giant Manure Pile Dumped Outside Democrat Headquarters in Ohio
Posted on 10/10/2012 9:04:45 PM PDT by Kevin in California
Although I think it's pretty funny, this would strike me as something the left would do.
That is an insult to manure piles everywhere.
...To be reported breathlessly for the next 3 weeks by the media as a hate crime.
New talking points?
As much as I can't stand libs, this is a juvenile act, and paints us as whack-jobs.
did they cite obama's presidential bus for the accidental discharge?
Get over it Dems. Afterall, it's just a "dump in the road."
Self inflicted wound. Lefties are fascinated with feces.
FIFY! More likely, however, is that it was self inflicted.
Are they sure it didn't just spontaneously appear due to their bloviating?
"As much as I cant stand libs, this is a juvenile act, and paints us as whack-jobs."
Makes you wonder if they didn't do it THEMSELVES.
I'm not saying they did. Just won't rule it out unless some more facts come out that prove they did not. This is right out of their playbook.
I saw a Star Trek episode like this. These aliens were able to reduce human beings, by sucking all the water from their bodies, and into their composite elements in a cubic form.
I'm thinking that pile is composed of Democrats in their composite forms and, since everything Obama touches turns to shiat, that he was in town.
They did it to themselves. That is to say, some RATS did it to these particular RATS. They pull a stunt or 2 or 3 every election and try to put it on Republicans.
Such as all the fake racial attacks by all the black people spray-painting racial slurs and displaying "nooses" to show how afflicted they are by the local white population.
We were just being obliging.. Obama told his followers to get into his opponents' feces.. wot? Faces? D'oh!
They need to spread it around like DNC walking around money.
Dem's use spray paint and broken windows for self inflicted wounds. Manure sounds like a farm kid playing a prank.
Did Obama visit?
While president, Jimmy Carter once paid a visit to Spokane, Washington (can you say Mayah Bayah (Mayor Behr)). Spokane is just 60 miles down the road from here. A local lady, she and her hubby were farmers near here, took a load of manure to Spokane and dumped it in the street in front of his motorcade.
This was in the days before entire counties were cleared of possible miscreants before a presidents arrival.
After reading some of the stories out there, I'm wondering if they didn't have it delivered.
Farmers. Gotta love'm.
Bozo warned Moochelle about eating at that Warren County Taco Bell!
The delivery man probably thought that MOO-Shell was going to "drop" by.
At least it wasn't pig manure...
Wait JJ, this is a trick right?
Which is the pile of dung and which is the Democrap HQ?
Trust me, nowadays you have to go many miles further to qualify as whack jobs.
Boehnerism gets you exactly nothing.
Are they SURE Debbie Downer wasn't in town ??????
Maybe it's their new platform.
Or maybe it was Ed Schultz.
an easy mistake to make...
How do you know "we" did it?
"Maybe its their new platform."
I think you hit on it. This is part of their "Green", "Recycle" love affair. The brown pile is nothing more than recycled green material. Also it fits into their love affair with anything "organic". The only other forms of animal/fowl manure that would have upset them more would be chicken$#it or swine brownies.
Obama spews the stuff. Surely you've seen this joke:
A guy was traveling through Mexico on vacation when, low and behold, he lost his wallet and all identification. Cutting his trip short, he attempted to make his way home, but was stopped by a Mexican Customs Agent at the Tijuana border.
May I see your identification, por favor, señor? asked the agent.
Im sorry, but I lost my wallet, replied the guy.
Si, amigo, I hear that every day. No ID, no crossing the border, said the agent.
But I can prove that Im an American! he exclaimed. I have a picture of Bill Clinton tattooed on one butt cheek and a picture of Hillary Clinton tattooed on the other.
This I must see, replied the agent.
With that, the American dropped his pants and bent over in front of the agent.
Jesus, Mary, and Joseph, youre right! exclaimed the agent. Have a safe trip back to Chicago, Senor.
Thanks! he said. But why do you think Im from Chicago ?
The agent replied, I recognized Barack Obama in the middle!"
Looks like the Dims are going to be stepping in what they are trying to sell us.
Actually, it's the gift of a pony.
The culprits likely read about the Romney signs, in Virginia, being smeared with the same. We can provide a few zealots from our side, once in awhile.
Actually, a grin is quite overdue, and I enjoyed mine.
It's not Obama's pony!
That would be a heap of skittles!
Pig manure...now wouldn't that be a great repellent?
I didn't know Tawana Brawley had a dump truck license.
The least they could have done was to leave a few shovels by the door. For a shovel-ready job!
More likely - the Green Party.
I remember seeing some guy in the UK (I believe it was Wales) doing something like this at a town-hall type building to protest taxes; he had actually turned the manure spreader so that it coated the front of the building/windows as he drove past it.
Absolutely hysterical (and disgusting); you could see people looking out the windows, then disappearing as the windows were covered.
If the liberals had done it, they would have spray painted swastikas and racist slogans all over the building. Not to mention breaking windows and possibly torching the place.
The harmless good humor in it, is pretty good evidence that it was conservatives that done it. :-)
Right and to try to agitate the Republicans into doing something.
"Its not Obamas pony!
That would be a heap of skittles!"
Close your eyes kids or you are going to see the ObamaMedia publishing pictures of "Occupy Skittles"
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I found a Dec. 2009 PH document at http://www.docstoc.com/docs/32523904/Pizza-Hut-Ingredients-Aug-04 that shows, at page 2, the ingredients that go into a PH/Edge Thin 'N Crispy pizza, to wit: Water and a pre-mix that includes enriched and malted bleached flour, salt, yeast, sugar, soybean oil and sucralose. Pre-mixes are intended to be used at the store level, so it is not clear where the PH T&C pizza using the above ingredients is intended to be made. It could be outside of the U.S.Peter
Looks tasty, I like your topping combo but it is waay too much stuff for me on a T&C. Also probably the cause for your dissatisfaction with the crust...those are very moisture laden toppings. Do you have a baker's % formula that you worked off of on this dough? It's hard for me to comment without seeing that...
You know, I haven't been inside a Pizza Hut in years!
I hear a lot of people say PH pan is pretty good...do you like it? Is the bottom always crispy/fried like or is it hit or miss?
I read here that they switched over to using frozen dough...anybody know when that was?
And for the "traditional hand-tossed," too, which I guess didn't exist in the 70s.
I worked at PH when they only had a thin crust pizza (early 70's). All pizzas were made in a cutter pan. We used Blodget ovens with a slate floor which was later converted to a steel floor to improve recovery. The temperature was set at 600F and with the steel floor you had to get in and out quickly.The last time I had a PH pizza, I was reminded of the Domino's commercial where the customer was complaining about the crust tasting like cardboard, I wished this PH crust was a good as cardboard Curt
Before about '84-85 Pizza Hut fell into the "American Cracker" category along with many including Village Inn, and even Shakey's.
Do you have a recollection of what pre-'84 PH T&C pizza was like before it "fell" into "American Cracker"....please try to expound mykall. Thanks
Pre 1980-4 Pizza Hut WAS definitely cracker! It did *NOT* "fall" into this after this date. Let's get this straight! Somewhere between 80-83 is when the big thick PAN PIZZAS w/ buffalo mozzi put PH on the map. This continued to about the late-eighties until the company lost itself again.
To add a little to the Thin 'N Crispy discussion - when I worked there we started making dough at 08:00. We opened at 11:00, so the thin dough would start being used three hours or less after it was mixed. In a pinch there were times when we ran out and resorted to mixing a batch and using it almost immediately after mixing. I also remember that the mixing time for thin dough was three minutes.
I'm sure we went in earlier than that but I don't recall the exact time
I remember one time I went in really early, around 17:00 the day before. I was scheduled to close one day and open the next day. I ended up saying in between and cleaning the oven. I don't miss those kind of hours.
At the Pizza Huts where I worked, all unused dough was thrown out at the end of each night. I didn't know this at the time, but their dough management scheme was quite inefficient.


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About the Author: John Matel serves as Team Leader of the Al Asad Embedded Provincial Reconstruction Team in Iraq.
You cannot achieve success if you do not stick around long enough to achieve it. Difficult and unexpected circumstances in Iraq provided many excuses to give up. Leading experts and pundits told it straight-out that the United States was defeated. They were wrong, but they could have been right if we had acted on their advice. In other words, a lack of resolve on our part would have made their prophecies self-fulfilling. In the event, the United States stayed for the turn around.
Risk can be controlled but never eliminated and pure uncertainty lurks beyond all the risks we can calculate. Even the most exquisite plans must run the gauntlet of random chance that can devastate a perfect plan or vindicate a dreadful one, which is why we have to analyze the process and not judge strictly by results.
Early in the conflict, many things turned out worse than we reasonably anticipated. Now things have changed. Our enemies turned out to be poorly organized. Often incompetently led and ideologically myopic, they made stupid mistakes that turned local populations against them. Fighting an insurgent enemy can be like playing whack-a-mole. It is a frustrating game, but it is easier if the moles are not very clever. I don't want to take this too far. Many of our opponents are committed, deadly and dangerous and even in small numbers a ruthless adversary can inflict severe suffering, especially if their goal is to attack civilian populations. But these very tactics erode their support.
The big piece of good luck is the flip side of some very bad luck for the rest of the world - soaring oil prices. Iraq recovered its previous ability to produce oil almost at exactly the time world oil prices spiked. During Saddam's time, Iraq earned oil revenues of around $20 billion a year. Experts anticipated revenues at this time of around $35 billion. Last time I heard, they were looking at $80 billion and the number keeps on growing. Oil money lubricates, and more and more often Iraqi funds can pay for the needed infrastructure upgrades and improvements in Iraq.
Joe in Tennesse writes:
1. A well planned strategy does not require luck, but it sure helps. The nomadic nature of the peoples of Iraq is endemic of what was faced throughout Afghanistan in the 80s. The Russians methodology of Force and Persistence without building infrastructure for the people is the only differential. In Iraq, there is a more stable citizenship in urban areas; but, to bring a Nationalistic ideology to the external areas and divisions should be the primary psychological directive or the civil unrest will neutralize any and all of the stability developed. We cannot control this element of the people, but we do need to bring a Nationalistic ideology to them somehow, just being present is not enough.
2. Given your figures, they should be able to reimburse the US for its impute and at the least return the absconded billions taken instead of black marketing oil to Dubai. Where is all the excess money going?
3. Since the US did give them their freedom, why did Russia, get 40% of all offshore drilling rights? Could they not at least fill our National Reserves at a nominal cost, if any, and have the National Reserves put into the US system to lower prices here in the US until our own investors stop running up the prices? The fair market value of crude is 95 dollars; speculation has brought it to what? It is not the actual free market demand and pumping more oil has only given the fraud more profits. Why do we only present half truths?
4. Mistakes? It appears the only one was to not go into IRAN long ago.
5. Tell me why any US citizen should lose his life, home and liberties over these people? If they wanted to be here, they would be beyond eco terrorism: NOTE: I may not believe this to be true, but, what is the proposed expectation of staying there?? and Trust me, I understand, but does America and the rest of the world?
Joe in Pennsylvania writes:
John -- so you think we weren't defeated in Iraq. But do you think what we've now accomplished in Iraq is a victory? If not, what comes next?
DipNote Blogger John Matel writes:
Pennsylvania Joe
I prefer to think of it as success achieved by our Iraqi friends and us against chaos and disorder. Please recall that I don't speak for all of Iraq or in any official capacity here. IMO our success will help us prevent the great catastrophe that would have followed failure. In addition, planting the seeds of a reasonably democratic and prosperous country in this region where that sort of thing is not very common may change the whole Middle Eastern paradigm.
Smarter people than I can debate the causes and motivations for the war in the first place. I am not going to contribute to that historical analysis here. I am only looking at where we go from here. I am proud the effort in which I had a very small part is giving us options for the future.
Tennessee Joe
We are getting the Iraqis to pay for a lot more. My initial instruction to my team was to always make sure the Iraqi side contributed to every project. We were never in the rebuilding business by ourselves. Now Iraqi money is beginning to flow. A good example was a recent visit to Rutbah. We were working with local authorities and our CA colleagues were prepared to spend CERP money to rebuild a youth center. Instead the Iraqis are paying for it themselves, with us consulting. Our ePRT will do some minor, low cost projects. In this we are acting more as a catalyst than a contributor. That is good.
Zharkov in U.S.A. writes:
There was no "plan" for Iraq.
What comes next is Iran.
John in Greece writes:
@ Zharkov in U.S.A. -- Maybe Zharkov.
Who knows?
I am sure that nobody of us in this blog would like one more military mission.
That's why we debate.
We talk.
We are civilized.
We love life!
We attempt to make things better.
But, do the others act the same way?
Sometimes you have to say "wherever the need is…"
Maybe Syria or N. Korea too.
If they keep on remaining on their nuclear "nightmares," we have to secure our dreams.
Don't we?
I would friendly suggest you not to be so sure about a probable military action in Iran. Don't spread the panic. Do not "write" scenarios you are not sure about their end.
Some years ago, everybody thought like U.S.A. would "invade" Libya.
Everybody were sure!
Never happened!
Eric in New Mexico writes:
@ DipNote Blogger John Matel -- John, you mentioned that a lack of skilled labor noted by your PRT and the need for vocational training in a previous post of your's, if I got that correct.
Would sending you a few instructional video's help?...DVD format?
DipNote Blogger John Matel writes:
@ Zharkov in U.S.A. -- What I know about is Western Iraq. Here was have been working with good and flexible plans that have been working. It is a remarkable accomplishment.
You should be very proud of your U.S. Marines here. They have shown themselves to be both superb warriors and excellent diplomats. Our ePRT was also part of a diplomatic surge. Together with our Iraqi friends, who showed great courage in standing up to the insurgents, we have made this place a lot more secure and put it on the road to peace & prosperity.
I know my sentiments are a bit out of style in our cynical times, but this is what I see here.
Zharkov in U.S.A. writes:
@ John in Greece -- President Reagan did order aerial bombing on Khadaffi's tent. We did not invade Libya and we did not have to. He got our message and reversed his position, and he turned out to be a gentleman despite the tragic circumstances of that outcome. Khadaffi is today a far better head of state than before.
John in Utopia, our marines are doing an amazing job considering it is not the mission of the armed forces to police foreign nationals in their own country, as Secretary Rice had once written in regard to the Clinton Administration.
Military men are trained to kill the enemy and destroy their defenses. This is what they do best. Civilian police are trained to "protect and serve", not "search and destroy". How can a soldier do "shock and awe" while "protecting and serving"? If we order soldiers to do both at the same time, soldiers are bound to become confused, and some clearly have been confused. The various prosecutions of our marines for mistakes in battle are shameful and wrong, but it is nice that they have stopped breaking windows and kicking down doors and end the Iraqi resentment over that. Whichever general decided to end that practice deserves another star for common sense.
Attempting to fit marines into a diplomatic role is bound to get some of them killed but if the Administration wants to use the grunts as underpaid, untrained foreign service officers, that is fine as long as the marines are o.k. with that, because it is much better than the alternative if it is working.
The question remains, when is "progress" enough? When does it end? When do we allow Iraqis their freedom from military occupation? How will an attack on Iran change the picture on the ground in Iraq? If Iran invades Iraq, what will we do in response? Will we have to invade and occupy Iran?
Ronald in New York writes:
Cease and Desist ...you are so out of luck!
BTW: Stay out of Iran
DipNote Blogger John Matel writes:
@ Zharkov in U.S.A. -- Re: Iran invading Iraq, I don't think so. They tried that a while back w/o great joy. But the situation re: Iran is beyond my personal experience.
I don't think you really understand the Marines and their/our role here. I advise you to read the COIN manual and the other links I included in the original post and expand your conception a little bit.
The USMC was employing the "new paradigm" in Al Anbar before it became part of a new strategy. Marine commanders were well familiar with the theory and practice of counter insurgency, but as importantly the Marines in Al Anbar constituted a learning organization. As experience about what worked and what didn't passed through the organization, Marines adapted and improved their responses. The Marines have a long history with counter insurgency and working with indigenous forces going back at least to Presley O'Bannon on the shores of Tripoli, where they earned the Mameluke sword Marine officers still carry. And they have been a learning organization all that time.
We and the people of Anbar share common goals. We want to leave as soon as we can but we want to leave an Anbar that is peaceful and prosperous.
We have made astonishing progress already, even in the almost ten months I have been here. People who were here in 2006 just cannot believe the change. I don't know when progress is enough. I would say when it seems independently sustainable.
@ Ronald in New York -- I am sure you think you are saying something clever, but I am not sure what that is supposed to be.
John in Greece writes:
You write: "If Iran invades Iraq, what will we do in response? Will we have to invade and occupy Iran?"
Personally, I do not like wars. I think the majority of us do not. However, if I catch a burglar in my house, he will suffer. And don't give me back the usual "argument" that Iran and Iraq is far away from America, because I will remind you the "river flow" theory.
I hope that Iranians will take the message soon enough, as your favorite Khadaffi did in the recent past.
Otherwise, my personal answer is: YES! (military missions ...not invasion as you call it)
That's what exactly I tried to told you Z. Never America invaded Libya, although all the usual, anti-American propaganda used to say that the U.S of A. would do so.
Nevertheless, U.S.A. is not a "Hitler regime" like many "circles" like to say in order to gain power and money.
President Reagan's order, his administration and especially ex-President Bush were sophisticated as well as charismatic patriots. They did a fine job and Khadaffi took the message back then with only a couple of rockets and plenty of diplomacy.
G.W. Bush and his Administration are also intelligent and pure people believing in Freedom, but unfortunately, today's Sheikhs speak a very different language, full of "explosive wor(l)ds".
This is the real Utopia! The Utopia of the Sheikhs.
Zharkov in U.S.A. writes:
@ DipNote Blogger John Matel -- John Matel in Utopia:
We know how difficult it is to place soldiers into civilian policing and we know doing that is asking for another Mei Lai, Haditha, or other massacre no matter what any government manual says.
Soldiers are either in kill mode or hearts-and-minds mode but they get themselves dead if they try to do both at the same time. When they fail to pull the trigger on a bad guy, their enlistment is over.
Do you really want to know why so many of our guys come back with mental problems, John? Maybe it's because they once believed as you do - the citizen-soldier-diplomat stuff.
Zharkov in U.S.A. writes:
@ DipNote Blogger John Matel --John in Utopia, you are right, I do not understand how marines can put their rifles aside only to be blown up by the natives during pro-bono diplomacy.
My conception is that massacres like Mei Lai, Haditha, and others, are caused by trying to serve two doctrines at the same time.
Unless COIN explains why half our marines return home with mental problems, I would attribute it to "mission confusion."
Ronald in New York writes:
More Clever:
Abu Ghraib
Zharkov in U.S.A. writes:
@ DipNote Blogger John Matel -- John of Utopia, while I re-read the latest version of COIN, FM24-3, you need to read.
In relevant summary:
"...creative Guard and Reserve defenders contrived numerous civic-action and humanitarian assignments and sold them as "training." Left unexplained was how such training was supposed to fit with military strategies that contemplated short, violent, come-as-you-are expeditionary wars. Nice-to-have Guard and Reserve support-oriented programs prevailed at the expense of critical active-duty combat capabilities.
Perhaps even more damaging than the diversion of resources was the assault on the very ethos of military service. Rather than bearing in mind the Supreme Court's admonition to focus on warfighting, the military was told to alter its purpose.
Former Secretary of State James Baker typified the trendy new tone in remarks about the military's airlift of food and medicine to the former Soviet republics in early 1992. He said the airlift would "vividly show the peoples of the former Soviet Union that those that once prepared for war with them now have the courage and the conviction to use their militaries to say, `We will wage a new peace.'
In truth militaries ought to "prepare for war" and leave the "peace waging" to those agencies of government whose mission is just that. Nevertheless, such pronouncements -- seconded by military leaders -- became the fashionable philosophy. The result? People in the military no longer considered themselves warriors. Instead, they perceived themselves as policemen, relief workers, educators, builders, health care providers, politicians - everything but warfighters. When these philanthropists met the Iranian 10th Armored Corps near Daharan during the Second Gulf War, they were brutally slaughtered by a military which had not forgotten what militaries were supposed to do or what war is really all about.
Military analyst Harry Summers warned back in '91 that when militaries lose sight of their purpose, catastrophe results. Citing a study of pre-World War II Canadian military policy as it related to the subsequent battlefield disasters, he observed that:
"...instead of using the peacetime interregnum to hone their military skills, senior Canadian military officers sought out civilian missions to justify their existence. When war came they were woefully unprepared. Instead of protecting their soldiers' lives they led them to their deaths. In today's post-Cold War peacetime environment, this trap again looms large... Some today within the U.S. military are also searching for relevance, with draft doctrinal manuals giving touchy-feely prewar and postwar civil operations equal weight with warfighting. This is an insidious mistake."
Eric in New Mexico writes:
Ah Zahrkov, it is again a pleasure to burst your bubble...
See...who are the Guard and reserve? Well they're citizen soldiers...all volunteer, from all walks of life. They are carpenters, farmers, welders, electricians, doctors....they all have professional lives as well as personal lives outside their military service.
I don't suppose you understood what I meant some post long ago when I said "We are a nation of nation builders, on many levels."
Well, maybe you can grasp this basic fact now.
It is only logical that what they brought with them by way of experience to the military be utilized.
John in Greece writes:
John @ Zharkov in U.S.A.
Relax Z and quit reading too much Orwell. Especially if you can't stand reading things in a comparatively way. What now? Shall we change "1984" to 2012? What is next? In 2010 you will suggest to transform 2012 into what? 2023?
We all know this anti-American tactic (too) you are referring to: A probable junta in the White House? etc.
Sure! Nice scenario. Keep on dreaming your chaotic utopia. (I'm sure you have the relevant Hollywood movie at home and watch it bi-weekly? I mean the one with the conspiracy attempt in the White House.) However, have you watched the END?
In a few months, U.S.A., will have a brand new President and Administration that -- no matter if this will be the Democrats or the Republicans -- will secure America, Democracy and the rest of the globe for another term.
Once again!
So, let's discuss your "chaos" after at least 4 years.
Best Regards,
John - of the "animal farm"
Zharkov in U.S.A. writes:
Eric mistakes the national guard's mission, which has always been (before the Bush Administration) to defend the states from invasion and insurrection, not build nations on foreign soil. Each state governor is the commander-in-chief of his state's national guard units until war is declared and the guard is federalized. There is a major constitutional problem with the president federalizing state guard units in the absence of a declaration of war.
Federalized guard units fought in many wars but not to rebuild the damage they did. In the Vietnam War, many guard units were placed on Special Reserve Force (SRF) and sent to Southeast Asia but not to rebuild villages, but rather to burn them down. Combat engineers are very good at blowing bridges, but are not so good at building mud huts for the natives. Once they start with rebuilding, they are not in a good position to do war fighting. A rifle is a killing weapon but makes a lousy shovel.
Zharkov in U.S.A. writes:
John of Utopia's writings are carefully crafted perception warfare operations in public media that do not care that Iraq's democracy is an illusion created by military authority - a psyops operation.
Your version of reality is that a village here or there is peaceful when before it was not, so that is "winning".
Real democracies do not require foreign military occupation to retain power. Sham democracies require military power, not citizen consent, to govern. Real democracies have frequent elections; sham democracies have only one or two.
How long will Iraq's government continue without another election?
Where are the recurring elections with new political candidates?
The existing Iraq government does very little. It exists because "perception management" requires it to exist.
Iraq's government is like a Hollywood film set for perception management; when one looks behind the facade, there is nothing there - no sovereignty and no substance - except oil. It has become obvious that without oil, Iraq would be as important to us as Rwanda, Sudan, or Zimbabwe.
Iraq's politicians now see it in their interests that the force of revolution be crushed before Iraqi insurgents threaten their power and privilege. In this, they have become effective open allies of the US military and reject national liberation for their own personal interests. It requires the creating of a basic illusion to end deep nationalist alienation.
As General Petraeus notes in his COIN manual, "The Spanish resistance drained the resources of the French Empire. It was the beginning of the end for Napoleon." But even Napoleon had no clue at the time. Napoleon perceived himself a winner in every respect.
The basic prediction is that we will fail to bring peace in the same way that other phases have failed simply because armed resistance is a normal 'response' to foreign occupation and all the tinkering and illusion-making in the world does not change that reality.
Here is more reality:
$1.1 Trillion Dollars missing from DoD
$2.3 Trillion Dollars missing from DoD, Rumsfeld cites "cooked books"; "we cannot track $2.3 trillion in transactions"
$59 Billion Dollars missing from HUD
$3.3 Trillion Dollars missing from US Treasury
Numerous Iraqi military and law-enforcement officials brought to the U.S. as part of special intelligence and training programs have run away and are seeking asylum in this country or disappeared altogether, The Washington Times has reported.
Intelligence officials who spoke on the condition of anonymity, say nearly a dozen Iraqis fled military training facilities in the U.S., including a brigadier general who went to Canada with his family earlier this year.
I doubt you could convince even Napoleon that Iraq is a success today but real people have to work for those tax dollars you guys are blowing in Iraq on behalf of Iran's government. Iran should give our marines medals for their wonderful investment. No doubt the North Vietnamese enjoy the new military facilities we built for them when we liberated their country.
How many times, in how many wars, can you guys recycle the same b.s. to the public before you think we can figure it out?
DipNote Blogger John Matel writes:
@ Zharkov in U.S.A. -- How can I explain it to you in a way that you could understand based on your experience? Perhaps you should read a little about history post-WWII. Your concept of the military is very narrow and flawed.
I work with Marines every day. You statement is silly, unless you mistake a love of country, patriotism and a desire to succeed as aberrant.
We are succeeding in Iraq. I regret if that goes against your world view or you conception of how things should work. The combined efforts of our military, civilians, coalition and Iraqi allies will give you a success, whether you want it or not.
Reality has a way of being ... real.
Eric in New Mexico writes:
@ Zharkov in U.S.A. -- You mistake it's potential, Zharkov.
"Eric mistakes the national guard's mission, which has always been (before the Bush Administration) to defend the states from invasion and insurrection, not build nations on foreign soil."
Must I remind you we go through an "insurrection" every four years or so in America without even contemplating it as such?
Insurrection is by right, under our constitution, in the hands of the people....by law. Our military assures the removal of elected Presidents after 2 terms in office, and if need be would be at the heart of any "insurrection" to protect and defend the Constitution of a free people.
Now maybe that's an odd compliment to the checks and balances of government, but it holds true as well that the "mission statement" is defined by the C in C.
If he says "help the Iraqis stand up for their rights", they will do that. Including helping them build the capacity to realize life, liberty and the persuit of happiness for themselves.
President Bush sometimes refers to himself as a "decider."
Some have used more colorful language to describe the process, but I think of the Office of the Presidency as the seat of the Great Instigator.
In instigation of a just response to global terrorist threat that bases its success on the will and common sense of free people, and those struggling to be free....there is no clearer truth than results they can reach out and touch.
You talk of Paul Bremer's role as like something out of a Cowyboy diplomacy pipe dream, a-la.. "Judge Roy Bean, the only law West of the Euphrates"....
You want to know what's real dude? Cowboy Diplomacy is mostly about mending fences and leading the herd to greener pastures. Sometimes that's after the outlaws have come to justice.
There's no "mission creep" involved.


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MALONE – An audit conducted by the Office of the State Comptroller blasted Franklin County legislators for failing to balance the county's budget and for depleting the county's fund balance.
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Good afternoon/evening FReepers. Yep, it is Beer Thirty Time Once Again!
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Good evening/afternoon brewers and winemakers. I am sipping on a small glass of Cranberry Mead I made at the end of last November. I bottled it using 32 oz Grolsch-style swing cap bottles around the middle of May. Tastes pretty darn good. I will wait until the end of Nov. for the grand uncorking. ABV is at 13% .
Have ordered an Irish Stout kit for my next brewing project.
I decided to make a gallon of Hard Cider using a frozen concentrate. Will see how it turns out.
I hope all of you and your Brews and Wines are doing well. Stop by and share what you are brewing or let us know what your favorite brew, wine or spirit is.
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Good luck with the hard cider. I'm about 2 1/2 weeks in on my first batch of homemade wine.
Yuck Mead!!! Try the batch of Brandiwine I am making with an AAC of 17% Ale rules!!!
Evening folks! I'm still at work for another hour but have some cold ones waiting for me at home. Haven't brewed a batch for a few months but getting the bug. Been drinking Widmer Brothers IPA with grapefruit peel which has been on sale for 10.99 a 12. Fantastic beer at a fantastic price.
Did you mean Barleywine?
Cranberry mead sounds quite interesting. I enjoy mead, though I never quite got around to brewing a batch myself. I remember reading a recipe for a dry, sparkling gingered mead years ago that sounded outstanding. Always wanted to give that a whirl.
I've had pretty good luck with the stouts I've made over the years, though they've been more like rich porters than Irish stout. I just never could get that dry, coffee-like bite that Guinness has.
I have more success brewing stouts than any other beer style. They always seem to turn out to be good. This mead I made was my first try and it has been a long wait. Mead is very easy to make but the wait is sooooo long.
My son, who studies genetics for his Ph.d, is working on breeding/creating yeast...for superior beer brewing. I always told him to follow what he enjoys in life for work...he's a beer brewing guy, it turns out.
Who would have guessed he'd end up combining genetics - an interest in science - with beer brewing. LOL
Excellent choice - beer yeast rules!
Made hard cider in the 10th grade, in my dorm room closet. Filtered it through a sweatsock. We all got blitzed, but had the runs for the next two days. Decided it wasn't worth doing again!
RD, I'd like to be added to the list.
I have a altbier in primary right now. Well, close to it. My local brew supply store was out of the German Ale Yeast I wanted to use, so I went with Bavarian Lager yeast.
And I am kinda kicking myself, because I just realized this weekend that my beer fridge in the garage is about 52 degrees Fahrenheit on its warmest setting. Which means I could have been brewing lagers for years to go with my reliable ale recipes.
I should say that my brewing enjoyment has increased dramatically since I gave up bottling (for the most part) and started kegging my beer. SO much simpler. Carbonated in a week via CO2. No bottles to wash or store. Beer on tap every evening.
That is my dream - a kegging system.
A keg system is one of the best beer investments I ever made. I also converted an old freezer into a kegerator (Keezer) with a temperature controller. That way I can make lagers, even in the summer.
There's a great satisfaction in pulling a pint of your own beer from your own keg!
I completed my first ever 5 gallon batch of blackberry wine with fresh berries from my garden. I started the process in early July with 18 pounds of fresh blackberries. I don't know if it was beginners luck. but people who have sampled my wine have really had praise. Not dry. Not too sweet.
And it is pretty potent. Cheers!
I'm making my third batch of mead right now. I used some of our Spring honey which is very light and fruity. We made a batch with it last year that was very good, but had too much acid tang in the end. This time we added some Dark French Oak chips for three days in the secondary and then racked it off to another carboy. I think it is going to be a lot smoother this time. It looks like it's going to have to sit for awhile to let the yeast settle out before we bottle it. The coolest thing was when the oak chips were in the carboy you could see the currents that the fermenting yeast cause to circulate from the top to the bottom.
My wife got me a eight gallon kettle for my birthday and so we brewed out first porter this summer. I've been worried since bottling it that it was still kind of flat after three weeks, but it looks like it was just taking longer. We tried a couple of bottles last night (4 1/2 weeks) and it was much better. I'm still trying to decide what to brew next, a chocolate stout or a braggot (beer with honey).
Wow, how do you do that? I've got tons (to many by far) wild blackberries growing around here. It's been a bumper year for them. How much blackberry do you use? What kind of yeast?
I have had at least one problem with a porter not wanting to carbonate. I have no idea why but after 8 weeks it was still flat. My guess is I left it in the secondary to long and there were not enough viable yeast left to do the carbonation - still not convinced that was the cause.
Last week I gave each bottle a swirl to try to reactivate the yeast. The recipe I followed allowed for 3 weeks to carbonate after bottling, but I read that some beers take a lot longer than that. I was worried that the iodine solution that I used to sterilize the bottles might have been too strong or did not dry out enough. Now I think that I just need to be more patient. I'm thinking that might be the ultimate skill to learn when home brewing.
8 weeks and still flat? What did you use for priming? Were you able to fix it?
I'm sitting here in the shop looking at 20 gallons I brewed last weekend. 10 of Octoberfest and 10 of hoppy pale ale using homegrown hops.
I played hookey from work today and spent the afternoon installing the pumps and doing the wiring on the brew stand. I now have a 2 pump system and am itching to use it. All I need is 5/8 hose which I have to mail order! Grrrrrrr
I'm prepping for lager/Pilsener season. I am going to be a brewing machine this winter.
I just finished bottling a batch of Belgian abbey-style dubbel. I used Grand Marnier and cherry chips soaked in Amontillado for two weeks; ABV is 9 percent. I cracked a bottle of an earlier batch last week, and the stuff is really potent, as well as being exceptionally good-tasting with the crystal malt and all the little "hint" flavors. Not the kind of thing for everyday use, but for those special occasions it should hit the spot.
I had that problem too, with my last batch of stout. In my case, however, I added dry yeast before bottling, and still the carbonation is very poor, after several months.
You have been added.
Brewing a smashing pumpkin ale tomorrow. Started in on my Moose Drool clone, beer you make sure goes down smooth... ;-) makes it hard to wait on the next batch!
I saw this and thought that I would post it on here:
My recipe used 18 pounds of crushed blackberries, 12 pounds of sugar total, two crushed campden tablets, and I forget the kind of yeast except it is a regular wine yeast and it took two packets. This is for a five gallon recipe. I am told blackberries have a lot of natural yeast but because the sources of the starter are questionable (animal urine for example) it is best to use the campden tablets to purify. Here is the site for the recipe I used. http://www.familyherbalremedies.com/blackberry_wine_recipe.html
We are making wine from Muscadine grapes growing wild on our property. It will be ready to decant on Oct. 3.
Interestingly enough, after I read Fr. Z's post on the Blessing of Grapes for the Feast of the Transfiguration (Aug.6),
I went out and checked our grapes and they were ready to be picked! (Of course, this is Texas, so YMMV.) This is the first time we have tried this, so we are anxious to see how it does. It sure smelled good - like port - the first week while we were stirring it!
Thank you for the information and the link. I bet 18 lbs. of blackberries takes awhile to pick. I'm not sure that I can get that many this late in the year, although we've picked a bunch this year. Something to try in the future for sure.
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Monday, October 7, 2013
Across Blue Skies: 2013 Blue Sky Trail Marathon
Since moving to Colorado, my desire to run races had pretty much dried up. It wasn't that I didn't want to run, quite the contrary, but rather that the notion of trying to put in hard efforts seemed to contradict peacefully absorbing the beauty of the mid west. In August, I once again attempted (and failed) at the Leadville 100, only to find it was a horribly managed event, and from the perspective of personal gratification, it wasn't even enjoyable. An epic train wreck, plain and simple. The whole experience left a pretty bad taste in my mouth, and after a dreadful year of running, I really wanted to just be able to run slow and happy on my terms.
But, I had a change of heart when several friends of mine signed up for the Blue Sky Trail Marathon. The entry was cheap, it supported the local community, and it was practically in my back yard. I was already familiar with most of the course and knew it would offer a good challenge and the low key kind of running I wanted. In many ways, it is races like this that got me into running trails and ultras, and definitely not the big productions full of pomp and circumstance.
The event itself was everything I had hoped for. The course typically has 3,300 feet of vertical gain, but a last minute re-route brought the total to 3,700. The re-route, which organizers initially thought shortened the course by 0.3 miles actually made it a tad longer than the original 26.5 route. Various GPS's at the finish recorded anything from 26.7 to an even 27 miles. The course offered a great mix of steep climbs, rolling terrain, and technical rock gardens. In the history of the race, nobody has ever qualified for Boston, and it probably takes most runners at least an hour longer (if not a lot more) than their typical road marathon times.
I found this race to be very well organized and friendly. There was water and food pretty much guaranteed every 4-5 miles. I couldn't have asked for better weather either with a starting temperature of around 39 degrees and rising to mid 60's at noon. In fitting fashion the skies were also crystal clear blue, which certainly added to the appropriate nature of running along the Blue Sky trail. Nick Clark and the Gnar Runners put on a quality event.
As far as my race, I can't complain. I started off pretty slow and finished strong. It was my slowest marathon time ever, but considering the nature of the course, I was fairly pleased with the effort. Running is starting to be fun again.
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Hey - I'm the girl that gave you the ride back from May Queen. I just stumbled across this blog post. Beautifully done. Way to stick with it Mike. =)
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Hey - I'm the girl that gave you the ride back from May Queen. I just stumbled across this blog post. Beautifully done. Way to stick with it Mike. =)
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Eating On a Budget
Whether you're a student, a parent raising a family on a tight budget, or someone just trying to save a buck, a vegetarian diet can be a money-saver as well as a life-saver. As mock meats and soy milk have grown in popularity and become more commonplace (they are now available in grocery stores everywhere), prices have dropped and will likely continue to do so.
Aside from these products, there are plenty of other delicious and nutritious vegan options that will save you money. (Plus, going vegetarian now will save you a boatload of cash later in life, when you won't have to pay for expensive cholesterol-lowering drugs or pricey liposuction surgery or gym memberships.)
Here are some cost-effective meal ideas that are sure to please:
- Cereal with soy or rice milk, topped with sliced bananas or raisins
- Oatmeal with sliced fruit, jelly, maple syrup, or soy milk
- Baked beans on toast
- Toast or a bagel with peanut butter, jam, hummus, or margarine
- Fresh fruit with soy yogurt
- Smoothie made with frozen banana chunks or berries and orange juice (add peanut butter or protein powder for a further boost)
Lunch and Dinner
- Veggie sandwich made with cucumber, tomato, lettuce, sprouts, and mustard or hummus
- Bean burrito (just wrap some beans, veggies, rice, and hot sauce in a tortilla)
- Canned vegetarian chili or soup
- Beans, rice, and vegetables with corn tortillas or chips
- Pasta with tomato sauce and frozen veggies (splurge and mix in some meatless meatballs)
- Tacos with beans, rice, and veggies
- Brown rice with steamed vegetables and soy sauce
- Baked potato topped with salsa, baked beans, or chili
- Veggie burgers or veggie hot dogs (top with chili or baked beans for variety)
- Fresh salad (add some zing by tossing in raisins, chopped "deli slices," or diced apples)
- Top Ramen (the Oriental flavor is vegan)
- Stir-fry vegetables and tofu and serve with rice, noodles, or another other grain (add garlic, oil/water, and soy sauce for extra flavor)
- Mashed potatoes topped with broccoli and Bacos (yes, Bacos are vegan!)
- Cheese-less pizza topped with veggies and garlic
- Chips and salsa
- Pita and hummus
- Celery, apples, or carrots topped with peanut butter
- Popcorn (sprinkle with margarine and salt)
- Raw vegetable plate: carrot sticks, tomato wedges, and celery
- Potato wedges (sliced, baked, and topped with spices and salt, margarine, or barbecue sauce)
- Trail mix (make your own with nuts, raisins, and sunflower seeds)
- Pretzels
Tips to Save Money and Time
$ Plan your meals in advance by jotting down dinner ideas a few days ahead and make lists of things to buy for the week (or month!). Knowing what you need in advance will also help reduce expensive impulse purchases.
$ Don't be tempted to eat out every day: Pack a lunch.
$ Make enough to have leftovers. Don't be afraid of the freezer—leftovers are great the next day, but many things (from soup to pasta) can be frozen and kept longer too.
$ Shop in the bulk sections of grocery stores or health-food stores, where you can often purchase bulk pasta, rice, pre-packaged meals, spices, and beans at cheaper prices than the pre-packaged brands, and you can buy as much or as little as you need. Or try bulk pre-packaged foods from stores like Costco.
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I am thinking that going vegan might be difficult for me since I am lactose intolerant and nut/rice irritates my stomach…It seems to involve alot of nut/rice dairy recipes…Please help…I eat very little meat/chicken now but am finding it difficult to keep up my stamina…
Hi, Im lactose intolerance and im allergic to soy and almond and coconut. I'd love to become a vegetarain or vegan. What's out there for me to eat?
This list is highly processed. Can you please contrive a more healthful list that is low in cost?
I liked this article, and I thought they had some valid ideas for meals. I know some of it is convenience food, but the idea was "Cheap and Vegan," not "Perfect." Sometimes, even vegans need a little ramen…Just sayin.
I don't suppose you could include in this list the lack of GMO Soy and Wheat from your diet. Or do you only worry about the animals. Because those cows, chickens, and pigs are fed corn, GMO corn.
Just needed to ask. Was considering using this as a resource for an article, but not now. Almost everything you list is some form of packaged food. Adding to the waste and the toxins. Ick.
Thank you and bless you.
Popcorn with earth balance butter; sprinkled with nutritional yeast,spike (a spice blend found in bulk at whole foods) or garlic salt is very yummy and nutritious too!
I agree with jamfhall1. I didn't like ramen when I ate meat! A big batch of homemade vegan black beans and rice is enough for several lunches or snacks.
Top Ramen Oriental Flavor is not vegan, I bought some from Wal*Mart and listed on the back as ingredients were "beef extract" as well as "lactose".
There is NO NUTRITIONAL VALUE in top ramen! Stop eating it! Vegan or not! It's less expensive to buy a pound of beans and rice and has an ifinite more amount of nutritional value.
Question for Jill: Could you tell us what animal product is listed on the Top Ramen Oriental flavored package? The Nissin website http://www.nissinfoods.com/faqs.php states that their "Top Ramen Oriental and Chili flavors contain no animal products."
@ Jill… make sure you actually get the Top Ramen brand, not all "oriental" ramens are vegan, but Top Ramen Oriental don't contain milk or any other animal ingredients.
@Jill, there are a ton of ramen noodle brands, but the actual 'Top Ramen' brand oriental flavor IS vegan. i've been vegan for 7 yrs, and i eat it on a semi-regular basis.
I went out and bought the Oriental flavored Ramen noodles because, PETA said on here they are vegan. They are not vegan!!!! They contain milk. Luckily I looked at the label before eating them as I am allergic to dairy! I have always trusted that the information provided by PETA could be counted on as correct. I will second guess that information from now on:( Read your labels people!!
Great article, thank you!
so delicious.
@ Guzel … While there are vegan foods for cats, if you let your little darling out from time to time, it's going to hunt and consume flesh.
I became vegan for health reasons only a few months ago. So far, the hoped-for weight loss just hasn't happened. No gain … but no loss. OTOH, except for aches due to being overweight (BMI 31.8), my health is pretty darned good … for an old codger.
Aldi supermarkets also carries many vegan items, check labels of course. I bought Mamba fruit chews there – yes they are vegan and even say so on the pack.
Bakogan: Low fat soy milk, such as so good organic, and there is some low fat soy yogurt! Also stock up on hummus and low fat peanut butter. Switch up if you find it being too hard on your system (switch one snack for another)
I think this is what you were looking for:
I've heard so many people say eating just vegetables is boring but just do not realize there are so many vegetables out there to try or make a main dish out of while there are only 4 animals to choose from and then once a year, eat the 5th one. Even if I weren't vegan, I'd certainly get bored having just 4 items to choose from to make a main dish. Buy a cookbook people! Meats is only one chapter. The rest are based on vegetables (salads, soups, breads). Just pick a soup or salad recipie and leave out the meat or pick out a bread recipie that doesn't call for butter and milk. It's that simple.
Man so true I'm on the top ramen diet, of course not by choice.
Help! I gained 5 pounds since going vegan 2 weeks ago! My old diet was full of non-fat and low calorie foods, albiet mostly filled with chemicals. But my favorite vegan foods seem higher in fat and calories. For example, soy yogurt. Any advice?
didn't there use to be a link somewhere for vegan on a budget? it listed products (cleaners, personal care, etc.) that were cruelty-free and/or vegan. I remember coming across it by accident and didn't bookmark it. anyone know what I'm talking about? I can't find it now.
Why does it say vegetarian this, and that but the only options here are vegan? I don't wanna go vegan change your wording
About the cat diet comment, from the articles I have read and the research I have done, cats must eat meat in order to survive – unless you are very careful with their meat free diet because there are several serious risks if you do decide to feed them a meat free diet, dogs however can have a vegetarian diet and be ok.
Check out all of this info about it.
I say if there is too high a risk of sickness for your cat then to not make them have a meatless diet. Would you really want to take that risk for your cat? Plus I'm pretty sure whatever they are eating they are pretty happy with anyway. I also say if you do decide a meat free diet for them then be very, very careful!
I went veggie almost 2 years ago before Thanksgiving – since then one of my sons is a veggie, and my husband has adapted to my cooking meatless as well. He was fighting the battle of the high blood pressure and cholesterol and finally after 6 months of very little meat (only when he is away on business!) his levels amazed the doctor and we no longer have to think about giving him meds. I have also turned friends on to many veggie alternatives as they want to get healthier. I find as long as you have enough colourful and interesting sides, you can really get carnivores to accept a meatless dish without an argument. I don't preach either, I wait for them to ask and then I give them info but the food usually speaks for itself! it is not hard at all being veggie these days – it is actually fun.
Regarding the comments about pets eating a vegan diet: My dogs have been on a vegan diet and it has eliminated itching and ear infections.
Yes, I went Vegetarian all the way as of last Wednesday!! And I'm loving it…i'm so looking towards the future!! I currently am overweight and have high cholesterol so I'm aiming to lose 80 pounds by next April and i'm sure this life change will help me achieve my goal!
I wonder If they have those stuff in the bronx.
I am all for avoiding cruelity to animals, but cats are not like dogs, they need a meat based diet. Their bodies depend on the protein from meat, and I think it is cruel to your animal friend to force her to change her diet to were she may not be getting the fullest amount of nutrition. If your worried about cruelity to the animals that are slottered for pet food, research and find farms that raise the meat with better living conditions and pet foods that use these farms.
While I totally support a vegan lifestyle for humans (because we are omnivores, and are also buying our one food/responsible for our decisions) I feel like it's cruel to try to make your carnivorous pet eat vegan. It will make them sick. I think if someone is that concerned about it, they probably shouldn't own cats or dogs (and some people would argue that we shouldn't own them anyway!)
I used to be a vegan about 10 years ago, and since eating meat again, ive felt so sluggish etc and am just starting to go back to a vegitarian lifestyle, along with my 2 year old son. (he's like me, not really into meat) this is quite a good article. I'd eat all these sugestions and it good to see there is still great advice out there to newbies. It truely is worth trying. Its not for everyone, but you'll find yourself feeling so much better (if you take the time to do it properly)not only did i have so much more energy, felt lighter on the inside, my hair and skin got better and I lost 15 kgs> I didn't need any supliments, so its very acheiveable. 🙂
WOW! Thank you so much I never thought that Bacos were vegan but I can't wait to add them to my salads!!! Awesome article!
Hi Guzel,
I would like to make suggestion how vegan feed their cats. Though it's difficult for cat to be vegan since they are meat-eating animal. It's still possible to instill positive reinforcement by petting her when she tries vegan cat food. Cats are very responsive to gentle touch and soft-spoken encouragement by their owners. Alternatively, you can grow 'cat grass' (you can buy the seed from the petsmart or general pet store) and let them enjoy the cat grass. I have tried to grow them recently so that my 'meowmeow' can have some green on a daily basis. It helps improve their health and longevity a great deal. Hope it helps. xoxo
This comment is for Guzel. I am a veg among carnis(well omnis I guess) I have found by introducing my family to veg dishes they are discovering how delish non meat diets can be. You dont have to push the issue, be sneaky, that's how I do it! And when they comment on how good it is then I tell them. I don't know about your cat, but my dog would definately prefer my food over hers! You can google homemade pet food recipes too!
I am a beginner (have just signed up for a 30-days trial) and somewhat naive and clueless, however very excited with the perspective of a better cleaner life. Thank you for the eating tips.
I wonder, how do vegetarians (vegans) feed their loved ones: cats, dogs and others?
It is next to impossible to persuade my darling cat to join me in my quest.
Please share examples and tips on how other people do.
Thank you
Thank You!!! I never used to by boxed foods and moved to a new state & just now realized I haven't seen any bulk sectons. But, I will call and find one now. Great article and advise!