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According to Mrs. O'Leary,
When faced wth the Fire Marshall's query,
The culprit, her cow,
(Though she doesn't know how)
Confirms the arsonist theory.
While Mrs. O'Leary's big cow,
Could have kicked and then taken a bow,
Urban myth, it is said,
Is where we are led
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Here's a mixed bag of Foggy doggerel for your possible pleasure, some almost purely wordplay, others just plain zany for zaniness' sake.
Ignatius Santander McGee
Wakes up in the crotch of a tree
And can't figure out
How this came about --
Forgetting his seven-day spree.
The Xtian conservative faction
Is fond of excessive reaction
To any idea
Not born in Judea
Or dealing with sexual attraction.
The bulk of humanity's story
Is – facing the facts – rather gory:
It beggars belief
That all of this grief
Is somehow reflecting God's Glory.
"The past is but prologue" said Plato
Of Athens (not yet part of NATO) –
And, having said that,
He tilted his hat
And sculpted a cat out of Pla-Do.
The sheriff whose nickname was Paladin
Was fond of a sorrowful ballad in
The key of A minor
Concerning a miner
Who broke his big bowl to put salad in.
There once was a hip New-Age dolphin
Who did Relaxation and Rolfin'.
He hoped that, one day,
He'd work out a way
To get up on land and go golfin'.
Now music's a subtle enigma
Containing occult paradigma;
The notes in a score
Pose riddles galore –
So being confused is no stigma.
Thanks! You are good. I always like fun rhymes.
A very mixed bag this time, even a coupla politickle ones, hope that's not verboten.
There once was a bloke from Biloxi
Who had a pet Canvasback duck, see?
The quacker would waddle
From puddle to puddle
And churn each one into a muck-sea.
There once was a filly from Fargo
Who carried beaucoup excess cargo.
So huge was her chest
That she had a vest
Which, opened, would cover Key Largo.
Expressing emotion is "corny"
In trendy and hip Californy,
So ennui is in.
A cardinal sin
Is letting it slip you are horny.
Said Rev. Henry Ward Beecher:
"The hen is a marvelous creature!"
The hen was so grateful,
She laid him a crateful –
And thus did the hen reward Beecher.
{partial plagiary}
Our UN ambassador Bolton
Is arrogant, rude & revoltin'.
America's rep
Is so out of step
That even our allies are boltin'!
The deeds of "The Hammer" DeLay
Would take Al Capone's breath away!
Let's hope he does time
For organized crime –
A few hundred years sounds OK.
(And that without undue delay.
(And that's how we undo DeLay!))
We're finding it's difficult, tough
To rhyme this line off the cuff.
There must be a word
At least, so we've heard,
And we wonder, would that be enough?
How coincidental! I have posted a limerick on OEDILF that was just approved, but as it was being approved CJ objected to it. Here it is:
Biloxi is coastal in Miss.,
The home of casinos — but hiss!
Katrina has ravaged,
And looters have savaged,
This beautiful city of bliss.
Here is what CJ says:
"Camille trashed the place pretty badly in 1969 and put the beaches off limits for swimming. I was back almost a decade later and you still couldn't go into the water although swimming there was difficult in the best of times. As I recall, there were long stretches where you could walk out a hundred yards and still have the water not reach your knees. In 1970, an African-American friend of mine from California was pulled over by a Biloxi cop and given a ticket for some relatively minor offense. When my friend politely pointed out to the cop that he had marked a 'C' in the box for race, he was told (and I quote) 'That's for colored, boy!'"
"'This beautiful city of bliss'?? Have you been there? I lived there at five different times in my illustrious Air Force career and 'bliss' is not the first word that springs to mind overall. In fact, I was first there in 1970 shortly after hurricane Camille trashed the place and the locals absolutely loathed us G.I.s (something about 'stealing' delicate Southern belles from Biloxian mouth-breathers), sometimes violently so. Still, 'bliss' is a relative term, I suppose."
Given those 2 comments and always wanting to be accurate, does anyone know about Biloxi? I had heard that it was beautiful before Katrina ravaged it, but CJ obviously disagrees. Do I have it wrong? If so, suggestions?
Nice limericks, guys!
New limerick:
There once was an old man from Lima
Who visited fair Ipanema
When The Girl started walking
the old man was gawking
And breathing as with emphysema.
"Happiness is not something ready made. It comes from your own actions.
~Dalai Lama
Nice! You should post it on OEDILF. They have just started the "BRs."
Here's the "breath" one that I just posted there:
A breath is when breathing in air,
Or blowing it out, but don't dare
You breathe out in my face;
The smell's a disgrace,
So gargle with Scope and be fair!
You think it's good enough for all that?
It's just something I did because there is no working radio in my car and I had to do something in my head.
OK - I did it. I submitted a poem to OEDILFThis message has been edited. Last edited by: Caterwauller,
"Happiness is not something ready made. It comes from your own actions.
~Dalai Lama
I've mentioned that I'm doing work antedating OED's citations. This, from a 1930 newspaper, was the earlies antedate found for minicam. I kid you not!
Was suspected of Communist plachts.
For the boats that he sold
Had darkrooms in the holds
For developing minicam shachts.
The people of Antofagasta
Are allegedly boycotting pasta.
Though they offer excuses
(Carbohydrate abuses)
Their economy is a disaster.
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A chap who would write for word-crafter
Tried hard to raise ripples of laughter
The result of his wiles
Was a glut of wry smiles
Which managed to make 'em sound dafter
A Limerick retailer named Cutter
Was alledgedly once heard to mutter,
"If you're looking for more,
Come on down to my store,
But get your mind out of the gutter."
Thank you for that, Pearce! I am so glad you posted it. Now here is one for you:
There once was a wordcrafter, Pearce
(Not related to President Pierce),
Who was English for sure
And we hoped to lure
As a tried and true poster so fierce!
P.S....believe it or not, there is President Pierce blood in my veins. However, I am not too proud about it because he wasn't what we'd call a "stellar" president.
quote: Kalleh, I applaud your restraint. I couldn't have written a limerick that rhymed twice with limerick without using the word limp.
That isn't something within her range of experience, Sean.
I'd never thought that I was fierce,
Though distinguished by surname of Pearce.
Just a touch too pedantic
over prose too romantic
and polemics as written by Bierce.
Of course you're not fierce, our dear Pearce.
That notion I'm soon gonna pierce!
You're such a delight
To our Wordcrafting site.
[I wish that I'd first thought of Bierce!]
Great one, Pearce. You're a pro at this, I see.
The protocol of this site
Repetitious, and tedious a mite
They say 'quality's high',
Aspirations deny
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The pundits at OEDILF don't care
If you like what they write over there.
It's just something to do
Till the dark swallows you
And you sleep. Bless the night with fresh air.
The Limerick writer's technique
For this forum's form not unique
Should contain a big wollop
Produced by a dollop
Of an element pornographique.
Jerry...that's great!
So the ladies don't mind the pornographique stuff?
Here's one that's not about sex, just in case they do mind. Actually, I'm not sure what it is about, so maybe it is about sex and I'm just too daft to realize it.
I'm spinning the bad into good.
What's false becomes true, as it should.
It's fun! Can't you see?
No need to agree.
No need, since you can't, if you could.
To answer your question, we don't mind the pornographique material here. Love your limerick, though it sounds like you didn't write it?
Your profile doesn't have a location, but I was wondering about your use of "daft." I don't think you're British ("realize" instead of "realise"), but "daft" might persuade me otherwise. (I love guessing games! )
Here's where I heard the word "daft". I'm not sure what it means, but that shouldn't stop me from using it.
Oh, I did write that limerick long ago. I can't remember why.
And I was wondering why my "location" was not listed, but checked the profile page and realized that I didn't put any value in the field. It should appear now.
Amazing. We are about 2 suburbs away!
It was a great limerick, Frank. I had thought it was a classic, so that's quite a compliment!
It's a small world.
The limerick you wrote on OEDILF that keeps coming back to my mind as being very unusual, giving a mother's perspective, is the one defining "bris". I keep thinking "ouch".
I have a very un-PC limerick that I can't post on OEDILF due to its un-PC-ness. But they do have this word open for submission should you be so inspired...
Our town used to be mainly white.
Now there's nary a honky in sight.
Gone's the hope of cessation
Of Africanization,
So we'll be the last whites to take flight.
Great to see you, TrossL. I've had a bit of the DD-bug lately and thought about how much fun we used to have here writing DDs and limericks.
Yes...it is a bit un-PC, I agree. But it's good! It's too bad people are so sensitive these days.
Here, here!
Who wants to join the "Politically Incorrect" party?
Richard English
Our English friend Richard was yelling
"Here, here!" and we question his spelling.
Though the sound is correct,
Written in our dialect,
"Hear, hear!"'s a command more compelling.
"Hear, hear!"
There, there. Yup.
—Ceci n'est pas un seing.
But the party's over here...
Richard English
But the party's over here...
The dyspeptic prescriptivist yields no ground.
He laughs not, and rarely does he smile.
Move along, li'l grammar dodgers.
There's nothing here for you to see.
—Ceci n'est pas un seing.
I was looking for this thread and searched for limerick. There are 597 posts here containing the word limerick! That's even more than the e-word.
My recent trip to England inspired this one:
The language of Brits is a hoot!
Their car has a bonnet and boot;
Spotted dick they will eat;
A faggot's a treat!
And they even correctly use moot!
I've never made much sense out of the word "moot".
I remember hearing "moot" used about 3 years ago when someone in a meeting said that something or other was now "moot". From the context, they were implying that it was not worth discussing this thing anymore.
Although I think the correct use of the word means that the point is now open to debate. So maybe it is both: debatable, but not worth the energy needed to debate it.
So what do the British mean by it?
"Your point, sir, is moot," just might say,
"It's debatable. Have it your way.
It's not worth what you'd do
To convince me that you
Have it right. Find some new game to play."
You're right FH .
It means that the matter under discussion is still open to debate but has now become merely an academic question since it is unlikely ever to be resolved - either because events have overtaken it or because it is no longer of much importance.
MOOT: So what do the British mean by it?
The meaning of moot is unsure
Debatable, meeting —obscure,
In law it's uncertain,
Not veiled by a curtain
In truth it is really a bore.
This gives a couple of good examples of how the term "moot point" is used over here .
I knew that a Moot was an old term for a type of debating society and that link gives more details.
This is something I've railed against for several years. If anyone cares they can search for "moot" in the board and they'll usually find a post by me on the subject. The meanings given in Di's link are mutually opposing, and show the way that the word has become debased. The meaning is quite definite: "A debatable question, an issue open to argument".
It is obvious that a lot of people took the word and guessed at its meaning from the context. However, they guessed wrong, and produced the second part of the definition, which is diametrically opposed to the true meaning: "an irrelevant question, a matter of no importance".
Normally I am of the descriptive persuasion when I see the meanings of words changing over time. On this occasion I feel strongly that, since the two meanings (which are often given equal weight by dictionaries) are incompatible, only the correct meaning should be given, with perhaps a usage note explaining the incorrect usage.
Build a man a fire and he's warm for a day. Set a man on fire and he's warm for the rest of his life.
That's funny: I've simply never heard anybody use moot in its "proper" sense. Maybe the lexicographers should remove it from the dictionary.
—Ceci n'est pas un seing.
Awww...we feel for you, arnie. There are 79 posts here about the word "moot." It's much like me with the e-word or Richard with Thos. Edison...
zmj, here is a recent post where a London newspaper used the word as originally intended.
It appears that the way one uses "moot" is, well, moot. (I doubt I used it correctly.)
I wonder if there are any other words like this with meanings that contradict each other. Can't be too many.
You did, provided you meant it's a point for discussion, not one not worth speaking about.
They are auto-antonyms or contronyms, sometimes spelled contranyms (occasionally called antagonyms, Janus words or self-antonyms). See the article in Wikipedia.
They've been mentioned here before; see http://wordcraft.infopop.cc/eve/forums/a/tpc/f/93260709...=715107088#715107088
and http://wordcraft.infopop.cc/eve/forums/a/tpc/f/93260709...556031351#6556031351
The latter also contains a discussion of moot!
Build a man a fire and he's warm for a day. Set a man on fire and he's warm for the rest of his life.
An Inuit group in Seattle
Had control over large herds of cattle.
Overcoming their fears
Of the heiffers and steers
They developed a new atl-atl.
This seems to imply that there's Somebody .... up There .... who issues words along with conscious intentions as to how they are to be used.
Is that how it works ?
jerry, are you aware that the OEDILF currently has no limerick on atl-atl?
I thought maybe you'd like to post it there.
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Nice limerick, Jerry.
I am surprised there is no limerick on that word, Bob. There are so many limericks on such odd words, phrases and people.
This moot discussion made me smile, because I just weathered another one on my high school email discussion group! One adamantly claimed it meant only "debatable." Others, like me, claimed it meant pointless to discuss because whatever the issue was had already been decided. Then I consulted several online dictionaries and came up with even more meanings, and Arnie, I think that some of them predate the one you and I favor, perhaps? I don't have time to research historical uses of the word right now,though:
Here's what I posted at my HS site;
Oxford English Dictionary:
• adjective. subject to debate or uncertainty: a moot point.
• verb. put forward for discussion.
• noun 1 (in Anglo-Saxon and medieval England) a legislative or judicial assembly. 2 Law a mock trial set up to examine a hypothetical case as an academic exercise.
— ORIGIN Old English, assembly or meeting; related to MEET1.
MSN Encarta Dictionary:
1. arguable: open to argument or dispute
Whether nutritional supplements are beneficial is a moot question.
2. not relevant: irrelevant or unimportant
If they refuse to compromise, mediation is a moot issue.
3. law not legally relevant: legally insignificant because of having already been decided or settled.
Whether he was entitled to do business under that name was moot, because his company had ceased trading.
verb (past and past participle moot·ed, present participle moot·ing, 3rd person present singular moots)
1. transitive verb suggest topic: to offer an idea for consideration or a topic for discussion ( usually passive )
2. intransitive verb law have formal argument: to take part in a debate, especially one organized as an academic exercise, e.g. a hypothetical case argued among law students
noun (plural moots)
1. law debate on hypothetical issue: an academic discussion in which people such as law students argue hypothetically or plead a hypothetical legal case
2. history Anglo-Saxon local court: in Anglo-Saxon England, a formal gathering for settling legal and administrative matters
[ Old English mōt "assembly" < Germanic, "meeting"]
moot·ness noun
Merriam Webster:
Main Entry: 3moot
Function: adjective
1 a : open to question : DEBATABLE b : subjected to discussion : DISPUTED
2 : deprived of practical significance : made abstract or purely academic
The noun form was the first. It was Old English for a meeting or assembly. It became in Anglo-Saxon usage a type of court or tribunal. The OED has it right; notice that it makes no mention of the erroneous "not worth discussing".
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This is just to remind everyone that all comparisons to the source material, and all replies to said comparisons, must be fully behind properly-labelled spoiler tags (i.e. no blank spoiler tags are allowed). I edited a bunch of posts above.
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The whole manga spoiler thing, along with the implied fight in the episode has given another idea for my badass undercover cop Kotoura idea. Include a fight scene where Kotoura uses her powers to predict and counter an enemy's (either unarmed or wielding something like a baseball bat or a knife) attacks. For instance, countering and attacker by using his own momentum against him in a judo-style throw or twisting his arm and causing him to drop the weapon.
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man after read all that spoiler, if i already hating moritani now i hater her even more and i dont believe based on the OP who koutora is all that naic girl to forget that bitch, what moritani did she diserves even worse things i dont say die but suffer much much more like ending completely alone in life without any friend and maybe family, she ruined completely ruined the completely of all childhood friend girls being the first almost yandere(possessive one)childhood friend.
man this show really going out from many cliches it's amazing i really love animes/manga like this with the balls to not follow clichê routes and being a awesome show proving who you dont need "clichês to make a good story" just a good writer
- the male MC, is a "MAN"abe with ball to throw away all that stupid ugly cliches male MCs, surprassing epic levels.
- the childhood gilr start being a crazy bitch
- the "secondary" protagonists really look amanzing(a girl who looks like have a "special childhood friendship with a chibi guy who also not a beatfull but smart guy), and a chibi but smart guy they really look like a nice couple.
- even the mc being a pervert you dont see a triangle, square, harem love, you see who the guy really love the man girl above everything and he dont do a shit to any other girl or to what the others think about him.
this anime easy toping for now in mine top list of this year animes.
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Holy crap.
I just watched the first episode and got the biggest shock of my life since the last episode of School Days. I was expected some light comedy from the art style but it turned out to be one gut wrenching and emotional drama
Sorry for being late to the party but that was one hell of a first episode...
Big thanks to Guardian Enzo for blogging this btw, because otherwise I never would've given this show a second glance.
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Well, reading those manga spoilers, I think it makes more sense how they pulled it off in the anime. I mean, yeah, it would be darker, but I would make less sense. For one, why would one of the dojo guys have that? They seem like decent people, they were just tricked.
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The Secret of Haruka Kotoura 04 - The Invasion is Back On
This episode was a lot less dramatic than I was expecting it to be. Haruka going away didn't cause the world to revert to its drab state, and even her home life with her grandpa, while a bit uncomfortable, is still giving her a place to be with a loving family member, and the priest from the shrine as another sort of surrogate parent. Not to mention that before, after and during the search to get Haruka back, the show was throwing out jokes and never fully entered dramatic mode. Though I did like the scene with the crab at the beginning.
I do agree with others who have said that fandom can have a bit of tunnel vision at times. Hiyori's made some mistakes, but I don't think she should be vilified to the extent that she has. Redemption and forgiveness are admirable traits, and I think the trio of Haruka, Yuriko and Hiyori will provide much comic fodder for the future. I also find the praise of Yoshihisa to be a little over exaggerated. He's fun to watch, but not flawless. That his plans for getting Haruka out were mixed up in his head shows that he's a bit of an idiot, but he's the idiot this show needs. But then, the problems that people say he's "making up for" never really bothered me in the first place. What I'm getting at is - holism, not tunnel vision.
Still, quite the enjoyable episode. Now that Hiyori's part of the club and the first "arc" is done, the last 2/3rds of the show will define it. A strong beginning and a strong ending are important, but a strong middle is the most important part of all.
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Kotoura bolted.
Manabe was all wishy-washy about it.
That guy needs more incentive in life.
It's a good thing the club president is persistent.
At least they managed to find her rather quick.
Her grandfather is a pretty much a perv though.
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I laughed at the beginning before the credits.
Kotoura can't even make friends with a crab without it washing away lol.
Bringing Kotoura back went by pretty easy, wonder if cut out any bit of it.
From the manga comparison post,
Spoiler for mori:
I laughed when Manabe made Moritani cry harder during her apologize scene lol.
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Sharper challenges his no-bail status in Arizona
PHOENIX (AP) — A judge in Phoenix will hold a hearing Wednesday in which lawyers for former NFL All-Pro safety Darren Sharper will challenge the evidence used to keep him in jail without bail on sexual-assault charges in Arizona.
Sharper is charged with drugging and sexually assaulting two women in November in Tempe.
The hearing marks the latest development in several ongoing sexual-assault investigations involving the 38-year-old Sharper in Louisiana, California, Florida, Arizona and Nevada.
He was previously released from jail in a rape case in California on $1 million bail, but he was denied bond in Arizona.
Sharper will not attend Wednesday's hearing.
He hasn't yet entered a plea in Arizona, though one of his attorneys says Sharper will deny those allegations.


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Obama conducts review of Boston bombings case
Boston was at the heart of President Obama's weekly address. While the surviving Boston bombing suspect has been arrested, the president said America will remain vigilant in days to come.
President Obama met with his National Security Council on Saturday to review the Boston Marathon bombings and discuss the way forward.
"The president commended the work that was done to pursue justice in the Boston Marathon bombing, and underscored the need to continue gathering intelligence to answer the remaining questions about this terrorist attack going forward," said a White House statement.
The Situation Room conference took place as suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev remained hospitalized in Boston after he was caught Friday; a second suspect, brother Tamerlan Tsarnaev, was killed during a police shootout earlier.
In remarks Friday night at the White House, Obama vowed to get to the bottom of the reasons for the Boston attack. He also urged Americans to be patient, making apparent references to reports that the suspect are Muslim and have ties to the troubled Russian republic of Chechnya.
"It's important that we do this right," Obama said. "That's why we have investigations. That's why we relentlessly gather the facts. That's why we have courts. And that's why we take care not to rush to judgment -- not about the motivations of these individuals; certainly not about entire groups of people."
FULL COVERAGE: Boston Marathon explosions
A White House readout:
"President Obama convened the National Security Council in the Situation Room (on Saturday) from 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. to review the events in Boston.
"The president was updated by Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism Monaco, National Security Adviser Donilon, Attorney General Holder, FBI Director Mueller, and Secretary of Homeland Security Napolitano on the apprehension of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, and the related investigation.
"He was also briefed by the leadership of the intelligence community, including DNI Clapper and Director Brennan, about our ongoing efforts to combat terrorism and protect the American people.
"The president commended the work that was done to pursue justice in the Boston Marathon bombing, and underscored the need to continue gathering intelligence to answer the remaining questions about this terrorist attack going forward.
"As he did last night, the president also expressed appreciation for the efforts made by state and local officials, and law enforcement, in Boston and Massachusetts. Vice President Biden joined the meeting via video-conference."


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PCH, Because You Can Edition The Vee-dub. Ach-Eee-double hockey sticks. The Camper Van Fordiac is freaky enough, and if you bought that you might turn into a pedophiliac version of that Hal Holbrook character from Into the Wild:"Don't hitch to Alaska, I'll drive you in my creepy clown camper!". The Rabbit Limo however smacks of the kind of freaky '70s mashup of economy car and luxury car that Motor Trendused to promote. That's right, gravitate to the Rabbit and you will be inadvertently branding yourself as a Motor Trend reader. Now, MT has been around for a long time. And it, like other car magazines has developed a persona of sorts over the years. Road & Track has always been the Chardonnay-sipping, European car-loving, Formula One-following, Concours-attending civility magazine. CAR AND DRIVER has developed the image of Budweiser-swilling, big-engine, parking lot burnout-ing, "Why don't them Ur-a-peun cars have no torque? NASCAR-loving bruisers. AutoWeek is the "WE LOVE ALL KINDS OF RACING ONLY WE PUT IN THE BACK AND IT USED TO EVEN BE UPSIDEDOWN, BUT NOW IT'S NOT AND WE GET A LOT OF OUR NEWS FROM AUTOMOTIVE NEWS SO IT'S SOMETIMES WRITTEN LIKE IT'S BY SOMEONE WHO DOESN'T REALLY LIKE CARS, BUT WE REALLY, REALLY DO, PLUS WE HAVE DENISE MCCLUGGAGE AND SHE CAN DRIVE BETTER THAN ME YOU AND THAT BLOW-HARD FROM CAR AND DRIVER THAT CRASHED ON THE FIRST LAP AT INDY THAT YEAR, REMEMBER THAT? YEAH WE EVEN REPORTED ON THAT." magazine. But they're trying. But Motor Trend? . . .Well, MT has always had a motto, which is "All Cars Are Good!, or ACAG. MT loves them some Japanese sedans and will frequently test three or four of them at a time. They'll go on for page upon page about the nuanced differences between an Accord and and Altima, EVEN THOUGH THEY'RE THE SAME CAR! Don't believe me? Check it out for yourself. Now, you may ask yourself "But I drive a mid-size sedan, wouldn't I be interested in a road test of said cars?" No you wouldn't. You drive that shit-box everyday. You could sneak out of work right now and take it around the block. You don't care about them. When you're sitting on the crapper, laying some cable, you don't want to be thinking about being stuck in traffic in a metallic-gray Camry LE, you want to read about rocketing a Veyron over a treacherous single-lane Alpine road. You want to read what it feels like to get pushed all out of shape by the ferocious acceleration of a nitrous-equipped, seven liter Viper at the clandestine drag races secretly put on by the ghosts of dead bootleggers. You want to vicariously experience all the things that you can neither afford nor are allowed by your wife/husband, girlfriend/boyfriend, mother/probation officer. My god, that's why you read Penthouse forum isn't it?! Motor Trend, likes to take anything and make it more middle of the road. Limos should be big, ostentatious, look at me vehicles. But no, Motor Trend wants you to go to your prom in a Rabbit. Motor Trend wants you to ride to your father's funeral in a four-cylinder, 16-foot long hatchback. Why? Because Motor Trend is the car mag for people who aren't sure they like cars. Hell, maybe they're kind of "Dr Phil" sensitive individual and would actually rather read Cat Fancy (Ooh! Calicos now number one breed in Ohio!) than smoke-em around a corner, rev-the-piss-outta' it car stories. So you don't want to go there. Just walk away. No, don't turn around, don't look back. Just walk away. You're a car guy. Even if you're a gal, you've got 91-octane in your veins, you get excited whenever you hear open pipes coming up the street, and you have a stack of car magazines, non of which are Motor Trend sitting on the floor, next to the toilet. So steer clear of the rabbit limo. Go find a Porsche, or a 427 Camaro, or Deuce Coupe and give it a loving caress. Smell some exhaust, listen to how a real motor sounds when on song. It'll be alright, we're gonna' make it through this, just put down the Cat Fancy.
PCH, Alphabet Soup Edition I think the NSU is PCH, because the TVR will eventually go PDQ and the NSU looks kind of DOA, although they both will cost so much you'll only be left with your BVDs, so you'll need to CYA by taking out a second mortgage to pay the bills, but then the bottom may drop out and you'd be SOL and living in the car, so maybe the NSU is a better choice than the TVR after all. You'd still be able to take out an ad in Craigslist as a SWM looking for a roommate. Preferably someone with a PS3 so you could still play your favorite RPG and FPS. Eventually you'll need to pay the rent so you'd sell the NSU and put an ad up on the WWW, but no one is interested so you take it to the junk yard because you can't pay the registration and insurance anymore. As you leave you tell it RIP and then head back to your new job at UPS. While there you listen to some MP3s but the boss catches you and saysWTF? and that he's going to fire you. You beg with him and say you have ADD. He acquiesces, but warns you to keep your nose clean or you'll be FUD. You tell him OMG I will, and secretly plan to get enough money back to buy that TVR. LOL!
PCH, Budget Engine Swap Edition A Nissan-powered Corona is a problem. Japanese industry is controlled by several Zai-batsu family groups, and Toyota and Nissan fall under competing families. Having the swarthy Nissan mill in the demur Toyota four door sets the stage for an entire Capulet vs. Montague tragedy rolling into one little car. Building a car with allusions of Shakespearean predestination exposes you to straddling the cultures of your friends who are JDM traditionalists and those who espouse the rice-rocket hipster lifestyle. You fall somewhere in the middle, not caring more for one side than the other. For It is the east, and both are under the flag of the sun. Eventually . . . well, you know the story. It's not going to end happily, but if you've got to go, you can't ask for a better way to go than a tragic demise. And a V6-powered Corona will be a quick and quirky means to that end. A greater power than we can contradict Hath thwarted our intents with this engine transplant. For never was a story of more woe and pain Than this of Corona and her Nissan.
PCH, You Bought What Edition That über-benz is $42K. It's longer than a school bus. The entire thing operates on 6 gallons of 90PSI hydraulic fluid that costs $67.98 a quart, and it's being sold by a car dealer in New York, so there's not going to be a lot of state regulatory intervention should they screw you. WHAT'S NOT TO LOVE? Like day-old sushi, Nicolas Cage movies and a herpes-infected girl friend overdue for a breakout, this crap shoot puts the odds against you . . . just the way you like it. A gambling man never takes the path, that's for losers, not winners. A gambling man talks the talk and walks the walk, and with an 11 passenger, 6-door behemoth like this, you'd be a fool not to buy it. If you can actually get it out of the dealership lot without paying extra for the seven boxes full of parts: I don't know if they're actually from that car, but they're from a Mercedes so they'd likely fit, but of course I'm going to have to charge you for them. How about $5,000 for the lot, no questions asked? the seller would tell you. Okay, off to a bad start and in the hole more than you had expected, but shit, just wait until it's done and the offers start rolling in. Limo services, Consulates of up and coming Third World Nations, Rap Artists and the Palin family will all be clamoring to buy this amazing and commodious automobile. Much like clothing Shaquille O'Neal, everything for this car costs extra- just storing it costs double because it takes up two parking spaces. A paint job is double because the spray booth won't hold it all at once. And the guy you have to hire to renew the hydraulics has to be flown all the way from Germany, is 78 years old, and requires a nurse and thrice-daily diaper change. But you persevere. You know that only the strong and the dedicated survive. You know that the only way you will come out on top is by putting your nose to the grindstone and putting all of your efforts behind getting the project done. You know this is right because Tony Robbins told you so on his inspirational tape. So, in order to economize, you sell your TV, you stop the newspaper, and cut your phone and DSL lines. All of your energy is focused on the task at hand- completing the restoration, getting it on the market, and fending off the bidders to make your big gamble pay out. Chrome for the massive grill is $5 grand. replacement leather upholstery takes 32 hides and costs $19 thousand. It all takes money and time, but you're dedicated and see the project through to the finish despite depleting both yours, and your pre-senile suffering grandma's bank accounts, but it's okay, because it looks fabulous. You can't park it on the street, and it won't go around most city corners, but you're gonna' make it al back and more when you sell it to the highest bidder. Opening the garage door for the first time in months, you are struck by how quiet it is. Looking around, you see many pedestrians on the side walks, but no cars. Heading around front to the main street, you see several Metro busses go by, all completely packed with sad-faced passengers, but again no cars. Heading down the street, first at a trot, then at a flat-out run, you reach the only gas station in your part of the city. There on the marque you see the reason for the dearth of cars- REG $11.999/Gal PREM $13.999/Gal, and even worse there's a banner across the pumps saying NO GAS, NONE COMING. Your heart sinks. Even on the best day, the 600 would only have gotten about 9 miles to the gallon around town, and here there isn't even any of the stuff to buy! You had been so focused on the project that you completely missed the total collapse of the capitalist machine. Heading back home, you pick up a paper. The headline reads "Federal Government Mandates Public Transportation - CNG Busses only way to get around" and lower on the page "Consulates closing, nations unable to afford foreign outposts. In the Arts and Entertainment section you read about how Rap has become passe and Emo- Green music is the new big thing. Climbing into the Pulman, and pushing the button on the garage door remote, slowly sending the door down, you fire up the car, and decide to end it all. Unfortunately, there's not enough gas in the tank and it runs dry after only giving you a headache. You head up stairs and put another Tony Robbins tape in the machine. You think about the old gambler's maxim: If you make many throws your luck must change. Sadly, you only threw once.
PCH, V8 Imports You Should Totally Run At LeMons Edition Hölle awaits you with a non-running 928. You don't have enough money to float both the purchase price and the repairs, but after you tell your parents about your plan to run it in the 24HOLMS they offer to pitch in, but the money comes with a stern lecture about responsibility and ownership of your actions. The fat-bottomed girl looks just right, sitting, somewhat lopsidedly, in your garage. A new fuel pump eats away $156.99 from your repair fund, and the addition of new plugs, wires, 6 skinned knuckles and an oil change sets you back a good $319.12 additional. Fresh gas in the tank and a new battery (total $162.57) gets you to the point where you're ready to try and start the beast. It fires up and settles into a lumpy, twitchy idle. That night, your parents inform you that they will be leaving the next day for a weeklong vacation. You get another sermon on maintaining your decorum while they are gone and not doing anything for which you'll regret in the future. Once they have left, you call your best friend, Miles, telling him that you're going to take the Porsche out let it stretch its legs. Miles drops by later that evening and you slowly back the car out of the garage. The single taillight, and copious quantities of acrid smoke drifting from the down-turned exhaust pipe do nothing to dampen the excitement you both feel. The car creaks over expansion joints, and the dried out and threadbare tires make smoke-churning doughnuts in the parking lot of Long John Silver's an easy diversion. While waiting on the apron for traffic to clear, you see her; short dress, pixie nose and blonde hair done in a retro feather cut. You think back to that morning, after your parents had left the house and how you had danced around in your underwear while playing air guitar and singing along with the old Bob Segar CD of your dad's. She walks over to the car and leans on the window. "You boys look like you're having a good time." She says all slow and languid. Her eyes, masked by heavy lashes and smoky mascara look golden in the streetlamp light reflecting off them. "You want to have an even better time?" she says and reaches through the open window to massage your shoulder. "So tense" she purrs, "I'm thinking you could use a night of Nirvana to calm those tense muscles." Miles leans forward and starts to tell her that you are heading back to your house to watch Conan, and that . . . "Shut up Miles." you hear yourself say. The Porsche shudders and one headlamp dims appreciably. "Mmmm, a Porsh" she whispers, "that really turns me on." "Porsh-ah" you whisper back involuntarily and open the door. Several hours and condoms later, your are in a park and the two of you are lying on the hood of the 928. Miles is sitting under a picnic table, gripping his knees, rocking back and forth and muttering "unclean, unclean, must wash eye sockets!" "Okay lover, time to pay the piper." she leans over facing you and her mention of piper reminds you of what she just did to your. . . well, what did she mean pay? "Oh, of course" you sputter, "you're a pro." "Um-hum" she nods and holds up her hand as she rubs her thumb back and forth across the tips of her first two fingers. "That's three hours at twelve hundred an hour . . . you owe me thirty six hundred, and I don't take plastic." "Thirty six hundred!" you shout, sitting straight up. "I don't have that." "You drive a Porsche cowboy, how can thirty six hundred be a big deal? I happen to know a fuel pump alone for one of these is a hundred-fifty." "One fifty six, ninety nine." you say, staring off across the lake in front of you. She lets out a long slow sigh and then jumps down off the hood. Straightening her dress she puts her fingers in her mouth and lets go with a long trilling whistle. "Hey, Guido! Over here!" she shouts, and a small, hairy man comes out from behind the boathouse. He's wearing Sansabelt slacks and a paisley poly-blend shirt, which is open far enough to display a chest full of hair and gold chains. "This is Guido, he's sort of my boss." she tells you. "Guido, your boss, of course." You mimic her while eyeing Guido as he twists at a large gold ring on the third finger of his left hand. "That's right," says Guido, "only I'm not sort of her boss, I am exactly her boss, and I need to make sure she gets paid for services rendered, if you get me drift." He's moved closer to the two of you now, and is standing just behind the ass-end of the 928. "You drive this?" he asks. "Yes, this is the first night I've taken it out." Frowning, he asks "Do you know what a fuel pump costs on one of these babies?" "One hundred fifty six ninety nine." You say again. Guido: "One fifty six?" You: "Yeah" Guido: "And ninety nine," "Right" "He lets out a slow whistle. "So you don't mind spending money on a beautiful machine such as this, but you can't be bothered with the proper exchange of remuneration for a job well done by this beautiful woman? It was a job well done wasn't it? I mean, there was some sort of job involved, please tell me that at least." You're starting to panic. "Yes, there was a job, and it was undertaken with the utmost of professionalism and completed on time." "Just not under budget right?" Guido replies. "Yes . . .I mean, I had no idea, she should have told me up front." "She should have told you." Guido's shaking his head, "Do you really think that it was her responsibility in this exchange to quote you a price? Don't you think the onus lies on the consumer - you in this case - to ask for the cost before making the purchase?" "I guess so" you sheepishly relpy. "You guess so? You guess so? Look, buddy, we're going to have to work something out here, because there ain't no way you're gonna' get out of this without paying. You understand?" "I understand" you repeat. Guido puts his arm around you shoulder and walks you back to the sloping hatch of the Porsche. Under your feet are torn wrappers from your earlier endeavors for which you are now in such dire straights. "Look," Guido says, and you can smell the alcohol and Pepto on his breath. "Truth be told, we may be able to strike a bargain here." Your mind reels, he needs a place to let his employees ply their trade, your parents are gone for the week, you've got a lot of friends that have college bonds they could cash in, if you're shrewd enough, you might even come out ahead in this deal. You shake on it and give Guido your address. He collects the girl who asks if she's getting paid or not. He grabs her by the arm and says "come one, we got calls to make" and then they are both gone. You are relieved and take your first deep breath since first encountering Guido. Shouting to Miles to come on and get in the car you lean back against the driver's door. The car shifts underneath you. Turning to look at what has happened you are shocked to see the car inching down the hill and towards the short, wooden pier. "No, no, no, no, no . . .!" you shout as it gathers speed. "MILES! HELP ME!" you shout, but there's no response. Jumping in front of it and grabbing with both hands under the bumper you plant your feet in the slick, wet grass. The 928 is too heavy and the slope too steep and you slide down the hill with the car. Impossibly the car picks up speed despite your best efforts and in an attempt not to get crashed by the German GT you leap on the hood. The car hits the dock and stutters across the rough boards. Overhead you see the bright glare of the lights and dark sky pass by. Bracing yourself for the immersion in the cold, duck-shit imbued water, you feel the car slow to a stop. The front tires bump against the 4 x 4 footing at the end of the pier, and you think your luck couldn't get any better tonight. Shouting to Miles you jump off the hood, and then the end of the pier collapses under you, sending car and you flying into the murky depths. Flotsam fills your mouth as you try and yell in surprise, but before you know it, the car is completely submerged leaving only twin clouds where misty air was forced out of the cabin through the cracked door glass. You realize now that you, Guido and the girls will have your work cut out for you, and that your dreams of winning the 24HOLMS would hinge on how many of your horny friends you'll be able to convince to mortgage their futures for one night of nirvana.
PCH, Sochaux Versus L.A. Edition First off, the Muntz Jet must be saved. I judged the Post-war Touring class at the Los Angeles Concours d Elegance and a Muntz Jet won best in class. It had the original barware in the back and a Muntz wire recorder in the center console, and it worked-playing an old Muntz radio spot. The car was purple with a white top, and the restoration was impeccable. So your hell awaiting you is the 4-squared pugeoti. Why would anyone want 15 504s and a lone 505? Because you own a taxi company, and you're looking for the cheapest way to differentiate your brand from the Crown-Vic sporting competition. Smooth-riding, roomy French Peugeots are just what le docteur ordered. Because French is the language of love, you rename your taxi service Taxi de l'amour and paint all the 504s a candy-apple red, and trim them out with crushed velour and shag carpeting. A door to door traveling condom vending machine salesman talks you into installing a two bits-a-johnnie in the back of each. The final touch is a pheromone-scented tree hanging from the rearview mirror of each. You, of course, want to take out the first car as a "test-run" and head down to the section of town where all the clubs are located. Your first fare is a Menonite, who has wandered into this part of town and wants to be taken back to the Howard Johnson's by the airport. You oblige and keep an eye on him in the mirror for the trip, but he doesn't seem to be affected by the salacious nature of his surroundings. You slip in a Barry White CD and see if that makes a difference, but he only re-buttons the top button on his stiff-white shirt and glares disapprovingly at the ticking meter. After him, you head back to the hot spot and see a couple of young women in micro-mini skirts and those kind of tops that just seem to hang around their necks and in front of their boobs, bad sadly never seem to fall off. The blond spies you and raises her arm in a hail. You pull over to the curb, the peugeot ticking over rhythmically and seeming to drip sex from its vibrating tailpipe. The girls get in, and ask if you know any good bars. "Sure," you tell them, "there's the Cat Box and the Fire Hose. . ." They both frown and, after some discussion between them, decide to have you take them back to their hotel, as they have an early morning at their volunteer gig with the developmentally handicapped children. Taking one last chance, you switch out Barry for Prince on the way to the hotel and use your hand to waft the scent form the tree hanging from the rearview but the redhead just makes a bad-smell face and opens the window. At the hotel, you help them out of the cab and wish them well. Having struck out twice with your new sex-mobile concept cab, you decide to try fishing in a different part of the lake, and head over to the strip mall-lined boulevard known to be habituated by ladies of the night. Sure enough, once you turn on the street, there they are, all short skirts, go-go boots, mesh tops and meth-mouths. A series of small motels line the south end of the strip, and here, at the north, it's mostly 7-11s, dive bars and Libertarian Party headquarters. You cruise slowly down the street, timing it so you hit most of the lights on red. After three blocks and seven homeless guys trying to wash your windshield, you spot your prey; a man, dressed in a suit coat, jeans and boots and button-down shirt. He's standing with a Rubinesque hooker, in up-your neighborhood short-shorts and a yellow tanktop that isn't working overtime in keeping her ample bosom in check. They get in and he asks you to take them to a motel. He grabs in his pants pocket and pulls out a wad of cash- mostly singles-and says "no, no, no, take us to a . . . a" The hooker, who is looking around the cab like she's never seen anything as classy before and tells him "Look sugar, you better save some of that for me, otherwise you can just let ol' cabby here get your rocks off." He looks suddenly panicked and asks you "How much if you just drive us around for an hour?" "Half-hour" the hooker corrects. Seeing as this is your test of the love-cab, you shut off the meter and turn back to the sweating, wide-eyed fare. Give me $20, and I'll take you on a nice romantic drive down to the waterfront and back." You look at the hooker, who is frowning and add, "that's about a half-hour drive." She smiles and says "Thank you love." As she says this you notice that she's a big girl, shifting you gaze back to her trick you note that he's no anorexic either, and you begin to worry about the shocks, which you never replaced. You head off down the black and turn left at the next light, which is blinking yellow at this late hour. The road heads down a good 6 miles toward the waterfront and gets pretty windy. The couple in the back have started going at it and you sneak glances back to see if the cab is having any effect on the heat of passion. Mostly all you catch glimpses of is the dude's hairy ass bobbing up and down, and this makes you a little peeved. The Peugeot coasts down the hill, picking up speed and starting to bounce from the frenetic activity in the back seat. At the third corner, you're doing 50 and the tires squeal as you bounce into the oncoming lane. You hit the brakes and realize that the shocks weren't the only ting you should have overhauled. The pedal goes to the floor and your eyes go wide. The e-brake is your next resort, but yanking on it only makes a zipper noise and you glimpse a frayed cable below the lever, damn! The motion of the ocean is getting worse and you think that suit & boots is getting his money's worth. You're feeling bad to bring his fun to an end, but have to shout back to them, "HEY, YOU BACK THERE, KNOCK OFF THE HUMPING, WE'RE GONNA' CRASH!" It's no use, you're gaining speed, and your attempts to downshift have only resulted in the car no longer being able to find a gear. The bouncing is driving you all over the road, and the moaning coming from the back seat overcomes Barry on the CD. At 70, you lose a hubcap and the hooker tells your fare that he'd better get a move on. At 80, the rear bumper falls off and she tells him, "time's up fool." At 90, he says, "but I wasn't finished." You hit the bottom of the hill at 100 and you're going too fast to make the corner onto the street. Instead you break through the wooden fence rail and hit the end of the pier. The broad boards make a thud-a-da-da, thud-a-da-da noise under you. "You can just let me out here hon. . . ." the hooker says leaning forward and unable to finish the word as she sees the looming ocean through the windscreen. Her trick, pants in hand, sticks his head up next to hers and says "I said I wasn't fin..." He too is caught in mid-word as he realizes that he may very well be finished. The 504, still doing about 90, crashes through the barricade and does what feels like a graceful swan-dive, but is more of an ass-over-hood flip into the drink. You hit the water and it immediately fills the cabin. Barry is literally drowned out and the three of you make your escape through the open windows, swimming back to the shore, you stagger out amid the lightly crashing waves. Checking to make sure everyone is okay, you make your way back up to the pier, and to a phone booth, standing under a lone street lamp. You call the base and tell them what happened. Your partner says, "Well, that's it then, this plan's not gonna' work." "Pfft," you say, "I know where we went wrong, and besides, we have 15 more tries to get it right!"
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He was born June 24, 1941, in Fort Wayne to Raymond and Violet Leatherman Kitchen. He married Melanie Salisbury on Dec. 31, 1985, in Fort Wayne, and she survives.
Additional survivors include six daughters, Dee (Ron) Hadley, of Goodwell, OK; Debrah Kitchen and Dawn Kitchen, both of Fort Wayne; Dana (Harold "Gator") Gates, of Warsaw; Deitra (Richard) Martin, of Huntington; and Jenessa (Brent) Scott, of Waynedale; two sons, David (Sheryl) Kitchen, of Warsaw, and Robert Kitchen, of Logansport; three sisters, Colleen Troxel, of Fort Wayne; Diane Wroblewski, of Huntington; and Cherie Jo (Michael) Rumple, of The Villages, FL; a brother, Rex (Carol) Kitchen, of Fort Wayne; his father-in-law and mother-in-law, Ron and Mary Salisbury, of Warsaw; and 10 grandchildren, Brandy, Amanda, Ron, David, Jennifer, heather, Jessica, Richie, Thea and Trevin; and eight great-grandchildren.
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Tuesday, April 28, 2009
So Quick, So Easy, So Good!
This last week I found two really, really good recipes. Not only are they tasty and the chicken super tender, they are easy and quick. Bonus! And they both involve one of my favorite ingrediants of all time. Sour Cream! Bless the person who discovered sour cream! What can I say. My Hungarian blood runs white with the stuff!
And unfortunately I have no pictures for either. Because we devoured them before I could think to take pictures. Because when it involves sour cream there are no rules of picture taking decorum.
-1 pkg. bone in chicken thighs, deskinned (8 - 10 thighs)
-1/2 cup sour cream
-1/4 cup light mayo
-3 Tbsp. lemon juice
-1/4 tsp. Worcestershire sauce
-1/4 tsp. paprika
-1 garlic clove, minced OR 1/4-1/2 tsp. granulated or powdered garlic
-1/4 tsp. seasoned salt
-1/8 tsp. pepper, fresh ground if you've got a grinder
-1 1/2 c dry bread crumbs
Combine sour cream, lemon juice, worcestershire, paprika, garlic, seasoning salt, and papper in a large bowl. Add chicken, turning to coat. Cover and refridgerate minimum 2 hours and up to overnight.
Preheat oven to 350*F. Lightly spray or grease a shallow 13 x 9 roasting pan. Place crumbs in deep bowl. Add salt to taste if desired and stir well. Add chicken one at a time and coat well with crumbs. Place in roasting pan. Bake, uncovered 45 - 50 minutes until tender.
Try not to elbow each other to get seconds.
-4 - 6 chicken breasts, thawed if out of the freezer
-4 tsp. taco or mexican seasoning mix
-1 cup - 1 1/2 cups salsa ( I used Peach Mango Salsa and it was awesome!!)
-1 - 1 1/2 cups shredded cheddar
-4 Tbsp. sour cream
-1 tomato, diced
-2 green onions, sliced
-jarred jalepeno peppers, optional
Preheat oven to 375*F. Lightly grease a 13x9 baking dish. Rub chicken breasts on both sides with the taco seasoning. Pour salsa over each breast, covering the whole breast.
Bake for 20 - 25 minutes, until chicken is tender and juices run clear.
Sprinkle evenly with cheese and continue baking until cheese is melted and bubbly.
Top with sour cream, chopped tomatoes, green onions and jalepenos.
I served with brown rice mixed with niblets corn and little bit of chili powder. Yummy!
DISCLAIMER: Living to Tell the Story is not responsible for any addictions to sour cream that consuming the above recipes may cause.
13 comments:
- Michelle said...
Those recipes sound so good ;) I imagine it is a challenge for you finding the right recipe for the entire family.
- 11:40 AM, April 28, 2009
mmmmmmmmm sounds great. Eating healthier is always a good choice :)
- 1:46 PM, April 28, 2009
- Linda said...
I'm with you on the sour cream. And this Italian girl's Hungarian husband would love that recipe. Thanks for sharing Susanne!
- 4:17 PM, April 28, 2009
- Laura said...
Susanne, I can't do it. I have a total aversion to sour cream...is that weird? Miracle Whip on the other hand...mmmm....cannot get enough of that :)
- 6:13 PM, April 28, 2009
- Grace said...
We've backed way off eating much beef, have upped our fish and chicken meals, and are ever leaning toward more veggies. THANK YOU for these! I can hardly wait to try them.
- 7:15 PM, April 28, 2009
- Beck said...
That salsa chicken recipe would be a complete HIT in my house! Yum!
- 7:46 PM, April 28, 2009
- Brenda said...
That sour cream chicken looks delicious! Definately want to try that!
- 10:04 PM, April 28, 2009
- Melanie @ This Ain't New York said...
YUM! Love the disclaimer.
- 10:36 PM, April 28, 2009
- Jamie said...
Quick, Easy, Good...you are talking my language! I too love sour cream. These sound good.
- 11:32 PM, April 28, 2009
- Barbie @ Mamaology said...
Sounds yummy....I too love anything with sour cream:)! I'm shopping tonight and we are going to try both of these:).
Hope your having a good week my friend:).
- 8:04 AM, April 29, 2009
- Donnetta said...
Oh yum! These both sound absolutely delicious! Thanks for sharing them.
- 3:03 PM, April 29, 2009
- Chappyswife said...
We eat a lot of chicken, to say the least. Thanks for these GREAT sounding recipes, which I will be trying very soon! :0)
- 3:31 PM, April 29, 2009
So yummy...Will have to try them both!
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Coldwell Banker Best Reality realtor Kathy Vejtasa gave a brief presentation Thursday to the Ridgecrest Exchange Club on the overall picture of the valley's real estate health, in addition to some financial tips.
Coldwell Banker Best Reality realtor Kathy Vejtasa gave a brief presentation Thursday to the Ridgecrest Exchange Club on the overall picture of the valley's real estate health, in addition to some financial tips.
"Our rates have been the lowest they have ever been," Vejtasa said, indicating it was a good time to buy for those who could afford it.
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"I've been in real estate 33 years and it's the lowest I've ever seen them," Vejtasa said
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She said the buyer's dilemma right now, at least as far as the valley was concerned, was whether to buy now in light of potential furloughs by the Navy regardless of whether rates were still low.
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This award looks to be more a popularity contest, than what I thought it stood for, historically speaking. I agree with past winner Walesa:
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Walking into the Piazza San Pietro this morning on the way to the Vatican Press Center, two shocking sights greeted me. The first was the staggering size of the crowds that are now filling the entire area around St. Peter's Basilica. I was told by a police officer that the wait just to get into St. Peter's was several hours as the line serpentined around the square in a way that reminded everyone of the lines to visit John Paul II as he lay in state back in 2005.
The second was the sudden appearance of the two beautiful tapestries — typical for canonizations — of John XXIII and John Paul II that will adorn the façade of the basilica for the next days and that will be some of the great visual centerpieces of the canonization on Sunday. There they were, John and John Paul, but now with halos. They are, indeed, saints, and they tower over the piazza.
This was a metaphor for their pontificates, but they served also as a poignant introduction to the event that took place this afternoon at the press center. Cardinal Stanislaw Dziwisz and Cardinal Loris Capovilla were part of a press conference in which they offered some extremely unique perspectives on the two new saints. Dziwisz served for 39 years as secretary to Karol Wojtyla, including his entire pontificate as John Paul II, and Capovilla for 10 years to Angelo Roncalli as John XXIII, including his whole pontificate. Both were crucial witnesses in the causes for canonization, and both had some fascinating things to say about their former bosses.
Capovilla, 98 years old and a priest since 1940, joined the press conference via video and warmed the polyglot gathering of reporters by confessing he was "an old priest," who was "emotional, confused and intimidated" by the technology. His candor earned him several rounds of applause.
He served John from the time he was Patriarch of Venice and then as pope, and looking back over some 60 years, he spoke so vividly that the events of those days clearly had stayed with him. He described John as a saint in the way that "Saints are those who remain children." When John died in 1963, the cardinal said, "I did not witness the death of an old man. I saw a child die," with a prayer on his lips.
And as John passed away, then Father Capovilla apologized for not being a better secretary. The pontiff dismissed the notion, thanked his faithful secretary and made note of the fact that in the hard years of getting the council underway, the two of them had not "collected the stones thrown at them."
The capacity for endurance and bearing the weight of crisis was certainly a hallmark of Stanislaw Dziwisz. He met Karol Wojtyla while a seminarian and became his closest aide, serving his boss in Communist Poland and then throughout John Paul's global pilgrimages. Like Capovilla, Dziwisz served to the very end, but before that he watched as John Paul II was shot in 1981 by Mehmet Ali Agca and later grew frail from Parkinson's Disease and other infirmities.
Prayer, Dziwisz says, was the heart of John Paul's life. "People often ask me," he said, "how many hours a day he prayed. He prayed with his life. You cannot divide his prayer from his life. His whole life was a prayer and everything that happened passed through prayer."
Especially prayer in suffering, prayer in redemptive suffering. He offered his suffering for the world, because "Christ saved the world through the cross."
Both men share an exclusive bond. It was evident in the way that Dziwisz watched the screen as Capovilla spoke. The two can appreciate not just what it was like to work for popes but what it meant to share their lives with saints. It was a transforming experience. Both went on to become cardinals, not as a reward for their service but because the experiences of life with the saints made them invaluable as pastors of souls.
Matthew Bunson is OSV senior correspondent.
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Studio Unit = $50.00 per night
Master Suite = $50.00 per night
Walk-to Neighborhood Beaches. Quaint 'Old Hatillo' plaza. Convenient to local Restaurants and Taverns (several Fast Food favorites nearby for the kiddies). Near to Camuy Caverns, Arecibo Observatory, Arecibo Lighthouse and Park, Horseback Riding, Puerto Hermina Pirate House and Beach, Surf Fishing, Snorkel Catamaran, Local Shopping. Central to many Beautiful Beaches. Day trip to El Morro Fortress and Old San Juan, El Yunque Rain Forest, Ponce, Rincon or Cabo Rojo.
* Master Suite: Queen Bed a/c, Large Private Bath, Comfortably sleeps up to 2 adults and 2 children with roll outs,
* Seaside Apartment: Three Queen Beds, Two Large Private Baths, Comfortably sleeps up to 6 adults and 3 children with roll outs (no additional cost for roll outs)
Availability Calendar available on Casa web site
Newly renovated, air conditioned Seaside Unit 2A has a queen Bedroom with a private Bath, Coffee Maker, Microwave, Electric Cooler, Roku TV and a private, sliding door entrance allowing a panoramic view.
Located on the second level with direct access to the Front Terrace and the ocean breezes.
Rate for this cozy, ocean-view Unit is only $70.00 per night.
On GPS or Google Maps - Search 'Lodging' C9 Hatillo del Mar
Military (20%) to include active duty, retired or dependent with ID.
Police, FireFighters, Scout Leaders, Clergy, Seniors 60+, Returning Guests and more (15%).
We offer Discount of $10.00 per night per unit with Reservation of more than one unit.
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Cll Felipe M Arana, Hatillo 00659, Puerto Rico
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Eutrepsia bipennis Dyar 1913
Eutrepsia cephisaria Grote 1881
Eutrepsia crusa Druce 1893
Eutrepsia cydonia Druce 1893
Eutrepsia cynaxa Druce 1893
Eutrepsia dispar (Walker, 1854)
Eutrepsia gadowi Prout 1923
Eutrepsia haemataria Herrich-Schäffer 1855
Eutrepsia inconstans (Geyer, 1837)
Eutrepsia mamitus Druce 1889
Eutrepsia melanodora Dyar 1913
Eutrepsia mercedes Beutelspacher 1984
Eutrepsia metagrapharia Walker 1862
Eutrepsia monticola Schaus 1889
Eutrepsia neonympha Prout 1923
Eutrepsia orodes Druce 1897
Eutrepsia pacilius (Druce, 1885)
Eutrepsia phanerischyne Dyar 1910
Eutrepsia phoebe Druce 1889
Eutrepsia polyxena Druce 1893
Eutrepsia potentia Druce 1893
Eutrepsia primulina (Butler & Druce, 1872)
Eutrepsia prumnides Druce 1895
Eutrepsia secreta (Walker, [1865])
Eutrepsia splendens Druce 1889
Eutrepsia striatus (Druce, 1885)
Eutrepsia tortricina Druce 1893
Eutrepsia valbum Thierry-Mieg 1892