Monthly Archives: January 2009

YAR (Yet Another Recipe, by request): Mom’s no-name chicken

My mom makes this dish, although she might not admit to it.  And so I am posting this recipe while she is on vacation.  I’ve ruthlessly stolen it.  It has no cutsy name, but suggestions are welcome.  This dish takes … Continue reading

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Is that fat blathering idiot right about something?

Of course we’re talking about Rush Limbaugh.  In an Op-Ed piece in the Wall Street Journal he argues that a stimulus package should satisfy both “supply-siders” and “Keynesians”.  He also makes the argument that Obama didn’t win the election by … Continue reading

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Another Recipe By Request: Presidential Pasta

This is a very simple pasta that is so named because we ate it while watching Barack Obama take the oath of office (the first time) from Chief Justice John Roberts.  For the record, my daughter preferred the pasta to … Continue reading

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SCHIPP: More dumb Republican politics

Over the last year, healthcare for poor people took a beating as State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIPP) lapsed, and Congress was unable to override a Bush Administration veto – twice.  A smaller version of the bill was signed, but … Continue reading

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Oops: Why the name, “Tragedy Chicken”?

MCB points out I forgot to mention why it’s called Tragedy Chicken. It got so named after an incident in which the previous night’s leftovers did not survive. My wife called it a tragedy…

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