April 2010
1 post
Best Chicken Marinade (Garlic, Ginger, Lime)
Ingredients
1/3 C Soy Sauce
1/4 C Olive Oil
3 cloves (~1 Tbsp) Garlic, minced
~1 Tbsp (~1 inch piece) Ginger, minced
2 Tbsp Brown Sugar
1 Small Lime, Zest and Juice
1/2 tsp Red Pepper Flakes
1 medium scallion, thinly sliced
Directions
Combine all ingredients in a small bowl.
Whisk to combine.
Add chicken, toss to coat thoroughly, and let rest in refrigerator for 1-4...
March 2010
5 posts
Conservatives and Republicans today suffered their... →
Waterloo
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CUTS THE DEFICIT Cuts the deficit by $130 billion in the first ten years (2010...”
– Health care reform bill’s Congressional Budget Office (CBO) score
“SPIEGEL ONLINE: Are we beyond the point of no return?
Singer: The debate is...”
– http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/0,1518,682852,00.html
“Despite many efforts to explain in a calm and rational way what President Obama...”
– http://www.esquire.com/the-side/richardson-report/obama-health-care-push-030910
The Fargo Film Festival was great. Again. And the directors who were present loved Fargo and its people right back. Again. Oh, and the pre- and post-party ticket was totally worth it. Again. I love this city so much.
February 2010
8 posts
“I even had one constituent—you will not believe this, and I know you...”
– Rep. Louise Slaughter
The Definitive Performance →
Square is the next great thing in exchanging... →
The American Conservative -- No Exit →
“An alternative reading of our recent military past might suggest the following: first, that the political utility of force—the range of political problems where force possesses real relevance—is actually quite narrow; second, that definitive victory of the sort that yields a formal surrender ceremony at Appomattox or on the deck of an American warship tends to be a rarity; third, that...
Chili-Lime Chicken Wings
Ingredients
Marinade:
4 lbs Chicken Wings, seperated with tips discarded
1 tsp ground Cumin
2 Tbsp ground Coriander
1 Tbsp Kosher Salt
1/4 C Extra-Virgin Olive Oil
Sauce:
1/2 C Sriracha-brand Chili Sauce
1 stick Unsalted Butter, melted
1/4 C Cilantro, chopped
2 Limes worth of zest and juice
6 cloves Garlic, minced
Notes: You can double this recipe, no...
Braised Beef and Peppers
Ingredients
8 medium tomatoes, cored, peeled, seeded, & diced
2 bell peppers, 1/2 slices
1 onion, cut into 8 wedges
2 tsp dried oregano
1 tsp ground cumin
1 1/2 lbs flank steak, cut across the grain into thirds and liberally seasoned with kosher salt and fresh cracked black pepper
1 C long-grain white rice
1 avocado, sliced
1/4 C fresh cilantro leaves, chopped
...
January 2010
12 posts
WatchPee-Wee Gets an iPad
So much awesomeness packed into two minutes.
Apple
The iPhone changed our culture.
The iPad is going to change it again. It is an amazing device and should not be underestimated.
If you do not understand that the iPad is an amazing, world changing device you need to study it until you do understand that and know how to beat it.
Three years later competitors are just coming up with ways to equal the iPhone and Apple bests their own leading...
New Orleans: the city that knows how to party.
Minneapolis: the city that knows how to suffer stoically, knowing that it is somehow their fault even though they have lived honest, Lutheran lives.
WatchThis is why I’ve stopped posting most anything even vaguely related to politics. Every time I try I devolve into sputtering about the incompetence of Congressional Democrats, the ambivalence towards the electorate by the Obama administration, and the evil of the Republicans.
“If it were possible for me to narrate this story, I’d begin here.
“This is Asterios Polyp.
“Right now, he’s watching his home burn up. Today—coincidentally—also happens to be his fiftieth birthday.
“Asterios lived in this Manhattan apartment for almost two decades, but until seven years ago he spent most of his time upstate, teaching at a university in...
Awesome Statement from Conan Regarding the Idiot... →
For the record, I love Conan’s tonight show, but admittedly watch it over the noon hour on Hulu.
Realms of Fantasy finally has a real website! →
WatchYAIAMIAPC (Yet Another I’m a Mac and I’m a PC) Parody, but with little kids swearing.
WatchBreaking News: VH1 Reality Show Bus Crashes In California Causing Major Slut Spill (NSFW)
December 2009
13 posts
Climate Change Deniers vs The Scientific Consensus →
I’ll admit I was confused, though leaning towards believing the consensus, before finding this picture.
Now, especially having looked at the sources, I fully trust the scientific consensus and am very worried.
The Best Movie Review Ever →
I still haven’t seen the third Star Wars prequel and generally avoid the entire genre of sci-fi films released since The Phantom Menace.
Person of the Year
Here’s the thing: before the iPod Touch there was no good way to Google or Wikipedia whatever you wanted over dinner at a national chain or a local coffee house. Steve Jobs is largely responsible for the iPod Touch.
Seriously. Think about that.
And if you have never Googled or Wikipediaed in a Wifi hotspot, have been in the presence of someone who has done so and you thought it was...
WatchIf your company’s censor-ware doesn’t block this it would if your company’s censor-ware weren’t shit (aka NSFW).
Enworld
Dammit. Every time I go to Enworld to find an obscure answer to a simple Dungeons and Dragons question, I get sucked into four hours of entrancing reading but zero productivity.
Everything That Is Wrong With the US Explained →
All Men Watch Porn →
“Scientists at the University of Montreal launched a search for men who had never looked at pornography - but couldn’t find any.”
After you’ve checked out the previously mentioned Holiday Sampler, head on over to the Mythos Market and check out their Unbearably Scary Solstice Combo.
Ah, who doesn’t love the holiday classics like “Freddy the Red Brained Mi-Go”, “Oh Come All Ye Olde Ones”, and—my personal favorite—“Silent Night, Blasphemous Night”.
(via Tor)
The 2009 edition of the Suburban Sprawl Holiday Sampler has been unleashed. I think it’s the best yet.
If you’re not hip to the sampler, every year the Suburban Sprawl record label collects a bunch of holiday-themed songs and releases them as a free download. I’d call the mix subversive if anything can still be subversive in this era. Does “eclectic” still work?
...
If You Have a Kid but Are Not Keeping Up With...
Kid’s music, at it’s best, is as engaging and fun as adult music but directly engages age appropriate subjects. As great as The Clash’s music is, pre-teens shouldn’t have to understand the politics and music of the late 70s and early 80s to really get the music on the trip to daycare/school/grandma’s house.
NPR’s list of favorite kids music from 2009 is up....
Holiday Crackers
Should you find yourself in the cracker aisle this season wondering what is what, remember this: Town House are saltines added to butter, but Club are butter added to saltines.
Also: Ritz are cheap ripoffs of Town House.
November 2009
13 posts
Letting the days go by/let the water hold me down
Letting the days go by/water flowing underground
Into the blue again/after the money’s gone
Once in a lifetime/water flowing underground.
— From “Once in a Lifetime” by Talking Heads from the album Remain in Light
“Man was born free, and he is everywhere in chains”
– Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Who's Afraid of the Terrorists? →
Mostly Republicans, apparently.
‘I’m going to tell my son the worst swearword in... →
via Daring Fireball
This, then, is revelation. All is one, and all is deity, this beautiful undying fire of being that is everywhere about us; that we are.
O man, O woman, know yourself, and know you are divine.
— from Promethea by Alan Moore and J.H. Williams III
iLounge's 2010 iPod & iPhone Buyers' Guide →
“Now in its sixth year, the world’s most popular iPod + iPhone Buyers’ Guide has been expanded and refreshed for the 2009-2010 holiday buying season!”
If you have an iPod, want an iPod, are giving an iPod, or are selling an iPod you must read this guide. For six year’s it has been the guide to Apple’s media player and phone.
It’s a free download, so check it out.
Whiskey Mustard Sauce
I just had this with a big top butt steak, but this should be great with elk, moose, venison, etc. Also, this involves starting whiskey on fire, which is just awesome.
Ingredients
1 1/2 - 2 lbs red meat steak
1 Tbsp olive oil
2 Tbsp (two small) finely chopped shallot
1/2 C whiskey
1 C broth
2 Tbsp whole-grain mustard
3 Tbsp unsalted butter
1/2 tsp cider vinegar
Notes:...
The Majority of North Dakotans Under-30 Support... →