Recipe of the Day

Oven Baked Fat Chips with Rosemary Salt

Ingredients:

2 lb. large potatoes, cut into large chips 1 cm (½ inch) thick
Olive oil
1 x bulb of garlic
Freshly ground black pepper
3 sprig fresh rosemary
Zest of 1 lemon
3 oz sea salt

Directions:

1) Place a baking tray in the oven and preheat it to 230 degrees C.
2) Parboil the potato chips, skin on, for about 10 minutes in boiling salted water.
3) Heat some olive oil in a frying pan, smash the garlic and chuck in the cloves, then add the potato chips. Toss in the oil and season with pepper. Bake on the preheated tray for 15?20 minutes until crispy and golden.
4) Remove the leaves from the rosemary and put in the mortar with the lemon zest and salt. Bash up to make a green paste, adding more salt if it is too wet. Push through a sieve, and sprinkle on the chips to serve.

Wait a minute.......

blink.....blink.....blink....

US military takes Iraq war to YouTube (BBC News, May 11th, 2007)

"The US military has taken the war in Iraq into cyberspace, with the launch of its own channel on the video-sharing website YouTube.

Its 25 brief clips include footage of US soldiers firing at unseen snipers in Baghdad, handing out footballs to Iraqi children and rescuing an Iraqi family injured by an explosive device.

In two months, the Multi-National Force-Iraq channel has climbed to 16th in YouTube's most subscribed-to listing and has, the military says, just passed the 1 million video views mark.

With titles like Battle on Haifa Street and Iraqi Boy Scouts Prepare for Jamboree, the clips are intended to show a "boots on the ground" perspective of Iraq, a statement on the site says."

Department of defense to block troop access to Myspace, Youtube, MTV, Blackplanet , photobucket and more sites (OpEdNews.com, May 12, 2007)

"Starting May 14th, the Department of defense, citing security reasons, will block troop access to some of the most popular websites on the planet.

(snip)

The sites blocked include Myspace, Youtube, MTV, Blackplanet , photobucket, live365, hi5.com, pandora.com, 1.fm, and other sites.

The troops WILL be allowed to access the sites from home computers. But, since most troops on assignment in Iraq, Afghanistan, Korea, etc. are using DOD networks, they would not be allowed to use THEIR personal computers on DOD networks."

Wait a minute.......

blink.....blink.....blink....

US military takes Iraq war to YouTube (BBC News, May 11th, 2007)

"The US military has taken the war in Iraq into cyberspace, with the launch of its own channel on the video-sharing website YouTube.

Its 25 brief clips include footage of US soldiers firing at unseen snipers in Baghdad, handing out footballs to Iraqi children and rescuing an Iraqi family injured by an explosive device.

In two months, the Multi-National Force-Iraq channel has climbed to 16th in YouTube's most subscribed-to listing and has, the military says, just passed the 1 million video views mark.

With titles like Battle on Haifa Street and Iraqi Boy Scouts Prepare for Jamboree, the clips are intended to show a "boots on the ground" perspective of Iraq, a statement on the site says."

Department of defense to block troop access to Myspace, Youtube, MTV, Blackplanet , photobucket and more sites (OpEdNews.com, May 12, 2007)

"Starting May 14th, the Department of defense, citing security reasons, will block troop access to some of the most popular websites on the planet.

(snip)

The sites blocked include Myspace, Youtube, MTV, Blackplanet , photobucket, live365, hi5.com, pandora.com, 1.fm, and other sites.

The troops WILL be allowed to access the sites from home computers. But, since most troops on assignment in Iraq, Afghanistan, Korea, etc. are using DOD networks, they would not be allowed to use THEIR personal computers on DOD networks."

*Sigh*

Saturday Little Bit and I made a quick stop, (in mundanes) at Altavia Anniversary.

It was nice to see friends, but I did see something that bothered me a lot, from a courtesy and safety viewpoint.

One end of the field, (the shady end) was sectioned off and in use by the rapier fighters. I usually enjoy watching them, so I walked over.....

Now normally around the field is a pathway between the outer edge of the fighting field and people's pavilions. This is kept clear for walking. Sometimes you get groups of people standing at the edge to watch, but you normally have people watching in their pavilions, as well as gearing up there as well.

Not this time. One entire corner, for about 10 feet in either direction, was filled with people sitting around, piles of armor, rapiers, etc. The normal space given to walk around the field was gone, replaced by people getting ready to fight, waiting their turn, or talking with their friends.

The choices were:

a) Walk though the group, stepping around the piles of armor and people

b) Walk around, meaning up the hill, around the back of the pavilions set up in that area, and coming back in around the other corner.

c) Go back the way I came.

With a five year old in hand, "a" really wasn't an option.

The way people blocked access and basically "took over" that area gave a very strong "we don't care about anyone else, just our group" feeling to the whole thing. And soured my interest in watching. Add to that watching them *ignore* people who came over to watch or ask questions didn't help.

I would like to think this was a one-time thing, and people just forgot their manners for a day.

*Sigh*

Saturday Little Bit and I made a quick stop, (in mundanes) at Altavia Anniversary.

It was nice to see friends, but I did see something that bothered me a lot, from a courtesy and safety viewpoint.

One end of the field, (the shady end) was sectioned off and in use by the rapier fighters. I usually enjoy watching them, so I walked over.....

Now normally around the field is a pathway between the outer edge of the fighting field and people's pavilions. This is kept clear for walking. Sometimes you get groups of people standing at the edge to watch, but you normally have people watching in their pavilions, as well as gearing up there as well.

Not this time. One entire corner, for about 10 feet in either direction, was filled with people sitting around, piles of armor, rapiers, etc. The normal space given to walk around the field was gone, replaced by people getting ready to fight, waiting their turn, or talking with their friends.

The choices were:

a) Walk though the group, stepping around the piles of armor and people

b) Walk around, meaning up the hill, around the back of the pavilions set up in that area, and coming back in around the other corner.

c) Go back the way I came.

With a five year old in hand, "a" really wasn't an option.

The way people blocked access and basically "took over" that area gave a very strong "we don't care about anyone else, just our group" feeling to the whole thing. And soured my interest in watching. Add to that watching them *ignore* people who came over to watch or ask questions didn't help.

I would like to think this was a one-time thing, and people just forgot their manners for a day.

Instant idiot, just add alcohol

This is why you never pee on your playstation

"Saturday night’s off campus party near the University of Wyoming ended abruptly with a trip to the local hospital for one drunk student.

With 20 plus friends invited over to break in his new Playstation 3 Gary Wells had the makings of a great Saturday night college party. Friday Wells purchased his new Playstation at the local Wal-Mart in town and made plans for a few friends to come over the next night for a party.

Wells had been talking to his buddies about toping off the evening by destroying his old Playstation 2. With his recent upgrade to a new video game console he no longer needed the old one and wanted to send it off with a bang. He decided on having a drawing at the party and the winner would get to decided the demise of the Playstation."

Instant idiot, just add alcohol

This is why you never pee on your playstation

"Saturday night’s off campus party near the University of Wyoming ended abruptly with a trip to the local hospital for one drunk student.

With 20 plus friends invited over to break in his new Playstation 3 Gary Wells had the makings of a great Saturday night college party. Friday Wells purchased his new Playstation at the local Wal-Mart in town and made plans for a few friends to come over the next night for a party.

Wells had been talking to his buddies about toping off the evening by destroying his old Playstation 2. With his recent upgrade to a new video game console he no longer needed the old one and wanted to send it off with a bang. He decided on having a drawing at the party and the winner would get to decided the demise of the Playstation."

*Twitch*

Bumper Sticker seen on the way back from work:

"Pray for our Troops:
And for our glorious Christian Leader
George W. Bush"

The feeling I got reading that was like looking at some sort of cult......that somehow Bush's faith was more important than his office, that he was some object of veneration even.....

*Twitch*

Bumper Sticker seen on the way back from work:

"Pray for our Troops:
And for our glorious Christian Leader
George W. Bush"

The feeling I got reading that was like looking at some sort of cult......that somehow Bush's faith was more important than his office, that he was some object of veneration even.....