Reality-based in spite of my best efforts
We’re trying this tonight:
Dirty Rice With Shrimp Recipe
2 tablespoons cooking oil
1/2 lb ground pork
1 onion, chopped
2 celery ribs, diced
1 green bell pepper, diced
1 garlic clove, minced
1/4 teaspoon cayenne
1/2 teaspoon paprika
1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
1 bay leaf
1 3/4 teaspoons salt
1/4 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
1 1/2 cups long grain rice
3 cups canned low sodium chicken broth (can use [...]
Someone helpfully made Steven Colbert’s roast (or hilarious incineration) of President Bush available on YouTube.
YouTube - Colbert Roasts Bush 1-3
UPDATE: But then it was eventually removed from YouTube at C-SPAN’s request. However, it’s now popped up on Google Video - apparently with C-SPAN’s permission. You can watch it here.
I’m about to settle down and [...]
An undocumented worker named Rosa tells her story. Actually, it raises an interesting question:
Working in the shadows | Chicago Tribune
She paid $120 for a fake Social Security card and applied at the restaurant where she has worked six days a week ever since. Her boss, who relies on her to train new workers, has told [...]
$100 rebate plan called costly, ineffective - Martin Wolk: Eye on the Economy - MSNBC.com
For a nation “addicted to oil,” as President Bush put it, Senate Republicans have a proposal that can only be described as enabling: Put $100 back into the pocket of every taxpayer.
The proposal, unveiled Thursday, has been roundly criticized not only [...]
Neil Young’s latest, much anticipated album went “live” on this website yesterday.
The music is streaming for free, but not for download, so it’s not quite “free.” But you can listen, and the lyrics are sort of available - you click on the song title to see them stream across the screen ticker-style (and if you [...]