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Sunday, August 03, 2003

Ashcroft: Al Qaeda threat is very real WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Attorney General John Ashcroft warned Sunday of the "very real potential" of new terrorist attacks against United States targets. Oh shit. Butch just went on vacation and now he’s gonna have to fly back to Washington to deal with this imminent threat.  Man must be exhausted. 4:38:54 PM    comment []

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Bird books don't picture many birds on feeders, but I suspect this is a Carolina Chickadee. Here he is inspecting the new squirrel-resistant bird feeder. The squirrels can't figure it out. Unfortunately, neither can the cardinals. 12:18:25 PM    comment []

Sticks and Stones   The war of words between John Bolton and North Korea is heating up and threatening to reach critical mass. Bolton, you might recall, called life in North Korea “a hellish nightmare” and said Kim Jong-il was a tyrannical dictator who “lived like royalty.”   North Korea has now responded, showing that their ability to sling insults is on a par with their nuclear and strategic missile programs. The official release from the NK Foreign Ministry is that Bolton is “human scum” and, worse, a “bloodthirsty vampire” who is unwelcome at multinational negotiations.   I fear that one side or the other will call the other a “tepid teabag” or a “wasted wet spot” and who knows what after that?   BTW, in the picture, you can see Bolton demonstrating his new "in the eyeglasses" spy camera. The picture is one he took of himself in a mirror, to prove to his entourage that he is most certainly not a vampire. 4:48:30 AM    comment []

These blintzes will be finished when they are lightly fried in butter. That can be done just before serving. I used a modified batter, a little richer than the average crepe.   1 cup all-purpose flour ¼ cup sugar 3 eggs 2 tablespoons melted butter 1 cup half-and-half ½ cup water ¼ teaspoon kosher salt ½ teaspoon vanilla extract Zest of one lemon   Combine in blender, refrigerate one hour before using. The lemon zest makes these delectable (The first crepe is always a discard, meaning the cook gets to eat it).   4:25:06 AM    comment []

Ingredients for blueberry blintz filling   ·         1 1/2 cups cottage cheese or ricotta ·         1 cup fresh or thawed frozen blueberries (I used the compote from last weekend) ·         2 Tablespoons bread crumbs ·         2 Tablespoons sugar ·         1 egg, beaten ·         1 teaspoon cinnamon ·         1 pinch dictateur de fugitif    Mix ingredients well. Place a spoonful on each crepe. Roll it up like a burrito. 4:12:24 AM    comment []

From the land that gave us gin and spotted dick comes an onion that won't make you cry. The Suprasweet is not GM. It's easy to peel and has a low pyruvic acid content. I won't be buying any. Right or wrong, I associate an onion's "hanky index" with its flavor. Love those pungent red onions, mmmm. Vidalias used to be fun when you could only get them during a brief period in May. Now you can get them year round and the novelty is gone. Without that, there's not a single good reason to buy them. You can't make a decent mirepoix without shedding a few tears. 1:40:15 AM    comment []

The Hutton Inquiry   INVESTIGATION INTO THE CIRCUMSTANCES SURROUNDING THE DEATH OF DR DAVID KELLY THE RIGHT HONOURABLE LORD HUTTON Terms of Reference: "...urgently to conduct an investigation into the circumstances surrounding the death of Dr Kelly." Yep. The Hutton Inquiry already has a website. According to The Independent, David Kelly will be hammered from both sides:   The scientist, whose funeral is being held on Wednesday, is likely to come under posthumous attack from both the Government and the BBC, with one side disputing his allegations about events leading up to the war with Iraq, and the other accusing him of lying about conversations with journalists. 1:07:38 AM    comment []