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The Daily F Bomb, Thursday 3/7/13

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Thalutationths, Bombstherth! It’th Thursday.

I fell down and went boom yesterday, effed up my right knee, but most of all my left hand. I have to let my right hand hit the shift key for the left one, because too much range of motion hurts. Too bad I didn’t do it at work, I could handle my own workers’ comp claim!

Oh well, let me poke my nose into your business. Don’t hold back!

Interrogatories

Those of you who cook: What is your very best dish? Can we have the recipe? 😉 What fashion from your youth would you like to see come back in style?  What fashion from your youth would send you running from the room screaming if it came back in style? What is your favorite day of the week?

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On This Day

In 1850, Senator Daniel Webster gave his three hour “Seventh of March” speech in support of the Compromise of 1850 in order to prevent a possible civil war.

In 1876, Alexander Graham Bell received his patent for the telephone.

In 1926, the first successful trans-Atlantic radio-telephone conversation occurred between New York City and London.

In 1965, State troopers and a sheriff’s posse attacked a march by 600 civil rights demonstrators in Selma, AL, in what came to be known as Bloody Sunday.

In 1975, the Senate revised its filibuster rule, allowing 60 senators to limit debate in most cases, instead of the previously required two-thirds of senators present.

In 1996, three U.S. servicemen were convicted in the rape of a 12-year-old Okinawa girl and sentenced by a Japanese court to up to seven years in prison.

In 2003, Broadway musicians began a four-day walkout.

In 2011, Charlie Sheen was fired from the sitcom “Two and a Half Men” by Warner Bros after continuous misbehavior and weeks of his angry, manic media campaign against his studio bosses.

Born on This Day

1481 – Baldassare Peruzzi, Italian architect and painter (d. 1537)

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1671 – Robert Roy MacGregor, Scottish folk hero (d. 1734)

1693 – Pope Clement XIII (d. 1769)

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1802 – Edwin Henry Landseer, British painter (d. 1873)

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1849 – Luther Burbank, American botanist (d. 1926)

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1872 – Piet Mondriaan, Dutch painter (d. 1944) (This is very atypical of his work)

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1885 – Milton Avery, American artist (d. 1965)

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1886 – Virginia Pearson, American silent film actress (d. 1958)

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1900 – Carel Willink, Dutch painter (d. 1983)

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1902 – Heinz Rühmann, German actor (d. 1994)

1908 – Anna Magnani, Italian actress (d. 1973)

1930 – Antony Armstrong-Jones, British aristocrat, Lord Snowdon, former husband of Princess Margaret

1940 – Daniel J. Travanti, American actor

1942 – Tammy Faye Bakker, American televangelist (d. 2007)

1943 – Chris White, British musician (The Zombies)

1944 – Sir Ranulph Fiennes, British soldier and explorer

1944 – Townes Van Zandt, American musician and songwriter (d. 1997)

1945 – Arthur Lee, American musician (Love) (d. 2006)

1946 – Matthew Fisher, British musician (Procol Harum)

1946 – Peter Wolf, American musician (The J. Geils Band)

1951 – Francis Rocco Prestia, American musician (Tower of Power) memories!

1952 – Ernie Isley, American musician (The Isley Brothers)

1958 – Rik Mayall, British actor

1964 – Wanda Sykes, American actress and comedienne

1970 – Rachel Weisz, British actress

1971 – Peter Sarsgaard, American actor

Died on This Day

1724 – Pope Innocent XIII (b. 1655)

1750 – Cornelis Troost, Dutch painter (b. 1696)

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1810 – Cuthbert Collingwood, 1st Baron Collingwood, British admiral (b. 1750)

1931 – Akseli Gallen-Kallela, Finnish painter (b. 1865)

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1942 – Lucy Parsons, American anarchist, communist and labor organizer (b. 1853)

1975 – Francine Larrimore, French born American actress (b. 1898)

1988 – Divine, American actor (b. 1945)

1999 – Stanley Kubrick, American film director (b. 1928)

2006 – Gordon Parks, American photographer (b. 1912)

Today is

National Crown Roast of Pork Day

National Cereal Day

National Be Heard Day

World Book Day

World Maths Day

Name Tag Day


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  1. plf515

    I hope you recover quickly!

    Those of you who cook: What is your very best dish? Can we have the recipe? 😉

    I am not much of a cook. But I like this pasta with anchovy sauce that I sort of invented:

    What fashion from your youth would you like to see come back in style?  What fashion from your youth would send you running from the room screaming if it came back in style?

    I was and am so totally unaware of what is in fashion that I have no way to answer this.

    What is your favorite day of the week?

    Tomorrow.  

  3. wordsinthewind

    Those of you who cook: What is your very best dish? Can we have the recipe? I’m best at baking, my very best is a pound cake and all you have to do is ask for the recipe.

    What fashion from your youth would you like to see come back in style? fur coats, it made me very sad when they became politcally incorrect since nothing warms you up like fur.

    What fashion from your youth would send you running from the room screaming if it came back in style? Well since bared midriffs and bell bottoms have already come back I don’t think there’s anything left to dread.

    What is your favorite day of the week? It used to be saturdays, all that promise of free time but now that I’m retired every day is a saturday.

  4. Gee

    When asked what animal I wanted to be reincarnated as, I chose otter.  I would like to change my choice to tardigrade.  Tardigrades are the future!  Even after the cockroaches are gone, there will be living tardigrades.

    http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap13…

    Thank you.

    Those of you who cook: What is your very best dish? Can we have the recipe? 😉 What fashion from your youth would you like to see come back in style?  What fashion from your youth would send you running from the room screaming if it came back in style? What is your favorite day of the week?

    I make good chocolate chip cookies.  The recipe is on the back of the bag of chocolate chips!

    My youth?  How young?  I never had a coonskin cap (from the great Davy Crockett craze).

    Anything from the post-hippie/pre-punk ’70s is horrid.  What the hell happened there?  Platform shoes with plexiglas heels with (once) living goldfish in them.

    I thought we already did favorite day?  😉  I have a favorite moment:  Friday, 5 p.m.  The very earliest moment of the weekend.

  5. princesspat

    Good morning….I haven’t had time for music all week. We wrap up phase 1 of moving RonK’s mom’s house today and return to Bellingham tomorrow. I’m ready to be home!

  6. Gee

    A while back, during the battle between Matthew Fisher and Gary Brooker over writing credits for “A Whiter Shade of Pale,” it suddenly occurred to me that Fisher had made solo records after he left Procol.  I found snippets on Amazon.  Horrible!

    (Your unsolicited music criticism of the day.)

  7. raina

    I hope your hand gets on the mend stat!

    ****

    I have a few best dishes, but I’ll go with Chicken ‘n’ Dumplings because that’s what mr. r and my daughter request most often.

    What you’ll need: Whole chicken if it’ll fit in your pot, or cut-up pieces. How many lbs doesn’t matter; 1 small box or 2 packets of Bisquik mix; 1 each carrot, onion, and celery, cut into chunks, and a sprig of parsley. I’ve noticed that if I cut a whole chicken myself, a job I had to do because it wouldn’t fit in my pressure cooker, it turned out better- nore juicy and tender- than the pre-cut up pieces for some reason.

    1. Place chicken, vegs, and parsley in a large pot and cover with water. Add salt and simmer until tender, usually 45 min to 1 hr. It’s best in a pressure cooker, if you have it, but not essential.

    2. Strain chicken pieces and reserve broth. Pour about 4 cups broth back into pan, but don’t toss out the rest. Add seasonings like salt and pepper, or whatever else you like. Add heaping tbsp of chicken base if you want more flavor.

    Bring to a simmer.

    3. Meanwhile, make your dumplings if you have a favorite recipe. I usually double the recipe of a box of Bisquik biscuit mix- 2 packs makes the same amt, roll out and pat generously on both sides with flour- this will help thicken the broth. Use a pizza cutter to cut into 1.5-2″ strips. When the broth is simmering, tear out 2″ pieces from the strips and drop into broth, stirring occasionally. The dumplings will swell, then shrink. When all dumplings are in pan, cover with lid and stir occasionally until done. They’re done when there’s no raw taste in the center. I forgot how long that takes, but it should be on the Bisquik box.  If the broth is too thick for your liking, add more of the reserved broth.

    4. Skin and debone your chicken, tear or cut meat into bite-size pieces and add to pot when dumplings are almost done. Make sure it’s not simmering too hard or you’ll have shredded chicken. The vegs are just to flavor the broth, but you’re free to add to the pot if you want.

    Ain’t a pretty dish, but it’s simple homey goodness. Sometimes I use the frozen dumplings they have at the supermarket, my mom did that,  but mr. r prefers the Bisquik ones. I always serve it in a bowl as a soup, but my grandma served it over noodles, and she left the chicken pieces whole. Makes about 6 heaping bowls.

    Or, if you want to save a step, use rotisserie chicken and canned broth. Oh, I should add I only use the pressure cooker to cook the chicken and vegs, but do the rest in a regular pot.

  8. michelewln

    Those of you who cook: What is your very best dish? The one I get most requests for main dish wise is the beef stew. I even had a long distance phone call from a friend who lost the recipe and was desperate for beef stew. The favorite dessert is the ginger cookies.

    Can we have the recipe? 😉 See below

    What fashion from your youth would you like to see come back in style?  Oh Lord am I dating myself here but Go-Go boots

    What fashion from your youth would send you running from the room screaming if it came back in style? The mixing of patterns like plaid with polka dots

    What is your favorite day of the week? Saturday

    Spicy Beef Stew in a Crockpot

    Serving Size  : 8    

     Amount  Measure       Ingredient — Preparation Method

    ——–  ————  ——————————–

     2             pounds  beef stew meat, R-T-C — cut in 1″ pieces

     4             medium  potatoes — cubed

     4             medium  carrots — sliced

     1             medium  onion — chopped

     2             cloves  garlic — minced

     21 1/2        ounces  low sodium tomato soup, canned

     2               cans  water — soup cans

     1                cup  Burgundy

     2        tablespoons  all-purpose flour

     1           teaspoon  salt

     1           teaspoon  paprika

        1/4      teaspoon  pepper

        1/2      teaspoon  dried oregano

        1/2      teaspoon  dried basil

        1/2      teaspoon  dried thyme

        1/2      teaspoon  dried sage

        1/2      teaspoon  dried marjoram

     1         tablespoon  low sodium worcestershire sauce

     2                     bay leaves

    Coat stew meat with flour, salt, paprika and pepper.  Place in crockpot.

    Place rest of the ingredients in the crockpot.

    Cook on low for 8 to 10 hours or on high for 4 to 5 hours.  Remove bay leaves before serving.

    Per Serving: 341 Calories; 10g Fat (27.5% calories from fat); 32g Protein; 26g Carbohydrate; 3g Dietary Fiber; 74mg Cholesterol; 350mg Sodium.  Exchanges: 1 1/2 Grain(Starch); 4 Lean Meat; 1 Vegetable; 1/2 Fat; 0 Other Carbohydrates.

    The Ultimate Ginger Cookie

    Cookies: 60    

     Amount  Measure       Ingredient — Preparation Method

    ——–  ————  ——————————–

        3/4           cup  butter — softened

        1/2           cup  sugar

        1/2           cup  dark brown sugar — packed

        1/4           cup  molasses

     2 1/2           cups  all-purpose flour

     1              whole  egg

     1 1/2      teaspoons  baking soda

     2          teaspoons  ground ginger

     1           teaspoon  ground cinnamon

        1/2      teaspoon  ground cloves

        1/2      teaspoon  ground nutmeg

        1/2      teaspoon  ground allspice

     1         tablespoon  ginger root — finely minced

        1/4      teaspoon  salt

     1 1/2         ounces  crystallized ginger — ground fine

     4        tablespoons  sugar

    Heat oven to 350°F.

    Cream butter, sugar and brown sugar until light and fluffy.

    Stir in the molasses and egg.

    Add flour, baking soda, ginger, cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg, allspice, crystalized ginger, and ginger root.

    Shape dough into walnut size balls and roll in sugar. Put on ungreased baking sheet about 2 inches apart.

    Bake 10 to 12 minutes.

    Cool on rack.

    Per Cookie: 64 Calories; 2g Fat (34.2% calories from fat); 1g Protein; 10g Carbohydrate; trace Dietary Fiber; 10mg Cholesterol; 67mg Sodium.  Exchanges: 1/2 Grain(Starch); 0 Lean Meat; 0 Vegetable; 1/2 Fat; 1/2 Other Carbohydrates.

  9. zenor

    becauth thath what ith thoundth like..

    or are you taking medithin?

    or juth being thilly?

    wear a helmet tomorrow

    motorize your gurney

    or stay to home

    pretend there’s 3 Saturdays in a row, starting now

    rig a guide wire from your stoop to the busstop

    btw, can you cook on one leg?

    if you ever revealed your big home breakfast menu, that would be the klutz pajamas!

  10. jlms qkw

    they look like they are in greece.  which is weird.  and they make me want to knit.  but there is a long journey from their coats to my knitting needles.  19 steps, i think, per the australian sheep museum.  

  11. JG in MD

    Those of you who cook: What is your very best dish? Can we have the recipe? I don’t cook.

    What fashion from your youth would you like to see come back in style? Anything that drapes, from anyone’s youth. Anything in thin natural fabric, as long as it drapes. Anything cut on the bias.

    What fashion from your youth would send you running from the room screaming if it came back in style?

    Well, since bell bottoms have already come back I don’t think there’s anything left to dread.

    As for bare skin in the middles of girls, I think it’s kind of cute if the girl is the right size and shape. But then, I’m not a mom.

    What is your favorite day of the week? I guess Monday because that’s when I find all my grocery bargains. Oh my God, I so need to get a life.

  12. anotherdemocrat

    Those of you who cook: What is your very best dish? I cook a lot…. 1 best??? hmmmmm

    Can we have the recipe? 😉 A yummy, easy summer soup:

    1 bunch spinach

    a chunk of ginger root

    1 cucumber

    1 tomato

    2 tbsp lemon juice

    2 tbsp miso

    2 (at least) avocadoes

    throw in blender – may need to add liquid in early stages, throw the cucumber in 1st, it’ll make liquid — blend till smooth, chill. Tangy & nutritious. Good for lunch when it is a million degrees out & you’ve forgotten what it is to be cool.

    What fashion from your youth would you like to see come back in style?  I dunno

    What fashion from your youth would send you running from the room screaming if it came back in style? those ugly colors from the 70s & 80s

    What is your favorite day of the week? Friday – anticipation of the weekend is usually better than the weekend itself

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