Arthur, lover and beloved

I am not sure how much mirth this post will bring to the party, but a few hours ago one of my oldest and favorite Internet friends, GWPDA, lost her loving long time companion, a Shar-pei plenipotentiary, regal in bearing and dainty of foot, Arthur. He was 15 years at the time of his passing.

ARTHUR

His magnificence came to my personal attention around a decade ago. GWPDA and I were regulars at the Eschaton at the time and became fast friends. Between pictures that she shared and the tales that she told, Arthur became one of my most beloved beasts. I had always hopedo to meet him.

I do know that he met me after a fashion, for one year I sent him a dog toy of a variety I was assured he would enjoy along with a small bag of the most interesting loam I could dig up from my backyard, laden with a symphony of scents; traces of groundhog, raccoon, a variety of cats, and who knows what other varmentage. I have been told that he loved the small piece of Indiana that found a place in a backyard in Phoenix.

Among many of the wonderful things about the Internets, are the friendships made that otherwise would have never been made possible. I treasure each and every last one of you.

Write about love and being loved and loving. These are the things that My Boy brought.

GWPDA, I am not sure I have done you or Arthur the justice you both deserve, but know that I love you and will miss him dearly.

 

Comments: 137

 
 
 

I lost two of my Yorkies last year. My heart goes out to Arthur, as it always hurts when you lose a friend who always looked up to you and loved you.

 
 

Well said.

 
 

Wow, that’s low even for Dennis. Hit rock bottom, broke out the shovel and started to dig….

 
 

We just lost our oldest dog a few weeks ago; it was a good/bad thing because she was hurting and had a lot of trouble with her hips.

It’s tough, I know. You make such good friends and then they go away far too soon.

 
 

Sad news. I miss my buddy GWPDA.
.

 
 

GWPDA?

Psuedonym. Stands for Great War Primary Document Archive. She is a historian specializing in WWI.

 
 

He/she is adorable DA.

 
 

Back from Fornicalia. Wedding was nice but high point of trip msu have been stopping at In-n-Out for a double double animal style. Their fries do suck though. And really, the burgers ate good for fast food burgers but they ain’t good burgers by any other standard. So no, it wasn’t really the high point, its the just the rarity that makes it worth the stop in Redding.

Also too, Teh Ho likes “Washington Posts” if only for the mascot possibilities.

 
 

Read the post now. My condolences. Fifteen years is a pretty good run for a dog but the long association makes the parting even more difficult.

 
 

Condolences to GWPDA and all of Arthur’s friends and family. I’ve lost too many dogs, both old and young. It’s never easy.

R.I.P.

 
 

Thanks, Provider, he’s also very bossy as well.

Their fries suck.

That’s weird, Pup, because the fries are usually made from fresh, not frozen potatoes. They aren’t as flavorful as the ones that are sprinkled with seasoned salt, which is the trend around the local hamburger joints around here.

the burgers ate good for fast food burgers but they ain’t good burgers by any other standard

Compared to Fosters’ Freeze or Jack-in-the-Box, they’re good, but they are fast-food burgers, so of course they’re not going to be better than non-fast-food burgers. It’s like going to a Black Bear Diner, you’ll get a lot of food for your money, but it won’t be much better than you’d get at a Dennys or a Marie Callendars.

 
 

I think In-n-Out is the best of the fast food burgers. I would say the best fries are probably Five Guys or Smashburger.

 
Séraphin Lampion
 

Was it the one on Radford or on Camrose?
Those are good burgers, Pup.

 
 

I’ve lost count of how many non-human friends I’ve lost. The last was a pet that was my only companion for 15 years of bachelorhood. Boojum the feline fury is ensconced in a beer stein which occupies a special place in our home. He’s the only pet whose remains I’ve ever kept. And his loss is the only one that can still make me tear up, even ten years gone.

(sniffle)

My condolences to GWPDA and all other survivors of ex-parrots, etc.

I’ll save my rant about fast food deep fried potato impostors for another thread, except to agree with DA’s reply to pup.

 
 

I think Pup would prefer them to be broiled over an applewood fire, and served with an audacious Burgundy and fries made from heritage potatoes.

 
 

Just Off rte. 44, just off the 5. Saw them cutting fresh fries – the russets looked okay. The texture was at first very good with a crisp outside and soft but not quite creamy inside. Not much flavor even though I’m not spoiled by fast food fries because we rarely eat at such places. They soon became insipid. Maybe I am spoiled in that the vast majority of French fries that go into my mouth I just made moments ago.

 
 

It could’ve been a bad batch of potatoes, that does happen sometimes. Or you don’t like the kind of oil they were cooked in.

I’ve been to them enough times to observe that they pretty much cook them as the orders come in, they don’t stockpile a lot of cooked fries like at Micky D’s.

Now, if you want fresh burgers, you go to Mighty Fine in Austin, it’s a local burger chain where they grind their own meat on the premises. This avoids the problems associated with using ground beef made from a number of sources, which practice has been linked to recent cases of food poisoning from ground beef both on the retail and commercial levels.

 
 

Condolences to all mourning the loss of a furry/feathered/scaled friend. It’s rough, whether you’ve had ’em a long or a short time. The hole(s) they leave are significant, despite their relative (usually) small size.

I’ve had mostly good luck with my furry companions, generally getting at least 8 or so years of friendship (this includes a cat I acquired when she was 8). My male cats have a habit of dying at 13 – all 3, including the one my folks got before I was born. Except for my first female cat, who had something off from the beginning and died at 3, my other two deceased female cats made it to 18.5 and 19.5. My existing cats (both female), are 14 (with health issues -she was not expected to make it much beyond 8) and a robust 3. I have hopes they’ll both make it to advanced, bossy, cranky, ages. Though I do wish they’d both forget about their recently acquired habit of pulling paperatowels down off the roll to make a nice pad to sit on.

 
 

That our animal friends don’t live as long as we do is the most absolute proof there is no fucking god.

 
 

Maybe I am spoiled in that the vast majority of French fries that go into my mouth I just made moments ago.

Maybe you’re spoiled?

When you get closer to civilization: Burgerville has sweet potato fries right now. Unfortunately I think their Walla Walla Sweet onion rings are out of season.

 
 

That our animal friends don’t live as long as we do is the most absolute proof there is no fucking god.

The Malignant one speaks great truth.

 
 

That our animal friends don’t live as long as we do is the most absolute proof there is no fucking god.

This.

Absolutely this.

 
 

That our animal friends don’t live as long as we do is the most absolute proof there is no fucking god.

I personally would put “little children getting cancer” in the No. 1 spot, but that’s right up there.

One thing though: Sometimes it’s no fun when the reverse happens. Case in point, my best friend died suddenly and I had to find a home for his cat. I couldn’t take her in myself because I’m allergic. (No God Proof No. 3, perhaps?) I eventually (with the help of some dear neighbors) found a good home for her, but it was very discouraging to think that I might have to turn her over to a shelter and probable doom. (None of the no-kill shelters in my area are accepting any more cats.)

 
 

I think Pup would prefer them to be broiled over an applewood fire, and served with an audacious Burgundy and fries made from heritage potatoes.

The foodies around here swear by french fries fried in duck fat. I’ve never had them, so I don’t know if the’re all that.

 
 

You make such good friends and then they go away far too soon.
You’re such a short-lived species. Evolution is cruel that way.

 
The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge
 

My heart goes out to your friend, Provider. So many painful memories…but I wouldn’t give up a day with any of the friends I’ve lost. M. Bouffant is right—or if there is a God, he’s a complete asshole.

What the Hell did Pennis say? If he shit on this thread—there’s got to be some way to hunt the sumbitch down and infuse him with hyperas, bathe him for twenty minutes in lukewarm herndyche, and then make thirteen applications of the bonebreaker upon his limbs. I’ll swear out the warrant!

 
 

The foodies around here swear by french fries fried in duck fat. I’ve never had them, so I don’t know if the’re all that.

I tried some at a sausage place in Sacramento. They were tasty, but I didn’t notice any particular flavor note brought by the duck fat.

This place had some surprisingly excellent vegan sausages, well-spiced and with decent chew. I wish they sold takeaway packages of them so that I could use them in a dish for my kosher-keeping friends.

 
 

OK, I’ll bite.

Duck and goose fat make excellent frites. I use peanut oil flavored with beef tallow but I might have been conditioned by McD’s circa 1970. There’s a reastaurant in Portland, ME called Duckfat that makes; guess what! Frites! Best poutine ever.

I like an In-N-Out double X 2 as much as the next feller but it’s been years and I now worship at the altar of Shake Shack, though their fries are only OK their burgers are excellent.

 
St. The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge
 

Fuck you up the ass sideways with a rusty chainsaw, you oozing chancre.

 
 

I was recently seated in front of a kitchen at a modestly snotty establishment here, yet one that had the good sense to display a rotisserie full of sausages dripping fat onto a tray of potatoes below.

Strangely, I had the trout and brisket.

 
The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge
 

So that’s at least a dozen chains mentioned in this thread that have no stores in Washington. And half the commercials on cable are for restaurants that have me saying; “Where’s the nearest ____, Memphis?” Now I’m hungry.

 
 

Shake Shack is in DC.

 
 

Oh. That Washington.

 
The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge
 

Shake Shack is in DC.

I’m in what James Farley called “The Soviet of Washington”.

 
 

I’m in what James Farley called “The Soviet of Washington”.

Burgerville locations.

 
 

My favorite fast food burger is definitely Five Guys. Here in beautiful metropolitan Spokane, they post where they bought the potatoes for their exquisite fries, and it’s always right here in Washington or Idaho.

PROTIP: Always get the Cajun fries. They are so damn good.

 
An oozing chancre
 

Hey, watch it with the comparison there, some of us have feelings, you know.

 
 

LEAFS SUCK has an odd assortment of local chains and indie shoppes. There’s a summer festival for it.

I find that the best fries usually come from the fish and chips place. That fish batter infused oil gives potatoes a certain je ne sais quoi.

 
 

I guess I’ll have to try 5 Guys again, the one I tried was truly terrible.

 
 

Also, thanks for exporting us some Five Guys. Not a huge fan of the burger patties, but the topping options is pretty fantastic. Also, love the extra scoop of fries dumped into the bag. That’s class.

OTOH, WTF about not serving the breakfast sammies? Or is that a National Airport only thing?

 
 

Goose (and duck also too) is a kitchen treasure. Potatoes fried in duck (for us usually) fat are deelish. At Kacsa in Budapest the table bread is accompanied with smoky whipped duck fat instead of butter. Fabulous.

 
 

Goose (and duck also too) fat … Argh.

 
 

We were completely unimpressed with 5 guys. The fries were good but the meat was poor quality, the bun came from a supermarket bag of fluff, tasteless buns, fucking American cheese, limp pale lettuce and hard flavorless tomato, … And it weren’t cheap neiver. Cooking the patties on top of the onions is the only good thing about the place.

Given everyone’s raving about it I gave them a second chance. Nope. Two strikes her out.
Trust my review El M., you needn’t

 
 

Needn’t go back. Chrome on my nexus 7 won’t let me make a comment longer than the box. FAIL.

 
 

I’ll admit to hitting Burgerville occasionally. Especially in the spring for fried asparagus. Yum. And the Walla Walla onion rings are good too. Also the seaonal berry shakes.

 
 

Whipped lardo is all the rage, I’ve never had whipped duck fat but it sounds really good. Back when I had neighbors with geese (mixed blessing) I experimented. Favorites; buttermilk/goose fat biscuits or Danish pastries.

 
 

That sounds jus like my experience Pup. The mushy tasteless snowball of burger was really bad, especially, as you say, for the $.

 
 

I guess I’ll have to try 5 Guys again, the one I tried was truly terrible.

What was bad? I’ve always had good luck with Five Guys.

 
 

Oh. Apparently it is a National Airport only thing. Fffffff. Dummest marketetistes EVAR.

My take on it is that Five Guys is decent despite their burgers. So when you replace the ground beef with a fried egg,,,

 
 

“If having a soul means being able to feel love and loyalty and gratitude, then animals are better off than a lot of humans.”

-Winston Churchill

 
 

The first time I was at Shake Shack I got a double to go and forgot to grab napkins. Showed up at my MIL’s an hour later reeking of beefy goodness. Because she never noticed anything she didn’t notice me sniffing my forearms all evening. All the hype about Pat Freida’s beef, it’s true.

 
 

Aww, so sorry, GWPDA. He looks like a fine doggie.

 
 

You can’t beat Vera’s meat. But the site’s not very clear on the fact that they do pretty yummy lamb burgers.

 
 

Hrm, speaking of burgers & fries I had a return last night to a bit of pleasure from my past and soon-to-be-future at a local chain called Bill Gray’s.

DAMN fine cheeseburger and those crinkly fries were perfect; not greasy, and crisp.

 
 

Oops, it’s Pat LaFrieda.

 
 

“Heaven goes by favor. If it went by merit, you would stay out and your dog would go in. ”

-Benjamin Disraeli

 
 

Didn’t see this coming

I might be going out on a limb here, guys, but I think Republicans are assholes.

 
 

Heartfelt condolences, GWPDA. What a lovely boy, and obviously a loving friend, he obviously was. You and he have made each other’s lives better and warmer. Ours too, however briefly or tangentially, just by seeing his picture and hearing about him.

 
 

“If I have any beliefs about immortality it is that certain dogs I know will go to heaven, and very very few people.” –Miguel de Cervantes

 
 

That is a very good age for a large dog so he was obviously well cared for. I lost my 17 year old cat Sam this year so I can empathize.

 
 

My favorite fast food burger is definitely Five Guys. Not so fond of the fries. I tend to like the crispier and they give much more than I can possibly eat so I don’t like the waste.

 
 

Sam was a ringer for World O’Crap Scott’s Riley

 
 

as to Five Guys quality – probably depends on the franchise.The one near where I work is great. I have been to others in the area where the service was atrocious.

 
 

Pup –

Do you think a Vitamix is worth the money? I was thinking about replacing my food processor with one, since I really only use the food processor as a blender.

 
 

I think Republicans are assholes

It’s not a bug, it’s a feature.

 
 

I don’t know jack about vitamixers, sorry.
[…]
So it’s a HIGH price blender? I use my prood focessor occasionally. I use my blender only rarely. Do you have a blender? I’m happy with my Oster or whatever it is – it’s basic but I made sure to get one with metal gears. FWIW, I get the most value from my Kitchen Aid stand mixer.

 
 

Also FUCK YOU WITH AN ION POWERED ICE AUGER John Boner.

 
 

Or an ice powered ion auger.

 
 

Haven’t been around much, but GWPDA… you have my sympathy. It’s hard, that’s all.

 
 

So it’s a HIGH price blender?

Supposedly they’re popular with professional chefs. You can damn near crush rocks in them.

 
 

Doesn’t McMegan have one ?

 
 

Do you think thongs are worth the money?

The thought of me in a thong would drive the bravest of souls to shrieking madness. You really don’t want to go there.

 
 

I think Republicans are assholes

Yeah, but the kids are alright.

 
 

No one asks “Will it Vitamix?” Get a Blendtec.

 
 

Pedestrian@5:40

That was beautiful. I cried tears of joy.

Thanks for sharing.

 
 

No one asks “Will it Vitamix?” Get a Blendtec.

My research led me to pick the BT, too(though I didn’t have a chance to buy before we moved and now can’t find them, so I can’t speak from personal experience). I think the VM is probably a bit better, but not enough to justify the price. It’s also huge and loud. I must say the people I’ve known who had one loved it regardless.

 
An oozing chancre
 

A POS from Rich “I see starbursts” Lowry.

Thanks for sharing.

 
 

First apologies in advance. The right wing and their BENGHAZI! perpetual BENGHAZI! poutrage BENGHAZI! machine BENGHAZI! are so full of shit that you can’t even describe their behaviour as intellectually dishonest. It’s not a case of arguing in bad faith – they aren’t even arguing. It’s all SKREEEE BENGHAZI! They don’t stand for anything or believe in anything – they just know they hates teh Muslim Kenyan Usurper. Addressing the random nonsense that spews out their bilge holes is in fact totally counter-productive.

That said, I just want to point out that this latest harrumph harrumph about not being able to keep bullshit garbage health insurance plans that don’t actually do anything – well that “speech Obama never gave” was penned by none other than Rich Lowry. Yes, this Rich Lowry.

Anyways, there’s an important couple of things here that we should probably take a look at. What did Obama actually mean when he said “you could keep your plan”? Well – ACA has a “grandfathering” clause. Health insurance plans that were in existence before ACA came into effect did not have to meet the new standards. So ACA does not in fact outlaw or prevent your old plans from being offered. Where did those plans go? Big Insuarance is cancelling them. And why are they doing that? Grifters gonna grift.

IOW, teh Insurance Industry is borking over folks left, right and centre in a blaze of discrediting their new regulatory regime while grabbing cash as fast as possible. No one could have predicted. As has been argued before – this is teh result of technocratic neo-liberals attempting to appease conservatives and burnish their MARKETS! cred. That teh “failures” of Obamacare are entirely to do with the conservative aspects of it.

But you know what – none of it really matters. Because BENGHAZI!

 
 

And you know what I told them? “I . . . don’t . . . care . . . about . . . the polls.”

Gosh, I know we should probably be all outraged over this, as it proves what a tyranty tyrant McTyrantpants Obama is… but it seems there was another guy who didn’t care so much about public opinion a while back, particularly in the area of foreign policy, and I know the GOP was all itchy squishy over HIM, but what was his name.. “Butch” or something…

 
 

B4 should be here. I’m about to have my heart cooked. A little bit of it anyway. But then, microwave isn’t a good way to cook heart.

 
 

Gibbs’ statement that 30 million people will be uninsured after the health care law’s full implementation is close to the CBO’s latest estimate, but it ignores a key fact: the number of people without insurance would be much higher without the law. In the next 10 years, 25 million nonelderly people who don’t have insurance now would gain insurance under the bill. That’s important context that Gibbs overlooks in his tweet. According to CBO, the insurance rate for the nation’s non-elderly residents is predicted to rise from 80 percent this year to 90 percent in 2023.

While Gibbs is right that many people will not have insurance after the law is implemented, his statement fails to acknowledge that it will enable millions of people to get insurance. We rule his statement Mostly True.

http://www.politifact.com/ohio/statements/2013/jun/10/bob-gibbs/rep-bob-gibbs-says-30-million-will-be-left-uninsur/

Gee, Rich “Starbursts” Lowry forgot to mention that bit, about more people getting insurance under the ACA than before. I wonder why.

 
 

Blind pigs and acorns.

I dare say even Santorum might very well have been accurate on occasion.

 
 

Not one wingnut here has expressed any regret, embarrassment or consternation at being lied to by the GOP

Fixxor’d.

 
 

Just to clarify, I’m offended that I am defending the ACA. It was a stinky shit sandwich that was full of shit. There were obvious flaws – all to do with preserving the MARKETS! nature of fuck you denying care increases margins. Stuff that deranged leftsists were pointing out from teh beginning.
Obamacare is stupid and fucked up and bullshit. This is a position I have held ever since teh Public Option got disavowed.

That said, I’m going to defend teh ACA. Medicaid expansion seems to be on track. Sure enrollment numbers are low months before coverage even begins and almost half a year before Individual Mandate penalties kick in. That’s actually expected. It’s like looking at the number of tax returns filed by Valentine’s Day and claiming that 98% of Americans won’t file taxes.

But you know what? BENGHAZI!

 
 

That’s private insurance enrollment through the Exchanges that are low. Medicaid applications are not low.

 
 

What St DKW said.

 
 

That our animal friends don’t live as long as we do is the most absolute proof there is no fucking god.

true…

my sister, who just found out yesterday that she has a serious heart condition, told my mom that she didn’t believe in the big guy upstairs…i truly do not know which one shocked her more…

 
 

This where I point out that the ACA is based on the Heritage Foundation’s “market based” alternative to “Hillary Care” circa early 1990s.

 
 

That our animal friends don’t live as long as we do is the most absolute proof there is no fucking god.

Maybe, but then again, if they lived longer they’d break our hearts even more when they died…

Remember Mark Twain’s great quote, “When I die, I want to go where the dogs are…”

 
 

This where I point out that the ACA is based on the Heritage Foundation’s “market based” alternative to “Hillary Care” circa early 1990s.

The GOP reaction to RomneyObamaCare is just more proof that it’s not the policies, it’s who’s enacting the policies. For some, it’s the (D). For others, it’s being black. Some might even believe Obama’s Muslim. None of the previous conditions are actually illegal, immoral, or fattening, of course, but they are all “other” to some. “Others” that should know their proper place, which is nowhere near any exercise of power.

 
 

Well, Rob Ford has now admitted to smoking crack cocaine. But it’s okay, he was totally drunk when he did it – it’s totally not something he would do regularly.

 
 

Also, mistakes were made. It was in the ancient past. Like – about a year ago.

 
 

This where I point out that the ACA is based on the Heritage Foundation’s “market based” alternative to “Hillary Care” circa early 1990s.

And where you point out that the votes were THERE in ’09 to open Medicare enrollment to everyone and let the insurance industry sink or swim competing with a pretty shitty health care plan. Also public option and other such things…

 
 

From the great folks at 22 minutes – Tweet of the Day.

 
 

Cell phone video. I can’t believe that it’s only got 301 views.

 
 

Apparently he did an exclusive with teh Toronto Sun’s Joe Warmington. He’s not resigning. Also, there is no mechanism for removing the Mayor of Toronto from his office. Even if arrested, convicted and sent to jail, he would remain Mayor until he had missed at least three consecutive months of Council meetings. IOW, nothing can force Rob Ford to resign.

However, LEAFS SUCK has a very strong Council system. It’s often said that the Mayor is only one vote. That he has thumbed his nose and shat upon teh city specifically with regards to teh Cracktape and insists on remaining Mayor, well Council has decided to to do what they can.

 
 

Incidentally, probably approximately about a year ago?

http://www.thestar.com/news/city_hall/2012/11/26/what_justice_charles_hacklands_verdict_means.html

Thanks again to that truly awesome panel of Ontario Superior Court justices who overturned that ruling since Rob Ford was so obviously a good guy and trying his best to comply with out Ethics Commissioner.

 
 

Where do you get duck fat without, you know, getting a duck?

Sorry but I’ve never liked duck. It’s like a gamy, all-dark-meat chicken.

 
 

Trending on Twitter worldwide? #inadrunkenstupor

Thank you Rob Ford for raising LEAFS SUCK’s profile.

 
 

Getting the duck is not a problem. Keeping the duck is where the heartache lies.

 
 

You say the magic word and the duck comes down….

 
 

Where do you get duck fat without, you know, getting a duck?

Amazon, where else? http://www.amazon.com/Rendered-Duck-Fat-Pork-Free-Pack/dp/B000GD3SW8

You could probably get it from a butcher or somefin too.

 
 

Have you considered opening an avian cosmetic surgery practice? You could offer liposuction as a free add-on with every boob job.

 
 

Have you considered opening an avian cosmetic surgery practice?

I would find the concept of “duck lips” too confusing.

 
 

Chinese barbequed duck is pretty good, especially if you add some of the sauce is used to marinade it when you cook it in rice porridge or zuk, as its’ known in Cantonese.

 
 

Congee should have shredded or sliced pork and preserved duck eggs. Maybe some green onions. That’s it.

re: Crackgate and waiting on the second big announcement (supposedly at 4 pm) – much as I love 22 minutes, I may have been premature awarding TotD. There have been a lot of winners since. Ones that made me laugh and ones that made me cry.

 
 

Okay “last minute” to make a prediction. Apparently a bunch of Project Traveler search warrant documents got unsealed – that was announced just a couple hours ago. Council is readying Minnan-Wong’s humiliation motion (Minnan-Wong is one of the more conservative members of Council). Lots of signs point to him resigning.

That said, this is Rob Ford. I am going with this second announcement to essentially be a total repeat of the first one. He smoked crac. Just the one time. He was too drunk to make the right decision. It was all in the past (last year). He’s going to tough it out and do the job he was elected to do. He saved a bundle on his car insurance (despite a tendency to drive drunk). No questions.

 
 

Have you considered opening an avian cosmetic surgery practice? You could offer liposuction as a free add-on with every boob job.

D-KW is hereby sentenced to comedy jail for missing “boobie”.

Also his dad is a tunnel the truckers try out
When they need to drop loads at the end of their route.
The toll for this use? Three loonies or four?
Nope, it’s for free cuz his mom is the whore.

 
 

The candidate you’d most like to share a beer crack pipe with is an interesting electoral strategy.

 
 

Cantonese zuk is usually made with chicken broth and water. I once made a batch using nothing but chicken broth, you could stand a spoon in it when it was cold.

Anyway, a quart of zuk is made with 3 cups water, 1 cup chicken broth, and 1/4th cup of rice. If you want to be fancy you cook it with long, thin strips of ginger, along with a little cilantro or Chinese parsley. It goes good with chicken, shrimp, beef, etc. There’s also sung, which is dried minced beef or pork with hot dried minced red chili peppers added. Sung has a long shelf life, as the dryness and chili make it impossible to serve as a growth medium for bacteria or fungi.

 
 

sung, which is dried minced beef or pork

I knew a cat who believed very deeply in the value of dried shredded pork, which I at the time termed “pork lint” as that’s what it resembles.

Would like to see if my present cat owner would enjoy it as well, but I can’t seem to locate it.

 
 

So Rob White Bronco smoked crack, ONLY THE ONE TIME (of course), but only during a drunken stupor, which of course is a state perfectly normal and to be expected of an elected official.

ALRIGHTY THEN.

 
 

Would like to see if my present cat owner would enjoy it as well, but I can’t seem to locate it.

Which one can’t you locate? The cat owner or the pork lint? If it’s the first named, might I suggest you bring out the pork lint.

 
 

If it’s the first named, might I suggest you bring out the pork lint.

The pork lint is the one I’m having trouble locating.

I know where the other is – about 800 miles south of me, likely pissed off beyond belief at the moment (which means I might need the pork lint as an offering).

 
 

Subby’s dad takes crowds like Ford’s office
Hundreds crush in to get at his softest
Moment of vulnerability surrounding his crack
While his mom gets paid lying on her back.

Press conference update. I overestimated him. Did not repeat the crack use admission. Made a vague apology. Stumped for re-election and cutting taxes. Left without taking questions. Wow. Amazing.

 
 

Remember Mark Twain’s great quote, “When I die, I want to go where the dogs are…”

I was expecting “the more I get to know people the more I like dogs.” That was Twain, weren’t it?

Also, bad news. As you can see, I made it through the heart surgery and might even get to go home today.

 
 

As you can see, I made it through the heart surgery and might even get to go home today.

Excellent!

You should stop at Lardo on the way home.

 
 

Text of the presser. Sincerely sorry, but has reverted to never saying what for. Campaigns. Leaves.

Mind. Blown.

 
 

Okay sorry for the extended local news derailment. I now return you to your regular doing McGravitas’ pops up teh pooper.

 
 

You smoke one rock and you’re LABELED FOR LIFE. Unfair.

 
 

I want to be clear, I want to crystal clear to every single person. These mistakes will never, ever, ever happen again.

Which mistakes, Mr. Ford?

The crack smoking, OR the “drunken stupors” (you used the plural), OR the attempts to cover up the aforementioned smoking, or all of the above?

Fine leadership you got there, Toronto.

 
 

Which mistakes, Mr. Ford?

Getting caught. of course.

 
 

You should stop at Lardo on the way home.

Speaking of clogged arteries, while I’m up here in Rochester I’m faced with the thought of trying a local delicacy which I never availed myself of when living up here originally – the garbage plate.

I’m intrigued, but at the same time vaguely frightened.

 
 

That’s private insurance enrollment through the Exchanges that are low. Medicaid applications are not low. Kentucky’s marketplace is kicking ass but they have one of the better state IT shops in the country

 
 

OK Pere I liked your burger place and I’ve had a plat de refuse, when are you gonna get to the beef on weck?

 
 

You smoke one rock and you’re LABELED FOR LIFE. Unfair.

You spend a year denying it and you’re LABELED A LIAR. Unfair.

 
 

[Psst, hey, you! Yeah, you! New post!]

 
 

Oooh, haven’t had beef on Weck in ages. Hafta make some up soon.

 
 

We hit Lardo every couple months. We are just about due…

 
 

Oh, that story breaks my heart. At least Arthur made it to a good old age. He looks like a love. I’m mostly a cat person but I love dogs too.

You all will see Arthur again over the Rainbow Bridge. I’m not good at embedding links so you will have to Google that. I’m looking forward to seeing a number of my furry loved ones over the Rainbow Bridge.

Maybe this story will make you folks feel a little better. I know it did me.

My sister and I live in a nice trailer court in Minnesota. She lives at one end, I live at the other. I went over a few weeks ago to see her, you know, have some girl talk, drink a few, watch some tv, etc.

I left to go home, and there was this totally pathetic wasted starving little kitty on the street in front of her trailer, mewed pathetically at me, and I went up to this kitty, and it put its little head in my hand and then fainted.

Well. Ok, a stray that’s obviously been living rough for awhile. I laid down right in the street next to this pathetic little thing, and coaxed it back out of a faint. Then I called and called for my sister. She said later she didn’t hear me calling but wonder why in the f I was laying down in the street in front of her trailer.

Well, she took this kitty in (I couldn’t, Lovely Rosebuddear my kitty absolutely HATES other cats – would have killed her probably),

This little kitty ate and ate and ate and ate and drank and drank and drank and drank and drank. And then spent the night cuddled up on my sister’s lap.

The next day we took it to her vet. My sister and her hubby already had a kitty and we wanted to make sure this one had no dangerous diseases or anything. Well……….turns out, you take a kitty in that you say is a stray, immediately you’re in the SYSTEM – Animal Control cop has to come out etc. which they did.

So said kitty ended up being incarcerated and neglected at an animal hospital which I shall not name altho I would like to because they didn’t take very good care of her.

After this mandatory five day waiting period my sister was allowed to adopt her – poor little thing was just totally skin and bones – but not too weak to CHASE my sister’s kitty Peanut down the hall. hahah. Poor Peanut. She’s not used to rejection at all.

Today, Peanut and new little kitty (now named Amber after gorgeous tortoiseshell fur) have reached a truce and Amber (who, as it turns out, is deaf) is entrenched in my sister’s household and totally adorable and has absolutely no desire to go outside ever ever again haha.

She’s a total lap cat. Loudest purr I ever heard. And Peanut has fun with this. She loves to sneak up, bat Amber on head (which bothers Amber not the slightest) and race off down the hall.

That kitty would have totally died that night if we hadn’t found her.

Hope this story makes a little bright day for you guys.

 
 

Thank you for sharing that with us. Please tell your sister that she did the right thing, and I hope that Amber has a long and healthy life as her pet.

 
 

I had to make the difficult decision to euthanize my lovely cat sam this summer (he looked just like World O’Crap’s riley). I enjoyed him for just over 17 years but sometimes, it is best to let them go.

 
 

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