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walkitoutLunch was gallo pinto. Yum. I had some kale with it. Mmmmm.
Dinner was the baked beans from last night and boston brown bread (cause you have to!). I haven't had boston brown bread, that I can recall, since I was a small child. I got Kidder out to get her idea of a milk-free version (it's generally a buttermilk quick bread), then did some revising. I'll post the results in my cookbook as it was successful. I don't remember raisins, but a lot of the recipes I looked at online had them, so I included them. Best of the Best from New England was not overly helpful.
Having finished Conason and Lyon's book _The Hunting of the President_, I pulled out my copy of David Brock's _Blinded by the Right_, because it seemed relevant. Having skimmed a bit, I thought I'd make a couple of remarks about fact checking.
(1) Recently, people have been quoting this story about the Polish guy goes to the brothel, runs into his wife. I heard it first on Countdown and was quite disappointed with Olbermann for including it since it was obviously an urban legend. In case you are curious:
http://urbanlegends.about.com/b/2008/01/10/man-dumbfounded-to-find-wife-working-in-brothel-take-two.htm
(2) David Brock, upon switching from writing for rabid right-wingers to more mainstream publishers, encounters Fact Checkers for the first time. Holy cow. I mean, I knew these people made shit up, but that sure explains why they seem so surprised when they don't get away with it in a larger context.
Honestly, tho, it reminds me of all those people in my life who e-mail me crap that is obviously untrue (or foolishly repeat some damn rumor to me). Come on, people. A lot of this stuff is obviously bogus and only being told for the moral. Make an effort. Please!
(3) In Pantry Raid III, Brown says 1/4 cup is 2 Tbsp. In a fannish transcript, this is rightly marked (sic). How the heck did that get onto the finished show?
Dinner was the baked beans from last night and boston brown bread (cause you have to!). I haven't had boston brown bread, that I can recall, since I was a small child. I got Kidder out to get her idea of a milk-free version (it's generally a buttermilk quick bread), then did some revising. I'll post the results in my cookbook as it was successful. I don't remember raisins, but a lot of the recipes I looked at online had them, so I included them. Best of the Best from New England was not overly helpful.
Having finished Conason and Lyon's book _The Hunting of the President_, I pulled out my copy of David Brock's _Blinded by the Right_, because it seemed relevant. Having skimmed a bit, I thought I'd make a couple of remarks about fact checking.
(1) Recently, people have been quoting this story about the Polish guy goes to the brothel, runs into his wife. I heard it first on Countdown and was quite disappointed with Olbermann for including it since it was obviously an urban legend. In case you are curious:
http://urbanlegends.about.com/b/2008/01/10/man-dumbfounded-to-find-wife-working-in-brothel-take-two.htm
(2) David Brock, upon switching from writing for rabid right-wingers to more mainstream publishers, encounters Fact Checkers for the first time. Holy cow. I mean, I knew these people made shit up, but that sure explains why they seem so surprised when they don't get away with it in a larger context.
Honestly, tho, it reminds me of all those people in my life who e-mail me crap that is obviously untrue (or foolishly repeat some damn rumor to me). Come on, people. A lot of this stuff is obviously bogus and only being told for the moral. Make an effort. Please!
(3) In Pantry Raid III, Brown says 1/4 cup is 2 Tbsp. In a fannish transcript, this is rightly marked (sic). How the heck did that get onto the finished show?
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Date: 2008-01-13 05:36 am (UTC)Helen S.
cool!
Date: 2008-01-16 02:50 am (UTC)What kind of resources are you using? Are you living at the library, or can you do some/all of it online now?