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OTFPOTD 2/16/09 - I need a good chili recipe edition

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So as I mentioned last week, me and the mrs. are on a cleansing diet for the next 10 days - small portions, no processed foods, no dairy, no caffeine, no bread.  Just to prove I'm not completely insane, though, meat is allowed - even red meat, as long as it's lean.  Which means chili is still on the list of things we can eat, as long as there's no cheese in/on it.

I have a couple chili recipes that I like, but I'm getting tired of them, and I need a new one.  I'm up for just about anything, chili-wise; I like all kinds of meat, all kinds of beans, and the spicier the better.  So if you have a good chili recipe, I'd love to see it.

Oh yeah, and spring training's in full swing, which to me serves as the canary in the long interminable coalmine that is winter, to completely ruin a good analogy.  Baseball inches ever closer, and things are looking up.

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I only have red beans and rice.

But I am desperately searching for a chicken basil chili recipe such as they serve in the Fred Hutch cafeteria. It is one of the tastiest soups I’ve ever eaten.

by NOLAmarinergirl on Feb 16, 2009 8:51 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

That does sound good

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by pdb on Feb 16, 2009 8:53 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I can't be specific, but...

I start mine with a jar of hot salsa, a couple of cans of whole peeled tomatoes, spices(cumin, garlic powder, onion powder, chili sauce and a bit of cayenne) and some lightly cooked hot Italian sausage and whatever cheap beef steak I can find. It’s really a mish mash and done entirely by smell. Either I like it or I don’t. I usually add some onions and black olives at some point but that’s just a personal preference. This is done in a crock pot I might add, but I doubt it would be any different in a regular pot.

Just make sure you slice the sausage while slightly frozen, much easier that way. Otherwise, follow your nose!

by hairofthedawg on Feb 17, 2009 3:58 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

It amazes me

that as a species we’ve evolved so far that we can actually come close to building a star.

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by pdb on Feb 16, 2009 9:01 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

And yet McDonald's exists

Mind-boggling, isn’t it?

by Graham on Feb 16, 2009 9:17 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

McDonald's was one of the three best business ideas of all time

it caters to the perfect demographic – children, lazy people and poor people, or really, the lowest common denominator.

by seattlebruin on Feb 16, 2009 9:18 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I was going to take offense to this

but then I realized I fit into all three of those categories.

by JI on Feb 16, 2009 9:28 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Every yin has its yang

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by pdb on Feb 16, 2009 9:20 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Buh... there's one across the street from me?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DIII-D

I always wondered what was in that giant black building that no one ever seems to go in

by seattlebruin on Feb 16, 2009 9:11 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

It's hard to say without being a particle physicist

I know someone who’s worked in JET and they’re more or less on the same wavelength.

by Graham on Feb 16, 2009 9:42 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I work with a bunch of people who are physics phds

and synchrotron scientists. They are markedly less optimistic. I think the major stumbling block I hear is the following. They aren’t really 100% in the field though but I’m guessing they are paying attention to it pretty closely.

You might be able to get fusion to occur but the energy you put in to get the reaction to start, the energy you get out while the reaction occurs, and the complexity that it requires is just not going to add up to be economically feasible for a long time. They have been able to get fusion to occur and while it is hard, nobody really thought this would be impossible. The hard part is to make the process energy positive (make more energy than it takes).

I’ve also heard that the process might make nearly as much nuclear waste as fission because everything associated with the reactor gets contaminated with all the nuclei junk that is make in the process. I don’t know about this last point but it seems like it could be a reasonable concern.

I really think fusion some day will be the answer. Its just gonna be freaking hard to get it to work. We probably need some major breakthrough in technology to get it to become widespread. I’m guessing it might be developed into a viable technology in our lifetime but I think I’ll probably be pretty old by the time it starts to become useful.

by Edgar for Pres on Feb 16, 2009 1:40 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

You're telling me nothing I'm not familiar with

They’re operating below an input/output of 1.0, and they have been for the past couple of decades. Now they’re pushing 1.0 on small generators, and with larger ones it should be exceeded without a problem. You need an input/output of much higher than that (20ish, I think) to be viable commercially, and that won’t happen for a long time.

The article suggests 30 years until the technology reaches maturity. What exactly was your problem with that time frame?

by Graham on Feb 16, 2009 1:49 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Your meat loaf will be ready in eight seconds, Homer.

D’oh! isn’t there anything faster than a microwave?

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by pdb on Feb 16, 2009 1:52 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I was just thinking longer

Maybe at least twice so around 60 yrs. I just brought up this because the article didn’t really discuss any possible hurdles that need to be overcome. The science to make fusion commonplace is not in place currently and there needs to be a lot more work done. They just didn’t really discuss this at all.

by Edgar for Pres on Feb 16, 2009 3:39 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

But yeah I'm no expert

just needed to chime in and say oil is tough to beat and in my opinion fusion kicks ass but isn’t likely to be “the solution” for quite some time.

by Edgar for Pres on Feb 16, 2009 6:17 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Jesus, that's a good deal.

I wish I had 120 bucks.

I will smash your face into a jelly.

by Phildopip on Feb 16, 2009 9:35 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

The NYT online has a new toy

called the Article Skimmer. Just articles – no ads, only one sidebar, no clutter. Cool.

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by pdb on Feb 16, 2009 9:14 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

I do like the top-most-read lists though.

They often have me reading articles I wouldn’t notice otherwise.

by NOLAmarinergirl on Feb 16, 2009 9:16 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

This does have "most emailed"

but most read would also be cool.

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by pdb on Feb 16, 2009 9:19 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Hmm. chili recipes.

all I do is what my mom did— throw stuff in a pot. Lately it has been a mix of black & kidney beans, ground round or turkey, tomatoes and chili powder. maybe some cumin.

by msb on Feb 16, 2009 9:23 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

I'm bad at the "throw stuff in a pot" theory of cooking

I need a template to start off from – I’m fairly good at improvising/tweaking if I have that, but I’ve never been able to throw six things into a pot and make it taste good.

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by pdb on Feb 16, 2009 9:29 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Me neither.

And I cannot find a chicken chili with basil recipe that fits this description. For some reason, all the recipes for chicken chili use white beans, but this definitely has red and/or black.

by NOLAmarinergirl on Feb 16, 2009 9:31 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Lessee.

brown a lb of meat in a pot, add 1 can kidney beans, one can black beans, two cans of diced tomatoes, season to taste, simmer for a good long time?

chicken chili with basil? ummmm. is it shredded chicken?

something like this?

by msb on Feb 16, 2009 9:43 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

You are my new hero.

I will be putting off the red beans and rice and trying this.

by NOLAmarinergirl on Feb 16, 2009 9:46 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I have to make this week's lunch soup.

I’m now thinking chicken with black beans, cumin, cilantro plus what ever veg are in the bottom of the fridge.

by msb on Feb 16, 2009 10:09 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

OK.

chicken thighs, onion, garlic, carrots, mushrooms, yellow squash, black beans.

maybe diced tomatoes.

I think the elderly potato would be overkill.

by msb on Feb 16, 2009 10:13 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Send the potatoes to Florida.

I DRINK YOUR MILKSHAKE!!! I DRINK IT UP!!

by abender20 on Feb 16, 2009 10:15 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Arizona.

it’s a dry heat.

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by pdb on Feb 16, 2009 10:17 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I didn't use to be

It was the start of the soup-making that made me more willing to give it a try. I have several soup cookbooks, but find that I tend to just do the veggie bin clear out more often than not. It also helps if you usually eat lunch with a pair of throw-it-in cooks.

by msb on Feb 16, 2009 10:22 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Soup is generally super forgiving

Unless the food is flat-out spoiled, it’ll taste fine. Maybe a good way to start is take a recipe and just change one or two things (switch out a spice, or add some potatoes, or whatever).

I'd rather know a little about a lot than a lot about a little

by Sportszilla on Feb 16, 2009 10:30 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I do this much.

But like pdb, I need a base upon which to build.

by NOLAmarinergirl on Feb 16, 2009 10:45 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Needs more dried peppers

Seriously, they add sooo much flavor, and then when they rehydrate you chop them up fine and use them as a garnish.

I'd rather know a little about a lot than a lot about a little

by Sportszilla on Feb 16, 2009 9:33 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I've had to learn about things like peppers and spices.

and onions. and garlic.

I come from a fine tradition of unseasoned midwestern cuisine.

by msb on Feb 16, 2009 9:45 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

You can find dried poblano/anaheim peppers at most stores

And seriously, they make basically any Mexican-type food way more enjoyable. They’re easy to use, last forever, and have a lot of uses.

I'd rather know a little about a lot than a lot about a little

by Sportszilla on Feb 16, 2009 10:10 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Beer question

Or more accurately, beer festival question: I’m thinking about heading down to Portland to visit some friends in April, and I see that they’re having a pair of events that I’d be interested in: the Spring Beer and Wine fest (April 10-11), which has the advantage of actually being in Portland and the Oregon Garden Brewfest (April 24-25), which is in Silverton. Anyone know anything about either event?

I'd rather know a little about a lot than a lot about a little

by Sportszilla on Feb 16, 2009 9:29 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

I went to the Spring Beer And Wine fest a couple years ago and it was annoying

but it was mostly annoying because there were a billion people in the convention center and I hate large crowds. large crowds = long lines, which means unless you get there early you’ll wait longer than you’ll drink. If there are brewers there that you’ve never had before and want to check out, it’s probably worth it, but if there’s nothing there that appeals to you you’re better off going to Amnesia, the Lompoc or the Rogue while you’re in town.

I’ve never been to the Oregon Garden brewfest, because it’s in Silverton. Which is a long way to drive for beer.

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by pdb on Feb 16, 2009 9:32 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

It's also a long way to drive after beer

I'd rather know a little about a lot than a lot about a little

by Sportszilla on Feb 16, 2009 9:33 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

This is more the point I was trying to make, definitely.

And Silverton’s really just kind of a hole.

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by pdb on Feb 16, 2009 9:35 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Yeah, it was looking unappealing

But I do like drinking outdoors

I'd rather know a little about a lot than a lot about a little

by Sportszilla on Feb 16, 2009 9:36 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

All three brewpubs I mentioned have outdoor seating areas

word of warning, though: since the smoking ban a bunch of places have turned their outdoor areas into their smoking areas. I don’t know if these three have, though.

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by pdb on Feb 16, 2009 9:52 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

But they have a transgender mayor.

I will smash your face into a jelly.

by Phildopip on Feb 16, 2009 9:37 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Wrong hick town

Stayton’s the one that elected the transgender mayor.

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by pdb on Feb 16, 2009 9:39 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Nope.

I will smash your face into a jelly.

by Phildopip on Feb 16, 2009 11:09 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Shows what I know.

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by pdb on Feb 16, 2009 11:13 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

For fans of Girl Talk:

Someone I know has done pretty much the same thing. It’s a little less complex because he has less to work with, but it’s still pretty good.

Here is his website. The top song doesn’t work for whatever reason but the rest is (I think) quality music

by Fogel on Feb 16, 2009 9:33 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

Good stuff.

Haven’t listened to all of it, but so far, it’s fun to listen to.

by Teej on Feb 17, 2009 12:52 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

A quick Google search found this tasty recipe

here

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by kevin_ess on Feb 16, 2009 9:37 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

My friend and I came up with a Chicken Molé Chili recipe.

I’ll see if I find the recipe we wrote down somewhere.

I DRINK YOUR MILKSHAKE!!! I DRINK IT UP!!

by abender20 on Feb 16, 2009 9:55 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

that sounds amazing

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by pdb on Feb 16, 2009 9:58 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I don't think I have the recipe in my email, but the general gist was...

A black bean chili recipe along the lines of this…

Substitute for ground meat with pieces of grilled chicken breast, and then add some fresh mole into the cooking chili about halfway into the cooking.

I DRINK YOUR MILKSHAKE!!! I DRINK IT UP!!

by abender20 on Feb 16, 2009 10:11 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Chili

4C water to boil
Add 2LB meat, wait until browned
Add:
5 cloves garlic
1LB tomatoes
2T vinegar of choice (cider is good)
1T worcestershire (plus an extra dash)
peppercorns
basil
allspice
cloves
2t salt
2t cinnamon
1-2t cumin
1-2t pepper/chili flakes
 1/2 oz chocolate

by Matthew on Feb 16, 2009 10:19 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

A meat eater's chili. Needs more bacon, though.

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by abender20 on Feb 16, 2009 10:25 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

This is exactly the kind of template I can use

because I can totally improvise off this base, or I can leave it as is and it’ll still be good. Thanks.

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by pdb on Feb 16, 2009 10:29 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

First thoughts of 'East Bound and Down' anyone?

The new HBO show about the failed MLB reliever (whose career bottoms out in Seattle) debuted last night.
It was…. well, it’s early days.

On the plus side, Flight of the Conchords was awesome. Best show of the new season, and it wasn’t close.

by marc w on Feb 16, 2009 10:29 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

Haven't watched either one yet

our cable box died last night and I have to swap it out today.

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by pdb on Feb 16, 2009 10:31 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I finally got mine restored to health.

just in time for a day off and RTN.

by msb on Feb 16, 2009 10:57 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Ours died in a weird way

the audio died but the video still works fine. So I suppose we could have just turned on the closed captioning and gone about our business, but that’s a bit labor-intensive.

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by pdb on Feb 16, 2009 10:58 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Mine just decided to not how anything but the "this channel will be with you shortly" message.

As I could get the basics straight out of the wall into the VCR, I dawdled on getting it replaced. Turned out to be a combination of the box, and the signal coming in too strongly from the wall.

ooh, TCM has The naked city on.

by msb on Feb 16, 2009 11:23 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I caught East Bound and down but missed the latter.

It had a few funny moments but it got tiring real fast. Kenny Powers just isn’t a character funny enough to keep the laughs coming; it was getting old toward the end of the episode.

I’ll watch another episode or two to give it more chances because seriously, when do we ever get a sitcom remotely related to baseball?

by Double06 on Feb 16, 2009 11:00 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Well, there was the youtube series "Back on Topps", which was actually quite funny.

It’s a series of 6.5 minute episodes starring the Sklar brothers. I’d never cared much for their body of work until “Back on Topps”, but it’s very good.

I DRINK YOUR MILKSHAKE!!! I DRINK IT UP!!

by abender20 on Feb 16, 2009 11:03 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I'll have to watch this.

I’ve never really been a Sklar brothers fan either but I don’t ever recall hating them.

by Double06 on Feb 16, 2009 11:06 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Cheap Seats was pretty funny.

Of course I was an early high schooler when it was on

by Mariner John on Feb 16, 2009 3:00 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I agree with everything you said here.

The show maybe maybe showed a little potential, but it doesn’t look promising.

FOC was by far the most enjoyable last night. The pelvic thrusting with disco-balls on their…well…balls was priceless.

I will smash your face into a jelly.

by Phildopip on Feb 16, 2009 11:11 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I thought Eastbound & Down was hilarious.

I expected to be disappointed — as I was with The Foot-Fist Way — but I really liked the first episode.

And yes, the FOTC episode was great compared with the previous ones this season.

by Teej on Feb 16, 2009 12:54 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I can't get Google Reader to subscribe to Larry Stone's new blog.

Any ideas why that is?

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by Phildopip on Feb 16, 2009 11:19 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

I had the same problem and I have no idea.

it’s irritating.

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by pdb on Feb 16, 2009 11:21 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

It works now!

Subscribe away.

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by pdb on Feb 16, 2009 1:46 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

You and I are now the only subscribers, to date.

I DRINK YOUR MILKSHAKE!!! I DRINK IT UP!!

by abender20 on Feb 16, 2009 1:50 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

How can you see this?

I will smash your face into a jelly.

by Phildopip on Feb 16, 2009 1:58 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

When I signed up, it showed that there was only 1 registered user. It didn't actually say specifically,

but because pdb notified everyone it was available, I assumed it was him. Then I signed up.

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by abender20 on Feb 16, 2009 1:59 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I signed up for it last night though

How peculiar…

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by tootthekazoo on Feb 16, 2009 2:07 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Even peculiarer

I just checked and Google Reader still says it only has one registered user. So either everyone but me has LIED about subscribing, or Google’s not up to date.

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by pdb on Feb 16, 2009 2:08 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Now with added peculiarosity!

I am also using Google Reader, and it only shows one registered user

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by tootthekazoo on Feb 16, 2009 2:11 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

If you click

“show details” on any blog feed it shows you the number of subscribers. You’ve just increased that number by 33%.

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by pdb on Feb 16, 2009 1:59 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Genius.

I will smash your face into a jelly.

by Phildopip on Feb 16, 2009 2:03 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Still not working for me.

Every time I try to add that subscription it tells me, “You have subscribed to USS Mariner”…which I was already subscribed to.

I will smash your face into a jelly.

by Phildopip on Feb 16, 2009 1:55 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

copy/paste the URL of Stone's blog

into the “Add subscription” box on Google Reader, see if that works.

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by pdb on Feb 16, 2009 1:57 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Never mind. When I used the "subscribe" button on Stone's blog, it worked.

But when I tried to add the subscription through the G Reader page (add a subscription) it wasn’t working.

I will smash your face into a jelly.

by Phildopip on Feb 16, 2009 1:58 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Noooo Luis Oliveros is out for the season :(

He’s my favorite organizational soldier

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by I'm NOT Corco on Feb 16, 2009 11:46 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

Probably never will either.

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by abender20 on Feb 16, 2009 3:02 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Unless we have to have an emergency 5th catcher

I say that because he played one game but it was in a Pilots’ uniform. He was promptly sent down after Johjima’s wife gave birth if I recall correctly.

by Mariner John on Feb 16, 2009 3:04 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Not I.

College campus and the office is closed. This is the first non-Christmas day off I’ve had in ages.

by BrianL on Feb 16, 2009 12:09 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Sounds like you might need to occasionally declare

an Emergency Christmas, so you can have a day off.

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by pdb on Feb 16, 2009 12:50 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Ich.

I will smash your face into a jelly.

by Phildopip on Feb 16, 2009 12:36 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Me.

I’m apparently the Last Contractor Standing – I’ve been told that I’m safe until August in a department that just lopped off about 5 people. Phew.

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by pdb on Feb 16, 2009 12:37 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

pay day bay, el ultimo hombre.

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by abender20 on Feb 16, 2009 12:42 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I have no false confidence about this

The last guy they let go was told he was safe too. But it’s nice to know that I’m good at least for the time being.

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by pdb on Feb 16, 2009 12:44 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I called in sick.

Today isn’t a holiday at my place of employment.

by Teej on Feb 16, 2009 12:56 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

So what you're saying is that presidents make you sick?

Why do you hate America?

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by pdb on Feb 16, 2009 12:59 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

She's lump...

I will smash your face into a jelly.

by Phildopip on Feb 16, 2009 1:04 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Better.

I DRINK YOUR MILKSHAKE!!! I DRINK IT UP!!

by abender20 on Feb 16, 2009 1:06 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

because you touch yourself

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by pdb on Feb 16, 2009 2:04 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Probably something you did to anger God.

Today’s been nasty. I had to take down my wind chimes because I thought they were going to break.

by Teej on Feb 16, 2009 2:41 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Teej. You have wind chimes.

I’m not sure why, but I find this charming.

Great Caesar's ghost!

by royalcurve on Feb 16, 2009 2:50 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I'm on a normal day today

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by tootthekazoo on Feb 16, 2009 1:00 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Grad students never get days off

although you could argue we also never have work days.

by Edgar for Pres on Feb 16, 2009 3:42 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

*raises hand*

It’s annoying because I had to use my after-hours badge to get into the building, since pretty much every other company that has office space here is off today.

by appleshampoo on Feb 16, 2009 5:14 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Chili con carne

12 Servings

6 tbsp vegetable or olive oil
3 cloves garlic, minced
2 large chopped sweet onions
3 lb cubed beef
2 cans kidney beans, undrained
1 can black beans, undrained
2 26 oz cans diced tomatoes
poblano pepper, diced
anaheim pepper, diced
2 spoonfuls Molasses
a few good splashes of hot sauce
(cumin, chili powder to taste)

Brown the meat, then throw it all in a crock pot on low heat for 2 or 3 hours. This freezes really well also.

Great Caesar's ghost!

by royalcurve on Feb 16, 2009 1:43 PM PST reply actions   0 recs

I am just baffled by the self-proclaimed "hardcore baseball fans"

who are proudly proclaiming that they haven’t gone to any games the last few years, but if the Mariners singed Griffey they’d be buying tickets like a shot.

Even if it is Junior and the 7 dwarves, “like in the bad old days”

by msb on Feb 16, 2009 2:02 PM PST reply actions   0 recs

I boycotted the M's last year.

Does that make me not a hardcore fan?

I will smash your face into a jelly.

by Phildopip on Feb 16, 2009 2:04 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Not really.

On one hand, I’m glad I was able to stick to my guns, but I also really love the Mariners.

I will smash your face into a jelly.

by Phildopip on Feb 16, 2009 2:12 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

So yes, you can be a hardcore fan then

it’s wrong to really love a team and be genuinely proud of not seeing them play live, whether or not you think the FO is incompetent.

I think msb was saying it’s ridiculous to say you’re hardcore and proud of not going to games because the FO is stupid or whatever and then be willing to go because to FO made another stupid move by signing Griffey.

P.S. I still love Griffey irrationally.

by seattlebruin on Feb 16, 2009 2:14 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Heh, I do too.

I will smash your face into a jelly.

by Phildopip on Feb 16, 2009 2:15 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I get the sense you're ending your boycott this year though

what with a well-run team and all.

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by pdb on Feb 16, 2009 2:05 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

That's the other theme this afternoon...

“I can go to Tacoma and see a minor league team”

that and somehow the Mariners FO (which apparently is the same as it has ever been) will prove their usual selves if Griffey chooses to go to Atlanta, that somehow they should MAKE him come back to Seattle.

by msb on Feb 16, 2009 2:08 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I always love the implied mutual exclusivity of that argument

as if spending money on tickets to minor league ball automatically precludes spending on the major league level.

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by pdb on Feb 16, 2009 2:10 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

The minor league team is a good point, we're thinking of getting some tickets.

I figure it’s more family/kid structured (from what I read, all the games and between inning stuff), cheaper, easier to get to, and I’m really excited by the M’s minor league system potentially playing a larger role. So watching these guys develop, maybe getting the kids some autographs, might be a lot of fun.

 I’m open to any ideas that would encourage my kids to enjoy baseball without shoving it down their throats.

by Kermit. on Feb 16, 2009 2:20 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Minor league ball is excellent for that

it’s a much more relaxed atmosphere, it’s usually a lot less crowded, and as you say the players are much more open for signing autographs and taking pictures and whatnot.

I’m sure every team does this, but the Beavers are really good at “family-friendly” stuff like Kids Run The Bases – they do that every Sunday home game, I think. They also used to do a promo once a year where they’d let kids and their dads or moms camp out overnight in the outfield after a Saturday night game – they’d bring out a big movie screen and show kids’ movies for a while, and they had all sorts of activities for kids that wanted to stay up later after the movies, too, and they’d do a big breakfast the next morning.

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by pdb on Feb 16, 2009 2:25 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Especially true if the MiLB team in question has a great park.

The Spokane Indians play in a really wonderful stadium (Avista) and have a nice atmosphere to watch games in. You even get the occasional Taylor Teagarden or Engel Beltre sighting.

I DRINK YOUR MILKSHAKE!!! I DRINK IT UP!!

by abender20 on Feb 16, 2009 2:27 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Yep.

I will smash your face into a jelly.

by Phildopip on Feb 16, 2009 2:12 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

So just his eyebrows, a light sauteeing, or a full on Griffey roast?

Personally I respect people that vote with their dollars, might have helped force some of the current change on the team. I don’t know about the Griffey factor though.

by Kermit. on Feb 16, 2009 2:07 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Yeah, I hear you. I know most just want a winner and aren't protesting or anything.

I’m trying to be optimistic about human nature and people’s motivations. It’s really sunny outside.

by Kermit. on Feb 16, 2009 2:14 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I kinda was in a sense

but my protest was more indirect – I didn’t make the trip up last summer but my thinking was more like “I don’t want to pay $5 a gallon to drive to and from Seattle to watch this incarnation of the M’s when I can save the gas money and watch on TV”. Now that gas is back at a more reasonable level, I’ll be making the trip more often, even if the M’s are still crapulent.

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by pdb on Feb 16, 2009 2:14 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

You don't say.

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by pdb on Feb 16, 2009 2:15 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

He didn't, actually.

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by abender20 on Feb 16, 2009 2:17 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

UGH that keeps happening to me

I’m pretty excited for this year; I already checked the schedule and the first two SoCal series are both Fri-Sun series, so looks like I’ll be getting 4-6 games in pretty early in the season =)

by seattlebruin on Feb 16, 2009 2:16 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

wow.

“there is nothing to look forward to with this team this year”, sez Furness.

this was after a couple of calls from older gents who can’t stand Ichiro, and want them to ship him out, and get Griffey in there now.

by msb on Feb 16, 2009 2:50 PM PST reply actions   0 recs

This is on KJR I assume?

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by pdb on Feb 16, 2009 2:52 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Yes, I am rotting my brain.

I just realized I could have been watching Emergency, instead.

by msb on Feb 16, 2009 2:55 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

my wife's home with a migraine today

I just called her and asked how she was doing, and she said she was watching ANTM all day. I told her that, while I’m not a doctor, I’m pretty sure that’ll make her migraine worse.

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by pdb on Feb 16, 2009 3:00 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

ANTM?

I will smash your face into a jelly.

by Phildopip on Feb 16, 2009 3:04 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I just figured it out.

Ew.

I will smash your face into a jelly.

by Phildopip on Feb 16, 2009 3:04 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I was not sure for a bit as well

But then I remembered my fiancee acting all excited that the Digital TV switch was delayed because the only channel she gets is the one that plays ANTM and she is excited for the new season

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by tootthekazoo on Feb 16, 2009 3:05 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Hey!

Dead like me, on SciFi.

by msb on Feb 16, 2009 3:15 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Emergency was an awesome show

between that and Adam-12 my early evenings were quite entertaining as a kid.

Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.

by pdb on Feb 16, 2009 2:58 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I love Emergency.

I used to watch that on KONG-TV along with Knight Rider and Baa Baa Black Sheep.

by BrianL on Feb 16, 2009 3:01 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Good for him

It’s been an entertaining day on KJR, from what little I’ve heard so far. Lots of hilarious discussions going on

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by tootthekazoo on Feb 16, 2009 3:02 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Yup.

he and Puckett had a lively discussion about how Ichiro is worth what he makes, and that it is wrong to blame him for the team’s struggles when he is doing just what he did when they were winning (with oddly enough) a better team around him. There was also a comment from Furness about JJ and glass houses … There was also some comments about how if you were a team leader, you should be lead the team…

by msb on Feb 16, 2009 3:07 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

just better and better.

“I’ll hold Zduriencik personally responsible, because he never showed Griffey the respect he deserves, he made it clear that Griffey was his last resort.”

followed then by the caller who didn’t go to games last year or take friends because they didn’t have a magnetic star

by msb on Feb 16, 2009 3:04 PM PST reply actions   0 recs

That first line of reasoning is why I cannot ever listen to sports talk radio

I would spend so much money buying new radios/computers and new windows after throwing my sound source through the window after hearing stupidity like that.

Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.

by pdb on Feb 16, 2009 3:06 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

But the bigger question is

did the gentleman (and I’m assuming it was indeed a male) that will hold Z personally responsible know how to pronounce Z’s name?

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by pdb on Feb 16, 2009 3:07 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

God DAMN that Zurfywetchick

I DRINK YOUR MILKSHAKE!!! I DRINK IT UP!!

by abender20 on Feb 16, 2009 3:08 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I know we've been over this, but it's zur-en-chik, right?

Or is like zur-en-shik? Or am I really, really off?

by seattlebruin on Feb 16, 2009 3:11 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Zur-en-sick

I think this is it

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by tootthekazoo on Feb 16, 2009 3:13 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

If I remember right

it’s zur-EN-shik.

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by pdb on Feb 16, 2009 3:13 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

You've got the emphasis right,

but I think it’s “sick,” not “shik.”

by Teej on Feb 16, 2009 3:24 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Yep.

I will smash your face into a jelly.

by Phildopip on Feb 16, 2009 3:30 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I heard Sandmeyer mention this morning that

He thinks that there should be no issue with Griffey putting up 25 HR and 80 RBI while hitting .250 plus. Also mentioning that there is no excuse for him not to be here because Vidro, Sexson, and Wilkerson all did worse for more money, so “it can’t be any worse, and there is no reason we shouldn’t have Griffey here for that reason” (paraphrasing a bit, because I missed part of it from laughing too much)

I want to poop at your house - Thingray

by tootthekazoo on Feb 16, 2009 3:09 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Come on man, get with the times

shooting and paralyzing is the new stabbing and murdering

by seattlebruin on Feb 16, 2009 3:16 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I just hope he's not on steroids

because that’d be a tragedy bigger than both world wars combined.

Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.

by pdb on Feb 16, 2009 3:18 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Besides,

I think OJ did more slicing than stabbing

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by tootthekazoo on Feb 16, 2009 3:35 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

The greatest unintentional OJ humor I ever saw was in an SI article describing the top 10 running backs of all time.

Each back had a one line blurb about them. Paraphrasing roughly from memory…

OJ Simpson – The greatest slasher on this list, he had exceptional lateral quickness and vision etc…

I DRINK YOUR MILKSHAKE!!! I DRINK IT UP!!

by abender20 on Feb 16, 2009 3:38 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Hahahahaha

Excellent

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by tootthekazoo on Feb 16, 2009 3:39 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

That was basically what it was

As if Zduriencik gives a shit about doing just enough to look better than the last guys. He doesn’t quite strike me as the type to be happy with being the tallest midget, as it were

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by tootthekazoo on Feb 16, 2009 3:28 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

It's good for brainal function

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by tootthekazoo on Feb 16, 2009 3:34 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Purple Drank probably doesn't make you more clever.

I think that’s probably the whole point of draining cough syrup.

I DRINK YOUR MILKSHAKE!!! I DRINK IT UP!!

by abender20 on Feb 16, 2009 3:39 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Dimetapp is the one to use

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by tootthekazoo on Feb 16, 2009 3:40 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

That reminds me.

my cat has a stuffy nose, and I meant to go weird myself by using The Google to find out all the terrible things it could be.

by msb on Feb 16, 2009 3:44 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

It really is perfect.

It’s enough out of left field that it can’t be taken too harshly, but it’s still blunt enough to make your point..

I DRINK YOUR MILKSHAKE!!! I DRINK IT UP!!

by abender20 on Feb 16, 2009 4:15 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I think it was Dick Fain.

He was sitting in with Elise Woodward, as Mitch & Sandmeyer weren’t in today.

Unusually, there was about an hour of entertaining basketball conversation with Elise, Fain and Francis Williams.

by msb on Feb 16, 2009 3:14 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

That's because they actually know basketball

And yes, it was Fain. So used to hearing Sandy in the morning that I didn’t pay much attention past that. But after hearing Francis Williams mention how great he thinks it would be to have Griffey out there in center field again I began to discredit him a bit. Thankfully (and very surprisingly), though, Elise and Fain immediately said “no, no, no, he’ll DH. He’d be terrible in the field”

I want to poop at your house - Thingray

by tootthekazoo on Feb 16, 2009 3:25 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Sadly, yes

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by tootthekazoo on Feb 16, 2009 3:35 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Hahaha way to go, man

WTF happened to them this week?

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by tootthekazoo on Feb 16, 2009 3:41 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

They suck

they’ve sucked for several months. The offense is so bad, I gave up hope after a game that we WON… =(

If they make the Sweet Sixteen it will be a miracle of providence. There’s not one team in the Top 25 we could play right now who I would be confident that we’d beat, except maybe Washington at home (because for whatever reason, UW plays awful at Pauley)

by seattlebruin on Feb 16, 2009 3:47 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

If Arizona keeps this up they may sneak into the tournament after all

which will extend the record for one more year until next year’s collapse.

Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.

by pdb on Feb 16, 2009 3:56 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Next year is going to be epically horrible for U of A

now watch as Budinger and Hill both tear ACLs the day before the draft withdrawal deadline and come back next year and U of A sneaks in as a 12 seed again

by seattlebruin on Feb 16, 2009 4:07 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Budinger's a senior so he won't be back either way

Which is why I say, even without all the noncommits and Olson upheaval, taht things will be bad in Tucson for a few years to come

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by pdb on Feb 16, 2009 8:24 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

It's done. Arizona's in.

Unless they lose every game the rest of the way, they’re safe.

by marc w on Feb 16, 2009 4:09 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

You'd really like to see them beat ASU, though

wow, actually, after looking back at their schedule, it would take a miracle of a collapse to miss the tournament. They have two tough one-point losses, too. Win those two games and you’re 20-3 and people are talking about as a top-four seed somewhere.

by seattlebruin on Feb 16, 2009 4:11 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

"Tough" losses

that they never should’ve lost. They’ve turned a corner, but they still have a terrible, terrible in-game strategist. The loss to UAB was an unintentional comedy classic.
UA had the ball, tie game, 10 seconds to go. Pennell calls a ‘play’ that involved Budinger dribbling aimlessly, then hoisting a contested turnaround from 19 ft that clanged off.
Another player sprinted across the court to foul the UAB player who’d grabbed the rebound JUST in time to foul him before time ran out. Poor kid forgot the score, and thought UA were down one. UAB hits a free throw, game over.

by marc w on Feb 16, 2009 4:23 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

The really weird thing is that UCLA plays awful at Hec Ed

and UW just can’t seem to win at Pauley. It’s really strange.

by seattlebruin on Feb 16, 2009 4:08 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

This is one of the better comments ever from Churchill's blog
8. By: stranger on 02-16-2009 14:05:20
How about identifying the players whose pictures you post. Such as, who is this No. 14?

And how do we know if it is important that a hitter “can go the other way” when you don’t tell us whether he is right-handed or left-handed or even a switch hitter.

Please do not throw out abbreviations without first telling what those abbreviations mean. A real journalist will write out a name or designation then use initials thereafter. Such as Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) then FBI from then on out.

by seattlebruin on Feb 16, 2009 4:17 PM PST reply actions   0 recs

Happy Presidents Day

from the Animaniacs.

You can't hide from the omnipresent eye.

by Goose on Feb 16, 2009 5:56 PM PST reply actions   0 recs

Dear House

Please suck less today. Also, please use less shaky camera shots.

xoxo
Brian

by BrianL on Feb 16, 2009 8:02 PM PST reply actions   0 recs

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