Ever mindful of our need to balance our carnivorous leanings, my cousin insists that we have a veggie when we sacrifice animals. Kindly observe the pot of okra and squash nestling amongst the lamb chops and flanken beef ribs. The meal was simple and simply delicious.
Father’s Day was always a big deal at my house. My mother made sure that no matter what else was happening in our sequestered corner of the planet, Dad got his proper due. We made handmade cards that said “I Love You, Dad”. We catered to him, joyously bringing him food and drink. Remembering those happy days is even more important now, since my siblings and I are survivors of abuse.
It had to happen sooner or later. Learning a valuable lesson from John Kerry, Obama made it happen sooner. His campaign created a new website, fightthesmears.com, to dispel the outrageous lies and rumors that surround his historic bid for the White House. With the full weight of Rupert Murdoch’s foul ass Fox News Inventing Bureau against him, I’m sure the new site will keep plenty of coders busy in the upcoming months.
The bitterest Presidential Primary I can recall in my 25 years of interest in politics is finally over. It hasn’t all been good, clean fun. It never is. So many things conspired to make this election particularly rancorous. And despite my optimism, I sadly admit that the societal negatives highlighted nearly overwhelm the positives.
Humbled. Emboldened. Proud. Those are some of the things I feel tonight. For once I’m part of making a history that I will actually hold dear in my old age. The most tedious work of a lifetime begins now, but tonight, VICTORY!
Hold the phone! The latest eHarmony commercial I just saw had a Black and Asian (looking) couple. It’s an omen. There’s hope for the Democratic Party after all. All wounds will miraculously be healed. Anything’s possible. Gas prices might even recede. Just wait and see. Everything’s going to be OK.
We all know how much fun it is to bitch on your blog, but honestly, man does not live by rant alone. So let me take a moment to spotlight outstanding service from a vendor I discovered online. A heads up: this post continues my recent trend of geeky pursuits, this time cars again.
My search for a steering wheel hub adapter for my soon to arrive steering wheel led me to nipponpower, a Miami, Florida shop. They’ve been around for a decade so all you seasoned tuners go ahead and have a laugh at the newbie discovering a longtime vendor. They get mega bonus points for a real human answering the phone. He was courteous, understandable, and he insisted on verifying my application with the manufacturer since my car wasn’t on the list of supported applications. After verifying, he arranged shipment of the part.
That was last week; the Post Office notified me of a parcel today. Nice! Prompt shipping! Additionally, the original guy I left a voicemail with returned my call to ensure my order had been completed satisfactorily.
Vendors, take note. This is the kind of service that I’ll pay a little extra for. Everyone interested in sport compact performance parts hit ’em up.
Just a quickie cause I haven’t posted in a bit. I ran across a new low for sport car tuner wannabes while looking for performance parts for my car. Apparently, if you can’t afford to put a real turbocharger on you can still have that lovely blowoff valve whistle between shifts. The product depicted here is a vacuum pressure triggered audio sample that plays through loudspeakers as you drive. Go ahead and give the sample a listen! You get all this simulated turbo goodness for only $400. Will all the real tuners out there share a moment of silence with me?
The comments of a failed president and fraudulent warmonger regarding “appeasement” of terrorists do not constitute “breaking news”.
Love, Eric
I fully support freedom of association, but I have to ask… What’s up with the one Black guy whooping it up for Senator Clinton in all the West Virginia primary speech news clips? You know, the one with the banana yellow tee and his dreads tucked under the knit cap.