America is full of idiots!

Hello hello hello, jeez what set me off this a.m.? Oh yeah, it was that cockamamie BS story I read on Yahoo Health. People, look around, do you REALLY understand the number of dumb asses that are occupying space and breathing air when they have absolutely nothing to offer anyone? Ok, ok, ok Ron. Calm down...... Yeah, WHATEVER!!!
Yahoo Health, what a friggin joke. Some writer, a MS. Cool, yes I am serious. Well she wrote about cancerous hazards that might "just surprise us". Yep I was surprised. Two cups of coffee a day is likely going to give you the big "C" and KILL YOU DEAD!!!!!!!!
Then I read her source, and here is the 1st sentence of the abstract she used to derive at this piece of idiocy.
"Epistemological studies have evaluated the potential association between coffee consumption and lung cancer risk. However, results were inconsistent". Oh and there is more, all of the scientists where Chinese and this came from some institute in Shanghai China. WTF??
I am praying for this worlds population, but I wonder if the worlds sign of intelligent life is starting to dim? Have a great day and think about it. One person CAN make a difference, two people can change the world!
From Texas.

Let's talk Food for a minute.

Hi, I'm moving around a little late this early afternoon. Well, I left the bistro I helped open and have moved on to one of my all time favorite restaurants. I never mention the names publicly on the blog, but if you must know, well then you can email me and I will be happy to tell you.
If your a foodie it will be very easy to figure it out anyway.

Been doing Italian for the past while and after opening the bistro in the Woodlands, I have to tell you it was quite exciting to move downtown to a 40 year institution in Houston. It burned down during Ike and reopened in 2010. The last hint is that we serve cajun cuisine with a continental flair. A regular taste of "Nawlins".

I am saucier chef de parti, which is a fancy way of saying "the saute line cook". What the hell does that mean? Well without getting into a culinary lesson, the traditional large kitchen staff was set up under the "brigade" system. Yes, that is a military term as well. In the kitchen it is a chain of command or order to the actual food production.
It was developed by Escoffier and identifies who's who and what their responsibilities are. It's really very interesting, even if your not all that into food. Moving on.

I was saying, it is an honor to be part of such history and tradition that this restaurant offers. Then there is the food!!! Oh my gosh, the meats, the fowl, the fish and the soups. The sauces, the desserts. The best of the best and only, yes only, the freshest ingredients. At my station I prepare the red fish in a chardonnay fume with risotto and lump crab topping, or the Texas Strip with a wild mushroom demi on top of lyonnaise potato's with spinache. If fish and steak are not your thing, I also prepare the duck and duck sausage with fried rice a blue berry demi and topped with julienned tomatoes, and bean sprouts presented with a fried quail egg. Yes it frigging rocks. You might want to order something more traditionaly cajun, like a crawfish mache choux, very similiar to etouffe but a few ingredients make it different. There is also the gulf coast shrimp chippiwa. Five jumbo U 12 shrimp sauteed table side and served with corn grits and an acadian sauce that is out of this world. All of this comes from my station, then there are the others that prepare their own menu items that are just as exciting and unique.

I'm getting hungry..... and I just wanted to talk about something other than obozo for a change. Now that the bistro is up and running and I have moved to my dream job, I will have more time to tell you just what I think!
Peace, from Texas!

Fonda on Obama.... and the left. Obama sucks.... still!

Sup y'all,

This caught my eye this am. Peter Fonda at the Cannes talking about long range rifles and Barry O. Seems like he has committed a federal crime, or at least that is what all the lefties are claiming. Wonder how sister Jane would have have felt about all of this? Oh wait, she's not dead, she's just old and bitter. Life is so funny sometimes. The left, the left, the left. If this bunch of snot nosed, weak knee'd pussies knew anything at all about the real world, they would be crying for their momma.

Ok we finally got Osama, and who took the credit? Oh yeah, it was o'bozo. Funny how he was so frigging critical of the Bush policies, yet we see this dipshit starting to take the same route, making ninety degree policy changes. I am ashamed of this idiot, I am embarrassed at what he has made the U.S. look like. 2012 cannot get here fast enough.

Let me tell you something to watch for. Your gonna hear all about how o'bozo's approval rating is going up, how the lefty/lib/dems are starting to get their "momentum" back from the conservatives...., no HOLD that, from the AMERICAN people. It's all BULLSHIT!! If you have one iota of intelligence, Talk to some people that are not in your Circle of influence or friends. Ask them about o'bozo, I bet you 10 to 1 that there are more o'bozo haters than there are supporters. In all communities!

I think we spend way to much money on Israel, having said that, this just may be what pushes barry over the edge. His muslim belief has caused him to piss off the Jewish people and he has no idea of how large that political base is. Barry I am going to love watching you make excuses for your presidency for the rest of my life. All these millions going to the middle east, you really are an absolute idiot.

We have not made it through this administration yet, God willing we will overcome this dufus! I try to stay focused and look at the bright side. It has been glorious to not have to see and hear piglosi every day in the media. Harry Reid's kid made me feel better about myself by his corruptness coming to light, Harry's days are numbered too. I am really very excited to see what happens to Barney Frank, I kind of hope it goes down like the IMF chairman, with the exception that Barney chases some 28 year old guy who beats the shit out of him. Who knows....could happen.

Fact or Fiction? The Democrats and Social Security

Goodmorning Y'all!

I was reading an email from a friend who is, shall I say on the verge of the extreme right. I know his heart is in the right place. At any rate, I have seen this several times on the web. Posting this today because it made me have a "HMMMMM" moment. So briefly, here is what I am talking about.

" Franklin Roosevelt, a Democrat, introduced the Social 
Security (FICA) Program. He promised: 

1.) That participation in the Program would be 
Completely voluntary, 
No longer Voluntary 

2.) That the participants would only have to pay 
1% of the first $1,400 of their annual 
Incomes into the Program, 

Now 7.65% 
on the first $90,000 
  

3.) That the money the participants elected to put 
into the Program would be deductible from 
their income for tax purposes each year,
No longer tax deductible. 

4.) That the money the participants put into the 
independent 'Trust Fund' rather than into the 
general operating fund, and therefore, would 
only be used to fund the Social Security 
Retirement Program, and no other 
Government program, and, 
Under Johnson the money was moved to 
The General Fund and Spent.
 
5.) That the annuity payments to the retirees would never be taxed as income. 

Under Clinton & Gore 
Up to 85% of your Social Security can be Taxed 

Since many of us have paid into FICA for years and are 
now receiving a Social Security check every month -- 
and then finding that we are getting taxed on 85% of 
the money we paid to the Federal government to 'put 
away' -- you may be interested in the following: 

------------ --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- ---- 

Q: Which Political Party took Social Security from the 
independent 'Trust Fund' and put it into the 
general fund so that Congress could spend it? 

A: It was Lyndon Johnson and the democratically 
controlled House and Senate. 

------------ --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- -- 

Q: Which Political Party eliminated the income tax 
deduction for Social Security (FICA) withholding? 

A: The Democratic Party. 

------------ --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- ----- 

Q: Which Political Party started taxing Social 
Security annuities? 

A: The Democratic Party, with Al Gore casting the 
'tie-breaking' deciding vote as President of the 
Senate, while he was Vice President of the  US 

------------ --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- - 

Q: Which Political Party decided to start
giving annuity payments to immigrants? 

AND MY FAVORITE: 

A: That's right! 

Jimmy Carter and the Democratic Party.
Immigrants moved into this country, and at age 65, 
began to receive Social Security payments! The 
Democratic Party gave these payments to them, 
even though they never paid a dime into it! 

Then, after violating the original contract (FICA), 
the Democrats turn around and tell you that the Republicans want to take your Social Security away!".

Any naysayers? Rebuttle? Anything?

Have a great weekend! 

Yo, Thanks again barry.

OK, I guess the Monday night barry da bozo show, finally swayed the opinion of a few people I know and care about. You see, these people actually voted for this POS a few short years ago. Man, I'm telling you, you couldn't have a civil conversation with them if you tried to talk politics. Do you know what I mean? They bought into the smoke and mirrors. “What are his qualifications?” would set off a shit storm! Fast forward two years and what do we have to cheer about? We can cheer about the fact that a lot of misguided, misinformed and sadly mistaken people are starting to realize that they believed in a fairy tale, just like Santa and the Easter bunny. I will be the first to admit that it sounded good, “Change” for America, well hell yeah!!!!! Fix these problems barry, unite the people barry, close down GITMO barry, fix the health plan, win the Nobel Peace Prize barry.. oh you did, that's right... that is why I refuse to EVER have any respect for that organization again. By selecting obozo and bringing a pall over the previous recipients, the Nobel Prize credibility fell on it's ass, period. Just as the case with NPR, which is in the process of losing it's funding and rightly so. It's fun to watch the drama unfold.
Juan Williams gets fired and the house of cards starts to fold. You know how they say that cream rises to the top? Well shit floats to the top as well. So yes, the fantasy sounded good, it was just to good to be true, and hence.... reality bitch slapped more than one dream intoxicated dem/lib/prog.

So Monday, March 28th, 2011, some of my dear friends FINALLY GOT IT! Damn it feels good! The best thing is, that my “free thinking” friends who absolutely despised GW, are paying attention to the world around them now. Doing a lot more research and fact finding, they seem to “think more” about something a bit longer before stating it as fact, rather than foaming at the mouth and screaming. I mean after all, these are the highly educated, superior intelligence, masters of the universe, or so they have told me. They make more money, dress better than me, drive a more expensive car and live in a bigger house. There you have it. That is what makes them better, “bigger and more”, WTF happened to us America? Maybe, just maybe, if we're not speaking Chinese and swearing on the Koran here in the USA in the next few years, it will be because the dem/lib/prog takes a deep breath and realizes they made a mistake with this knucklehead. I am hopeful, but I ain't putting money on it.
I need more coffee.

WTF???? Rhymes with Geoduck!

Now you know why this piece has the title it does. I have never heard of this bad boy. I've lived in southern cali, and even in Seattle for awhile. Dug for clams in both places, now I see this and yeah, WTF?

I found the article posted on FOXNEWS.COM and had to share it.
It’s not a duck, but it sure is gooey.

"The poorly-spelled geoduck, which is pronounced “gooey duck,” is a large, burrowing clam that is native to the coastal waters of the Pacific Northwest. With a six-inch shell and up to a three-foot long siphon sticking out of it, it’s an odd duck, to say the least.

Burrowing deep within the soil below the salty waters, the mollusk has been known to live up to 150 years thanks to a paucity of predators for the strange-looking creature. But, of course, we number among them.

Not a common site on American tables outside of Washington and Oregon, the geoduck is close to common fare in its natural habitat, where its scallop-like texture is found to be appealing to many shellfish fans. Available for less than $10 a pop in local spots like Seattle's Pike Place Market, your best bet for buying it outside of the region is from online outlets like Marx Foods or Taylor Shellfish Farms, but it can cost $25 per pound or more.

Perhaps not surprisingly, it is also a prized delicacy in East Asia, where it is considered by some to be an aphrodisiac. A passing glance at its shape probably explains why.

Over there it’s eaten every which way – with spicy chilies, wasabi, and even raw – but geoduckrecipes.com suggests trying it in a white wine risotto with parmesan cheese, which sounds pretty tasty, but would you eat it?".

Would you? As a working chef, I can promise you I would give it a try and I have aready been thinking about all the cool things you could do with it.

Currently working on a piece for my soap box, a little ranting and raving. We been so busy trying to get the new place open that I have actually been able to sleep like a normal person. Go figure. Anyway I hope you believers out there are praying for Japan, as am I. I know the timing is never right for such a devestating event to occur. I'm just looking for a "silver lining" for lack of a better term. I was talking to some friends, as well as co workers, even my mother about the radiation exposure. What struck me as awesome was that each of us had thought on own, that maybe this was God saying "whoa, you need to rethink this nuclear bomb and nuclear war threats. Look what POSITIVE nuclear use is capable of, stay away". I'm hoping all living people are thinking the same thing as well. Nuclear weapons and radiation death is the gift that keeps on giving.
Please pray and give what you have to offer the Japanese. I cannot imagine the horrors and fear that must be rampant in that beautiful country.
From Texas

Something to Think about.

An earthquake, tsunami, death, destruction and and crippled nuclear plants. And how's your week been? Very bad for Japan. What concerns me the most is watching helicopters deliver water to the damaged nuclear plants. When I think of Japan, I don't think of Pearl Harbor, like my grandparents did, I think about Godzilla and Honda and booming technology. The cheap ass monster movies that used to terrify me until I actually saw the monster on screen, lets face it, Japan was very smart in switching to anime. Like a lot of Kung Fu movies, the English overdubbing was pretty erratic as well.

Now seeing news clips of helicopters carrying water in these huge buckets, well it was like something out of one of those terrible Japanese monster movies. It's like this seems so FAKE, how in the HELL do you battle radiation with large buckets of water? It just don't seem to correlate. OK, I know they are trying to cool the reactors down but you have to admit it seems a bit far fetched. Forest fires, sure, helicopters are used with regularity. My nuclear image, is of an Asian techno-scientist in a lab coat and a sterile environment, or at least using hazmat suits and the like with some kind of mystery end all to battle the radiation. Nobody gets dirty and eventually they find the right button to push or valve to close and it's all over. The movie ends and we go home.

Maybe I have seemed callous in writing this, however it is NOT the case. I can't imagine the stress that must be rampant all over Japan. I went through hurricane Ike and was with out power, gas and water for 18 days. That was no picnic, but to see a country virtually obliterated, I can only pray for them.

The point I am making is this, and think about it, Iran with a nuclear plant.

IRAN WITH A NUCLEAR PLANT!

What are your thoughts? The Japanese and the Iranians are not on the same scale. Education is at the forefront for the Japanese kids while the Iranians, er...... the boys are reading the Koran and learning about jihad and martyrdom. You just don't go from cave dweller to nuclear energy provider over a few years. True, there are many highly trained and skilled Iranian doctors and engineers. However, with the history of graft, war, poverty and Islamic rule, I am betting the a fore mentioned doctors and engineers are working in the USA and other modern countries. Think about it. Japanese culture is one of pride, perfection and honor and look at their history. OK and Iran? It is what it is people. I bet the Iranian plant has more engineering and construction faults than we can imagine. Throw in the stuxnet worm and who knows what the hell is gonna happen.

The Japanese, with highly skilled people, could not build a nuclear plant with all the necessary checks and balances to provide for a totally safe nuclear environment, maybe that's an oxymoron huh? Then we have Iranians, where truth depends on who is speaking, and where you protect your family honor by killing your daughter because she spoke to a male outside of the family. Sleep safe tonight.
From Texas