I made myself lunch today, and treated myself to one of my all time favorite sandwiches. It is essentially a veggie burger on whole grain toast, with red chili pepper hummus, Tabasco sauce .. and bacon! I call it 'The Empty Gesture', and should I ever enter the food service industry, I think it will be my signature dish.
You will need:
- one veggie burger patty
- red chili pepper hummus
- Tabasco sauce (or preferred hot sauce substitute, perhaps Sriracha)
- two slices of whole grain bread (toasted)
- two slices of bacon
1. Fry bacon in skillet, set aside
2. Fry veggie burger in bacon grease
3. Assemble sandwich, grill in remaining bacon grease
4. Devour
Sunday, December 20, 2009
Holiday Spirit Indeed!
I have long complained about the people on the streets of Chicago in the bright yellow vests. The Traffic Management Authority seems to me a pretty obvious example of graft from City Hall as its employees are seemingly everywhere and don't appear to do anything except wave people through intersections faster than is probably safe. Still, I have viewed them mostly as an easily tolerated nuisance - until a guy TRIED TO KILL ME TODAY!
Lemme 'splain: I dropped the Ladies off at Navy Pier to meet friend Charlie and see the man of the hour himself, Santa. As I was pulling out, I came to a three-way intersection with a flashing red light. Where I come from, a flashing red light gets treated like a stop sign, and if multiple cars approach from different directions, the best policy is to alternate or 'take turns' going through the intersection. This is apparently not the view of the Traffic Management Authority agent working Navy Pier as he felt it was in everyone's best interest to wave me and the driver at the perpendicular into the middle of the road at the same time. Being a reasonable human being with respect toward imminent death, I held back, which seemed to both baffle and enrage the TMA guy, who waved his arms more vigorously and approached my car with a look in his eyes that seemed to me to say nothing but "Hurry! You're missing your chance to be involved in a fiery crash! GO! Go now or you won't be killed!"
And I must tell you, when someone instructs you with that much conviction, it takes a remarkably large amount of willpower to resist, even consciously knowing the stakes. But resist I did, and survive today to share the tale with you.
Beware the Yellow-Vested Harbingers of Doom! They act not in thy interest but that of a darker power! Also they probably get paid more than I do!
Happy Christmas & Drive Safely!
Lemme 'splain: I dropped the Ladies off at Navy Pier to meet friend Charlie and see the man of the hour himself, Santa. As I was pulling out, I came to a three-way intersection with a flashing red light. Where I come from, a flashing red light gets treated like a stop sign, and if multiple cars approach from different directions, the best policy is to alternate or 'take turns' going through the intersection. This is apparently not the view of the Traffic Management Authority agent working Navy Pier as he felt it was in everyone's best interest to wave me and the driver at the perpendicular into the middle of the road at the same time. Being a reasonable human being with respect toward imminent death, I held back, which seemed to both baffle and enrage the TMA guy, who waved his arms more vigorously and approached my car with a look in his eyes that seemed to me to say nothing but "Hurry! You're missing your chance to be involved in a fiery crash! GO! Go now or you won't be killed!"
And I must tell you, when someone instructs you with that much conviction, it takes a remarkably large amount of willpower to resist, even consciously knowing the stakes. But resist I did, and survive today to share the tale with you.
Beware the Yellow-Vested Harbingers of Doom! They act not in thy interest but that of a darker power! Also they probably get paid more than I do!
Happy Christmas & Drive Safely!
Thursday, December 10, 2009
Top Ten Albums of 2009
1. The Decemberists, The Hazards of Love
2. DOOM, Born Like This
3. Grizzly Bear, Veckatimest
π Dinosaur Jr, Farm
4. Neko Case, Middle Cyclone
5. Dark Was The Night
6. Tom Waits, Glitter & Doom
6. Antony & The Johnsons, The Crying Light
7. Booker T, Potato Hole / Patterson Hood, Murdering Oscar (And Other Love Songs)
8. Andrew Bird, Noble Beast
8.5. The Dead Weather, Horehound
9. Sunset Rubdown, Dragonslayer
10. St Vincent, Actor
And also: They Might Be Giants, Here Comes Science!
These are my thirteen picks for the Top Ten Best Albums of 2009. Eagle eyed readers may note that there are, in fact, fourteen albums here, but though Dark Was the Night is a double album, Glitter & Doom only counts as one.
Oh, and also really awesome is Art Brut vs Satan. But seriously, that's enough.
2. DOOM, Born Like This
3. Grizzly Bear, Veckatimest
π Dinosaur Jr, Farm
4. Neko Case, Middle Cyclone
5. Dark Was The Night
6. Tom Waits, Glitter & Doom
6. Antony & The Johnsons, The Crying Light
7. Booker T, Potato Hole / Patterson Hood, Murdering Oscar (And Other Love Songs)
8. Andrew Bird, Noble Beast
8.5. The Dead Weather, Horehound
9. Sunset Rubdown, Dragonslayer
10. St Vincent, Actor
And also: They Might Be Giants, Here Comes Science!
These are my thirteen picks for the Top Ten Best Albums of 2009. Eagle eyed readers may note that there are, in fact, fourteen albums here, but though Dark Was the Night is a double album, Glitter & Doom only counts as one.
Oh, and also really awesome is Art Brut vs Satan. But seriously, that's enough.
Monday, December 7, 2009
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