My Favorite Liberal Newsperson

Is the super awesome MSBC guest and guest-host Rachel Maddow. But I am really glad Keith Olberman is back on Countdown.

More Vintage Russian Advertising Posters as iPhone Wallpaper

Thanks again to Avi at Dark Roast Blend

Vintage Russian Advertising Posters as iPhone Wallpaper

original images from Dark Roasted Blend

Second Haggis Post!

Here's a link to whole bunch for haggis recipes. Enjoy!

According to my sister, a large cat can be substituted for a sheep for the constituent innards.

Bonaire, redux

I put down the deposit and sent in the paperwork for the East Coast Divers Bonaire trip in January 2009. The first trip was in 2003. Seems like I am on track for taking this trip every 3 years. My gear should be plenty dry by now :)

Twitter

So I am slowly easing into this new-fangled Web 2.0 thing. I joined twitter and added a twitter hoobie to this page. I will prolly just skip the whole 2.0 web and move to the 3.0, the one without the tubes.

Bonaire

I went diving in Bonaire last week and met an octopus. He was hanging out under a coral head.

Other pictures may be found here.

First Haggis Post!

From Alton Brown's Good Eats, although not necessarily the most respectful treatment:

1 sheep stomach
1 sheep liver
1 sheep heart
1 sheep tongue
1/2 pound suet, minced
3 medium onions, minced
1/2 pound dry oats, toasted
1 teaspoon kosher salt
1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
1 teaspoon dried ground herbs

Rinse the stomach thoroughly and soak overnight in cold salted water.

Rinse the liver, heart, and tongue. In a large pot of boiling, salted water, cook these parts over medium heat for 2 hours. Remove and mince. Remove any gristle or skin and discard.

In a large bowl, combine the minced liver, heart, tongue, suet, onions, and toasted oats. Season with salt, pepper, and dried herbs. Moisten with some of the cooking water so the mixture binds. Remove the stomach from the cold salted water and fill 2/3 with the mixture. Sew or tie the stomach closed. Use a turning fork to pierce the stomach several times. This will prevent the haggis from bursting.

In a large pot of boiling water, gently place the filled stomach, being careful not to splash. Cook over high heat for 3 hours.

Serve with mashed potatoes, if you serve it at all.

I need a sheep's stomach and I am all set!

Ach! I'm here!

And you will probably regret it.