July 05, 2007
Where To?
Checking my Hotmail, I see at the bottom of the page a link box "More from MSN" containing the headline "Gossip:Kate and Pete - off again?" Is there some reason I should know who these people are?
If You Can't Beat'em. Referend'em
The state legislature of Wisconsin has twice passed a Personal Protection Act which provided licensed recognition of the right of Wisconsinites to bear arms. Both times the governor vetoed it, and both times the veto was sustained because of the clout which campaign money from the teacher's union and the gambling interests gives the governor. As long as Doyle remains in office concealed carry will not get thru the legislature. The Wisconsin constitution provides another means by which laws can be enacted, popular referendum. I am therefore hereby calling for a referendum to make the Person Protection Act, as passed by the legislature, active law in Wisconsin.
My wee wifey and I hold the belief that it is incumbant upon the person who has an idea to carry it out. Unfortunately, I have neither the political savvy nor the right sort of visibility to run this campaign. Since I cannot put the bell onto the cat, I will provide the string with which to hang it. I have created a Wiscon Personal Protection blog, and will provide access to it for whoever steps forward to run this campaign.
Update:
It has been brought to my attention by two people with the political savvy I said was needed that the statewide referendum in Wisconsin is far mor limited than I understood it to be. I'm open to suggestions as to what can be done with the blogspace and the support it has engendered.
July 04, 2007
Not All Fell For It
Les Jones, who is on the list for my next blog roll update, has been keeping track of which rock stars haven't insufflated enough of the Kool-Aid to think flying around the world to do Live Earth concerts would be a benefit to the planet.
July 03, 2007
July 02, 2007
Quote For The Day
Kid, I've flown from one side of this galaxy to the other, and I've seen a lot of strange stuff. But I've never seen anything to make me believe that there's one all-powerful Force controlling everything.An example of Argumentum Ad Ignorantiam offered in The Book Of The Fallacy - A training manual for the intellectual subversive by Madsen Pirie.
A review of two recent science fiction books by Madsen Pirie was posted at Samizdata, and I went to the Milwaukee Library's online catalog in hopes of requesting them. The one book which turned up is one which everyone in the blogosphere ought to read, especially the strawmen.
June 30, 2007
Emrack's Mashed Potato Casserole
My son has gotten serious about grilling since he moved to Kansas City, a community which takes barbecue much more seriously than Milwaukee. I asked him to send me his recipe, but he's still experimenting with it. Instead he sent me this, which he makes whenever he's camping in the woods (including this weekend) and occasionally on the stove at home.
4 lbs potatoes
2 lbs cheap shredded cheese
2 lb ground beef
2 onions, chopped
garlic to taste
1 cup milk
Put the potatoes, peeled if thick-skinned, in a Dutch Oven with enough water to cover. Boil until soft. Add the milk and and mash a little thinner than if they were to be served plain. mix in cheese until melted and then the beef, onions and garlic. Put the Dutch Oven back on the coals. It's done when the edges are crisp.
To make at home, use half the quantities, place in a casserole dish, and bake at 400 for one hour.
Update:
A commenter asked why the cheap cheese. The answer is because he said so. My son doesn't skimp where it matters - Grey Goose is the vodka he will settle for if nothing better is available, so he must not think that fancy cheese adds anything to this dish.
