big girls get cold too

beer is good for more than just drinking

BEER BREAD

3 cups flour (sifted)
3 teaspoons baking powder (omit if using Self-Rising Flour)
1 teaspoon salt (omit if using Self-Rising Flour)
1/4 cup sugar
1 (12 ounce) can beer (or bottles - no need to discriminate)
1/2 cup melted butter (1/4 cup will do just fine)



1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
2. Mix dry ingredients and beer.
3. Pour into a greased loaf pan.
4. Pour melted butter over mixture.
5. Bake 1 hour, remove from pan and cool for at least 15 minutes.


Is good. Is very good.

Amen!

From John McCain's South Carolina victory speech:


"We want government to do its job, not your job; to do it better and to do it with less of your money; to defend our nation's security wisely and effectively, because the cost of our defense is so dear to us; to respect our values because they are the true source of our strength; to enforce the rule of law that is the first defense of freedom; to keep the promises it makes to us and not make promises it will not keep."

Said what?

Bush announces $145 billion stimulus package for economy



While some extra money in my pocket sounds good, I have two questions:

How are we going to pay for this?

By the time it's all passed and the check is in the mail, will it even help?


The idea of this is to give Americans some disposable income so that we'll all go out and spend it on stuff that will stimulate the economy. Honestly, if I am given $300-$800 as a tax break, I plan to spend it on paying off current debts and/or bills. Of course, if I were a more responsible person I would put it into savings. I think the last thing I'd do with it is blow it on the kinds of thing Bush wants me to. Frivolous spending will just make things worse. Most of the things people will buy aren't even made here in America but in China. And of course the old dollar ain't worth what it used to be. As of January 18, 2008 at 07:36:23 PM GMT our outstanding national debt is $9,193,056,221,748.94. Granted that a large percentage of this (about 40%)is owed by the government to the government. I dunno, this whole thing seems counterproductive to me, unless that check gets here really, really soon, and people don't spend it all on cheap Chinese crap. Otherwise it's stimulating an economy, just not ours.

My 2 cents (which is about what a dollar is worth these days)

Fiery Sunset at Caney

What's more weird?

From the Minden Press-Herald

Casting call slated for Sunday at Mt. Calm
Written by Jana Ryan
Thursday, 10 January 2008

Jack Black film to begin shooting soon

An open casting call for the movie, "Year One," starring Jack Black, will be held from 1:30 until 3:30 p.m. on Sunday, January 13, at Mt. Calm Baptist Church, 331 Bailey Street, Minden.

The casting director is looking for approximately 800 people of all ethnic backgrounds, all ages and sizes for extras.

"Year One" is a Biblical comedy concentrating on Black's character finding "the meaning of life."

Production is expected to last 21 days, beginning January 21 and ending in February. Eight acres will be utilized in Sibley for the production, where Garden Films Production Co., a division of Sony, will be constructing a set-scale city for the film.

The Sibley site, located off Hwy. 164, was chosen for its sand content, which will be depicted in desert scenes.

The production will also be filmed in parts of New Mexico, but the main brunt of the film will be shot in Sibley.

Michael Cera will also star in the film under the direction of Harold Ramis, who wrote the script with Gene Stupnitsky and Lee Eisenberg.

Persons interested in participating in the casting call will be required to fill out a registration form and are asked to bring a recent 4x6 photo. If no photo is available, one will be taken on site.

For more information regarding Sunday's casting call, call 377-1780.





So, what's more weird?

a) That Jack Black is making a movie in Minden?

b) That they are building a set-scale city in Scribley?

or

c) That most of a major motion picture will be shot in a location where I used to hang out with friends in high school for a little underage drinking?

It's all about equally weird to me.

The sky is only this blue in the winter