“Mission Accomplished” (or not)
Posted on July 1st, 2007 by dickrebel.
Categories: Site Updates.
Dear Reader,
I published this blog after many requests from people who regularly receive emails from me containing content I found clever, interesting, funny, outrageous, or important. I have many dozens of “you should put this stuff on a blog” emails. Well, I did it, I became a “blogger” for you! *shudder*
Well… it turns out that the act of publishing what really amounts to as short blurbs and commentary about internet content was tedious. You may have noticed that I stopped updating it about two months ago. I gave it 9 months, that’s enough.
Today I have taken the content down in preparation for a change. I have been busy with a job search, otherwise I would have done this sooner. Actually someone reminded me of my site today, and I thought “Oh, I really should get on that.”
This site will return to hosting the original articles that I occasionally write, basic personal info, and some of my professional work. The pics of my pets will also remain.
-dr
I’ve been sprouting!
Posted on March 18th, 2007 by dickrebel.
Categories: Kitchen craft.
So I checked out a recipe that caught my eye at a food blog I read, 101cookbooks, which required sprouted garbanzos. Of course they are not easy to find, even in Manhattan. I’d probably have to resort to visiting the evil Whole Foods to find them. Sooo, I decided to take a different route…
I have never sprouted anything except things I intend to plant at home before, but the concept is simple. I read up on it, and 24 hours later wala:
Notice they are sprouted? Couple more days and I can make that recipe!
Oh, btw, because I am a skeptic, and because I don’t trust the whole “organic” blah blah movement purveyors (buncha money mongers is what they is), I forgoed the whole ordering organic garbanzo sprout starters for 8 bucks a pound routine, and just used cheap ass Goya chickpeas to sprout with. They are not imported, thus unlikely to be irradiated, and since most seeds can be dried before planting/germination anyways, it made sense that these might sprout. They did, every one of them! They grow so quickly, like by the 1/2 an hour. It’s like watching popcorn pop in v.slow motion. You do have to rinse them several times a day tho.
If you are interested in details of how I did this (nothing special, but i’ll share), just leave a comment in the blog, I’ll get back to you.
FYI: the score is Whole Foods: -5.99 (est) for sprouted garbanzos. Sprout-seed-vendor: -8.99 -s&h too. Goya 1lb bag of garbanzo beans (ugh, total ghetto): +1.00.
I have to wait like 4 more days to have my sprouted garbanzo bean veggi-burgers tho.
-dr
PS: Sorry for the lack of posts, I have been busy, as you can obviously tell due to my activities in germinating dried ass old beans from the ghetto supermarket.
UPDATE: Here are the sprouts after on the 2nd day. Growing quickly.
Thank you Rep Dan Zwonitzer(R-WY).
Posted on February 28th, 2007 by dickrebel.
Categories: Gay things, News.
Dan Zwonitzer voted against a bill attempting to ban recognition of legal same-sex unions performed out of state or in countries where such unions are legal. The bill died in a comittee by a single vote.
He also gave a level headed and enlightened speech on the issue, drawing ire from many constituents. Here is a quote:
I echo Representative Childers concerns, that testifying against this bill may cost me my seat. I have two of my precinct committee persons behind me today who are in favor of this bill, as I stand here opposed, and I understand that I may very well lose my election. It cost 4 moderate Republican Senators in Kansas their election last year for standing up on this same issue. But I tell myself that there are some issues that are greater than me, and I believe this is one of them. And if standing up for equal rights costs me my seat so be it. I will let history be my judge, and I can go back to my constituents and say I stood up for basic rights. I will tell my children that when this debate went on, I stood up for basic rights for people.
Thank you Dan Zwonitzer. You’re a good man in my book.
-dr
A children’s book with a polyamorist twist!
Posted on February 20th, 2007 by dickrebel.
Categories: Humorous, Dat shit redicalus, OMG.
Here is a quite interesting article about polyamory… well, interesting if you have been living under a rock for the last 10 years that is.
The best part tho:
Polyamorists also attend conventions with seminars called Jealousy Management and Polyamory 101. A dating site, Polymatchmaker.com, claims 6,500 members, and a book on the subject, The Ethical Slut, sold 60,000 copies. There are even books that polyamorists give their children, including one called Else-Marie and Her Seven Little Daddies.
Holey Shite! “Else-Marie and Her Seven Little Daddies.”
-dr
Laugh or cringe?
Posted on February 16th, 2007 by dickrebel.
Categories: Awful things, Humorous, Gay things.
Sometimes it’s a wee bit embarrassing to be gay. Especially when you run across things like the “World Aerobics Championships,” and this gem…
The video producer even has a web site, http://www.brownmarkfiles.com/
-dr
Can you guess who’s cousin this is?
Posted on February 13th, 2007 by dickrebel.
Categories: Awful things, Celebtrash, OMG.
Geezus.
-dr
“I love her like I love my wife…”
Posted on February 13th, 2007 by dickrebel.
Categories: Awful things, Dat shit redicalus, OMG.
*blink* *blink* *blink*
This makes me feel sad for Bindi, well, and Bindi’s mother.
-dr
Kitchen Cuntiness.
Posted on February 9th, 2007 by dickrebel.
Categories: Humorous, Kitchen craft.
I ran across this link on reddit today to an article where Anthony Bourdain trashes the Food Network. Scroll down to where he totally rips into that stupid twat Rachael Rae.
*clap* *clap* *clap*
-dr
ZOMG, I want one! The Carver.
Posted on February 7th, 2007 by dickrebel.
Categories: Smart, OMG.
The Carver is totally cool, and available in the US, although registered as a motorcycle. It’s expensive tho, looks like 50k+
-dr
It’s lunch time!
Posted on February 7th, 2007 by dickrebel.
Categories: Awful things, Linktastic.
Check out these tasty entries to Worth1000 Snackimals photoshopping contest.
Hmm, grandma’s been canning again.
Tasty!
-dr