I suppose I’m being narrowminded here, missing the nuances of the situation. But it seems to me that if some Republican had hacked into Joe Biden’s e-mail account we’d have all the news media calling for a federal investigation and a special prosecutor.
By way of Conservative Grapevine, here’s a Popular Mechanics piece on 10 Kitchen Gadgets You’ll Use Only Once. Some of that stuff looks pretty neat. The only thing that keeps me from filling my house with impedimenta like that is poverty. Thank God for poverty, I say.
It’s bill-paying night for me, so that’s a good thought to keep in mind.
I note that the editors weren’t much impressed by a device that cooks chicken that isn’t messy. That idea appealed to me immediately.
I do not like messy food. That’s one of my major objections to barbecued ribs (barbecued anything, actually), pork (like the taste, hate the grease), big hamburgers with salads piled on top of them, and oranges (which I love, except for the dissection).
I guess that’s another sign that I’m not a Real Guy.
Now, bills.
Lars, you are a fine fellow, and I generally agree with the non-messy food idea. But how can one resist the pull of pounds of burned, fatty meat that still has the bones in it for easy eating and is drenched with a sodium-saturated tangy sauce? Why, it’s making my mouth water even now!
Well, that’s my secret shame. Actually, not secret. And I’m ashamed of everything. So that renders the entire statement effectively meaningless.
That play and serve ice cream ball is a gadget made from a poor man’s ice cream maker. I don’t know how old the idea is, but I’ve read about making ice cream by putting the ingredients in a 2 quart coffee can and putting that can in a 4 quart or greater can with ice and salt. Kick it around the yard of half an hour and you have ice cream.
And I’ve heard off someone who cuts pizza with scissors, so that cut and serve thing probably came from a wacko like that.
Oh, and I think you’re right about the email thing. How could that happen without outcry?
Ah Lars… are you trying to tell us Vikings were delicate eaters?
I just don’t want to hear that!