And what she looked like in real life, i.e. in color:
Oooooh, a nursie. Be still, my beating heart.
Month: March 2023
Today’s Earworm
English folk music at its best: No Time To Lose and Meet Me On The Corner
…and what the hell, let’s also do some Maddy Prior (age 69), doing what she does best. [warning: includes Morris dancing]
Mouthwatering
Okay, I’d never heard of the Bearded Butchers, but now that I’ve discovered one episode, I’ll be watching more and more (and more).
I knew a lot of the stuff before, but to be honest, I just enjoy watching skilled craftsmen at work.
And now I want a steak (preferably from these guys). Badly.
Every Dog, Serie Tre
And on we go, in our final celebration of International Women’s Day:
India: Aishwarya Rai
Czech Republic: Nelly Urbankova
Slovakia: Krystina Svobodova
Hungary: Edina Deák
Greece: Dimitra Matsouka
Venezuela: Adriana Vasini
Lebanon: Maya Reiady
And lastly, because I have a sense of humor and I love her despite the you-know-whats:
The Netherlands: Anneke van Giersbergen
That’s it, till next year.
News Update
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And speaking of getting the runs:
...fuckers need to be invaded again, just to set them straight. Powdered beer… JHC.
…that’s Detroit MI, with its long, rich heritage of brewing.
...okay, I pick “hell”. Your move, Brandon.
...leaving only 6 million or so illegal voter registrations to go.
...in accountants’ terms, he “lost” money even though he ended up with $120 million or something over what he originally paid for it. Not that any of it matters, cos he’s dead.
From the Dept. Of Irony:
...despite (or maybe because of) naming him “Cuddles”.
From the Dept. Of “Defense”:
...if I were a donor, I’d also hold off till they rename it the “Robert E. Lee Military Institute”.
And news from the SPCA:
...can you spell “irrational panic”, children? And:
...reaction from all cat-loving losers in 3…2…1...
Now it’s INSIGNIFICA TIME:
And finally:
...nothing “weird” about that at all, IMO. Especially when you see them:
Not really my cup(s) of tea, but that’s the news for ya.
Survival Food
Back when I was a starving musician and living more or less in the back of a van down by the river (some exaggeration, but not much), I couldn’t afford much in the way of food — “starving”, duh — and so I found myself eating an old boarding-school staple, a South African cereal named ProNutro. Here’s the scoop on it, in addition to what you can read at the link.
It looks like sawdust, and tastes pretty much like slightly sweetened sawdust. However, its nutritional value is extraordinary: one bowl per day, and you will not starve. In fact, if you have a large bowl for breakfast on a normal day, you may find come dinnertime that you’re not very hungry and could possibly skip dinner altogether.
It’s best eaten cold, with either milk or half-and-half (the latter makes delicious porridge of it), with a little sugar to taste. However: if times are really tough, you can use water instead of milk. It doesn’t taste that great, of course, but it will keep body and soul together. (I once lived on ProNutro made thus for just over a month, stealing sugar sachets from restaurants.)
It is highly absorbent, and even when you think you’ve used enough milk / water, you’ll still have to add more before you’re done.
I’m actually eating a bowl of ProNutro as I write this, which is what prompted the post in the first place. Try it: you’ll either like it or hate it; but there’s no denying that it works as survival food. Ask me how I know — oh wait, I already told you that.
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