Over The Line

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No, not Smokey’s toe, but Karl Rove’s speech:

“[P]erhaps the most important difference between conservatives and liberals can be found in the area of national security. Conservatives saw the savagery of 9/11 and the attacks and prepared for war; liberals saw the savagery of the 9/11 attacks and wanted to prepare indictments and offer therapy and understanding for our attackers.”

Firing would be too good for this guy, but you should sign John Kerry’s open letter anyway. Then treat yourself to The Rude Pundit’s gentle words on the subject.

The Minderchucks

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My Tuesday evening plans, from Richi:

Ahoy, hoy. I finally got off my donkey and put a band together. The Minderchucks will be playing at Headhunters on Tuesday, June 21st at 10:30 pm . We will be followed by my punk heroes, the Pink Swords. The Swords begin a West Coast tour the next day so this will be the last time to check them out for a while.

Please come by and see us play. It will be fun, or at the very least, LOUD!

Where: Headhunters, 720 Red River St. Austin, TX 78701
When: Tuesday, June 21, 10:30 pm
Who: The Minderchucks, The Pink Swords

P.S. We don’t show on Headhunter’s schedule but that’s a deception, we will be playing, I promise.

The Onion: Chinese Factory Worker

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There’s another hilarious Onion article this week: Chinese Factory Worker Can’t Believe The Shit He Makes For Americans.

“Why the demand for so many kitchen gadgets?” Chen said. “I can understand having a good wok, a rice cooker, a tea kettle, a hot plate, some utensils, good china, a teapot with a strainer, and maybe a thermos. But all these extra things—where do the Americans put them? How many times will you use a taco-shell holder? ‘Oh, I really need this silverware-drawer sorter or I will have fits.’ Shut up, stupid American.”

Chile Piquin Salsa Verde

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I made an interesting salsa tonight with some piquin chiles that Julian brought back from his family:

1 lb tomatillos
1 small yellow onion
2 small carrots
2 small handfuls of piquin chiles
6 orange habanero chiles
1/2 bunch cilantro
1 clove garlic
Juice of 1/2 lime
1 tsp salt
  1. Remove the tomatillo husks and the dry layers from the onion and garlic, and peel the carrots. Mash the garlic using the flat part of the blade of a large knife and the heel of your hand.
  2. Boil the tomatillos, onion, and carrots until soft, using care not to burst the tomatillos.
  3. While waiting for the above ingredients to boil, food process the chiles, cilantro, and garlic until there are no chile/garlic chunks or whole piquins remaining.
  4. Once boiled ingredients are soft, remove them and let them cool (using ice if you’re in a hurry). Then add them to the food processor, cutting as necessary, and process until no large onion or carrot chunks remain.
  5. Add lime juice and salt, stir, and serve.

Melvin Goes to Dinner

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I saw a really good movie last night called Melvin Goes to Dinner (IMDB). It was adapted from a play called Phyro-Giants, both of which were written by the actor who plays Melvin, and actually stars the actors from the play. It has a great argument about the logic of religion, which supports my suspicion that I could be the Antichrist:

Sarah: Do you realize that everything that you’re saying is what they say the Antichrist would say?
Joey: You’re kidding.
Sarah: No, it’s true. They say the Antichrist will be a very rational person who will convince people not to believe in God but to believe in themselves, science, and rational thought.
Melvin: Oh, you’re totally the Antichrist.

Casting highlights: Jack Black has an amazing cameo as the Creatress of the Universe, David Cross has an okay cameo as a cult leader, Maura Tierney is great as Melvin’s sister, and Annabelle Gurwitch is still really hot!