Important protip about bison-grass vodka: Żubrówka is *the* label for this vodka. Avoid that trend-chasing shit with similar-sounding names ("Grasovska," "Bisonovska," etc.) that you'll find in the supermarket. Żubrówka is difficult to find (I had to get my Polish friends to bring it back with them), but there's really no good substitute.
Or maybe Hooper knows other labels that don't suck ass?
I looked at that and thought, the last thing I want to be reminded of when I am out on the town are household tasks. How about a tiny vacuum cleaner you could run up and down the bar, and a lawn mower? Or a snow shovel for serving peanuts?
Bison grass vodka is enigmatic and delicious. I sipped shots of it with my ex’s ex- grandfather-in-law. So it can smooth the most awkward of social situations. Thanks for putting such a cool spirit out there Hooper!
Nice drink, but you need a name for it. I suggest you call it an Eating Raoul. So.far as I know, no cocktail has taken that name, which is kind of shocking. Really, nobody has used that name yet?
This cocktail is a good anodyne for the cheap wine that gives the protagonists stomach cramps (ginger is good for the digestion), and the name is also a nod to Raul Julia, who strikes me as someone who would be fond of this drink, and who's second-most famous character shares his name with this drink's core ingredient.
Ok I mean this as a high compliment bc I love when the J Peterman catalogue takes me away (sue me!), and this has the same sense of being transported elsewhere. Thanks for the lesson. This summer, I'll get a couple bar-ish things and a Nick and Nora glass and sit outside listening to the peepers and the meep bird and hope the sandhill crane shows him or herself.
Lol yes that too! I found an old one laying around this week and the scenarios are absurd and not at all true but I love them anyway! I totally could see them having an urban sombrero in that catalogue!
Żubrówka! (the original). My father would buy it for special occasions and holidays. As a kid, I used to be fascinated by the blade of grass. I don't think I ever tried it, alas.
The neighbors's dogs started barking this morning and woke me up. I had been having a dream of He Who Must Be Blamed declaring war upon the dead beats and moochers of Krypton.
Krypton sent one person to negotiate terms of peace. The negotiator had just met JD and Jared in the dream. The Kryptonian frowned and his eyes began to glow. And that's when the neighbors dogs got excited about whatever the fuck it was that my neighbor's dogs get excited about. (A squirrel? A car starting down the street? A piece of litter being blown about by the wind? I have given up on what gets them going. It's all a mystery.)
I wonder what would have happened next in the dream.
The career and, too short, life of a man of immense talent, courage, and dedication to going fast, no matter the obstacles.
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Alex Zanardi, who has died aged 59, was a 21st century hero. A man who inspired millions through his unquenchable spirit in the face of unbelievable adversity. An icon of two different sports.
The Italian died on Friday, just under six years after suffering serious head injuries in a road accident while racing his handbike, a device with which he became a four-time Paralympic gold medallist and 12-time world champion.
That was a second chapter of sporting achievement, after a previous one in which he had considerable success as a racing driver, competing for several seasons in Formula 1, and becoming a two-time champion in American Indycar racing.
GREAT NEWS: For those who haven't seen this yet, Purdue Pharma is NO MORE. The Sackler name will be taken off buildings and both individuals and states will get redress. The woman who founded my local grief group was paramount in this lawsuit.
Unfortunately, the Sacklers themselves will never - never - have to worry about how they're gonna scrape up the money for their next box of store brand mac and cheese.
Also too Antique Catholic Inquisition added a line item to the indictment of anyone being put to death which covered "secret hereasy and sin"!
They covered their asses by claiming that the condemned person was not only being punished for evidence based and publicly known wrongthink and sins; the punishment was also for SECRET heresy and sins that had not been found out by mortals.
Can we not also do the same and say that someone is guilty based upon their effort to keep secret sins covered up?
Nobody has ever said that they expect the Spanish Inquisition!
Another day with ‘Do a Deal’ Dumpy Pants in the Oval Office.
Counterpoint: the blue sky, wispy clouds, and crisp spring air are nice. And Mom Nature is doing her spring green explosion thing. Thanks mom, for sticking with us so far.
I’ll try to go with counterpoint, though I’m not optimistic about my success.
Meanwhile, last week for the third time already this year, my neighbor texted me, "Hey, is the power out at your house, or is it just us?"
The power was on at my house. But I went outside and looked up and down the alley (where the power lines run) and saw that mine was the only house with power.
That's when I remembered I have solar panels and a battery backup system. So I helped my neighbors lift their garage door, so they could get their cars out (which are EVs, and were fully charged).
And I sent an email to our solar power installer, asking about the specifics on expanding our battery backup capacity, since power outages are becoming a lot more frequent in our area, and I like not noticing them. Especially since I work from home, mostly on the computer and online.
The absolute bastard mofos are spending billions of taxpayer dollars to pay energy companies *NOT* to build offshore wind energy projects. It is insanity coupled to abject malevolence with a side of baldfaced corruption. It sickens me.
Questions here. Not too busy yet, but that’s going to change fast.
To name it Buffalo Soldier an option?
We already have a drink with that name on the menu (Buffalo Trace, orange shrub, maple, lemon).
Of course you do. Just trying to be servicey
Important protip about bison-grass vodka: Żubrówka is *the* label for this vodka. Avoid that trend-chasing shit with similar-sounding names ("Grasovska," "Bisonovska," etc.) that you'll find in the supermarket. Żubrówka is difficult to find (I had to get my Polish friends to bring it back with them), but there's really no good substitute.
Or maybe Hooper knows other labels that don't suck ass?
Hi Matt:
The other day, I made a drink with a little Glendalough whiskey with cream soda.
It turned out to be reasonable. :) :)
Why does the phone always ring while you're in the shower ?
Water line has a relay. Opens up phone line.
They have cameras hooked up so they know when you're washing up.
😳
It rings when you're in the bathtub.
Or the toilet.
You had me at teeny tiny clothespin
I looked at that and thought, the last thing I want to be reminded of when I am out on the town are household tasks. How about a tiny vacuum cleaner you could run up and down the bar, and a lawn mower? Or a snow shovel for serving peanuts?
Those are for laydees 'unmentionables.' I think.
Hoping you're up to your eyeballs busy, but not in the weeds busy. Sorry, that was not a question.
We love you, Hooper!
Which Chianti goes best with liver and fava beans?
Asking for a friend.
In the book, Lecter preferred an amarone....
https://www.foodandwine.com/wine/red-wine/amarone-wine-guide
Bison grass vodka is enigmatic and delicious. I sipped shots of it with my ex’s ex- grandfather-in-law. So it can smooth the most awkward of social situations. Thanks for putting such a cool spirit out there Hooper!
Vodka can be made out of grass that grows in the shape of a bison?
This is magical!
This one sounds just perfect for me!
“A gassy, herbal spirit” I wish Bob Marley would lay off the cosmic patties.
Nice drink, but you need a name for it. I suggest you call it an Eating Raoul. So.far as I know, no cocktail has taken that name, which is kind of shocking. Really, nobody has used that name yet?
This cocktail is a good anodyne for the cheap wine that gives the protagonists stomach cramps (ginger is good for the digestion), and the name is also a nod to Raul Julia, who strikes me as someone who would be fond of this drink, and who's second-most famous character shares his name with this drink's core ingredient.
Ginger liquor sounds lovely.
I discovered ginger liqueur at a party decades ago where somehow I became the bartender. It's lovely and versatile.
Too sweet for straight drinking, but goes well with so much!
I bet, but adding a sweet and warm/spicy note sounds like pure magic.
Doesn't it?
IFTFY
https://i.imgflip.com/aqok3y.jpg
Well, we're not going to call it a Slim Shady.
Ok I mean this as a high compliment bc I love when the J Peterman catalogue takes me away (sue me!), and this has the same sense of being transported elsewhere. Thanks for the lesson. This summer, I'll get a couple bar-ish things and a Nick and Nora glass and sit outside listening to the peepers and the meep bird and hope the sandhill crane shows him or herself.
I too love the prose of that catalogue
(Urban Sombrero)
I’m buying the vomit poncho.
Lol yes that too! I found an old one laying around this week and the scenarios are absurd and not at all true but I love them anyway! I totally could see them having an urban sombrero in that catalogue!
Żubrówka! (the original). My father would buy it for special occasions and holidays. As a kid, I used to be fascinated by the blade of grass. I don't think I ever tried it, alas.
Can I substitute Popov with some lawnmower clippings? Asking for they guy behind the 7-11 .
Bolshoi Spasiba
GET OFF MY LAWN!
bison grass vodka, wtf? (and yes, I read your article)
Alex Zanardi, auto racing champion who won Paralympic gold after life-altering accidents, dies at 59
https://apnews.com/article/alex-zanardi-death-99d36ea9798b04c6e26fb688514464d5
Quite a life. RIP
May his memory always be a blessing.
The neighbors's dogs started barking this morning and woke me up. I had been having a dream of He Who Must Be Blamed declaring war upon the dead beats and moochers of Krypton.
Krypton sent one person to negotiate terms of peace. The negotiator had just met JD and Jared in the dream. The Kryptonian frowned and his eyes began to glow. And that's when the neighbors dogs got excited about whatever the fuck it was that my neighbor's dogs get excited about. (A squirrel? A car starting down the street? A piece of litter being blown about by the wind? I have given up on what gets them going. It's all a mystery.)
I wonder what would have happened next in the dream.
Oh my Zod!
Caturday in Minnesota
https://youtu.be/7EL1FRB11DU?si=WUnLVke7UuGPiS8m
Talking about placing your trail cams in the perfect spot!
Whoa.
KITTY!
The career and, too short, life of a man of immense talent, courage, and dedication to going fast, no matter the obstacles.
======
Alex Zanardi, who has died aged 59, was a 21st century hero. A man who inspired millions through his unquenchable spirit in the face of unbelievable adversity. An icon of two different sports.
The Italian died on Friday, just under six years after suffering serious head injuries in a road accident while racing his handbike, a device with which he became a four-time Paralympic gold medallist and 12-time world champion.
That was a second chapter of sporting achievement, after a previous one in which he had considerable success as a racing driver, competing for several seasons in Formula 1, and becoming a two-time champion in American Indycar racing.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/articles/c5y7x763wx5o
GREAT NEWS: For those who haven't seen this yet, Purdue Pharma is NO MORE. The Sackler name will be taken off buildings and both individuals and states will get redress. The woman who founded my local grief group was paramount in this lawsuit.
https://apnews.com/article/purdue-pharma-opioid-crisis-settlement-sackler-3eb7b6f1c6d343a0289ea57e992bf9a7
And at the same time, please allow me to scream at the top of my lungs:
ump-administration-reverse-decision-to-block-funding-for-fentanyl-detection-strips#:~:text=In%20addition%20to%20fentanyl%20test,and%20contributing%20to%20overdose%20deaths.
The test strips are a lifesaver. More deaths through the fault of Donald J. Trump, Geenyus.
Good.
Sack the Sacklers!! Fucking rancid piece of shit pushers.
Unfortunately, the Sacklers themselves will never - never - have to worry about how they're gonna scrape up the money for their next box of store brand mac and cheese.
They have so much fuck you money. I'm sure they gloat about it.
Except as part of the lawsuit, individual Sackers can be sued. Not that that would get anywhere, but just that they *could* be.
that's something anyway.
Except for the part (and I paraphrase here) about they don't have to pay up now, because THEY PREFER to pay from "future monies".
Yeah, fuck them.
To the moon. Or, you know, somewhere past that.
More cold blooded murder from an amoral monster.
He has SO fucking much blood on his hands. He and ALL of his enablers and voters. I don't forgive a single one of them.
The cruelty is the point.
I loathe these scumbags. :(
So, we had the hottest March on record here this year and now my heater is going off. Shit is WEIRD.
The Trump Administartion has found ways to fuck up everything under the sun.
So let us join virtual hands and blame this on them as well.
In the Middle Ages the King was blamed for everything so I have no problem with this.
Also too Antique Catholic Inquisition added a line item to the indictment of anyone being put to death which covered "secret hereasy and sin"!
They covered their asses by claiming that the condemned person was not only being punished for evidence based and publicly known wrongthink and sins; the punishment was also for SECRET heresy and sins that had not been found out by mortals.
Can we not also do the same and say that someone is guilty based upon their effort to keep secret sins covered up?
Nobody has ever said that they expect the Spanish Inquisition!
"Jimmy hits it out of the park. Always easier when you use the Felon's own words against him."
https://bsky.app/profile/canaansdad1987.bsky.social/post/3mkrhl5gqz32p
He's fucking bonkers when he makes those noises. I hated it when Joe Biden did it... oh, wait.
Obviously he's quoting Presidents Washington, Lincoln, FDR, etc. in their public addresses on matters of great national import and seriousness.
Clearly!
Well, kinda garbledly, but same same.
Another day with ‘Do a Deal’ Dumpy Pants in the Oval Office.
Counterpoint: the blue sky, wispy clouds, and crisp spring air are nice. And Mom Nature is doing her spring green explosion thing. Thanks mom, for sticking with us so far.
I’ll try to go with counterpoint, though I’m not optimistic about my success.
𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝘂𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗳 𝗗𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗜𝗜𝗜: 𝘚𝘱𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘔𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘩𝘢 𝘚𝘵𝘦𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘵
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8-asn6riizg
I will watch Dave suffer some more. Poor Dave!
The horror...the horror...
Dave had gazed long into the abyss.
Kash Patel Reveals 4 Noncitizens Charged with Illegally Voting in Elections
Good job! 4 out of 150 million.
I want to see the cases against those defendants. I'm not convinced that they aren't being framed.
That is totally how Stinky lost in 2020! It was because of those 4 votes!
CRIME WAVE!!!
I don't care how many million are disenfranchised. Those 4 debase all our votes!
At the cost of how many 100$ of millions of tax-payer dollars?
Can you put that as a percentage?
also too, what percentage of those 4 were Republicans?
Yes. 0% were Savannah Guthrie's mom.
I don't think he can math.
A ray o' weekend sunshine.
"Several White House aides have admitted they expect to be crushed in November's midterm elections, a report revealed on Saturday."
https://bsky.app/profile/rawstory.com/post/3mkupqazi532b
Literally? Because I’d pay cash to see that.
Could we fling them from trebuchets first?
It'd be a start.
I would love that for them but I won't exhale until it happens.
Bill McKibben on solar energy: “Sunlight has to travel 93 million miles to reach the Earth, but none of those miles go through the Strait of Hormuz."
Meanwhile, last week for the third time already this year, my neighbor texted me, "Hey, is the power out at your house, or is it just us?"
The power was on at my house. But I went outside and looked up and down the alley (where the power lines run) and saw that mine was the only house with power.
That's when I remembered I have solar panels and a battery backup system. So I helped my neighbors lift their garage door, so they could get their cars out (which are EVs, and were fully charged).
And I sent an email to our solar power installer, asking about the specifics on expanding our battery backup capacity, since power outages are becoming a lot more frequent in our area, and I like not noticing them. Especially since I work from home, mostly on the computer and online.
The absolute bastard mofos are spending billions of taxpayer dollars to pay energy companies *NOT* to build offshore wind energy projects. It is insanity coupled to abject malevolence with a side of baldfaced corruption. It sickens me.
We are held hostage to them.
Saw this elsewhere - 8+6+4+7=25th amendment
That’s a perfectly valid positive defense. Offer your services as an expert witness.
"This explains it.
They’re trying to call a timeout like this is a game."
https://bsky.app/profile/philoof.bsky.social/post/3mksy7wrdcc2x
Stinky also says that the War Powers Act is unconstitutional. As if he follows the constitution anyway.
Where is this dubious rule book IncompeDon is apparently using?
He pulled it out of his ASS. It's amazing how much and how many people fit there.
It's all a game to him. He thinks it's "The Apprentice International".
When in doubt, just make shit up; it’s not like it will be questioned.
Certainly not by America's Republican-owned "public" media.