When Come Back, Bring Pie…
Posted by Rick - 30/07/02 at 03:07:43 pmI must admit that I have become obsessed with Weebl and Bob since my sweetie first posted a link to these lovable pie-a-holics. So much so, that I have joined forces with Sarah and Dr. Praxis Loki to find—and devour—the best pie in the Washington metropolitan area.
To that end the three of us made our way to our first site visit, The Diner in Adams Morgan. I first became aware of this trendy little place last fall when it was the late-night-munchies spot of choice for post-Atomic outings. Its popularity with the group waned but mostly due to the long hike from Cleveland Park and not due to the establishment itself, which has something for everyone.
But we came for one thing, and one thing only… pie. So after making the long walk, we settled into a table directly beneath a giant projection screen showing the Tour de France, and waited to indulge ourselves with pie goodness.
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Thems fightin’ words, Billy-Joe-Ray-Bob …
Posted by Rick - 30/07/02 at 12:07:15 pmWhat happens when you combine alcohol, trailer parks, religion, Texans and fire arms? One “friend” shooting another in an argument over who would go to heaven and who would go to hell.
I would say this concludes our reports on chlorine for the gene pool, but I doubt that is the case.
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Wake up and smell the french fries …
Posted by Rick - 25/07/02 at 03:07:46 pmI recently read on some site or another a list of alleged warnings for products that most people with half a brain would consider to be silly to have to point out. Warnings such as “remove child before folding” on a stroller. Or containers of peanuts that warn the consumer that the product contains nuts. Or sleep aid medicines that state that the product may cause drowsiness.
You get the picture.
Today I read an article on the BBC News Web site about a group of overweight Americans who are suing the the big four of fast food—McDonalds, Burger King, Wendy’s and Kentucky Fried Chicken—claiming these companies knowingly served meals that cause obesity and disease. The lawsuit claims that the companies “misled customers by enticing them with greasy, salty and sugary food.”
One of the plaintiffs in the suit, Caesar Barbar, claims that the fast food industry has “wrecked his life.” You see, Mr. Barbar “always thought [fast food] was good for you” and “never thought there was anything wrong with it.” It wasn’t until after Mr. Barbar’s had two heart attacks and his doctor told him to change his diet that he realised the connection between fatty, greasy, sodium-drenched food and his health problems.
Logically, it is the companies who “enticed” him who are to blame.
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If I didn’t laugh I would cry …
Posted by Rick - 23/07/02 at 05:07:08 pmI was reading an article in yesterday’s Washington Post about one of President Bush’s nominees for the federal appeals court who was expected to face tough questioning regarding her position on abortion. Apparently, Texas Supreme Court Justice Priscilla Owen’s nomination is opposed by reproductive rights groups because of her past votes denying teenage girls exemptions under a Texas state law requiring minors to inform their parents before getting an abortion.
Interestingly enough even the man whose job it is to steer Judge Owen’s nomination through the Senate, White House counsel Alberto R. Gonzales, wrote an opinion that denounced Owen as holding a view that would have been “an unconscionable act of judicial activism.”
The case in question involved a 17-year-old Texas high school student who wanted an abortion. However, under the above-mentioned Texas state law, she had to tell her parents first unless a judge found that she was either “mature enough to make the decision herself; that she faced possible abuse by her parents; or that parental notification would not be in her best interest.”
Two lower courts denied her, and so the case went to the Texas Supreme Court. The Texas Supreme Court voted 6 to 3 to grant the exemption based mainly on the opinion that she was in fact mature and well-informed. The majority noted that the girl was a few weeks away from her 18th birthday, and they acted swiftly at the time of the exemption; publishing the opinion 3 months later (before the girl entered her 15th week of pregnancy).
However, Judge Owen accused the court of acting “irresponsibly” and overturned the decision. She wrote:
“This is some evidence that [she] is not mature enough to accept responsibility for her actions or her future. She intends to continue to seek and take support from her parents in virtually all aspects of her life, but not with regard to her decision to have an abortion.”
Excuse me? A judge is going to tell someone she thinks is too immature to have an abortion to have a child?!
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Let’s hear it for teamwork …
Posted by Rick - 23/07/02 at 12:07:53 pmLast night, Sarah and I were supposed to go see Alfred Hitchcock’s classic thriller, Strangers on a Train, which was playing as part of Screen on the Green. We got as far as meeting for a bite to eat before deciding that there were more important things to attend to at home.
Yes, important things. Like laundry… like installing DSL… like setting up a wireless home network. Important things.
So while Sarah started a few loads of laundry, I installed the network card and set up the DSL modem. After a brief setback—encountered because of our second phone line—we were up and running. A happy dance ensued.
After a nice walk around the neighborhood, I took over laundry folding duties while Sarah tackled and conquered the wireless set up. Within a few minutes we were both surfing the web, and there was much rejoicing. Although she was quick to rebuff my advances when digital flirting ensued.
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