God Damn the Corps of Engineers

Hey, they could use this for BP as well!

Thanksgiving Dinner

Dinner went well, except I forgot to serve the cranberry sauce and the dough for the Parker House rolls didn't rise in time--my first baking failure. They were great 10 hours later.

Cucurrucu Paloma

No reason for this, it is just beautiful

Thanksgiving Dinner

My Little Sister, her Husband and 2 kids are joining us. The menu so far:


Thanksgiving Dinner 2010

Hors d’Oeuvres

  Cheese Straws       Paté       Artichoke Canapés

Soup

Turkey Gumbo

Main

Roast Turkey with Corn Bread Dressing and Gravy

Cranberry Sauce 

Sides

    Seafood Eggplant Casserole    Shrimp Mirliton Casserole   Gingered Sweet Potatoes

Dessert

Chocolate Turtle Cake

Cucurrucu Paloma

No reason for this, it is just beautiful

Molly Ivins at Tulane 2004

I miss Molly, she was a wonderful writer and a great person:

George Bush as Pinocchio

Monday, in his interview with Matt Lauer on NBC to flog his unrepentant book Li'l George had this exchange: 

LAUER: Your words. "No one was more sickened or angry than I was when we didn't find weapons of mass destruction." You still have a sickening feeling--

BUSH: I do.

LAUER: --When you think about it.

BUSH: I do.

Really? Then why did you make this: