While renovating my 1880 farmhouse, I found a hand written recipe for beef stew from 1919. I had to switch out lard for olive oil, but otherwise kept it the same. It was PERFECT. Definitely making it again.
In President Harry's Truman's remarks in Syracuse, New York on October 10, 1952, he said this: Socialism is a scare word they have hurled at every advance the people have made in the last 20 years. Socialism is what they called public power. Socialism is what they called social security. Socialism is what they called farm price supports. Socialism is what they called bank deposit insurance. Socialism is what they called the growth of free and independent labor organizations. Socialism is their name for almost anything that helps all the people. When the Republican candidate inscribes the slogan "Down With Socialism" on the banner of his "great crusade," that is really not what he means at all. What he really means is "Down with Progress--down with Franklin Roosevelt's New Deal," and "down with Harry Truman's fair Deal." That's all he means.
The dramatic drop in public approval for the Supreme Court is a major issue for the institution, whose legitimacy depends on the public’s willingness to submit to its rulings. Jesse Wegman details what to do about it (with a little help from The Princess Bride): bit.ly/3OkW9jo
Useful thoughts on Donald Trump's humiliating defeat in Hungary burnery.substack.com/p/force-at-f...
WELL NOW, would you look at that?
A massive, 4-YEAR-LONG study of NEARLY 30 MILLION people in France found that individuals who received a COVID-19 mRNA vaccine had a 74% LOWER risk of death from severe COVID-19 compared to unvaccinated individuals and ZERO increased risk of all-cause mortality.
Get a password manager. (I usually rec 1Password if you need usability and Bitwarden if you need cheap.) Make the master password long and complex. Then let your password manager generate a random unique password for every site, turn on 2FA if you can, and monitor haveibeenpwned.com for breaches.
I had one that would leave the bodies in the dining room but I never found the heads.😬
I Work Very Hard, And I Would Like To Try Cake By A Horse Hello. I am a horse. I work very hard at my job of being a horse. When humans say move the heavy thing, I move the heavy thing. When humans sit on top of me and pull on my head, I carry them where they want to go. The main food the humans give me is hay and oats. But I am thinking it would be nice to have a different food. I am thinking I would like to try cake. Yes, yes. Cake. I know all about it. When humans eat cake, it is in glad times. It is the food for a celebration, such as when a woman becomes 47. I have seen cake on the Fourth of July. When humans have a cake, they stand around it and clap hands and smile and say happy birthday at each other. Sometimes there are beautiful markings on a cake, such as balloons or a pink shape. Sometimes the top of a cake is on fire and a boy must blow on the fire with mouth wind. This is the scariest cake. I do not want this kind. But I will eat any other cake. Any cake that is not the fire cake that tries to kill the boy. Please understand: I do not get money for doing work. I do not get to go inside the house. All I am either doing my horse job or standing in my pen or eating food off the floor. I always do these things. But I have never once gotten cake and I would like it very much. I have noticed that human children get to eat cake. But I am bigger than the children. I am more helpful to the farm. Children do not move the heavy things like me or let anyone ride on them. And yet they get cake. Maybe the humans will realize this. Maybe they will say, "You know who deserves cake? That horse. That horse whose back we are always on." Every day I dream about what it will be like if I get to eat cake. Here is what will happen. First, I will walk to the cake and putt my nose at it like hrrfff to make and stomping my hooves to make sure it is not a snake. Then I will trot in a circle to show that I am a horse and I am large. After that, I will nuzzle the cake to …
The horse op-ed is an instant classic. I can't tell you how much joy this piece gives me.
It should be taught in every introductory writing class in no small part because the horse arguments are so compelling. "I have noticed that human children get to eat cake. But I am bigger than the children."
The best explanation why millions of Americans worship and support a convicted felon and sexual predator...
You know me too well!
From the Point of View of a Cat This is my Man. I am not afraid of him. He is very strong, for he eats a great deal; he is an Eater of All Things. What are you eating? Give me some! He is not beautiful, for he has no fur. Not having enough saliva, he has to wash himself with water. He meows in a harsh voice and a great deal more than necessary. Sometimes in his sleep he purrs. Let me out! I don’t know how he has made himself Master; perhaps he has eaten something sublime. He keeps my rooms clean for me. In his paws he carries a sharp black claw and he scratches with it on white sheets of paper. That is the only game he plays. He sleeps at night instead of by day, he cannot see in the dark, he has no pleasures. He never thinks of blood, never dreams of hunting or fighting; he never sings songs of love. Often at night when I can hear mysterious and magic voices, when I can see that the darkness is all alive, he sits at the table with his head bent and goes on and on, scratching with his black claw on the white papers. Don’t imagine that I am at all interested in you. I am only listening to the soft whispering of your claw. Sometimes the whispering is silent, the poor dull head does not know how to go on playing, and then I am sorry for him and I meow softly in sweet and sharp discord. Then my Man picks me up and buries his hot face in my fur. At those times he divines for an instant a glimpse of a higher life, and he sighs with happiness and purrs something which can almost be understood. But don’t think that I am at all interested in you. You have warmed me, and now I will go out again and listen to the dark voices. Translated by Dora Round; revised by the editor. Originally published in Intimate Things, 1935.
A friend just sent me this perfect piece by Karel Čapek, trans. Dora Round, ‘From the Point of View of a Cat’.
If you are prone to middle of the night anxiety this article offers some very good approaches to dealing with it. Personally, I will get out of bed and move into my living room where I do mundane tasks such as those suggested. Good luck with this.
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Due to scarring from where he he had picked out the stitches. After that he did great and lived to be 19! Hope your baby is feeling better soon.
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After he has the surgery, make sure your vet sends him home in an E-collar. Years ago when I was a young inexperienced pet owner, the vet sent my kitty home without one and he had to have a re-do in 2 weeks. Then he blocked AGAIN and I went to a different vet and it turned out he was blocking
I have 3 and they seem to coordinate their responses to canned food. Works out well for the dogs, though, as they usually get to finish the can that went out of favor.
New, from me: Trump finalized his Schedule F policy, allowing him to remove job protections from career civil servants.
The new rule is dishonest and unmoored from reality in its effort to formalize the politicization of the federal government 🧵
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/trumps-sch...
If lasagna and a dip had a delicious baby… this would be it!
Lasagna Dip is warm, cheesy, beefy, saucy, and basically impossible to stop eating. Perfect for parties, game day, or when dinner needs to feel FUN. Serve it hot with crispy chips and watch it disappear
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As of today- this is our current Euth list-
Please - I’m begging for you all to repost them!
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For real! Bless you for helping those babies! As my grandmother would say, you have a star in your crown.👑
Great to know! Your friend is a saint for taking that kitty in. I hate that happened to the original owner, though. Everything is so awful now, I really depend on my cats and dogs as my emotional support squad! So it’s always reassuring to hear about people doing right by pets.🥰
Hey, I realize this was a joking post about straight guys but if your friend’s cat needs an enema for real, that should be only done by a vet as kitty electrolytes can go dangerously out of balance with an enema. Don’t try this at home, kids! ❤️ 🐾
I'm flush with negativity today, and have lots of time on my hands! For the next hour, for every 10 "likes" on this post, I'll share a curmudgeonly food-related hot take!
NEW BLOG: Delcy the Dictator and Donald The Wannabe Dictator are locked in a tug of war, whose outcome is less obvious than it seems. Read on to learn why. www.jandehn.com/post/tug-of-...
Take a screenshot of this GIF, and whichever new word you land on is YOUR word for 2026.
Let's. Go.
Will Arnett was on Conan and told a story about how Conan dealt with the death of his parents by accusing Jason Bateman of killing them. It’s so funny.
