Carbon Police taking it too far

I just stumbled across this article out of Belgium.

The EU is reviewing proposals from Belgian undertakers who wish to dissolve bodies in caustic solutions instead of cremating them. The undertakers claim that 573lbs of Carbon Dioxide is released with each cremated corpse.

Eww. To me this is a sanctity of life issue. This kind of treatment of a body seems disrespectful to the person who once occupied that body.

If Chickens Could Talk....

Thank you for to my bestest friend for the commentary from the pullets.

This is my Blue Marans Cockerel, Sliver and his girls, Flag, Buffy and Frizz.

  

buffy: what the hell is he doing? 

frizz: hmmm looks fun 

buffy: should we help her? 

frizz: naw, just glad it's her not me

"Slap-yo-mama" Blueberry Crumb Pie

As promised, here's my blueberry pie recipe. We attacked it like a pack of hyenas (or hungry chickens) and this is all that was left for me to photograph.

I promise I will do a tutorial on homemade pastry one of these days, but for the sake of this recipe, I'm just going to trust you to make your own.

Filling:

• 5c fresh blueberries
• 1/2 c + 2T sugar
• 3 1/2 T flour
• 1t cinnamon
• 1 1/2T lemon juice

Topping:

• 1/2 c flour
• 1/2 c sugar
• 2T butter
  

Directions:

Preheat oven to 375.

Place pastry in 10-inch deep dish pie plate. Trim edges.

In mixing bowl, gently combine all filling ingredients.

Pour evenly into pie plate.

Combine flour and sugar for topping and cut in butter until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs.

Sprinkle evenly over filling. Use your fingers to put nice big crumbly pieces on top.

Bake approx 50 min until filling is bubbly and crust is lightly browned.

Cover edges with foil if pastry is browning too quickly.

Cool and serve with vanilla ice cream!

2010 Elections: GA Candidates

I have been asked by several readers in my home state to go through some of the names that are going to appear on the Georgia ballot for Governor, Senate and Ag Commissioner. Here we go!!!

Governor

John Oxendine (R):

4-term GA Insurance Commissioner. Pro-life, NRA member who supports 2nd amendment. Pro Fair Tax. Against Government-run health care.

His goals include downsizing government, scrapping the income tax, and enforcing Immigration laws.

Nathan Deal (R):

Mr. Deal was elected to the House of Representatives in 1992 as a Democrat. He joined the Republican party in 1995.

He is pro-life. He is endorsed by the NRA and receives an A rating for his stance on Gun Rights. He voted against the bailouts and is against birthright citizenship.

Karen Handel (R):

GA Secretary of State. Implemented GA's photo ID law which requires voters to produce identification before casting a ballot.

Pro Gun Rights, pro-life, anti gay marriage.

She is a proponent of a Fair Tax and an easy to understand tax code. She believes in enforcing the borders and as Secretary of State, she implemented the “SAVE” program to verify the work visa status of all new applicants for professional licenses who are not U.S. citizens

Roy Barnes (D):

Began his career in politics in 1974 when he was elected to the GA Senate. Barnes was elected governor in 1998. His claim to fame was removing the Confederate battle symbol from the GA state flag.

He was beaten by Sonny Purdue (R) in his 2002 reelection campaign. Purdue went on the serve 2 terms.

Barnes is supported by teachers (read teachers unions) and women (read feminists). My personal pet peeve is that his campaign commercials say "That's not Fair!" Life's not fair, Roy.

I'm between Oxendine and Handel on this one. I'm leaning toward Oxendine.

US Senate

Johnny Isakson (R):

Elected to the US Senate in 2005. Pro-life, anti gay marriage, pro-gun rights.

Isakson plans to vote against Kagan nomination.

He is dedicated to securing our borders.

Michael Thurmond (D):

Currently the Commissioner of Labor for Georgia.

Not really finding a whole lot more about him. Check out his site here.

No-brainer: Vote Isakson.

GA Agriculture Commissioner

Gary Black (R):

Runs a family farm in Commerce GA. Over the years he has worked with and held positions in many Agricultural Organizations including, FFA, Ag Hill Council, Farm Bureau and GA Agribusiness Council.

Apparently, he also ran a Lobbying Firm and his opponent, Darwin Carter, is accusing him of some ethics violations.

Darwin Carter (R):

I'm going to forgive him for an unfortunate name.

I've found some articles in which Carter is accusing Black of some wrongdoings while president of the Georgia Agribusiness Council.It all sounds a little sketchy on Black's part.

Carter worked with the USDA during the Reagan Administration.

Good article by Carter here.

J.B. Powell (D):

I couldn't find a site for his campaign for Ag Commissioner. In the state senate, he supported a bill that would "revise comprehensively" our concealed carry laws. The bill was vetoed by the Gov. Sonny Purdue.

Based on what I've found so far, I am leaning toward Carter. I'm interested to hear if anyone has any more information on the whole ethics thing.

Here are a couple sites that helped me put this together and should help with the positions I didn't mention.

GA Race Tracker

GA Tea Party Voter's Guide

I've been so focused on the national scene that I haven't paid that much attention to local races before today. I always welcome input and more information.

What's wrong with the DOJ?

You don't have to answer that. I'll tell you though, I am madder than hell about it.

First there is the Arizona Immigration Law. Remember when Eric Holder told congress that he hadn't even read the law. Eric, unlike the monster-sized laws your party keeps giving us, the AZ law is 15 pages and closely mirrors the federal law. I wonder if he's read it yet.

The DOJ filed a law suit Tuesday to have Arizona's immigration law thrown out claiming the law violates the Constitution and may "cause the detention and harassment of authorized visitors, immigrants and citizens who do not have or carry identification documents". Oops, sounds like they haven't read the law yet.

Gail Ellen shared this poll from PMSNBC yesterday. In true MSM style, the question is misleading and reflects the regime's take on the law, not the actual law:

Do you support Arizona's tough new law on illegal immigration?

In July, Arizona will begin enforcing a new law that requires law enforcement officers to check someone’s immigration status if they have reason to suspect that he or she is in the country illegally. Do you think this is a good idea?

Wrong. The AZ law only allows officers to check immigration status if they are being stopped or held on another charge -- speeding, armed robbery, drug trafficking, etc.

Even with this more restrictive wording, 95.9% of voters support the AZ law.

But wait, the DOJ doesn't even make the case for discrimination in the law suit! That's just what they are spoon feeding the public. They are trying to make the case that Immigration Law is a federal responsibility and the state law interferes with that. Helloooo....the state law only exists because the feds weren't enforcing the law! But I digress.

Robert Gibbs exposed the regime's duplicity today when he could not explain why laws creating sanctuary cities do not violate the same standard.

As if the regime's reaction to the AZ law wasn't bad enough, we learned this week that the DOJ dropped a voter intimidation case against the New Black Panther party.The case was clear cut, the intimidation was caught on video, the case was won and was awaiting sentencing when the word came down to drop the charges even though it seems the DOJ officials demanding the dismissal didn't even read the briefs on the case. Didn't read it...where have we seen that before?

Apparently, this administration believes racism only works one way.This man, King Samir Shabazz is one of the men intimidating voters at the polling place. If this isn't racist, I don't know what is.

Our Founders wanted the United States to be a government of laws, not of men. If only that were true. The progressives who have taken over this country are fine with racism (Robert Byrd and the KKK?), abuse of power, corruption, theft, and intimidation as long as it furthers their goals.

Gail Ellen's Zucchini Carrot Casserole

Thank you Gail Ellen for this delicious recipe! She made a couple changes to the original above to make it a little bit healthier.

• 2 lb zucchini cut in 3/4 inch x 3 inch sticks
• 7 carrots cut in 3/4 inch sticks
• 1 can cream of chicken soup (we used cream of mushroom and added bits of leftover roasted chicken)
• 2 c (16 oz) seasoned bread stuffing mix
• 4T melted butter (the original called for a cup. Add more if you don't worry about your weight or your cholesterol)
• 1/4 c chopped onion
• 1 c sour cream

Saute carrot and onion until they begin to soften. Add zucchini and continue cooking until soft. Add sour cream and soup. Toss stuffing with butter. Spread 1/2 inch of stuffing in the bottom of a greased 9x13 baking dish. Layer with vegetable/soup mixture then cover with the remaining stuffing.

Bake uncovered at 350 degrees for 1 hour.

The casserole can be prepared a day ahead and baked before serving.

Yum!

Highlights from the Holiday: Thugs and fireworks

I'm back after a long holiday weekend. I had houseguests and it was not possible to keep up with the news, the blog and be a gracious hostess. So I deserted y'all.

Little known fact - Independence Day is my favorite holiday. It was bittersweet this year. We had friends and family come stay with us. We grilled beef, drank beer and ate blueberry pie (I have to put the recipe for that up here later!), but I had to keep reminding myself to celebrate the Founders' vision, not what has happened to us since.

After dinner, we (my husband, my mom and dad, sister, her husband and daughter and her friend from Canada) all piled in my SUV and headed downtown to watch the God and Country celebration. I was glad that our little city was still putting on a display. They'd advertised family fun games and live music in the amphitheater just over the bridge, which they had closed to traffic so pedestrians could cross easily. The kids' karate school was putting on a show after the Christian Rock band and we hoped to see them perform.

I've racked my brain for two days about how to approach what happened next.

Climate change, the Ozone Layer and the people's reaction

I logged in this morning and Yahoo Insider graciously popped this article onto my screen:

The Downside to the Recovery of the Ozone Hole

While the hole in the Earth's protective ozone layer is slowly healing; its recovery might have a downside scientists say: Climate change could change wind patterns and send ozone from high in the atmosphere down to the surface, where it is a major component of smog....

Sick yet? Now I'm not one who puts up with this crap much anymore, so of course, I scrolled to the bottom to comment, sure that the comment section would be full of a bunch of enviro-nazi, greenie-freaks lending support to the author.

Boy was I surprised and pleased! Americans seem to be waking up to this hoax. Here are some of the better comments.

Wannabe Dictator Speaks on Immigration Reform

Warning: Don your brown shoes and do not watch this on a full stomach.

Here are some of the highlights (lowlights?):