Author: Jesse

Doc Towner Thinks He Can Threaten Me? 12

Doc Towner Thinks He Can Threaten Me?

I got the following from Utah's least favorite political spammer yesterday: After reading your Coolest Family Blog, Looking at your pictures, and your many anti-spamming comments and all your other postings and comments, I now understand who you are and...

Mark Towner is a Liar 6

Mark Towner is a Liar

For those that don't know, Mark Towner is a fringe political activist whose claims to fame are massive political spamming, republishing news stories without proper permission (not to mention ripping off the logo from Spyglass Entertainment without permission until he...

Thread on Food Stamps Now Most Popular 5

Thread on Food Stamps Now Most Popular

With the flood of back-and-forth between the two of us and Dean Calbreath, another journalist that doesn't like John Dougall, the debate about the Week on Food Stamps Challenge has reached 18 comments and climbing. He's asserting that it's near...

Super Shoppers 6

Super Shoppers

Yesterday was shopping day, our fridge looking about as empty and pathetic as a fridge can. While out, we ran across a peach of a deal: Ball Park all-beef hot dogs for a dollar a package. We decided to stock...

Recipe: Italian Breadcrumb Chicken 5

Recipe: Italian Breadcrumb Chicken

This has been a favorite of mine since a roommate showed me how to make it many years ago. It’s simple, delicious and works well for leftovers. Bear in mind that most amounts here are approximations since I don’t really...

The Politics of Corn 6

The Politics of Corn

No, you didn't read that title incorectly: corn makes for some serious politics. One of America's most prolific foodstuffs is at the core of everything from fuel prices to obesity to immigration. How is it that a single crop has...

The First Fruits 3

The First Fruits

It's barely even a mouthful, but oh so good. I'm hoping that some of the tiny berries will give way to larger ones later in the season.

First Post! So What? 0

First Post! So What?

News organizations have long been in a contest to see who could report news before who. In the process, a careful balance is struck between trying to deliver fresh content and waiting long enough to verify sources and let the...

We Have Cold Air Again 3

We Have Cold Air Again

After several months of wishing it was working, we finally had an electrician pay us a visit today to address our derelict swamp cooler. After about 45 minutes, he had it all wrapped up and good to go. The issue?...