Wow

Well done, Post editors! It's not like he's from a district that might matter to any of your readers, right? Michigan, Montgomery County, all the same!

Where

the hell have I been? I had NO IDEA stamps were going up again, until I saw a sign in my mailroom dated Feb. 11th. I still don't see the point of buying forever stamps, since I use about 15 stamps a year, so 44 cents it is!

Come on, now!

OH Good God. If you want to watch The English Patient, dude, watch the damn movie! Can your wife not go do something else for an evening? Do you live in a studio apartment with no entertainment outside? Was she never away for a night? Did you ask if she'd mind if you went ahead and watched it without her? Do you have a life of your own?

Ah, history

In today's Express, there was an article about Manischewitz that included this quote:

"Dov Behr did for matzo what Henry Ford did for automobiles."

Heh. I'm sure Mr. Ford would be THRILLED with that comparison.

Question

I'm running late, but I want to ask what the big deal is about Obama appearing on the Tonight Show and filling out a March Madness bracket. I don't think it diminishes the office in any way (any more than W did, at least), and I'd rather a president act appropriately in various settings, be they formal or purely for entertainment, than be inappropriate in a more Presidential setting with, say, the Pope.



Honestly, though, I wouldn't have cared if W had gone on say, Letterman, and I don't care now. It's not like he's hosting SNL, here.

Oh no!

See, I've just been choosing cheaper beers during dinner, rather than a $90 bottle of wine instead of a $120 bottle. I think that's the best way, honestly.

Actually, I rarely drink while eating. I sometimes eat while drinking, but there's a difference.

Why not 52-48?

I was reading this article from Thursday's Post on young conservatives, and a particular part stuck out at me. See if you have the same reaction:

Later, in a phone interview, Siggins says he struggles with some of his party's more culturally orthodox ideals. "Because I am in this generation and was raised in a pro-gay-marriage era, I am only a little bit against gay marriage, but only a little, like 53 percent to 47," he says. "I have about a dozen gay friends, 30 or 20, and they would all back me up. In college, I used to have lunch with them. . . . We went ice skating once."

A few things.

1) How can you be "only a little bit" against gay marriage? It's not like gun control or abortion, where you can say you're for it in this instance but not in that one. Either you think they should be allowed to get married or you don't. And what would 53% be, anyway? "Well, you can get married, but the reception is going to be cash bar. Open bar is for us straight folk. THEN NO ONE WILL WANT TO COME TO YOUR WEDDING ANYWAY, HAHAHAHA. My evil plan, let me show you it!"

2) I suddenly feel as though every friendship I've ever had with a gay person has been a sham. Why? Because we have never gone ice skating. Clearly, that is the pinnacle of gay-straight platonic relationships. Here I was, thinking that the nights singing along to Kelly Clarkson were enough. What must I do to reach that ice skating level, gay friends?!?

3) The gentleman quoted above is obviously the heterosexual most beloved by any gay person ever. Why, he claims to have a dozen gay friends! (Although I am wondering when a dozen became 20-30...was this covered on the same day we discussed straight/gay ice skating?) And they would all back him up! Remembering their days at the lunch table! Seriously, can you even remember who you used to eat lunch with at college? I don't think I even liked half the people. Dinner was MUCH more of a sign of friendship.

Good to know

I don't know if you saw this article in the Post today about the horrific murders in Mexico by members of a drug cartel, but I'd like to bring the following paragraph to your attention:

The sour-faced mug shot of Santiago Meza López, 45, made the front pages Saturday and again on Monday, as federal agents presented new details about "El Pozolero." A pozole is a traditional Mexican stew made of hominy, pork and chilies. It is important to keep stirring the soup while it is on the stove. (emphasis mine)

I read and re-read the article trying to figure out if there was any reason why this cooking tip was included. I couldn't find one.

But, remember, folks, when you're dissolving corpses in a stew, you have to keep stirring! Don't let those bodies settle!