Aged 9,000 Years, Ancient Beer Finally Hits Stores : NPR
This is pretty cool. Dogfish Head makes a good beer in general. Resurrecting an old Chinese recipe just sounds like something I should be trying sometime soon.
Zzyzx: Weird Name, Weirder Town
This town is one of the more odd parts of the drive to southern California. Read up on Zzyzx here.
Your Olive Oil May Not Be The Virgin It Claims : NPR
This pretty much sucks considering what you have to pay for a bottle of the stuff, but some olive oils frankly don’t match the label. What’s funny in the research, however, is that Rachael Ray’s “EVOO” sometimes isn’t so Extra.
Nevada’s Brian Sandoval catching fire for comments on his kids and Arizona’s immigration law | Top of the Ticket | Los Angeles Times
Turns out that even when the GOP finds a non-white to run fo office, they are too busy trying to be white to bring any diversity to the table. The following comes from the guy wanting to be Nevada’s next governor, Republican Brian Sandoval, who can’t decide whether he wants to hype his race or not.
After being asked a hypothetical question about how he would feel if his children were targeted in Aryzona-style fashion, we receive this response:
“My children don’t look Hispanic.”
So, he’s okay with a racial profiling law since his kids look white? Wow, that’s just sounds like standard GOP rhetoric. “There’s no racism because I haven’t seen any and don’t give me facts to the contrary.”
More on the backstory of this here.
Truly pathetic stuff.
Not quite in line with the story, but here’s an editorial cartoon on the general subject:
Take a Personal Tour of the ISS | Universe Today
This is pretty cool. It’s a series of videos touring the International Space Station.
Neat stuff, at least to a geek like me.
Rafters Push For ‘Right To Float’ In Colorado : NPR
Stuff like this just pisses me off. Give the story a read/listen and see if you don’t get irate either.
In short, some a-hole from Texas buys up a bunch of land in Colorado adjoining a river.
Said river is used for rafting and recreation.
Said river and all rivers in Colorado are public entities. It is in the state constitution as such.
A-hole Texan claims the waterway abutting his property is his and that he can ban people from floating on it.
Case is – for some unknown reason – not thrown out on the grounds of stupidity and is pending.
Oh, in Texas, you can’t own the waterways, which apparently is why he came to Colorado. Apparently he thought, and he’s right, that money can break more laws in the Rockies than they can in Texas.
Laboring over reform – ColoradoBIZ Magazine
Hey look! Someone has done a rational discussion on immigration without a bunch of hotheaded BS.
Seriously, it does a good job of presenting the reality on the ground of the issues. I shouldn’t have to be surprised at this. This should be the norm.
Craig “Meathead” Goldwyn: How to Grill Great Steakhouse Steaks
A primer on how to properly cook a great steak.
I’m basically adding this so I don’t forget the link.
American Trust: Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act
A nice, fun look at the recent financial reform bill and what it may mean for you. Click that link for more details plus the full-sized view of the poster.