Subdeacon Joe

Good stuff, Maynard!

Whereas many, myself included, say that the writers of our Constitution saw the folly of that and internationally left out "perpetual," then reinforced it with the 10th Amendment. Witness that 3 times New England states threatened secession, and there was no talk about it being treason, unconstitutional, or illegal. Jefferson said, "the several states who formed that instrument (the U.S. Constitution), being sovereign and independent, have the unquestionable right to judge of its infraction…” That is, secession is an inherent right and the states themselves ought to have sovereignty over the decision to secede. John Quincy Adams opined "the people of each state in the Union a right to secede from the confederated Union itself.” As pointed out by @Sedalia Dave above, clauses are left out here and there. But, worse is when the entire thing is subtly reworked into "modern language" to supposedly make it more understandable, but presented as being the original text. Those are usually on various .Gov lesson plans and aimed at students.

Ware?

It's what, 16°C? Pleasantly invigorating!

Blowing the competition out of the water.

Found on FB. During the Solomon Islands campaign, a Marine on night sentry duty heard someone approaching in the jungle and fired a few bursts from his machine gun. A voice called out: "Hold up your fire! We are Americans. I am bringing in my platoon." The Marine responded by blasting away with his weapon, wiping out a Japanese patrol. When asked how he knew they were the enemy, he explained that they were "Just too damned grammatical to be Marines." #SeaStorySaturday

Same here, sort of. A flash of, "What did I do?"and then I recognized the screen. "Ah! That narrow "Required" area for the text. Did a quick check and saw no new comments in any Thread for 5 hours, which confirmed it.

LOVE IT! Perfect for family night at the drive-in. I just want to see how it's tarped or covered when not in use.

More like the serials in the old SiFi pulps.

Legal if you have a commercial license for doubles. Maybe only one driver. Maybe wanting to save money on fuel, driving only one rather than two. Or, if two people have CDLs, split the driving.

@Hardpan Curmudgeon SASS #8967 Sign here: X_____________________________ Ingredients 1/2 cup dried figs chopped 1/2 cup dried dates chopped 1/2 cup almonds toasted 1/2 cup walnuts chopped 3/4 cup all-purpose flour 1 tsp ground cinnamon 1/2 tsp ground cloves 1/2 tsp ground coriander 1/4 tsp ground black pepper 1/2 cup honey 1/4 cup sugar 1 tbsp butter Zest of 1 orange Optional: thin orange slices for garnish Preheat oven to 300°F (150°C). Line a small round baking tin with parchment paper. In a bowl, combine figs, dates, nuts, flour, and all the spices including orange zest. In a saucepan, gently heat butter, honey, and sugar until the sugar dissolves and the mixture bubbles slightly. Pour the honey mixture into the dry mix and stir to form a thick, sticky dough. Press the dough into the prepared pan and flatten evenly. Bake for 30–35 minutes, then let cool completely before slicing into wedges. Top with orange slices for garnish (optional)

Well.....the Egyptians had a fruitcake ca. 2,000 BC. Greeks had a fruit & cheese bread in antiquity. Romans had something like a cross between fruitcake and panforte. Those all seem to have been offerings in religious rites. Around AD 600 the English had "plum cake" which was a sweet, dense cake with dried fruits, nuts, and some spices. Associated with Christmas. So, I don't think it's so much that panforte "devolved" into modern fruitcake, but it developed as a type of fruitcake that was suitable for travelers.

What's interesting is: So it looks like it's not men that are the problem.

Site was down. Lots of us said to ourselves, "What did I do to be blocked????" Wasn't any of us, just the site needing more coffee. Or something.

Good stuff, Maynard! I've made versions of this when I played in the SCA. A little goes a long way. Pairs well with port or single malt.

Easy to tell that it's fake. The capons and quockerwodgers won't make it public. And especially won't contact people by text or phone call. They want to catch people unaware so they can bray about gun owners not being law abiding citizens.

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Anyone here?

A culinary treat from the 1950s 1 whole SPAM 1 3 oz package cream cheese (softened with a little milk) 1 tsp. lemon juice 1 tsp. grated onion 1 tbsp minced parsley 1/4 tsp. salt Mix all ingredients except for SPAM. Spread between slices. chill 4 hours (or longer; overnight if desired). Slice and serve. Good with deviled eggs or potato salad.

Ugly plane. https://aviation.paris/en/module/xipblog/single?id=33&rewrite=couzinet-type-10-biarritz&page_type=post https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Couzinet_10 Couzinet 10 3-view drawing from NACA Aircraft Circular No.77

The first 2 articles i found about this seemed like overreacting to stupid, young, bored soldiers doing stupid, young, bored soldier things. Mildly offensive, but nothing really damnning. Stuff like But then I read 2 more that went into more detail. I'll agree, beyond the pale.

A couple to get you started. I've seen 'em with only a handful of ingredients, on up to a dozen. Don't trust a receipt that tells you to cook the bacon in the oven, or that tells you to pour off all but 2 TBS of the bacon fat (OK, if there is like a cup of fat in the skillet you'll want to drain off about half of it, otherwise leave it). Always use shallots and onions. Try red onions rather than sweet onions, or both. Heck, for less sweetness use regular yellow or white onions. https://www.thekitchn.com/sweet-savory-bacon-jam-recipes-from-the-kitchn-193505 https://www.learningtosmoke.com/how-to-make-bacon-jam/ I like the flavors in this one, and especially the note at the end about playing with flavors, BUT it falls into the "Don't Trust" category because it says to pour off all but 1/2 TBS of the bacon grease. https://soufflebombay.com/recipe-bacon-jam/#recipe

U.S. Naval Institute · Follow orepnsotdS9chl1mgu051747t541h8423a730h2805t18a0g66gffll20hta · #OTD in 1945, USS Cod made the only international sub-to-sub rescue when it saved the crew of the grounded Dutch 0-19. The Dutch crew was so thankful that they later held a big party for the U.S. crew. The Cod commemorated the event by adding a martini glass to its scoreboard.