Eat
Me
 I've
been around on this planet for quite a awhile now
and have, as you might expect, dined in my share of
restaurants.
So
I was
surprised
last
month
when
I bit
into
the salad accompanying my black bean burrito and tasted
something I couldn't immediately identify. It was sort
of like a firm chunk of avocado, or maybe even a bit
of
cucumber.
It was neither. It was jicama,
and
it was delicious.
I finally found some in a local market, an intimidating
brown lump, but it's not so scary once you've julienned
it to within an inch
of its life. It
has a texture much like pear and is just slightly
sweet. It's tasty eaten raw but I'm told annointing
it with lime juice and a light dusting of chili powder
is muy bueno. It's supposedly packed full of nutrients
so give it a try if you're in the mood for something
different or if you just want to gross out the kiddies.
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 This
week I noticed my outdoor cats weren't visiting their
water bowl as often as usual. A little investigation
revealed that they were drinking the water which was
merrily seeping from my garden hose. Clever of them,
I thought, but a careless waste of natural resources.
I gave the
handle a good, manly turn but, try as I might, the
water continued flowing the same gentle
trickle.
Bummer,
I thought. Time for spring for a new faucet.
The first thing I do is head for eBay and search for
"outdoor water faucet". No luck. Amazon is no help,
either. Neither are the web sites for the big box
hardware stores. What the heck?
The problem, as it turns out, is that the thing I call
a "faucet" isn't really a faucet. Technically, it's
a "hose bib". Now we both know.
Now that I'm educated about such things anyone wanna
bet I forget to turn the water main off before removing
the old faucet, I mean, hose bib?
Update: It was the washer, which was replaced without
fuss. Thanks for your interest, Plumbertonians!
=Lefty=
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Notes, Notes, and More Notes.
Economics: Six
myths about Social
Security, debunked.
Politics: 8
Reasons Mitt Romney
is more right-wing that George W. Bush.
Sleaze: Do you know why Mitt
Romney didn't run for governor of Massachusetts
in 2006? It's because he had
turned against the same social policies for
which he'd campaigned
and therefore would have lost the election
by double digits. He was prepping for the presidency,
of course, but that just meant coming in third
to McCain and Huckabee (Huckabee!) in 2008. You
will, therefore, not hear Mr. Romney boast
much about his time
spent
governing the great state of Massachussetts
this coming election cycle. To him, it never
happened.
Science: Our sun, a massive
nuclear furnace, puts out less heat energy
pound-for-pound
than
a backyard
compost fire.
Heresy: There's much religious
apoplexy these days about gay marriage, but not
a peep from our secular brethren about atheists
getting
hitched. Now why is that? Hmmmm.
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And now our Chart of the
Day:
Real GDP 2003-2012. (The reason the U.S.
is doing better than Europe is because we
invested in stimulus, while they went
austerity. Now thank your president.)
Click
here for comfotably larger version of this chart.
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Republican Job Creation Update
 4-27-2012: The
House passed a couple of suspension bills (The
DATA Act and the Small Business Credit Availability
Act).
They also passed CISPA, which is distressing, but
the prez has promised a veto. Looking forward to
that. Oh, and no jobs were created.
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