By William Teach
April 3, 2005 – 4:51 pm
This weeks Tarheel Tavern, Part 1, week 6, is up at Chewies World Order. Go visit and read.
Read: The Tarheel Tavern, week 6 »
By William Teach
April 3, 2005 – 12:23 pm
By William Teach
April 2, 2005 – 7:44 pm
I mourn the passing of Pope John Paul II. Though I am not a Catholic, I virtually grew up with this Pope, watching his effect on the People of the Earth. A passionate man, a Holy man. God’s representative on Earth. How many people did he personally affect? Only they know. I have spent many hours this afternoon contemplating his passing into the House of the Lord. I offer you Psalm 23:
The Lord is my shepherd,
I shall not want;
He makes me lie down in green pastures.
He leads me beside still waters;
He restores my soul.
He leads me in paths of righteousness
for His name’s sake.
Even though I walk through the valley
of the shadow of death,
I fear no evil;
for You are with me;
Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me.
Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me
all the days of my life;
and I shall dwell in the house of the
Lord forever.
Read: Pope John Paul II »
By William Teach
April 2, 2005 – 7:06 pm
As ye can see, I have played around with the colors. My question is do you, the reader, like it? I am so used to the old scheme that I cannot rightly tell yet. I liked that the side bar color in the old scheme went all the way down in IE, but that didn’t happen in Firefox. So, let me know. Preciate.
Read: Changing Up a bit »
By William Teach
April 2, 2005 – 12:57 pm
One of the most compelling parts about North Carolina is barbecue. Now, I’m not talking about ribs, and the word is most sointenlly NOT a verb or adjective. It is a noun denoting the smoking of either the shoulder or the hole pig for long hours to produce a concontion of shredded pigs meat, known down here as BBQ. The phrase “let’s barbecue” is never used down here. If you must, you can say “let’s cook out” or “let’s have a cookout.” But never a barbecue. And it is a grill. Never a barbecue grill.
The basic condiment used on BBQ is a thin, vinegar based sauce, usually a bit spicy. In Western North Carolina they mix some tomato in, in South Carolina they mix in a spicy mustard. None of that for moi, though. Stick with the basics.
There is almost no event where having BBQ is unacceptable. And cooking pig is like chili: the basic ingredients are the same, but it is what one does with them, and how they cook it. Gotta be juuuuussssttt right. It literally falls off the bones in a delectable concontion of delight.
You can eat it with a fork or your fingers, or put it on a bun. Typically you will get either fries or hush puppies with BBQ, or maybe some Brunswick stew. Don’t forget the slaw. Not cole slaw, just slaw. And sweet tea. Not the canned or bottled stuff. I’m talking real brewed tea, with just the right amount of filling pain causing sugar.
So, when y’all damnyankees stop down in the Carolinas, be sure y’all get some BBQ. As a matter of fact, BBQ is the #1 reason people move down South. No foolin’. Damm, I’m hungry now. Reckon I’ll see y’all in a bit.
Read: A taste of Down East »
By William Teach
April 2, 2005 – 12:33 pm
Wow. I cannot believe that I have forgotten to add Basil to the American Flag League, with that flag staring me in the face for weeks. My apologies, Basil. Welcome to the League, matie!
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By William Teach
April 2, 2005 – 8:28 am
Basil certainly pulled out all the stops for April Fool’s Day, and, like Beth, I must crown him
King of April Fool’s Day
Others tried. Wizbang gave it a shot, but, you knew it had to be a joke. IMAO, knew it had to be a joke. Most knew Itsapundit was a joke, but, it was so well crafted and so well done by all the contributors that it did not matter, plus, it was supposed to be known for the joke it was. Well, done, Basil, well done.
Basil has stated that he will leave it up for us to still post on. I hope people do. I will. I tend to typically write articles, not quick links, and Itsapundit is a great place to post quick links to stuff I run across. If I post as William Teach instead of Puppy Blender, y’all forgive me, ya hear?
Read: Basil be Da Man! »
By William Teach
April 1, 2005 – 11:19 pm
I ran across this little ditty from Blue State Conservatives via the hacked Puppy Blender site, and it should be an eye opener for any liberals, er, progressives out there. The BSC’s quote the Radio Equalizer:
And it isn’t too new to measure, especially not in New York City, where
WLIB’s just-released numbers show, in the broadest audience measurement
of adults 12+, that Air America’s flagship station has declined to a
tiny 1.1 share of the audience. There’s a full year of data to look at
now and the picture isn’t pretty for lib talk.
This is below where the station stood a year ago with its previous
Caribbean specialty format and a drop from a 1.2 share last month. In
the Fall 2004 Arbitron survey, WLIB had a 1.4 share of the radio
listening audience, so it is safe to say it’s actually shrinking in
popularity.
Since they were nice enough to provide a link to check my local market, and went and did so. WCHL-1360 in Chapel Hill doesn’t even appear on the list for Raleigh. Which means they aren’t even garnering a 0.1 share. The station that carries Rush and Hannity, WPTF, garners a 5.6. And who is number 1? Yup, a country station. So much for the redneckistan theories.
Hey, I bet for a $10 spot I could buy a 30 second commercial spot. Get all the Chapel Hill libs, er, progressives, to troll by my site. Na, would get a better return from a lunch and dinner at Taco Bell.
Read: Air Deadbeat. Literally »
By William Teach
April 1, 2005 – 4:23 pm
No, not the group. A real Great White shark, which I have blogged about a few times, was released from the Monterey Bay Aquarium today.
A great white shark that survived far longer than any other in
captivity was returned to the wild Thursday because it was growing too
large and had begun preying on other fish at the Monterey Bay Aquarium.
The shark, captured by a halibut
fisherman off the coast of Orange County in August, was in captivity
for 198 days. The previous captivity record was 16 days.
It was also the first great white to regularly eat outside the wild, putting on 100 pounds while at the aquarium.
This is something that I have kept track of every few weeks. Just incredible to see her live on cam at the Aquarium.
PS: anyone surfing south of Monterey might want to consider that she may be a bit peckish.
Read: Great White released »
