What a Prick this Guy Is

White House to quickly replace Wolfowitz
WASHINGTON - Trying to put a controversy behind it, the Bush administration was wasting no time finding a successor to World Bank President Paul Wolfowitz, who will resign over his handling of a pay package for his girlfriend.

Wolfowitz on Thursday announced that he would step down at the end of June, his leadership undermined by a furor over the compensation he arranged in 2005 for Shaha Riza, a bank employee.

His departure ends a two-year run at the development bank that was marked by controversy from the start, given his previous role as a major architect of the Iraq war when he served as the No. 2 official at the Pentagon...

...Wolfowitz waged a vigorous battle to save his job and maintained he had acted in good faith. He was all but forced out, however, by the finding of a special bank panel that he violated conflict-of-interest rules in his handling of Riza's pay package.

This guy has been a real a-hole from day one. He was the mastermind of the Iraq war. He sure did a wonderful job on that one. We are in deeper shit than ever before with no end in sight. I just can't believe how much this administration has fucked up the world in only 6 years or so, remarkable. Then, they (Bush) appoints him to head the World Bank. They have very strict policies against nepotism and this clown gets his girlfriend a nice job and a payraise then he tries to weasle out of it. I can't wait to see where Bush puts him next...

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From Soup to Nuts (Part II)

Wisconsin festival sells deep-fried testicles

ELDERON, Wis. - Around here, it may be tough to pass up anything deep-fried. Wisconsinites have deep-fried cheese curds, candy bars and Twinkies. They now have deep-fried livestock testicles, too.

More than 300 people paid $5 for all-you-can-eat goat, lamb and bull testicles Saturday at the ninth annual Testicle Festival at Mama's Place Bar and Grill in Elderon in central Wisconsin.
"Once you get over the mental (aspect) of what you're eating, it's just like eating any other food, and it tastes good," Buster Hoffman said.

Festival founder Nancy Fenske said the festival grew out of her late husband Roger's birthday party 12 years ago. They decided to have "a nut fry" at Mama's Place after bringing back lamb fries from a trip to Montana.

The event grew every year and now they fry up to 100 pounds of testicles, she said.
"What else can you do in a small town?" Fenske said.

Butch Joubert, 58, likes the parts sandwiched between bread with tartar sauce. They're not so different from regular meatballs also served at the festival, he said.
"After a few beers, you can't really tell the difference,"
Joubert said.

The perfect side dish for this meal

Instant Karma's Gonna Get You...

Can't say that I'm glad or sad but talk about a bad decision...

Hitchhiker steals car, then dies in crash

OTTAWA (Reuters) - A Canadian hitchhiker, who stole an elderly man's car after he offered her a ride, died a few minutes later when she lost control of the vehicle and crashed into trees, police said.

The crash happened near the town of Hawkesbury -- about 100 km (60 miles) northeast of Ottawa -- after the man stopped to pick up 20-year-old Mandy Deschambeault.

"The male driver proceeded to step out of his vehicle momentarily at which point the female jumped in the driver seat, stealing the male person's car," local police said in a statement Monday.

"She proceeded to lose control of the ... car, crossing the other lane hitting trees. The female was ejected from the vehicle and found to be without vital signs."

Deschambeault was pronounced dead in hospital

Squirt!

From Soup to Nuts

It seems that we have to be careful what we ask of our spouses. I have not mentioned this as of late, but I used to post a lot about Dana's cooking prowess or lack thereof. So look what's for dinner tonight.

What!!!! Penis soup again???

Almost There

Monday morning I was on my way to my regular Monday ritual. I stopped at the Deli that is on the lake and caught this beautiful sunrise. It's a little hard to see but there is a mist rising from the lake and also the beginnings of a sun pillar. When I stepped out of my car to take this picture, a Blue Heron flew right overhead (no, it didn't shit on me). Monday was a good day.
On my way back from NYC, I stopped in at work to get a feel for what is happening there and to give them a head's up that I was returning Tuesday (today). It was good to stop in and get many of the hello's out of the way. I started back at work today after being out since March 1st. It was a long time but it was so nice to get back in the saddle of work again. I hope to start kayaking in the next week or two. Nothing intense but I need to get out to recharge my spirit.

This shot below is of our Apple tree in bloom. They are Red Delicious Apples














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Spam and Hot Tuna

Spamalot in September


















Hot Tuna in December at the Beacon Theater in NYC, can't wait.

Spring has Sprung

Tree in Central Park NYC




This is a combo Apple and Cherry tree we have in our back yard that is just starting to bloom. It's such a cool tree.

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