I just read one of my old blogs about spring. Last year was colder for sure, but sometime in March it got warmer!!! This winter was not so cold. It never got to freezing here. But! It will never end! This has been THE LONGEST winter ever. March comes in like a lion and goes out like a lamb. Or as John Belushi said....In certain South American counrties, March comes in like an Emu and goes out like a different Emu!

Nancy Pelosi-we have to pass bamacare then we can read it/don't base our pay on what we do.....The word FOOL was made for you. Yes you. Pass it then read it? In a real world you would be arrested for treason. In Dr. Suesse's world the Cat in the hat would beat the crap out of you for being STOOOPID!
Shoud we pass it without reading?
Yes we shall, there is no leading
Will double health care cost?
If you read it all is lost!
I'm the fool that rammed it through
But I dont pay it, only you!
Let's not say I didn't warn ya
I'm the DITZ from California!

Jimi Hendrix x 10 ....DONE

This has been the longest winter I can remember since we lived in Florida. Donna and I are heading for the beach in the pic!

The Edisons are playing 4/14 at Quaker STEAK and Lube. This is a benefit for retired/unwanted greyhounds, to give them a home rather than death! It is in the daytime and there will be video!

If evolution has taken away our "free" furry outer coat to better adapt to the modern life, why hasn't evolution given us teeth that last 100 years? And if 80% of your body heat is lost through your head, why are there bald people? Hair is a free hat and a free coat!! Come on Darwin! Is the answer that global warming is true? IT IS IF YOU READ ANYTHING ABOUT the earths cycles, Global cooling starts in 6,000 years. A fact! READ SOME BOOKS PEOPLE. In 6,000 years the Sahara will be a swamp. If you dissagree, why are there whale skeletons in that dessert? Google it. For the terminaly stupid, google WHALE BONES IN THE SARAH. For people that are stupid-er-er-er google Al Gore farts, oceans rise and we get charged! Gore rides fart to the bank!

The EDISONS are playing Dec. 8th. It has been a year and a half!!! I'll bet a shiney new quarter, that they ROCK!
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I married an eighteen year old girl,......she will be 57 next month!

When it comes time to vote, there is only one litmus test! That is, WHO ANSWERED THE QUESTION THAT THEY WERE ASKED! The professional politition will dodge the question. The person that wants to help America will have no problem speaking their mind and answering A question, right or wrong.

Why is VALENTINES DAY in February? Because roses do not bloom in Feb. Now they can charge you 5 times the going rate to buy a cliche present for Mom, Wife. Girlfriend, Mistress, Daughter, etc. And the biggest morons buy them on a street corner. Hi honey, I was thinking of you.......at a red light!

I stick my hands in fans for fun!!!

The Cubs won tonight 4 to 3. They should have won 5 to ZERO. The umpires made 2 bad calls that scored 3 runs. Alphonso Sorry-A- hole cost them another run. He might have saved a run earlier on a great play in center field. But the very next inning he was picked off first base on the old Rick Sutcliff move that has NEVER FOOLED ANYBODY except the Cubs That is when the pitcher fakes a pick off at third in hopes of enticing the dummy at first to run. A player paid $17,000,000 per year fell for that. It proves that for every run Sorry A Hole produces, he costs the team a run, so it is a 17 million dollar wash. There has to be a $100,000 jerk off available to replace him. 103 years and counting! No leadership at the top. This new manager will be another foot note in the Cubs wall of shame.

Donna told me this as I was not here. A certain 7 year old was in the ladies room. She called out Grammy! Help me! Donna went in and there was the little lady, on the potty with the garbage can over her head. It has metal palm trees on it and her hair was caught in one of them. Hence Bucket head!

I know a special person that is almost 7 years old, that loves Italian Beef!!!!!

I have been working on a great pizza crust for years and I have found it! Here is the recipe. 2 THIN CRUST PIZZA's
285 grams flour, I use bread flour
(435 grams is 16 1/2 oz. and/or 3 1/2 cups) never pack flour it will weigh too much, that is why many recipes have you sift the flour, so it is fluffed up.
2 ts sugar
1/4 ts yeast
put these 3 in a mixer and aerate for approx 2 mins.
ADD
1 1/4 cup ice water and mix on speed #2. The best way to get ice water is put it in a travel cup then use the top of the cup to keep the ice out of the measuring cup. This is not a kneading, just a mix until it looks a little like dough, about 4 mins.
ten minute beer break to let the flour rest, and the sugar and yeast to get busy.
Mix again and add 1 1/2 ts. salt and
1 TB veg oil. I use Crisco, melted but not hot.
Mix until it looks like real dough with a satin smooth texture. This when you can adjust flour/water ratio. The dough should be a little tacky. It should stick to your fingers but come away easily. Too much flour will make a heavy dense dough.
Put the dough in a greased, glass, bowl. Make sure all the dough has a thin (spray) oil coating. Cover and put in the fridge for 24 up to 36 hours.
The next day take it out to warm. If you are making one pizza cut the dough in half or thirds and freeze the unused portion in a baggie . Bring what you are using to room temperature on an oiled plate/pan/cookie sheet, whatever and cover if with oiled saran wrap. It seems like a lot of oil but a little spray oil goes a long way. This will take at least an hour, up to 2 hours in the winter. If you use cold dough it will be a tough crust!
The dough should flatten out while proofing at this stage rather that rising higher.
Pre heat oven to 450 degrees.
I cook mine on an upside down large pizza pan. If you have a baking stone "You are the MAN"! I leave the pizza pan in the oven on the top shelf.
Roll out the dough thin on a cutting board or floured counter top! The thickness of the dough now will determine the thickness of the crust. This will not rise except around the edges when cooked.
If the dough is too elastic it needs to rest longer. It should roll out easily and not shrink back. If you are using a pizza pan w/out a cooking stone transfer the dough to your hot pizza pan, roll out further if needed, cook for 3 minutes (skip this if you have a stone), then add toppings.
Turn the pizza after 9 minutes then finish cooking it for about 5/6 mins.
If you top w/ sausage, Jimmy Dean Italian is the way to go.
Sauce: 8 oz good tomato sauce-not walmart, then reduced to desired consistency,
2 tsp oregano, 1/4 ts salt,
1/8 ts pepper, 1/4 ts sugar,
heavy 1/4 ts garlic powder, pinch of crushed red chili peppers.

A few weeks ago the most popular "Rock" station in the Tampa area switched from repetitive classic rock to all talk! They finally realized that we do not want, or need to hear the SAME SIX SONGS every day and night! I will play Pink Floyd, when I want to hear them. It will be about five years from now! Free Bird has flown into the ground in Tampa in 2012!!!
Free at last!

Wednesday, at Wrigley Field, It is Ryan Dempster bobblehead day.
Is no one paying attention in their marketing department? It should be Ryan Dempster bobble-HAND day. Wake up Cubbies. This is a no-brainer!

The Edisons are playing Sat. March 31. Jen is getting married so Donna and I will have to miss this show, DAMN IT! They (and we) will be at Quaker steak and lube in two weeks. Be there or be square!!!

Hrer is a good thing. Take two french fries, put a Clauson pickle between them, and cover with Lowrys seasoning salt!!!

Hi, I just had my 61 onst birthday! Donna remembered! What a girl! Dinah remembered too! And I know you remembered but forgot!, Barry