I’m getting a late start today. Wendy’s plane from Lost Wages was delayed, and when she arrived, traffic was so bad that she waited an extra hour for her son to pick her up, and then it took her 2 1/2 hours to get home with her sons and niece, drop them off, and return here. As a result, I got to bed quite late. She also lost my whole $2. 
I slept poorly, so I needed to take a nap after doing my morning research. After lunch, I started to work on Christmas dinner. This my first major meal since I lost my leg. Being half blind doesn’t help. Today I cooled 2 lb of fresh Brussels sprouts. They were quite dirty, so I had to wash them. Then I had to trim the ends and remove the outside leaves of each sprout, before cooking them. I’ll make the stuffing tomorrow, roast the ham on Saturday, and make the stuffed potatoes and Hollandaise sauce for the sprouts on Christmas day. Yes, I’m pooped, but what else is new?
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From YouTube (GQ Channel): How Our New Corporate Overlords Plan to Thrive
Here’s a special note to third party voters and stay-home non-voters who made this tyranny possible. Bend over, grab your ankles, and while you’re screaming ask yourselves why you made the rest of us suffer this with you. Then RESIST!!
From EgbertoWillies.com: Bill O’Reilly became the chief Trump white nationalist mainstream propaganda mouthpiece with this deceiving rant meant to create political dissension.
“Abolishing the electoral college,” O’Reilly said. “That is the subject of this evening’s’ Talking Points Memo.”
Bill O’Reilly then proceeded with his provocative if not downright racist rant.
BIG Barf Bag Alert!
What Republican Racist O’Lielly isn’t telling you is that when he says marginalizing white rural voters, he means making their votes count the same as those of black urban voters.
From Daily Kos: While Republicans in North Carolina thwart the democratic process of our Constitution by stripping the elected incoming governor of his powers, the Republican governor of Ohio—John “I love war” Kasich—is abusing his powers.
Ohio Gov. John Kasich on Monday signed legislation blocking next year’s special election vote on whether to raise Cleveland’s minimum wage to $15 per hour, according to his office.
Senate Bill 331 prohibits communities in the state from raising the minimum wage beyond the state’s minimum wage rate, currently set at $8.10 per hour. State lawmakers passed the bill earlier this month at the request of Cleveland city officials and others, who sought to forestall a special election on the wage hike next May.
Despite claims to the contrary, KKKasich is NOT a reasonable Republican. Combined with Republican, reasonable is an oxymoron. With or without reasonable, a Republican is just a moron.
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4:51 Cute Bear.
YT/GQ – They have already stolen so much from Social Security that it's a wonder there is anything left. Keith has it exactly right. And his morality challenge is also exactly right. I would submit the third response might also make you Paul Ryan on Mitch McConnell. Maybe Martin Shkreli. They indeed are out there.
Egberto – "Marginalizing white rural voters." You know what? If those white rural voters hadn't lynched, tarred, feathered, and otherwise chased out all the black voters, there would be more black voters living out there and the whites wouldn't feel so damn' marginalized.
DKos – Under that Kasich face mask is McCrory's face.
Cartoon – Yeah.
KO: Spot on!! Keep them coming!! R.E.S.I.S.T.!!!
BBA: I can't stand this man, and I don't watch his show, except for seeing it here. He'll lie to make it sound good, with his crooked smile… Yes, we're all Americans. "Denied privilege is in fact, a form of oppression. Worse, if any group is entitled to a privilege not afforded another, then, that is the definition of supremacy."
DK: What a sneaky snake! How deplorable!!
Cartoon: Sad. Just sad.
Your Christmas dinner sounds delicious! Glad to read you are doing in batches too, that way there's not so much 'on your plate' to do. Hope that you have a relaxing evening, take care, and Thanks, Tom.
Te scum feel emboldened!
I love brussels sprouts, especially grilled, why am I not invited! ?Have a great day!
I, too, love Brussels sprouts, cabbage … pretty much all of the Cruciferous vegetables.
(But they do have … hmm … gaseous paybacks)
TC – Have you ever tried any recipes w/ shredded Brussels sprouts? There are a gazillion – AND they're much less labor-intensive.
I doubt if anyone who eats TC's chili is going to be worried about cruciferous paybacks
Dang!! I can add chili powder to my Brussels Sprouts Hollandaise!!
Sounds like a lot of prep on those brussel sprouts! Man! I have to say I have never had them. Do they taste like cabbage? I have no idea!
I am getting ready for the stores to be closed where I live. I don't go anywhere except the little grocery out here in the sticks. They will close on X-mas Eve and won't open till the day after X-mas! Haha. That's what I get for living 13 miles from town.
Kasich did something I didn't think could be done. Putting blocks for the next governor that make them impotent. Wish Pres. Obama was that snarky. No. He is NOT like that and couldn't do something like that on his worst day. Repukkklicans make me sick!
Ah. Now. I got that off my chest. On to happier stuff! I hope your Christmas is holly and jolly! Glad you have company coming over! We are just staying home and watching football. I think I have already lost my game on FF and I have only had one player in tap tonight! But he was supposed to be the better pick!
Merry HO, HO, HO, TC!!!
A little, but their flavor is unique. To see if you like them, you might try frozren ones. The prep work is done that way. Serve them with butter, salt and pepper.
Thanks for all the articles, I am droopy from anithistamines and cold medicine and cannot make normal comment.
Hope you're feeling better Edie!
Ditto Lynn, Edie!! Hugs!!
Sorry you didn't get filthy rich yesterday, TomCat. I hope you take the two dollars out of Wendy's wages 😉 😉 now she returned empty handed. I know all about the dreadful task of preparing Brussels Sprouts as this a bit of a staple food in winter time here, but I usually leave off the washing until after I've taken the outer leaves and ends off, because the sprouts are so much cleaner then and washing them comes down to a simple rinse.
Of all the videos I can't watch here, I'm missing the "pep-talks" by Keith Olbermann the most. But O'Reilly's I can certainly do without.
DK: You know, there are times I need to check if this is a) fiction, b) happening in America or c) the plot of some bad sf-movie playing far into the future on some alien planet. This time I'm convinced it's c. Does your Constitution even allow Republicans to legislate against the democratic process? Sigh…never mind.
Cartoon: I think the NRA would want you to put a bigger gun in, TomCat.
d) all of the above,
Puzzle — 3:19 Cute fuzzy bear! Only thing better is a cute, warm fuzzy cat!
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I fell asleep yesterday so am doing this now.
Thanks all!! Hugs!!