Someone I'd never cheer for

Slactivist has a thought-provoking post today: One Cheer for Fred Phelps. Yes, *that* Fred Phelps, because his nasty hate group disguised as a church is living proof that the "OMG if teh gayz get married I lose all my rights to freedom of religion!!!!!eleventy1" argument is complete bullshit.

Only Slacktivist says it much more entertainingly:

"My freedom will be taken away," says one woman in the NOM ad.

How so? She doesn't say. But Fred Phelps' freedom hasn't been taken away, so we have to assume that this otherwise pleasant-seeming woman must be referring to her "freedom" to harass, slander and berate with greater intensity than anything Phelps has done.

It's hard to imagine just what it is that would entail. Phelps shows up at military funerals and celebrates the death of soldiers for defending America as a "fag-enabling" country. Perhaps this young lady wants to do the same, but also, I don't know, to fling feces at the honor guard.

And she's afraid that marriage equality might threaten her freedom to do that.

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Quick PSA - while I still recommend the bawdy songs edition of the Renaissance Faire broadcast, in light of the multicultural nature of this flist I should warn that it contains both "Our Lager which art in barrels" and "Scotland's Depraved."

Om Nom Nom

The recipe I'm about to share should not be in any way considered health food. But oh, I think I have new comfort food!

Tired of clogging your arteries with fettucine alfredo? Try:


Spinach, Bacon, Butter Angel Hair

Put about 1 T butter in a pasta bowl & set aside. (Nuke it soft if you've got a microwave.)

Set water on to boil. While that's going, saute bacon. When that is crisp, take it out and saute spinach in the same pan.

When the water is boiling, make angel hair. When it's ready, put it in the bowl and stir it once to melt and blend in the butter. Add:
- bacon
- spinach
- lemon juice (heavy handed)
- dusting of parmesan

Stir again to blend. Top with fresh grated nutmeg.

Take it to the table and do terrible but delicious things to your circulatory system.