I may be tempting fate before I actually have other people eat this tomorrow, but I think I've hit on a winner here. I wanted cranberry chutney this time around - not relish, not sauce. Wanted hits of sweet and sour, spicy and savory. Here's what I came up with (used a [...]

Now there's a fun concept. You can see Detroit already starting to relish the prospect of some poor slob bureaucrat they can kick around, now that they're getting this bridge loan to a next administration, which will cave to further demands. When you own such a huge chunk of the family wage jobs market, it's easy to exert leverage.

A fun response would be to reassure the American auto workers that the Car Czar will indeed be an office in the Kremlin, and that our goal is to ensure their well being, get these crappy "CEOs" off their backs (glorified lobbyists, whiners, entitlement freaks) and provide a safety net. Whether we can rescue ugly models of car no one cares about is another matter. Probably not.

The capitulation of capitalism to some new world order, is that what we're seeing? In that case, let's dust off our science fiction writing skills and start brainstorming what's next. What shall we do with reality television, now that it's a genre? How will Alaska figure into it? Are we building a bridge to nowhere or not, I forget? And what about that energy grid? At least let's find out what's going on with superconductivity -- lot's of good journalism on that already.

As BizMo Czar, I'd like to meet with the Car Czar and compare notes. I want a lot of recyclable parts in my fleets, have them be green, downright tree huggy, in comparison to Detroit's little monsters.

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Seasonal and holiday sale announcements continue to roll in at a fevered pitch. Here are the latest updates:

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I missed out on Oktoberfest somehow, and its one of the few times of the year I relish in German brewed beers. Normally, I prefer to drink the locally brewed equivalents, of which there are many fine examples. However, this year I would have totally missed the boat had I not stumbled upon Full Sail's [...]

Dinner Ceviches Traditional Ceviche, Fresh Fish Of The Day w/ Onion, Corn, Cilantro & Ají    11 Mussels A La Chalaca, Served On The Half Shell w/ Red Onion, Corn & Tomato   8 Appetizers Dungeness Crab Causa, layered with yellow potato & avocado Relish    11 Chicharrón, Fried Shrimp, Wax Beans, Yuca & Tartare Sauce    9 Anticuchos, Grilled Skewers Of Lamb w/ Ají Mirasol-Yoghurt Sauce    [...]