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The Pessimist's Cookbook: July 2010
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Tuesday, July 20, 2010. I have no idea what reminded of this today, but I've felt for a long time that the U.S. ought to change its national anthem, " The Star-Spangled Banner. A song about bombs and war doesn't seem like the best way to celebrate national spirit or start a baseball game. I've always preferred the song " America the Beautiful. Though there are apparently a lot of people who would like to change the Swedish national anthem to Ulf Lundell's " Öppna landskap. She argues that "America the Be...
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The Pessimist's Cookbook: Sore Losers
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Saturday, October 5, 2013. Okay, can't take it anymore, must explode. To those of you thinking that "both Democrats and Republicans need to sit down and negotiate," I have a bone to pick with you. In some countries, when one party loses an election, they refuse to accept it. This is called "being a sore fricking loser.". Sometimes these sore losers violently overthrow the government. This is what we call "not democracy". A functioning election's job is to pick a leader or a representative. Your guy m...
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The Pessimist's Cookbook: October 2009
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Saturday, October 31, 2009. Mushroom and Pumpkin Risotto. Noone complained, anyway. :). Mushroom and Pumpkin Risotto (6 portions). 3 T butter (45 g smör). 3 cloves garlic, finely chopped (3 vitlöksklyftor, finhackade). 1 yellow onion, chopped (1 gul lök, hackad). 1 lb assorted mushrooms, chopped (450 olika sorters svamp, hackade). 3/4 c cracked wild rice (2 dl vildris). 1 1/2 c long-grain rice (4 dl parboiled ris). 20 oz pumpkin meat (600 g färdigpurerad pumpa)*. 1 t salt (1 tsk salt). What this means is...
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The Pessimist's Cookbook: November 2011
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Sunday, November 13, 2011. Our son Benjamin is learning new words at lightning speed, and in two languages no less. He's starting to get to that age where he can form a full enough sentence to make mistatements or out-loud ponderings that can embarrass Mommy and Daddy (i.e., ”wasn't Daddy in the bed! 8221; shouted to the entire supermarket). Anyone who's been within 100 meters of me lately also knows that I've fallen in love with Tim Minchin. Ahem I digress.) The lyrics consist of at least 40% ”...
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The Pessimist's Cookbook: May 2009
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Thursday, May 7, 2009. Benny, let me tell you about Erectile Dysfuntion. So I've just finished the day's 15th or so breast-feeding session, after earlier contemplating the idea that I might get sideways, angry glances for doing so in public in Las Vegas (you know, where prostitution and marijuana are legal, right? And wouldn't you know, I find something at CNN.com that gives me a related opportunity to say "Grow the fuck up, America":. Congressman wants to ban ED ads. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). I'm 33 y...
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The Pessimist's Cookbook: December 2013
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Wednesday, December 25, 2013. A Sadistic Relationship to the Creatures of the Sea. After our family Christmas dinner and several days of leftovers, I'm going to offer you "Guide to Swedes #42: Seafood.". Some people opt to have surströmming parties in August instead of crayfish parties. No one understands why. Surströmming is fermented herring. It smells like biology class on dissection day. And that is not an exageration. Here are some rules about surströmming:. I saw a show about food history/trends wh...
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The Pessimist's Cookbook: May 2012
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Saturday, May 12, 2012. Hate the Sin, Love the Sinner. Neil deGrasse Tyson has apparently gotten a lot of attention in response to this video. Where he discusses why he doesn’t label himself as an atheist. I suppose I’m about to add to it, but not so much to talk about him and about atheism. It’s just a starting thought on the road towards talking about Christianity. Or rather, American. The baggage and all. The rest of the philosophy that goes with it to. Do non-golf-players gather and strategize? But r...
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The Pessimist's Cookbook: September 2009
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Thursday, September 3, 2009. Benjamin is lying in his buggy basket on the floor. Sleeping soundly after having a whole big bottle of milk that I thawed out yesterday but didn't end up using. Twisting and turning in silent irritation over the flies that keep landing on his face, but not waking up. Generally looking like an angel. Mom is sitting on the couch, staring at him and bawling her eyes out. What's the uplifting punch line? Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). I'm 33 years old, born and raised in America, b...
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The Pessimist's Cookbook: September 2011
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Saturday, September 10, 2011. That's why I smile a bit when people say ”I DID hear that you had a bit of an American accent! 8221; Without fail, a person has always said that AFTER finding out that I'm American. Again, forced to come up with it on their own, there are few that venture to ask if I'm foreign, and none that have managed to guess where I'm from. Their confidence that they could hear a characteristic American ”R” really only comes after I'm said where I'm from. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom).
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The Pessimist's Cookbook: Jingoist Jingle
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Tuesday, July 20, 2010. I have no idea what reminded of this today, but I've felt for a long time that the U.S. ought to change its national anthem, " The Star-Spangled Banner. A song about bombs and war doesn't seem like the best way to celebrate national spirit or start a baseball game. I've always preferred the song " America the Beautiful. Though there are apparently a lot of people who would like to change the Swedish national anthem to Ulf Lundell's " Öppna landskap. She argues that "America the Be...