Posts by betterdaze

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Please Share Recipes From Your Region

by snowbird in

jw
friends

please, as per burntheships, share recipes from your corner of the world - a delicacy, a tradition, or just plain old comfort food.. i look forward with gustatory delight to your offerings.

thanks.. mine is listed below.

flatwoods plantation pork tails.

betterdaze

Basic Marinara Sauce

1 Tablespoon EVOO

1 small chopped onion

3-4 garlic cloves, minced or crushed

2 28 oz cans tomatoes, roughly chopped with juice
(can also use purée or 1 of each, depending on how chunky or smooth you like it)

4 Tablespoons tomato paste

1 cup water

1 cup dry red cooking wine (I use Holland House brand)

pinch of sugar

Season with:

Oregano and/or Rosemary

TONS of freshly torn basil leaves (the more the merrier), and

A huge fistful of fresh Parsley (again, the more the merrier)

Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste

Sauté onion and garlic in olive oil. Chuck in everything else, mix lightly and simmer half-covered for an hour, stirring every 10 minutes or so. Simple!

I use this basic marinara for everything — meatballs and spaghetti, seafood lasagna, breaded eggplant or chicken parmigiana, stuffed shells.

It freezes well, too, so you can double or triple the recipe and always have homemade sauce on hand for a lot le$$ than the salty, corn-syrupy stuff that comes in a jar.

Oh! And it's not "gravy." Do not get me started on the gravy vs. sauce debacle around here… You start a "gravy" with meat bones. This is vegetarian/vegan and the greenery pumps it up with nutrients as well as taste.

~Sue

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sex offender wants chaperone to kh

by nelly136 in

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/aleqm5jvfmefxqjo3kj0srix3w_8n5jtkwd9geetog3associated pressconcord, n.h. a new hampshire sex offender is asking the state's highest court to allow him to go to church with a chaperone.the case of 35-year-old jonathan perfetto of manchester marks the first time the new hampshire supreme court is being asked to rule on whether a probation condition that effectively bars church attendance violates a person's constitutional rights to religious freedom.. perfetto was convicted in 2002 of possessing child pornography.

a condition of his probation is that he have no contact with children.

a lower court denied perfetto's request to attend jehovah's witnesses services with a church elder acting as a chaperone.. the new hampshire civil liberties union and perfetto maintain the chaperone would eliminate any risk to children.

betterdaze

UPDATE:

NH court: sex offender can't attend church
Published: September 17, 2010

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) The New Hampshire Supreme Court has denied a sex offender's request that he be allowed to go to church with a chaperone.

Jonathan Perfetto of Manchester was convicted in 2002 of possessing child pornography. Though a condition of his release is that he have no contact with children, he had asked to attend Jehovah's Witnesses services chaperoned by a church elder.

The state Supreme Court on Friday agreed with a lower court ruling denying that request. It said the probation condition does not violate Perfetto's constitutional rights to religious freedom and that Perfetto can still practice his religion in other ways.

Perfetto also served time when he was 17 for molesting a young male relative and again when he was older for assaulting adult women.

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Part of the family dumped for road trip of a lifetime

by betterdaze in

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friends

praise jah!

from the same true christianstm who brought you throwaway families, we now have disposable pets.

heart-warming story as lewis finds new home.

betterdaze

Praise Jah! From the same True Christians™ who brought you Throwaway Families, we now have Disposable Pets.

~Sue

Heart-warming story as Lewis finds new home

THE potentially heart-breaking experience of giving away a much-loved pet cat became heart-warming for Birkdale’s Marja and Lawrence Opperman.

Marja and Lawrence worried about the fate of the desexed ‘‘chocolate-point’’ Burmese male, Lewis, for many weeks as they organised their affairs and put their their home on the market to allow them to travel.

As she prepared a classified advertisement offering Lewis free to a good home, Marja prayed for the ageing and deaf cat which was suffering a bout of the flu.

The Oppermans owned Lewis about a year after he was advertised as a giveaway in Logan City. “When we picked him up we were told he was about 12 years old and he had been neglected,” Marya said this week.

“He was skinny and had patches; he had no whiskers, but he was a fantastic cat. He was very sweet and very good natured. He started purring as soon as he came near you.

“It was a rescue mission but I have had cats all my life – I stabilised him and his diet and got a vet to look at him.” Marja said Lewis became “part of the family” as she nursed him back to good health.

He loved to sit on her shoulder. A Jehova’s Witness, Marja said: “I prayed and prayed: Please let him go to a good home that gives the attention he deserves, maybe with someone in a wheelchair.”

On the day the ad appeared, the first caller was a woman who said she had suffered a stroke, was paralysed on her left side and now needed a wheelchair. “I told her that he was old and deaf and had been sick but he was sweet and loved attention, and she said, ‘that’s just what I want’.” Marja and Lawrence delivered Lewis to the woman’s Victoria Point home that afternoon. “She was so happy she burst into tears – it was very emotional,” Marja said. “She offered us a cup of tea and she called herself his mum. “I think she will suit him and he will suit her perfectly.

Her carer also seemed to think it was a good match up.” Marja said Burmese cats seemed to have long lives. She owned one of the breed for 20 years from its kittenhood. The Oppermans, who have lived in Redland City for the past 13 years, plan to see some more of Australia.

With Lewis’s future now secure, they are plotting a route that will include visiting friends in Cooktown but still have more preparation to do before they hit the road for the trip of a lifetime.

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Please Share Recipes From Your Region

by snowbird in

jw
friends

please, as per burntheships, share recipes from your corner of the world - a delicacy, a tradition, or just plain old comfort food.. i look forward with gustatory delight to your offerings.

thanks.. mine is listed below.

flatwoods plantation pork tails.

betterdaze

Irish Soda Bread

3 cups all purpose flour

1-1/2 teaspoons salt

1 Tablespoon baking powder

1 teaspoon baking soda

3/4 cup sugar

1-1/2 cups raisins

1-3/4 cups buttermilk

2 Tablespoons unsalted butter, melted

2 eggs, well beaten

1 Tablespoon caraway seeds

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

In a large bowl, sift together the flour, salt, baking powder, baking soda and sugar. Add the raisins and set aside.

In another bowl, blend together the buttermilk, melted butter and eggs.

Add to the flour mixture, combining well. Stir in the caraway seeds.

Spoon batter into a greased iron skillet or 9 x 9 baking pan. Bake until puffed, about 1 hour. Cool on rack.

~ The Quiet Man Pub, Dover, NJ

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SBCheezits Judicial Hearing - My EPIC FAIL (REPOST for IE users)

by SweetBabyCheezits in

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friends

(note: i apologize to the internet explorer users.

you probably can't see my first epic fail thread because i used firefox to post.

there's still some kind of glitch between a plugin i'm running, firefox posts, and ie.).

betterdaze

NOT.

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SBCheezits Judicial Hearing - My EPIC FAIL (REPOST for IE users)

by SweetBabyCheezits in

jw
friends

(note: i apologize to the internet explorer users.

you probably can't see my first epic fail thread because i used firefox to post.

there's still some kind of glitch between a plugin i'm running, firefox posts, and ie.).

betterdaze

Tell them you took your iPhone to the police station and had it dusted for fingerprints.

Invasion of privacy and such. You are within your rights to do so. They want to mess with your personal items, hold them accountable.

(As the daughter of an actual policeman, it always pisses me off how the el-duhs want to play "Chief Investigator from God"!)

Strength and best wishes to you and your wife. I am only half kidding about the above.

~Sue

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Would being seen volunteering for the ACLU be cause for a JC?

by serenitynow! in

i'm going to be doing some volunteering for a local branch of the aclu at an art festival tomorrow.

i'll be talking to people about the work of the aclu, providing brochures, etc.

i will have on an aclu shirt- there is a possibility that there may even be a flag on it .

betterdaze

First, get a barf bag ready.

Then, Google "ACLU pedophile" before you waste one precious moment of your life on them.

~Sue

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Pastor to burn Koran

by beksbks in

us pastor says will burn koran despite petraeus concernshttp://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100907/pl_afp/afghanistanunrestusreligionislampastor.

tue sep 7, 9:21 am et end .byline washington (afp) the pastor of a small florida church said tuesday he will go ahead with his plans to hold a koran burning this week, despite warnings by the us commander of the afghan war of violent reactions in the islamic world.terry jones, who heads the dove world outreach center in gainesville florida, said he had given "serious" consideration to the concerns expressed by general david petraeus over plans to torch a koran to mark the ninth anniversary of the september 11 terror attacks, but said he would proceed anyway.. "we are taking the general's words very serious.

we are continuing to pray about the action on september 11th," he said.. nevertheless, he said "we have firmly made up our mind" to go ahead with burning the muslim holy book.. "i mean, how long, when does america stand for truth?

betterdaze

Good news!

Only… early reports are saying Jones will fly to NY instead to meet with Imam Rauf.

~Sue

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Pastor to burn Koran

by beksbks in

us pastor says will burn koran despite petraeus concernshttp://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100907/pl_afp/afghanistanunrestusreligionislampastor.

tue sep 7, 9:21 am et end .byline washington (afp) the pastor of a small florida church said tuesday he will go ahead with his plans to hold a koran burning this week, despite warnings by the us commander of the afghan war of violent reactions in the islamic world.terry jones, who heads the dove world outreach center in gainesville florida, said he had given "serious" consideration to the concerns expressed by general david petraeus over plans to torch a koran to mark the ninth anniversary of the september 11 terror attacks, but said he would proceed anyway.. "we are taking the general's words very serious.

we are continuing to pray about the action on september 11th," he said.. nevertheless, he said "we have firmly made up our mind" to go ahead with burning the muslim holy book.. "i mean, how long, when does america stand for truth?

betterdaze

if need be, will be banned by ur Predident himself.

This act falls under freedom of speech. The president has no power to "ban" our constitutional rights on a case by case basis.

However, Gainesville refused to issue a fire permit for the stunt. Jones will probably be arrested the second he lights a match.

~Sue

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Pastor to burn Koran

by beksbks in

us pastor says will burn koran despite petraeus concernshttp://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100907/pl_afp/afghanistanunrestusreligionislampastor.

tue sep 7, 9:21 am et end .byline washington (afp) the pastor of a small florida church said tuesday he will go ahead with his plans to hold a koran burning this week, despite warnings by the us commander of the afghan war of violent reactions in the islamic world.terry jones, who heads the dove world outreach center in gainesville florida, said he had given "serious" consideration to the concerns expressed by general david petraeus over plans to torch a koran to mark the ninth anniversary of the september 11 terror attacks, but said he would proceed anyway.. "we are taking the general's words very serious.

we are continuing to pray about the action on september 11th," he said.. nevertheless, he said "we have firmly made up our mind" to go ahead with burning the muslim holy book.. "i mean, how long, when does america stand for truth?

betterdaze

Tammy, Dove's hosting company shut them down last night due to complaints about hate speech.

~Sue