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The Political Antagonism Always Marches But Don’t Forget To Celebrate Humanity

February 27, 2018 Leave a Comment

He even has a very essential message: freedom. He's open for business when he's open.

Filed Under: Living

Could It Possibly Get Any Worse? A Coward County Post.

February 26, 2018 1 Comment

The jokes over the Coward County "first responders" just write themselves. A complete disgrace with no possible redemption.

Filed Under: Living

Gary Taubes, Peter Attia, and NuSI: Three Strikes You’re Out

February 25, 2018 19 Comments

'I've put my carbohydrate-insulin hypothesis out there. It needs to be tested, can we test it, please?'

Filed Under: Food, Health

The Evil Left. The Democrats. Running For Cover, and Wayne LaPierre

February 22, 2018 23 Comments

Why does anyone think I'm an anarchist and non-voter? I will have no part of your evil. All of you just go fuck yourselves and get out of my site

Filed Under: Opinion

For The Love Of God Shut Those Douglas High School Children Up

February 21, 2018 17 Comments

stop taking knives to gunfights. And, "legislation" is less effective than knives, in gunfights.

Filed Under: Opinion Tagged With: Gun Free Zones, guns

Pissing Off and Deriding Everyone on the Road to Desert Bar, Parker, AZ

February 20, 2018 14 Comments

I'm definitely not the clientele they're looking for. I'm awful. I am puerile, repetitive, ranty, and arrogant. But it's for a good cause.

Filed Under: Living

Las Vegas It Is

February 20, 2018 14 Comments

This sort of bullshit is a perfect-storm manifestation of both the political activist left and conservative right, as bedfellows...

Filed Under: Living Tagged With: vacation, vacation rental

Anthropomorphism: Not Just For Animals; Children and Leftists, Too. A “Gun-Free” Zone Post

February 18, 2018 7 Comments

What if we qualify? Rather than just "humans," we qualify it to adult humans with sufficient mental capacity to mold their environments?

Filed Under: Opinion, Politics Tagged With: Gun Free Zones, gun rights, guns

Oil-Free Air-Fryer Chicken Wings (Bonus: With Fries)

February 16, 2018 10 Comments

Buffalo Wings are a pretty dumb thing to eat much or very often. Take the fattiest part of the chicken, with skin, deep fry it in fat, toss it in a sugar-laden sauce, then dip it in a 100% fat sauce like blue cheese dressing.

Here’s a better way, though for ketotarded morons it doesn’t have enough fat and has too much protein, LOL.

What a stupid lot of fucking fools.

…Anyway, the Air Fryer, ladies and gentlemen. Be smarter while enjoying the essentially good nutrition in birds while avoiding some of the downsides.

Get 10-12 thawed wings (for the 3.4 quart air fryer), patted dry, tossed in about equal proportions of salt, pepper, paprika, and cayenne (the cayenne is super important—and it only renders a mild spicyness). Of course, you can play with whatever seasonings you like (like onion and/or garlic powder), and you can toss also toss them in a spicy or savory sauce after cooking— and you ought not need much of any sugar or fat. I’ve tossed them in just a few shakes of a standard bottled hot sauce. Take your pick.

Go ahead and pre-heat your air fryer for a few minutes. Then, simply add your seasoned wings at 400F for 11 minutes. Turn them over, then air fry another 11 minutes. Here’s what I do, instead of a sauce, typically: I toss them in dry, grated parmesan as soon as they come out. Hell’s Bells. I could eat these every damn day. Good thing I have three packages of frozen wings in the freezer (well, at this point, had).

Tim Steele told me they make a mess, but that wasn’t my experience. Took a minute, and I wiped the basket clean with a paper towel. Amazing ease. I have used this unit for every single meal since I got it a few weeks ago, except for heating up frozen mixed vegetables on the stovetop here and there. I would never go without one. It’s my favorite kitchen appliance and most essential I’ve ever had, by far. I love my InstantPot and I use it a lot. I use this 10 times more.

I have the 3.4 Quart version of the Power AirFryer, but check out any of the Amazon links they serve up below.

Don’t cheap out. The reviews on the cheap ones, say $50-75, say the outside gets hot and parts warp from heat and don’t fit right after some usage. This unit is about $100 and I’m about to order up a second one, 6-quart version, so that I’ll have more flexibility.

…Here’s another idea: combined air fryer fries and wings, but with a twist. To make good air fryer fries it’s simple, but preparation ahead of time is best for simplicity and rapidity. First, par boil a bunch of russets. I do five pounds at a time. You can do peeled or with skins. I typically do them peeled.

  1. Cover the whole potatoes in cold water in a boiling pot.
  2. Place on the stove, on high.
  3. Once they come to a boil, remove them from the heat immediately.
  4. Let them sit for exactly 5 minutes in the hot water.
  5. Drain the hot water immediately and cover with cold water to stop further cooking.
  6. Once cool, place them whole in the refrigerator overnight (this forms resistant starch).
  7. The next day, cut them into fries. I think something between thin and steak fries is the best size.
  8. Toss them in a big preparation bowl with plenty of salt (I like a little pepper too) and a small amount of oil, like I use no more than a TBS or two for the whole 5 pounds and much of it coats the bowl. I prefer using Sisson’s Primal Kitchen Avocado Oil over EVOO which surprised me. The taste and texture is better.
  9. Now, pack them flat in a couple of large Ziplock freezer bags (so they don’t freeze all clumped together).

Now, within a few hours, you have low-fat, high resistant-starch fries on demand. Always preheat the air fryer, but you can do the fries right out of the freezer or let your portion thaw for an hour or so. Do them at 400F. If out of the freezer, I do them for 18 minutes. If thawed, 15 minutes. In either case, toss them halfway through cooking.

In this case, to have them with my wings, I do a hybrid. I fist do the fries for 10 minutes and pull them out. Then, I do one side of the wings for 13 minutes. Then, I pull them out too, put the fries back in and place the turned over wings on top of the fries for the final 13 minute cooking.

You get the idea. That’s right. Some of the seasoned chicken fat dribbles over the fries.

Amazing; and best of all, no mess. Cleanup consists of wiping the pot down with a paper towel. The basket is dishwasher safe as well.

…Oh, hang on a second. I jut made up a little afternoon snack for dad and mom, and she cut up some vegetation and added a little of her homemade ranch dressing.


Filed Under: Food

Attitude Adjustment: California, Arizona, Sunshine, Colorado River

February 16, 2018 5 Comments

I arrived yesterday afternoon; now focussed on the acclamation and getting my head back into business as usual

Filed Under: Living

Perfect Salmon and Asparagus in an Air Fryer

February 7, 2018 11 Comments

My second Air Fryer meal.

I’ve a substantial backlog, so these ought to be a bit more frequent as I try to catch the blog up.

About 15 minutes.

Season the salmon with a mixture of 1/2 tsp each of smoked paprika, garlic powder, sea salt and 1/4 tsp pepper.

Got that? No oil required.

Got that?

Toss asparagus in olive oil and sea salt. How much EVOO?

Meh, about a 1/2 teaspoon for a lot. Accurate enough?

You cook both together, 400 for 12 minutes in the air fryer. For a thinner salmon filet, I’d probably do 2-3 minutes of asparagus alone, then add in the filet for 8-9 minutes.

Of course, I like my salmon rare.

If you don’t like it rare, then get over being clueless, stupid, and commenting…and just cook for a couple of minutes longer and then shut the fuck up.

…It’s astounding how well this does asparagus. It transforms it into candy, complete with stinky pee.

…Oh, BTW, if you don’t use all of your asparagus, don’t be a compete fucktard, putting it in plastic, in the fridge. Keep it alive.


Filed Under: Food Tagged With: air fryer

Random Crazy Crypto Market Musings

February 7, 2018 Leave a Comment

Who bought high and sold low (to those who kept averaging in with regular consistent buys as Crypto markets move up and down)?

Filed Under: Living

My 10th Facebook Ban: What Went Down

February 3, 2018 11 Comments

So, in the last couple of years, I'll have logged a total of 232 days in banned status. LOL.

Filed Under: Health

The Very Rational and Healthy Bitcoin and Cryptocurrency Market Pullback

February 3, 2018 Leave a Comment

for naysayers, it's always heads I win, tails you lose; when markets are briskly up, it's a bubble and when it rationally retracts, it's a crash!

Filed Under: Living Tagged With: bitcoin, cryptocurrency

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