That’s right, folks, Knight Rider, after its AMAZING performance in made-for-TV-movie-land, has been picked up for an initial run for the 2008-2009 television series.
Seriously, is the tail wagging the dog over at NBC. That movie was so horrific, the only thing that made it better was the deadpan sarcasm by Val Kilmer, and even that was miserable. Would someone please pull the plug on the rainbow network?
While I agree that Nick Nolte and Julia Roberts were pretty bad, and Bennifer Part 1 was pretty bad, Eddie Murphy should be given special awards for his level of horror. He deserves his own special brand of dumbassery. Yes, that is a word. Dumbassery. I just made it up, and I’m proud of it, dammit.
Speaking of other odd matchups:
Casey Jones and April O’Neill from TMNT,
Karen Allen and Donald Sutherland in Animal House,
Barf and Dot Matrix from Spaceballs,
Adam Sandler and either Tea Leoni or Paz Vega in Spanglish,
Kate Winslet and Jack Black in the Holiday,
The Governator and Danny Devito (NEW JERSEY PRODUCT!) in Twins
The NFL announced their opening weekend National prime time games… The Giants and Reskins kick it off on Thursday, Sept. 4, 2008 but 90 minutes earlier. 90 minutes? why?
Damn GOP convention!
The New York Giants will host the NFL East rival Washington Redskins in the season opener Sept. 4, continuing the tradition of the Super Bowl champion hosting the Thursday night season opener. Kickoff will be 90 minutes earlier than usual because of the Republican National Convention.
Like no one in the world thinks John McCain isn’t the guy… and what is he going to say that he hasn’t already said?
I like cooking when I have free time. I especially like taking a recipe and completely disregarding it once I understand the gist of what they’re trying to do. Some things I’ve really tried to work with recently are more Southwestern or Chile-based flavors, possibly due to my cousin getting me Bobby Flay’s Mesa Grill cookbook. Two months ago in January, for some reason, I thought I would be able to find plums for a plum-fresno chile recipe. Not surprisingly, I couldn’t. Then I thought peaches would work well….yeah, no dice there either. Looking around, I saw mangoes and decided to take the plunge. It came out great. I was really impressed. This time around, I thought, “Self, if mangoes worked, why shouldn’t pineapple? I say we find out!” It came out great this time around too. I mean really great. If you like the intense citrus of pineapple and slightly intense flavor of not one, but two vinegars, then you will love this recipe. If not……….well, then I’m sorry for wasting your time. 
Ingredients list:
Chicken (any combination of thighs, breasts, legs and wings you like) - I chose 6 skinless, boneless breasts
1/2 Pineapple (cored and diced)
1 cup Red Wine Vinegar
1 cup Rice Wine Vinegar
1 1/2 cup White, Granulated Sugar
3 tablespoons Brown Sugar
4 cups chicken stock
4 Cubanelle Chile Peppers (de-seeded)
Salt
Pepper
2 saucepans able to hold at least 3 quarts
Instructions:
1.) Place the Pineapple (diced), Red Wine Vinegar, Rice Wine Vinegar, White Sugar and Brown Sugar in a small saucepan. Heat to a boil and reduce for 20 minutes. Once the vinegar mixture is done, puree the crap out of it.
2.) While reducing the vinegar mixture, pour the 4 cups of chicken stock and sliced peppers into another saucepan and reduce for another 30-ish minutes. (For more heat, leave in the seeds. People also like to burn the outside of the chiles, take off the burned skin and only use the inner flesh. It tastes okay, but cubanelles are too long and crinkly to do this. Won’t work. Don’t waste your time.)
3.) Strain the stock mixture of the chiles and combine with the pureed pineapple-vinegar mixture. Reduce the combined one over low-medium to medium heat (depending on your stove top).
4.) While its combining, season (with salt and pepper) and heat your chicken over medium until its cooked mid-way through (light pink). Don’t worry, it will continue to cook for carry-over and in the oven. If you cook it through, when you braise it, it will be overdone. If you under cook it, you’ll need to cook it further in the oven.
5.) Take some of the reducing liquid before its reduced to “sauce consistency” (or what the French call “Nape” - ie when you can dip a spoon in the sauce, run your finger through it and the sauce doesn’t fill the section you just created - think syrup), and pour it over the chicken in the Pyrex to create a braising base. Cover it and put it in a preheated oven (375 degrees) for a braise. While that’s going on, keep reducing the sauce.
6.) Serve and enjoy.
US Airways Repairs Bullet Hole in Passenger Jet
As you may have heard, US Airways suspended a pilot last week when his gun (he was authorized by the federal government to carry it on board) discharged while he was stowing it enflight.
Now imagine the headline without the information about how the incident occurred!
Last week, I was wrong; Kristy should have gone home again…
Not much else to say this week…
onto my predictions:
Because our magical carpet ride season is over after our heartbreaking, bone crushing loss yesterday, I have decided to retire the “Rev Ill” nickname. This was after a mere season ago, I retired the “Round Mound of Rebound (redux).” However, since golf season is coming up, I decided I needed a new nickname. Yes, that’s right, in order to win in my “live on the razor’s edge, never say die world of NON-COMPETITIVE golf” league, I need a threatening nickname. One that makes that “wuss assed pansy” (aka WAP for short) in his short-pants and high socks nervous about stepping out onto that first tee.
Speaking of T, here is my new nickname…one that will strike fear into the hearts of cows, chickens, and most importantly, golfers the world round. YEAH, THAT’S RIGHT, TIGER. I’M COMING FOR YOU!
KOSHER T!
Final Four be damned! I am so in there. Using Psycho T (Tyler Hansbrough) as my inspiration. And trust me, if you don’t see the comparison between the two of us here, you will never see it.
Kosher T:
Psycho T:
I see it. Don’t you? We’re both huge (he’s 6′9″, I’m a generous 5′9″). We both possess hearts of giants (seriously, doctors have proven my heart is bigger than an average man’s). I have a big ass. He has no ass. We both have a doofy look about us in photographs (no joke, I’m like Chandler when he and Monica were trying to take pictures). We’re like identical twins otherwise.
And with that, I am now going to take a vote. Which nickname do you like the besT? Vote here!
A month ago, as Jishman pointed out this week, I posted my last mock draft.
I think Jishman has posted two mock drafts in that time. Here is his latest.
Again, as I put my draft together, Jishman asked where we agreed, we agree on the following picks:
#2: Long
#3: Ryan
#6: Ghoulston
#10: Rodgers-Cromartie
#17: Merling
#23: Albert
Other than that, we don’t agree. Here is my latest mock draft:
This weekend marks five years since I bought my Tivo and I couldn’t be happier. Sure, cable companies are offering DVR options now, but nothing compares to the simplicity and superior OS of the Tivo. If you don’t have one, get one. If you have one, share the love.
Because its the start of the NCAA tournament, of course I thought it was time for another NFL Mock Draft. Having written my last one nearly 2 weeks ago and Doug having done his a month ago, that clearly is much too much time. Thus, I unleash on you my mock.
Do I really need to keep telling you how this works? Selection Number, Team, Player selected, Position, College
(more…)
The USA Today Cruise reporter (how can I get that job?) reported today that a planned American Idol themed cruise has been canceled. The cruise was supposed to be on Royal Caribbean.
See the full story here.
Sorry slugfest!
Last week, I was wrong; Kristy should have gone home but David H. going home was one of those “six in one hand, half dozen the other type votes!”
Some notes for American Idol:
a) never use the same song book twice in a row; Beatles week II stunk!
b) When did Paula start using four syllable words?
c) I am color blind but even I could choose better outfits for these people to wear…
BTW, tomorrow night… Kellie Pickler performs… Jishman is singing “Oh Happy Day” as we speak!
onto my predictions:
So, since the economy is in the toilet and the only team that I care about during this sports season is so bad, they’re making the creators of “My Dad is Better Than Your Dad” look like geniuses. Well, I think I have found my calling. Now that Isaiah Thomas is approaching his 100th loss as GM - and trust me, it feels like twice that - I think I have the solution to all our problems. I could be the next GM of the New York Knicks. That’s right, you read that correctly, *I* could be the General Manager of your New York Knickerbockers. Let’s look at the qualifications, shall we?
Ernie Grunfeld:
Assistant GM for the NY Knicks before he became GM. No playing experience. He had personnel experience and was by far the most successful GM the Knicks ever had until…………
Scott Layden
Former Assistant Coach and 2 year scout with the Utah Jazz, a team known for its talent recruitment, and before that…..he was a waiter at Denny’s or a guitar player in that CreditReport.com commercial. And did I mention he hadn’t played professionally before?
Isiah Thomas
A fantastic example of talent recruitment who apparently doesn’t know how to use a calculator. He did play, and was very successful at it.
Now, here’s my qualifications:
Successful blogger (5 years and counting),
Intramural player at not one, but TWO schools (3 seasons worth!),
CAN operate multiple different types of calculators,
Is out-of-the-box thinker,
relatively cheap on the wallet,
and most importantly, knows that assembling a fantasy basketball team on the real court might not work as well as you’d otherwise think.
I fail to see the issue. I understand many of the asinine rules of the NBA - including the trading rules - and haven’t yet been convicted of a sexual harassment charge (much to shock of my college roommates). I could very easily just step right into the GM’s office, and be more intelligent than the present holder of the gig. I’m just saying.
Dear Mr. Dolan,
PLEASE FIRE ISAIAH!!!!!!
Sincerely,
Your Future GM
As we all celebrate our St. Patrick’s Day, I want to make sure that we don’t forget our honorary Irishmen of the day; Plaxico Burress!!!
(UPDATE: Article at Giants.com entitled Three Years Later: No Regrets!)
It was three years ago today that Plaxico signed with the Super Bowl Champion New York Giants. (And if you didn’t know, that is the reason he wears #17; the greatest sports number ever, mine!) and we at Riddle Me This, Jishman wanted to lift our pint of Guiness and wish more good fortune upon our top WR target!
Slainte, Plaxico ~ Here’s to many more years and championships!
And who could forget our favorite moment of Super Bowl week, when Plaxico predicted the final score and got this response out of Tom Brady:
“We’re only going to score 17 points?” Brady said before chuckling about it. “OK. Is Plax playing defense? I wish he had said 45-42 and gave us a little credit for scoring more points.”
Considering the Patriots set an NFL record by scoring 589 points, Brady’s 50 touchdown passes were the most ever for one season, and Randy Moss broke Jerry Rice’s mark with 23 TD catches, Burress might have been a bit chintzy.
At the conclusion of the game, looks like Plaxico Burress was being a little generous!!!
Happy Anniversary, Plaxico… Here’s to a repeat season in 2008!!!
Beannachtai na Feile Padraig!!!!
A friend of mine sent the following email forward, I think it displays what a lot of us had already known. I don’t know if the figures are 100% correct but still a good point to make, anyway:
Retirement Planning:
If you had purchased $1000.00 of Nortel stock one
Year ago, it would now be worth $49.00.With Enron, you would have had $16.50 left of the
Original $1,000.00.With WorldCom, you would have had less than $5.00
Left.
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