Rahm and Blingee

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Yes, yes - we all have a crush on Rahm Emanuel

New White House Chief of Staff and all around calm, sweet, passive and nice little man Rahm Emanuel is one sexy dude. So far, Obama looks like he's discriminating based on attractiveness for his staff - that is until this guy gets named Secretary of the Treasury.

Look at that death stare. Yikes. Do you know he's missing part of his finger and has been known to waggle that partial finger to signal your political death knell, because he is that vicious?

My, that's sexy. Yes, yes, yes. He is soooo hooootttt with a serious Napoleon Complex to boot. Sexier pic here.

=sigh=

Alrighty, back to pining over the nice dorky number cruncher crush: Nate Silver.

(Chicago theme crushes abound!)

Poetry in the NYT Op Ed Page

I learned tonight that poetry was all over the OpEd page.

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/05/opinion/05intro.html?th&emc=th

Some contributors submitted formal poems. [pukalicious poop gagging and choking to death on a page]

There was also a contribution from John Ashberry, which was decent.

The old mule delivers the goods.
Nugatory diddlings are on the decline.
Stateliness has its day.

There are indeed many encouraging signs
in the weather and in handshakes.
Still there are those who mistake dark clouds
for raffish hucksterism. They have never savored
the elation of an empty crystal ball.

To them I say, seconds will call upon you
in the morning. Tonight there are dreams to be thumbed through
before the complicated, awful business
of summoning beautiful particles after the horse is stolen.

It was an interesting experiment for the Times, though it seemed like the contributors sort of slapped stuff together. I wasn't that impressed over all.

But, most importantly, WHERE THE HELL ARE THE BLACK POETS? How can you run a page of poetry after the election of Barack Obama and not feature one African American poet out of the five poets on the page. TOTAL AND UTTER CRAP.

Ugh. I give up.

Recipe: Vegetarian Casserole

Now, I know how skeptical you all can be about tofu. I understand that skepticism. But I really mean it when I say that this is a delicious recipe.

1 container of garlic onion flavored tofu, well chopped
1 crown of broccoli, well chopped
1 container of mushroom, well chopped
1/2 package of stuffing mix
1 can of cream of broccoli
1/4 cup of veggie broth
1/2 cup shredded cheddar cheese
1/2 tsp thyme
dash of cayenne pepper
dash of black pepper

Mix all ingredients very well in a large bowl. Spread into glass casserole dish. Bake in oven at 375 for 45 minutes or until top is crispy brown. Let cool, serve and enjoy. You can barely taste the tofu. I swear.

Happy Day After the Election!

Here's a song for this historic day.

Now, to rain on the parade: this isn't the end of all the troubles. I know that. I hope everyone starts to get that - and very soon. Because I know the president-elect will disappoint. I know it's not going to be a perfect administration. But I truly believe that things will be better, now. And for that, I am grateful and, of course, hopeful.