Well, first off, I’m not sure you need a reason for Blue Cheese Bacon Coleslaw. Blue Cheese Bacon Coleslaw IS the reason. But this recipe has always been a hit, including Grandma Butterfly’s birthday, and I might also remind you that this was the #1 recipe at baconfest.
The Journey:
Well, there’s not much of a journey here. I don’t really remember why we made this the first time we made it, but you could see by looking at the recipe it was going to be good. Somehow, though, it’s even better than it looks!
I’m not even that much of a coleslaw fan, but this one I can guarantee.
The Verdict:
Awesome. Even ants love it, based on what happened when I spilled a bowl of it on our back porch and summoned every ant in a 10 block radius. They kept waiting around, hoping I would drop more, so I eventually had to poison them before they carried me back to their underground ant kingdom, to slavishly make Blue Cheese Bacon Coleslaw for the rest of my life.
Make sure the bacon is nice and crisp, and then dry it on paper towels. Whisk the mayo, vinegar, and honey in a large bowl. Stir in coleslaw, cheese, and bacon. Cover and chill.
Don’t dump the coleslaw in before whisking the other ingredients or Sara will be very mad at you.
I used to feature games on here from time to time, but it’s been awhile. Maybe I was just waiting for the right game. I give you Sissy’s Magical Ponycorn Adventure.
The game was designed by Cassie, age 5, including the pictures and voices. That much is pretty obvious as soon as you see the game (although I swear she must have been fed some of the lines by somebody).
This game is adorable and takes about 10 minutes, max, to beat, so go check it out. The cuteness factor is off the charts. If you enjoy it, you can also donate to Cassie’s college fund.
You know, it kind of makes me think…I happen to know of a very imaginative girl who likes to draw pictures…
It has been nearly a year since I’ve done one of these. Mostly this was due to the fact that search engines were no longer ranking my page as high as they had been. However, things seem to be getting back to normal now, because strange searches are starting to trickle in again. Allow me to demonstrate:
“from the desk of an evil genius” – Hello. Do we have a new blog title?
“hide and seek champion” – At least 3 people are still looking for him…but that’s what makes him the champ!
“pooping on boat” – In the bathroom hopefully? Does this require instructions?
“sara s 2nd birthday party pictures” – I guess this is someone searching for a specific set of birthday party pictures, with the super common name of ‘Sara’? Yeah, good luck with that. The fact that they found my blog means they were desperately clicking on a loooot of links.
“40 year old creeper” – Hey, I’m not that old!
“and then i was bacon” – I actually received more than 1 hit on this. Maybe it was a dream? A very good dream…
“smell my gas” – I don’t know why someone would be searching for this. Maybe they’re looking for someone to perform this service?
“what does the tickle monster look like?” – Like Oliver.
“scary zombies” – As opposed to the cuddly, non-scary ones? Good thing they qualified their search.
“older floozies” – This is obviously the place to come for older floozies. It’s practically my specialty! Older floozies, get’cher older floozies here!
“crime of hairacy” – The worst crime of all. Lucky for this person, I have, in fact, covered the crime of hairacy in a post.
Monsters. I got interested in this movie because it was described as being reminiscent of District 9, which I loved. Based on the preview, I was hooked.
Looks awesome, right? Well, it wasn’t as good as I hoped.
I personally thought it was okay, but Sara didn’t really dig it. There are basically two problems with it: 1) there is not much in the way of plot, 2) there is not much in the way of acting. The entire thing was made on a shoestring budget. In fact, the “extras” in the movie were just people who happened to be around when they were filming. So there really wasn’t a script beyond some loose notes about what had to happen in certain scenes.
So you’d think it would be pretty abysmal, right? But actually, it’s not. In fact, everything else in the movie was sort of amazing. This movie was very, very close to being really good. I’m not sure where it went wrong exactly. I certainly didn’t feel like I wasted my time (however, Sara did).
The most amazing thing is what technology is doing for the movie making industry. The special effects were pretty good in general, even though the whole thing was put together on his own computer, with off-the-shelf computer software. As the director said, “You can go in the shop now and you can buy a laptop that’s faster than the computers they made Jurassic Park on.” Pretty phenomenal.
Imagine what this guy could do with a full budget.
I have been dying to read this for so long. I’m a big fan of Neil Gaiman, and this was the book of his that I kept hearing about, over and over. I had even managed to lay my hands on a copy of Anansi Boys, which is not so much a sequel as a more recent book set in the same world.
American Gods was very good, and I enjoyed it thoroughly. I would certainly recommend it. However, I have to say, I liked Anansi Boys better. It’s a much lighter tone than American Gods, so maybe that’s what I liked about it. I feel like Anansi Boys was written because the character Mr. Nancy in American Gods was so interesting, despite having such a small roll, that Mr. Gaiman just had to go explore him a little more.
Anyway, either way you can’t lose, or really with any Neil Gaiman book you can’t lose. I’ve never read a bad one.
What I’m Listening To
Bridget and the Squares. This is an up-and-coming band that hasn’t been signed to a label yet. They have an amazing sound. Laura’s vocals are very unique. They’re kind of the reverse white stripes; the band is just two members, with Laura as the lead singer/pianist, and Kyle on the drums.
Anyway, here are a couple of tracks:
I think it’s pretty clear they’re going to be big. You heard it here first, folks! You can also hear more on their myspace page.
Shane Halbach 