Gravy is God

What is your favorite food group???

Of the 7 votes cast - GRAVY wins by a vote.... just goes to show, gravy is a universal truth. And I dig truthiness.

Anyhoo. I have found a bigger, better, and fattier calling than deep fried gravy balls, although I will still chase that dream... are you ready for...

DEEP FRIED BACON!!!!

with cream gravy dipping sauce!!!

I have never quivered with so much anticipation IN MY LIFE. I was unable to link to the video, so go see it yourself:

http://www.viruz.com/boost-your-cholesterol-above-240-in-a-shot/

Cari, Nature, I will be expecting your assistance with this. When does you BOTM arrive?

**I apologize for the bland nature of this entry - I am waaaaay too preoccupied with deep fried luuuuuuuuuvvvvv to concentrate. Mmmmmm.... bacon :)

Foiled again!!!

Turns out that there already exists a deep fried gravy ball - it's called bittenballen, and the Dutch are responsible (bastards).

My personal Ambrosia

So, my friend, the Mostly Honorable Princess Cari, tells me I should talk about food. It is, after all, one of my passions. Not so much creating it, but eating it - I'm reeeeeeaaaalllly good at eating. Anyhoo, I digest...

Months ago, or has it been years now?, I dreamt of the penultimate appetizer. The pinnacle of State Fair foods, if you please. A vision of deep fried lovliness that takes my breath away, and will certainly also contribute to my future diagnosis of artherosclerosis.

Deep fried **** WAIT FOR IT!!!**** gravy balls!

YES!

On a stick even, if you're into that sort of thing! Alas, I have found myself at loggerheads trying to determine the best way to deliver the gravy in ball form; gravy being inherently liquidous in nature. That, and I can just see the law suits pile up while person after person is horribly burned by lava hot gravy, fresh from the hissing oil vats... reminds me of that Seinfeld epsiode where Kramer gets the Dominicans to roll the crepes, but they roll them too tight... heh heh, good stuff.

So, on with the R&D. Anyone care to join me in this venture? If we figure it out, we'll make hundreds!!! Or tens. Maybe. I don't know. But, gravy is edging out cheese and pizza as this site's favorite food group at the time of this missive... that's got to count for something. Right?!

Oh! I also need a catchy name, or does Gravy Balls have what it takes to reel 'em in? Discuss.

In search of the Almighty Dollar

Amid all the insistance that Americans have it better today than in 'the good ol' days', comes an interesting article that lends credence to how I (and many of my peers) feel - the middle class is getting s-c-r-e-w-e-d. Our fashion challenged predecessors from the '70's had it easy-peasy compared to today's middle of the road corporate drone and/or blue collar bumpkins.

Even with the post-modern 2 income household, 'cheap' commodities supplied by foreign manufacturers, and the colossal fuck up of the century HMO's (they were supposed to make it BETTER!), our fixed expenses eat up an average of 65% of our net income compared to under 40% for our 1970's counterparts!!! And that is considering the 'typical' 1 PERSON income on the day!

If you didn't quite get the gist from my little reduction above, check out the link to the MSN article. Depressing. *sigh* I had no idea how good we had it when we were 10.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21309318/?GT1=10450

And with that, I would like to announce that I have taken a 2nd job with REI. Even though I work in mortgage, got a great deal on our house, make decent money, and do not have outrageous debts, I STILL need the additional income to warrant against foreclosure - how frustrating is that?

Still, I feel extraordinarily lucky that I have a solid job with great benefits (now I have 2 of them!). I have a beautiful home (minus the crack in the foundation, that sux), a beautiful partner (BHo, love you!), and beautiful friends (you guys rock), and my beautiful family!!! (thank you Becky) . I have my health, I am lucky enough to be able to set aside a little bit o'money for the retirement years - which, by the time we get there will have been revised to 80 years old or some ridiculous thing - and of course, Social Security will be a relic of years gone by too (thank YOU Baby Boomers!), and I still have a sense of humor, kind of.

In summation, blah blah blah. To quote the immortal Roger Waters, "Money, so they say, is the root of all evil today.But if you ask for a raise its no surprise that they're giving none away."

Genius.