Jay @ 5

TRex, Baby, the “entire chartreuse wall” is a green screen. You know so they can shoot the host in front of it and put a statue of liberty stock shot behind him. Nothing unusual there, standard studio set-up.

They can be blue, green, or even orange (as was the case with Star Trek: The Next Generation’s model filming setup)

I thought those were supposed to be blue.

James Dobson on Larry King re Haggard:

KING: Have you spoken to him?

DOBSON: I have talked to him. I was asked to serve on a three person restoration panel and I originally wanted to be of help and said that I would, but I just don’t have the time to do that. And I called my board of directors, we talked about it at length and they were unanimous in asking me not to do that, because this could take four or five years and I just have too many other things going on.

KING: How’s he doing?

DOBSON: I don’t know. I haven’t talked to him since it happened.

KING: Oh you haven’t?

DOBSON: I talked to him the day that the news broke and I have not talked to him since then.

KING: Was he sad that day?

DOBSON: Oh, of course. I mean you can imagine he was shocked, he was numb, he even lied about it. There’s a video of him saying that none of these things are true, but they were true or a least some of them were

KING: When you say, Doctor, when you say “restoration” you mean restore him from being gay to not gay or what do you mean?

DOBSON: Yeah, probably that, too.

ThinkProgress – Dobson: I Want To Cure Ted Haggard of Being Gay But Don’t Have Time, It ‘Could Take Four or Five Years’

It’s so heartwarming to see “Pastor” Dobson demonstrating the christian values of tolerance and forgiveness.

Who the f*ck are these people, and why must they live in the same state as me?

The challenge TODAY is based on a letter from China’s central bank saying they are holding too many U.S. dollars, at least that’s it looks like to me.

Standard caveat to apply: IANAB, IANAE, YMMV.

I’m copying and pasting to my own collection, now!

twolf1,

as always, I defer to TBogg on the likes of Dobson -

http://tbogg.blogspot.com/2006…..-your.html

How’d everybody do yesterday? no fights at the table over politics? I swear my hardcore Republican in-laws actually seemed relieved yesterday. Only nod to politics was my father-in-law asking when I was going to run for school board.

I note the collard greens up thread, served at TRex’s mama’s feastings yesterday. Not a tradition here for T-Day, but good stuff, sounds yummy. For Mrs.DrEvilPuma and for Fini FiniToobz, try this prep method instead, no bacon required.

Wash greens thoroughly – aggressive soaking in sink of water worth the hassle. Rinse and drain. Remove tough stems, right up through leaf vein if leaves are large. Lay leaves flat, stacking several at a time, roll up and then cut into wide chiffonade (one-half to one inch wide).

In a frying pan, brown 1 cup of lean ham cubes or bite-sized chunks of leftover smoked pork picnic shoulder; add a couple cups of chicken broth (or chicken bouillion) after browning to the pan (leave meat in pan) to deglaze.

In large deep pot (Dutch oven works nice, or heavy wok), heat 2-3 TBSP. olive oil; in this, saute one large onion diced and 2 cloves garlic minced. Add all the prepared collard greens at once, BEFORE the garlic begins to brown. Saute until collards are wilted. Add ham/picnic in its pan juices to the collards. Bring to a boil, then turn down heat to a simmer and cook slowly until collards are desired tenderness, stirring occasionally. Add water or broth to keep moisture content up as necessary, until done.

If you’re vegan, omit the ham/picnic, use 2 cups of vegetable stock instead.

I also add a pinch of ground black pepper and thyme to mine occasionally. Mmm-mmm. I may try Mama TRex’s prep method of soaking overnight in salt water next time, although I’ll have to use low-salt broth and check seasoning more carefully.