October 28, 2012 – Crasstalk

Des Moines Register Endorses Romney

The Des Moines Register has endorsed Mitt Romney for president. This is their first endorsement of a Republican presidential candidate since the spectacularly successful presidency of sweaty felon Richard Nixon.

The endorsement was not without controversy, according to reports, with considerable whiskey-fueled shouting coming from the editorial offices. “Mr Romney exudes a virile, Nixonian charm, a heady can-do musk that will get this country back to work,” the endorsement drunkenly opines. The logic-free piece praises President Obama’s stimulus package, rambles a bit, and then asserts that consumer and business confidence will rise through a magical, unexplained process if ~~Nixon~~ Romney is elected. Continue reading →

Sandy Open Thread

Here, you can post your information/worries/concerns/bitches about this damn hurricane. So far as we know in NYC, the MTA will shut down at 7 pm tonight and they are expecting even higher surges than previously predicted, Zone A is being evacuated and the schools will shut down tomorrow. Continue reading →

Your Crasstalk Hurricane Emergency Guide

Well, here we go again. Here is our list of hurricane resources for you kids on the East Coast. This year I actually included Vermont since Launie was the only one who actually got hit last year. Stay safe, kids.

Good morning gang and especially you Crasstalkers on the East Coast. By the time you are reading this there is probably only about 24 hours left before you start to feel the effects of the hurricane. Not ready yet? Go, now. Here’s a couple of things to get you started and a list of emergency contacts and numbers you may need. I have included mostly state government links, but please feel free to add info from your own area in the comments. I tried to include Twitter links for each area so you can get emergency information on your phone if you lose power and internet access. Stay safe and be sensible out there. Continue reading →

Recipe Sunday: Pomegranate, Grapefruit, and Blueberry Salad in a Champagne Vinaigrette

Poor Demeter. Her daughter, Persephone, was taken by Hades and carried away to the underworld. Demeter was the goddess of agriculture and the earth withered as crops dried up because Demeter was only concerned with finding her daughter. The cries of the hungry forced Zeus to get involved, and he ordered Hades to release Persephone from the underworld and return her to her mother. Continue reading →

Sunday Open Thread

Ain’t no mountain high enough. Continue reading →