Daily Archives: July 24, 2013

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QOTD: How are you celebrating National Tequila Day?

1134221856_6a5bf69719Today is National Tequila Day and there are numerous ways you can help celebrate this important national holiday. Whether you are a straight up, on the rocks, in a cocktail or a frozen margarita kind of person, today is the day to show your support for this alcohol originating south of the border.

Tequila is a distilled beverage made from the blue agave plant. The most important thing to check when it comes to your tequila is that it is made with 100% agave. The other stuff is called mixtos and they are crap — loaded with sugars and added coloring. Mexican laws demand that the Tequila must be made in the state of Jalisco and a few other limited areas.

Check your labels and get your glasses.

There are five types of tequila: Continue reading

Huma Abedin Doesn’t Need Your Crap

Katherine-of-Aragon“What’s wrong with the wives?” is a question I would happily go the rest of my life never hearing again from anyone’s mouth (or fingers) when yet another husband, prominent or not, is caught having an affair.

“Why is she staying with him?”

“Why is she supporting him in public?” 

“She is such an amazing woman, but doesn’t she have any pride?”

When you ask these questions you’re doing three pretty terrible things. Continue reading

What the House GOP Is Going to Do on Their Summer Vacation

As everyone knows, the first thing everyone does after taking a summer vacation and returning to school or work is talk about it with everyone else, either voluntarily or not.

The House GOP is no different. Fortunately for us, prior to their August recess the House GOP leadership has provided all of its members with an exceptionally detailed guide on what to tell their constituents when asked pesky questions. Continue reading