Posts Tagged ‘Just Desserts’

A Truly Sad Day

Tuesday, May 20th, 2008


No, not because of the news about Ted Kennedy. I only include this picture – taken in late June of last year as the Kennedy-Bush amnesty (“[CIR]“) died a just and joyous death – because it’s so strangely apropos today. Given that Kennedy has done so much to coddle illegals and weaken our country, not to mention the whole Mary Jo incident, I’m not sad about this news at all. It’s just the perfect picture given the news (headache, Ted?), and given that the aforementioned amnesty got stuffed up his ass so hard I’m just elated beyond words post this picture.

In fact, to me the only sad thing about it is that he’ll get the best health care OUR money can buy, instead of the sort of health care he’d so dearly like to stick the rest of us with. But his illness? Nope, not sad about that in the slightest.

No, I’m sad about the truly important stuff.


Tonight is the series finale of Shark (10:00, EST, featuring Sebastian Stark’s final battle against his worst enemy). The best actor in the world by a mile, surrounded by babes, in a crime drama – and those bungholes at CBS didn’t renew it. THIS is something I’m sad about.


Also, the news broke today that Jessica Alba is now married. This is also something that makes me truly sad. I guess I’ll have to ignore Jamie-Lynn Sigler’s love of the New York Islanders and propose to her instead.

It really is a sad day. Really. I could just cry.

That picture of Kennedy is still really great, though.

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NYC eatery offers $25,000 dessert

Thursday, November 8th, 2007

NEW YORK (AP) — This is one rich cup of haute chocolate: A New York eatery is offering a $25,000 dessert bulging with top-grade cocoa, edible gold and shavings of a luxury truffle.

The Frrrozen Haute Chocolate was declared the most expensive dessert in the world on Wednesday by the Guinness World Records.

The dessert is a frozen, slushy mix of cocoas from 14 countries, milk and 5 grams of 24-carat gold topped with whip cream and shavings from a La Madeline au Truffle.

It is served in a goblet with a band of gold decorated with 1 carat of diamonds and served with a golden spoon diners can take home.

I don’t care if Jennifer Tilly and Renee Russo are feeding this to me, I am not paying 25K for any food item. On second thought, if Jennifer and Renee are included…
Will you take a check?

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Ticats Off the Schneid

Monday, August 6th, 2007

I know you’ve all been anxiously awaiting this. Apologies for any sleepless nights you may have experienced since my last Tiger-Cats report.

Exactly one week after getting crushed 36-18 in Winnipeg, the Ticats returned the favor as they pounded the Blue Bombers in Hamilton by a score of 43-22. For a team that had only scored 70 points (and only three touchdowns) in five games, the 43 they put up in game six was a bit surprising – especially since they only had 15 by halftime – but could also be called just desserts. During the Bombers’ 36-18 win, Winnipeg seriously pissed off the Ticats by trying a 52-yard field goal with just a few seconds left. It looks like the Ticats finally found something to motivate them.
Ticats RB Jesse Lumsden celebrated his 25th birthday by rushing for 211 yards and two touchdowns. QB Jason Maas held off calls for Timmy Chang by completing 16 of 21 passes for 220 yards and three touchdowns. The Ticats had only scored three touchdowns in their previous five games, but their offense racked up five in this one.
Amazingly, despite an 0-5 start, the Ticats are only 2.5 games out of first in their division with 12 still to play. Their next game – and their last before their only bye of the season – will be against the 2-3-1 Edmonton Eskimos in a battle of last place teams, this Saturday at 9:30 EST. The Ticats wouldn’t be favored in this match even by their own mothers, but after they crushed the Bombers one wonders if they’ve got it in them to beat a team that isn’t nearly as good as Winnipeg is. We’ll see.
Rest easy, folks. The 0-18 season is impossible now.

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Three Down, 12-20 Million To Go

Monday, July 9th, 2007


When an SUV crammed full with 21 people blew a tire and flipped in Texas during a high-speed chase today, 14 were injured and three were killed. They were identified by the pro-illegals media as “suspected illegal immigrants,” which means that they were in fact illegal aliens.

What this means, sadly, is that it’s entirely possible that a rusty nail just did a better job of keeping illegal aliens under control than our federal government has been doing.

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At Least Four Potential NASA Careers Cut Short

Friday, June 15th, 2007

Baytown, Texas, Flag Day 2007: Train 1, SUV 0

At around 3:30 a.m. yesterday in Baytown, Texas, a stolen SUV containing six joyriding teenagers held an unscheduled meeting with a speeding train. The two teens in the driver’s seat and the passenger seat survived (driver in critical, passenger stable), whereas the four kids in the back seat – all of whom apparently and admirably waited at least 12-15 years before caving in to the temptation of participating in the theft of a vehicle – didn’t fare much better than Phil Leotardo did on Sunday.

I’ve had cars stolen and what happened to these kids is generally what I wished on the thieves who took my cars. I’d like to be able to say I’m softening my stance in this case given the ages of the kids involved, but the truth is that I’m just not the most sensitive member of The Sniper’s staff.

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