Sunday Stealing: The Human League Meme

Today we ripped off a blogger named Silly Dreamer from the blog, My Semi Charmed Kind of Life. We will do it in two parts. Silly does not say where it is from. But, it was probably stolen there as well. So, of course, that will be as far as we go. Tracing back our theft's thieves might take some time. Take the time to comment on other player's posts. It's a great way to make new friends! Link back to us at Sunday Stealing!





Sunday Stealing: The Semi Charmed Meme, Part One

1. My uncle once: Chopped his way out of an elevator in the WTC on 9/11 moments before the North Tower came down

2. Never in my life: Have I eaten chitterlings

3. When I was five: It was 1979...



4. High School was: A living freakin' nightmare

5. I will never forget: My anniversary

6. I once met: Oprah when she was a color commentator on the local news in Baltimore

7. There’s this girl I know who: umm yeah... not touching that one, NOPE

8. Once, at a bar: My friend insulted the neighborhood mafioso, we had to book and fast

9. By noon, I’m usually: done with chores and have written 3 articles

10. Last night: I read until I fell asleep

11. If only I had: Money

12. Next time I go to church: It'll be because my wife has dragged me there

13. Jonathan Frid: Umm who?

14. What worries me most: The Duck Face

15. When I turn my head left, I see: The bed

16. When I turn my head right, I see: My CPR/AED Certification good until 2013

17. You know I’m lying when:  I don't lie

18. What I miss most about the 80s: New Wave music

19. If I was a character in Shakespeare, I’d be: The skull of Yorick

20. By this time next year: I'll be a year older



Sunday Stealing: The Semi Charmed Meme, Part Two

21. A better name for me would be: Alexandrus Septimius Severus Tamas

22. I have a hard time understanding: The younger generation
 
23. If I ever go back to school, I’d: be rich
 
24. You know I like you if: I'm drooling
 
25. If I ever won an award, the first person I’d thank would be: Myself!  Because I actually did the work to get it!
 
26. If I could bring back a TV show for a reunion it would be: I hate TV
 
27. Take my advice, never: Shave a Badger while drunk
 
28. My ideal breakfast is: Homefries, Eggs over easy, bacon and a mimosa

 

29. A song I love, but do not own is: Derp question
 
30. If you visit my hometown, I'd suggest: Going elsewhere, tourists get the tar beat out of them by feral packs of ghetto negroes there.
 
31. If I could meet a couple of my blog buddies, I'd include: Marvelous Memories and her friend
 
32. Why won’t people: grow up
 
33. If you spend the night at my house: You're sleeping on the couch
 
34. I’d stop everything for: cocktail time, 4pm sharp

 

35. The world could do without: Fast Food
 
36. The last time I got drunk I: I don't remember
 
37. My favorite blonde is: Marylin Monroe
 
38. Paper clips are more useful than: staples?

39. If I do anything well, it’s: annoy people with my intellect
 
40. And by the way: I can't turn on bold with this question... hmmm

Vintage Razors and the Art of Shaving

I haven't had the chance to write about vintage shaving yet.  Most things I own and use are vintage so of course, I also shave with vintage razors blades.  In this day and age it can be quite daunting to find the razor that best fits your personality and face.  Since we are all different there is no one do-all razor that will be the best for you.  However I have found that in this case, vintage is often better.  You can get you 3, 4, or 5 bladed razors promising the closest shave ever and if that works for you then that's great.  However most men find these razors lacking when trying to live up to the wild claims they throw out in order to get us to purchase their products.  Such razors are great for the first 2 shaves and then what happens?  They start pulling or irritating and ofttimes the blades are spaced so closely together that a heavy growth of beard defeats the best blades modern science can throw at us.

Cuban Bistec Palomilla

My first experience with Bistec is when I was in the Philippines and my mother in law made Bistek Tagalog.  Although the Filipinos lay claim to it, Bistec is really an Spanish dish.  Essentially just sirloin steak pounded flat and marinaded then pan fried until browned it's the ultimate tasty treat.  This recipe for Bistec started when someone stuck a menu for a new Cuban restaurant in my front door.  It's wildly expensive so I have no real intentions to go try it out however it fanned the flames of interest in Cuban Cuisine.  It's Florida after all and we have such a Cuban community here but I never really entertained a Cuban dinner before now.  The real recipe here is for the marinade.  Cubans call it Mojito Sauce but the rest of Caribbean calls is Mojo.  The real difference is the absence of hot peppers to be found in the rest of the Caribbean Mojo recipes.  Cuban cuisine was very popular from the late 30's up until the Cuban Revolution although I don't know how many Americans outside of the Cuban community in Florida would have been familiar with it.

1930's Egg Dinner

I spent quite a bit of time with my grandparents when I was growing up so this is a meal I became quite familiar with for dinner.  My grandfather sometimes called it scrambled egg mess but it is straight from the lean days of the Depression.  Usually it contained no meat, however you could include some ham or spam if you had some on hand.  Otherwise it was made of 3 ingredients that were rather cheap back then and even cheap now, Onions, Potatoes and Eggs.  Ofttimes it was made of leftover baked potatoes from dinner the night before but it was a great way to feed a family for a little bit of money.