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Hugh_Lebowski

Hugh_Lebowski's Journal
Hugh_Lebowski's Journal
August 22, 2020

big head todd & the monsters - please don't tell her (live at red rocks, 2008) my contribution

to our rock and roll vibe this Late Night/Early AM

Great rendition, killer sound ... official recommendation: high volume ...

August 20, 2020

Asked why he'd supported We Build The Wall even though its existence screamed a lack of confidence

in his own ability to actually get the Wall built along the border with Mexico that he'd promised, Trump replied "What can I say? I know a great con when I see one, and this one was really great! Almost as great as some of mine ... "

August 19, 2020

Is it just me, or are DEMOCRATS F***ING KILLING IT the last couple of nights?!?

I feel like these two nights have been completely amazing.

And let me also say ... Joe was the right person for this time.

There is no longer any doubt in my mind.

Am I wrong?



August 17, 2020

NOBODY buys something just because of an ADVERTISEMENT ...

And along similar lines ... absolutely nobody is currently a member of a cult.

August 15, 2020

Allow me to explain why the Russia Investigation was absolutely NOT a hoax

and was in no way a 'scandal' to have occurred as IQ45 constantly tries to paint it as being.

Simply put, if Roger Stone knew that Russia was responsible for the hack of Podesta and the DNC, a fact which we still don't know because Stone is a convicted liar and a long-time Trump crony who's had his sentence commuted by Trump ... then Trump colluded with Russia to gain advantage in the 2016 election. It may have been indirect, and may not have technically broke any laws, but it was collusion with Russia nonetheless if Stone knew, and told Trump (which he presumably would).

At minimum, Trump vis-a-vis his buddy Stone colluded with people at Wikileaks who bought information from Russian GRU agents who illegally broke into the DNC's computer systems. Whether or not that involved any illegal receipt of stolen goods was deserving of investigation, as was determining who if any US persons may have been ACTIVELY involved in that theft, ahead of time.

Just prior to the above happening, we know that Trump had his son Jr., and his campaign chair Manafort meet with a Russian agent in Trump Tower, in secret, trying to procure 'dirt' on Hillary that Jr. KNEW was coming courtesy of the Russian Government in an effort to help Trump.

AFA we know, no information was exchanged in that meeting, but that was worthy of investigation.

Also, 'dirt' (which may or may not have been one and the same 'dirt' from the Tower meeting) nonetheless began to be released by the Russian GRU agent 'Gucifer 2.0' within weeks of that meeting, on the fly-by-night DCLeaks.com website.

Was there a meeting of minds at the Meeting as to how this 'dirt' was to be exchanged, i.e. via public release?

That was worthy of investigation as well!

That info (again, stolen by Russian agents from one of our US political parties) was soon after bought by Wikileaks, at which point Trump confidante Stone IMMEDIATELY began coordinating it's release with Assange ... that was about 1 month after the Meeting at the Tower.

Also note that around that time, Stone conveniently LEFT the campaign in an official capacity ... and soon after began to speak with Assange. And Trump clearly used information gained from Stone's conversations with Assange on the campaign trail.

Again, the source of this stolen information ... was RUSSIA.

ANYONE who thinks that series of events was not well worth investigating is ... well ... A Cult 45 member, quite frankly.

August 15, 2020

Jeez Glam ... floodin' us tonight bruddah ... well here's one for you ...

I typically look askance at 'remixes', but this shit right here? This is totally badass ... so crank it up !!! You won't be disappointed ...

August 14, 2020

Mr L's Friday Salsa Lesson

This being in the forum it's in, hopefully you weren't expecting any dancing

Ingredients:
(note: other than hotness, amounts really don't have to be measured all that precisely):

5 Roma Tomatoes, cored use 6 or 7 if they're smallish
1/4 to 1/2 Cilantro Bunch, depending how much you like cilantro (I like a LOT), washed, trim about 1/2" off the bottom of the stems if they're brownish/dry otherwise use the whole thing, lots of flavor in the stems!
1/2 - 2 Medium Serrano and/or Jalapeno Peppers (.5 is Mild, 1 is Medium, 1.5 is kinda hot, 2 is solidly hot ... but peppers vary, so ... You can also trim out the seeds and skin-like stuff inside the peppers and it cuts the heat a LOT)
1 Small Yellow Onion, or 1/2 a Large One
Some Lime Juice (I squirt from the bottle for about 4 seconds, probably about 2 tbsp)
1 tbsp Kosher Salt
1 tbsp Olive Oil

Optional:
* 1/4-1/2 Poblano or Anaheim Pepper
* 2-3 Trimmed Green Onions

Instructions:
Roughly cut everything up EXCEPT tomatoes, like you see here (note: this amount of Serrano Pepper will make it pretty dang spicy as it's 1.5 large ones):



Put everything but the tomatoes in the food processor and pulse on medium until parts are fairly small. I usually stop and scrape the sides a couple times as it tends to stick a bit.



Slice tomatoes into large chunks and add to the processor (I usually chop them into 8ths)



Pulse on Low until well-mixed, but don't over-do it or you'll make it too watery.



Refrigerate at least 1/2 hour before eating, it's usually great in about 3 hours, and fantastic in about 6 hours.

A couple hours later ... the money shot!



It's amazing for dipping chips, but is great for all kinds of things. Grilled chicken on a corn tortilla with an avo slice and this salsa on top is an awesome taco. Great topping on a Taco Salad too. Can also be added to mashed avocado (strain first, and add some more salt and lime) for awesome guac an hour later.

Lasts 4-5 days in the fridge

Feel free to add your own salsa secrets!

August 12, 2020

Learned something today about Kamala that makes me like her even more ...

If I'd been born 12 minutes differently from my actual time of birth, she would be exactly 2 years older than me ... and we were born in the same city which my mum tells me makes it very likely it was in the same hospital, as most births were done at that one hospital in this city at that time.

Random trivia pleases me sometimes

August 12, 2020

pink floyd - childhoods end (studio-1972) one of the greats you have NOT heard

way too many friggin' times ... just a killer song man. And this remaster sounds amazing. Even on Youtube.


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