Today in History: 21 August
1264 – Kublai Khan accepts the surrender of his younger brother, ending the Mongol civil war
1858 – First Lincoln-Douglas debate in Illinois
1878 – American Bar Association organizes at Saratoga, NY
1911 – “Mona Lisa” stolen from the Louvre by Vincenzo Perugia (recovered in 1913)
The Funnies:
On the Menu Today – Turkey Avocado Clubs ala Food Network.
I’m a bit rushed today, as I was just informed that Verizon is here to install some phone lines. Here’s a recipe I pulled off of Food Network. It looks kind of healthy, but I’m sure there’s bacon in there, so it can’t be all bad. Here’s the link to the recipe.
Special Bonus Recipe!!!
I can’t believe I didn’t take advantage of the opportunity to tie the Recipe of the Day and the Comic of the Day together at original posting. Call it lack of caffeine. Found this recipe for smoked pulled rabbit on YouTube. Obviously, this must be served on a roll of some sort, so that you can proudly serve bun on a bun.
Quote of the Day
“I think and think for months and years. Ninety-nine times, the conclusion is false. The hundredth time I am right.” – Albert Einstein
Comic of the Day
Mouseover: Washington state is seeing great success with reintroducing the Columbia River Basin subpopulation. We cannot allow them to further widen the interstate bun gap.
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Image Credit: XKCD
Inspirobot Sometimes Controversial Inspirational Quote of the Day:
Yesterday’s Spark! by the always well dressed @jimender2 can be found here!
