1 qt vinegar
2 TBLS canola oil
1 TBLS dish soap
Put in sprayer
Friday, June 22, 2007
Organic Insecticidal Soap
Natural Insecticide Soap from Mother Earth News
1" Fels-Naptha Soap
1 qt water
Boil to dissolve; put in lidded jar
1 tbl mixture : 1 qt water
1/4 cup rubbing alcohol
Put in sprayer
pour up a geriatric screwdriver
1 oz. vodka
6 oz. water
1 Tablespoon orange flavored Metamucil
Two or three of those in the morning should get things movin’.
Texas Caviar
- 3 cans black-eyed peas (rinse & wash away the juice)
- 1 large can black olives
- 1 jar green olives (the broken “salad olives” are fine)
- 1 med white or red onion
- 5 stalks of celery
- 6 med carrots
- 4 med jalapenos
- 1 large green bell pepper (or red or yellow)
- 4 cloves garlic
- salt & pepper
- olive oil
- apple cider vinegar
Wash & rinse canned peas and place in large bowl. Chop all remaining ingredients to about the size of the peas. Salt & pepper to taste. Add vinegar and oil. Refrigerate overnight.
We eat it bowls of it, but can be used as a relish or served on crackers.
They Knew What They Were Getting Into
The stupidest comment I hear in defense of the Iraqi war is that soldiers “knew what they were signing up for” when they joined the military. While true on its face, it is also disingenuously false because it only looks at the personal responsibility side of the equation, a favorite hobby horse of the far right.
What these commentators overlook, I think intentionally, is the bargain our volunteer citizen soldiers have made with the leaders of our nation, not to mention the citizens of our great nation. In the decades after the Vietnam war the understood but unspoken bargain was this:
I will serve you. I will protect you and our nation. I will sacrifice for you. While you sleep, I will stand lonely vigil. I will willingly walk my post on foreign soils so your children are not forced to.
In return I ask only this: that you do not waste my sacrifice in foolish endeavors; that you stand behind me as you lead me; that, when all is said & done, I can be as proud of your conduct, restraint & judgment as you will be of mine.
We, as a country, have failed every man & woman in uniform.
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