All Entries in the "Reflections on Disorder" Category
Freedonia Abstains – Shangri-la, Brigadoon issue travel warning for U.S.
(Atlantis) Joining the roster of fantasy nations advising against and in some cases prohibiting visits to the United States are the Himalayan kingdom of Shangri-la and the Scottish village of Brigadoon.
Citing recent violence in Wisconsin and Denver, the political entities join other locales, most notably Atlantis, Oz, Neverland, Mordor, the city of Whoville and Yopnapatawpha, an imaginary county in northwest Mississippi.
Brain food cafe shuts doors
(Montrose) The Upper Story Bistro, a longtime fixture here, closed down today. Citing competition from fast food restaurants and rising costs in doing business the owners described their 15-year history as “a good run” and wished former customers the best.
Specializing in foods that encourage healthy brain cell growth the cafe may reopen in another community here or go to the Pacific Northwest where, due to a higher population might dictate a higher demand for this kind of cuisine.
“We hope our clientele will continue to embrace good health habits in their kitchens at home,” said one former owner.
One competitor, who opened a burger franchise right next store in 2007, said she was tired of all the whining.
“Nobody cares about macrobiotic dining and improving their mind when they can catch a delicious burger and fries on the run and wash it down with a giant soda pop,” she said. “These people need to get a clue about life in the modern world.”
“Having choices is important but not when they conflict with city sales tax numbers,” said one city councilperson. “Once our master plan is fully integrated and we have every known chain represented there will be no choices, except in that realm. We don’t hear many complaints from the mainstream and all those health nuts out there on the fringe don’t amount to a hill of beans. Maybe they should all move back to Boulder.”
– Alfalfa Romero
Quayle, McDonald Connection Mere Coincidence?
McDonald Connection
(Montrose) The honorable Dan Quayle and his wife Marilyn attend a San Miguel County GOP $100-per-person fund raiser on August 28 then Ronald McDonald makes a surprise appearance in Montrose on August 2. Coincidence, or is there more to the unfolding story that lends further credence to a persistent rumor that Quayle and McDonald are the same person?
Quayle, who served as Vice President from with George H Bush from 1989-1993, shared in the Republican defeat by the Clintons in 1992. It was at that time that insiders began to wonder aloud if he was Ronald McDonald. After the lost election personal appearances by McDonald climbed 77% adding fuel to the nagging speculation.
Grandma Big Tennis Shoe’s Callaloo Soup
So as to assure our reader that there is some validity, some net worth to our web page we proudly present this healthy, exotic recipe which was bequeathed to the town of Escucha al Monte after Big Grandma’s tragic collision with a rogue propane truck in February. The following is the Grenadian version, different from that found in Trinidad, since it combines chicken, crab and salt beef and introduces butternut squash.
Yield: 8 servings.
Ingredients:
One pound callaloo leaves*
