The Kennedys have always been interesting to me. I recently watched the mini-series, The Kennedys - it was pretty good.
The family of Joseph and Rose Kennedy is obviously the biggest interest as it includes so many famous and influential people, several that the miniseries didn't, or couldn't even touch on. It might have made a better TV show, or at least a one-season show that detailed more in-depth the family.
Joesph Kennedy - the father, he was the 1st chairman of the SEC and also ambassador to the UK under FDR. He got rich off the stock market, liquor trade and revamping Hollywood studios.
Rose Kennedy - lived to be 104 years old.
But the children's lives are what is so interesting - all of them had something unique in their lives, and they were struck with tragedy after tragedy.
Joesph, Jr. - he was being groomed to become the president by his father, but was killed in a plane crash during World War II at age 29, in 1944.
John - obviously the most famous Kennedy as he was President of the United States from 1961-1963 before being assassinated. He had four children, but the first was stillborn and the fourth only lived three days. JFK, Jr. died at age 38 in a plane crash. Caroline Kennedy is still living and is a lawyer.
Rosemary - she had mental health problems where she was unable to progress past the intelligence of a young child, then underwent a lobotomy at age 23 and was permanently incapacitated until she died at age 86.
Kathleen - she married some English royalty but against the wishes of her parents. He died in WWII, and then she later died in a plane crash in 1948, at age 28. She is rarely talked about, I guess because of her family's disapproval - her father is the only one to attend her funeral.
Eunice - she started what ended up becoming the Special Olympics in the 1960s. Her husband was the vice presidential candidate in 1972, and her daughter is Maria Shriver, who was married to actor/Governor of California, Arnold Schwarzenegger. She lived a full life, dying at age 88.
Patricia - she was considered one of the smartest of the bunch but never really did much other than travel and work in Hollywood.
Robert - Attorney General under JFK, then a senator from 1965 until his assassination in 1968 while running for president. He had 11 kids.
Jean - still living today, she was Ambassador to Ireland in the 1990s under President Clinton. She was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2011, which is the highest civilian honor.
Edward - known as "Ted", he was a lifelong politician, serving as a senator from Massachusetts from 1962 until his death in 2009 at age 77. He ran for president against incumbent Jimmy Carter in 1980 but lost in the primaries.
Monday, August 19, 2013
Monday, August 12, 2013
A Message for State Fans
In case you missed it, the NCAA has some questions about Ole Miss' recruitment of Chris Jones. Add this to the list of things that have and will come out regarding their football program, and violations of NCAA rules.
But I'm not here to talk about Ole Miss. I'm here to talk about State.
I've seen enough of MSU fans wallowing in self-pity over the past. What OM gets, what we don't. What Auburn gets. What we don't. How we shouldn't be slinging mud when we are the ones on probation.
Nonsense.
We are on probation because Ole Miss started it. It's too bad it has to be a war, but the shots have been fired - pick a side.
You are either in or out. You are for us or against us. Don't ride the fence. Put on maroon, or walk out the door. If you feel like they need to be defended, please keep your mouth shut.
Thank you to all the State fans who stand strong and are not swayed by the excuses and lies developed by those in Oxford. Thank you to all those who stand by your school through thick and thin, you are true maroon. For those not afraid to stand up to them, I applaud you.
This is going to get even uglier. Ole Miss danced with the devil and they will pay the price. Don't give in to their fabrications and propaganda.
This message is surely to be read by Rebs and picked apart. They will tell you I'm no good and I just make stuff up to hurt them. They will attack and attack and try to intimidate, wash and repeat every day. They are running scared because they are about to get caught. Stay strong, Dawgs, stay strong.
Hail State. All day, every day.
But I'm not here to talk about Ole Miss. I'm here to talk about State.
I've seen enough of MSU fans wallowing in self-pity over the past. What OM gets, what we don't. What Auburn gets. What we don't. How we shouldn't be slinging mud when we are the ones on probation.
Nonsense.
We are on probation because Ole Miss started it. It's too bad it has to be a war, but the shots have been fired - pick a side.
You are either in or out. You are for us or against us. Don't ride the fence. Put on maroon, or walk out the door. If you feel like they need to be defended, please keep your mouth shut.
Thank you to all the State fans who stand strong and are not swayed by the excuses and lies developed by those in Oxford. Thank you to all those who stand by your school through thick and thin, you are true maroon. For those not afraid to stand up to them, I applaud you.
This is going to get even uglier. Ole Miss danced with the devil and they will pay the price. Don't give in to their fabrications and propaganda.
This message is surely to be read by Rebs and picked apart. They will tell you I'm no good and I just make stuff up to hurt them. They will attack and attack and try to intimidate, wash and repeat every day. They are running scared because they are about to get caught. Stay strong, Dawgs, stay strong.
Hail State. All day, every day.
Thursday, August 8, 2013
Chicken Fried Rice
A few months ago I was hungry but didn't have much in the fridge or pantry to eat. But I did have a piece of chicken, rice and soy sauce so I thought I'd try to figure out how to make chicken fried rice. What I discovered was it's like a po-boy in that you can just throw in a bunch of ingredients you have, and it's really good.
The great thing about chicken fried rice is that you don't have to have all these ingredients to still make it and it be good. And most of the main ingredients you probably have in your house all the time so at any point you should be good to go. I've bolded the ingredients you must have.
Ingredients
Vegetable oil
Boneless skinless chicken breast (take it out if you only want fried rice)
White rice
Egg
Onion
Garlic
Carrots
English peas
Green onion
Soy sauce
Butter
First boil the white rice. Cook it completely, and it should take about 15-20 minutes. While you are doing that put about two tablespoons of vegetable oil in a large skillet over medium to high heat. Cut the chicken breast into cubes and place into the skillet, cooking for about 2 minutes on each side.
Chop up about 1/4 of a large onion and 3-4 garlic cloves (you can just use the pre-chopped garlic if you want to). Place onion and garlic into the skillet after chicken is cooked. After a few minutes put the rice in the skillet and reduce to medium heat.
While you are doing all this, whisk an egg and place it in a small skillet. Allow it to cook like you would an omelet, and once it has turn the heat off and cut the egg into small pieces.
If you want to use carrots, English peas or green onion, then put them in along with the egg. Put in a teaspoon of butter continuing to stir.
Put in enough soy sauce so that the rice turns a nice light brown while you are stirring it. Once it has reached that color, pack down the rice on the skillet and let it sit for 2-3 minutes. Flip the rice and let it sit on the other side for 2-3 minutes - this will allow the rice to sear a little and just creates a better texture.
Yum Yum Sauce
If you are going to have chicken friend rice, you need some yum yum sauce to go with it. It's really simple.
Melt a teaspoon of butter in a bowl. Add a tablespoon of mayonnaise, 1/4 teaspoon of ketchup and 1/4 teaspoon of sugar and stir until you get a good consistency - you may need to add mayo or ketchup to get the right light pink color. I like to just pour that yum yum sauce all over the rice.
This recipe feeds 3 people, two if you're really hungry.
The great thing about chicken fried rice is that you don't have to have all these ingredients to still make it and it be good. And most of the main ingredients you probably have in your house all the time so at any point you should be good to go. I've bolded the ingredients you must have.
Ingredients
Vegetable oil
Boneless skinless chicken breast (take it out if you only want fried rice)
White rice
Egg
Onion
Garlic
Carrots
English peas
Green onion
Soy sauce
Butter
First boil the white rice. Cook it completely, and it should take about 15-20 minutes. While you are doing that put about two tablespoons of vegetable oil in a large skillet over medium to high heat. Cut the chicken breast into cubes and place into the skillet, cooking for about 2 minutes on each side.
Chop up about 1/4 of a large onion and 3-4 garlic cloves (you can just use the pre-chopped garlic if you want to). Place onion and garlic into the skillet after chicken is cooked. After a few minutes put the rice in the skillet and reduce to medium heat.
While you are doing all this, whisk an egg and place it in a small skillet. Allow it to cook like you would an omelet, and once it has turn the heat off and cut the egg into small pieces.
If you want to use carrots, English peas or green onion, then put them in along with the egg. Put in a teaspoon of butter continuing to stir.
Put in enough soy sauce so that the rice turns a nice light brown while you are stirring it. Once it has reached that color, pack down the rice on the skillet and let it sit for 2-3 minutes. Flip the rice and let it sit on the other side for 2-3 minutes - this will allow the rice to sear a little and just creates a better texture.
Yum Yum Sauce
If you are going to have chicken friend rice, you need some yum yum sauce to go with it. It's really simple.
Melt a teaspoon of butter in a bowl. Add a tablespoon of mayonnaise, 1/4 teaspoon of ketchup and 1/4 teaspoon of sugar and stir until you get a good consistency - you may need to add mayo or ketchup to get the right light pink color. I like to just pour that yum yum sauce all over the rice.
This recipe feeds 3 people, two if you're really hungry.
Friday, August 2, 2013
Long Layoff
I definitely haven't posted on here in a while. Having a baby has taken up most of my time, and I've spent my blogging time on M&WN and FWtCT.
Being a dad has been pretty good. I've gotten the hang of it pretty well. There's nothing like a baby smiling back at you. There also nothing like a baby crying non-stoop and you just want silence, ha. But that's life, things change and you move forward, wouldn't have it any other way.
I've got a few things I'd like to write this month, and I'll put my SEC predictions on here before the year starts.
Being a dad has been pretty good. I've gotten the hang of it pretty well. There's nothing like a baby smiling back at you. There also nothing like a baby crying non-stoop and you just want silence, ha. But that's life, things change and you move forward, wouldn't have it any other way.
I've got a few things I'd like to write this month, and I'll put my SEC predictions on here before the year starts.
Thursday, January 17, 2013
Falcons/49ers Rivalry
It's great that the Falcons and 49ers are playing for the NFC Championship. This rivalry brings back so many memories.
I guess most Falcons fans would say their biggest rival is the Saints. I get that, and I don't care for them either. But I really can't stand the 49ers. It's always been that way.
When I was growing up during the Joe Montana and Steve Young years, San Francisco had some really great teams, and won several Superbowls...and the Falcons hardly ever beat them.
To add to it, I was also a Cowboys fan in my early youth (because they won, and I used the excuse of being born in Dallas), and the 'Boy and 9ers held the 1st and 2nd seed in the NFL every year from 1992-1995 and met in the NFL Championship Game from 1992-94.
Atlanta is 30-44-1 (.400) against them all time. But in my lifetime (since 1984) they are 13-27-1 (.317) against the 49ers.
All those years in the NFC West - all those beatdowns.
From 1984-1990, the Falcons were 1-12-1 vs. the 49ers. The average margin of victory (or loss, in the Falcons case) was 17 points. They were hard to beat.
The first memory I have, when I realized how much it meant to beat them, was when the Falcons won on a Hail Mary throw on the last play of the game in 1991 (in old Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium) to win 17-14. I remember the next day on the school bus everyone was so pumped about winning that game. Of course, that was the second time Atlanta had beaten them that year, and that game gave the Falcons the tiebreaker (both teams were 10-6) and led to their big playoff victory in the Wild Card round vs. New Orleans in the Superdome.
The 49ers got payback in 1992 and won 56-17 and 41-3. If it wasn't enough that they beat us all the time, they had to steal away Deion Sanders after the 1993 season, and proceed to win the Superbowl with him in 1994.
Going into the 1995 season finale, San Fran had won 6 of the last 7, and they were poised for a 1st round bye in the playoffs. The Falcons needed to win to get in. I remember laying on my bed listening to the game on the radio (because practically all home games were blacked out back then). I don't recall exactly what happened, but it was an exciting finish I know. Atlanta won 28-27, my dad and I jumping up in down in my room as we listened to the call.
Back to getting taken behind the woodshed in 1996 and 97. And leave it to the 49ers to hand us one of our two losses in 1998, a 31-20 game in Week 3. But on their return visit to the Dome, I remember begging my dad to take me to the game because I just had to see it - both teams were 7-2 and I wasn't going to let the Georgia Dome not being sold out prevent me from putting my eyes on this game. (But, of course, I went and the game sold out for the first time in a billion years.) The Falcons won 31-19 and went on to an amazing season. And for once, when the 49ers came back to the Dome for the Divisional round of the playoffs that year, I finally felt confident we could beat them (maybe for the first time in my life). And we did, if only by a 20-18 score.
San Francisco wouldn't let us leave the NFC West without a bitter taste in our mouths. They won two overtime games in 2001. The Chris Chandler (but play Michael Vick, please) Falcons ended the year 7-9.
I was happy about the creation of the NFC South in 2002: no more San Francisco twice per season.
The 49ers have lost what they used to have. The 2000s weren't nearly as successful as the previous two decades, and the Falcons have won the last four meetings. But now that the Falcons are facing them in the NFC Championship Game, I'm reminded of the rivalry that once was. Just how thrilling it was to beat them back in the day, and how no one ever expected us to - as many are calling for this weekend. How awesome it would be to win one here, this week, to send Atlanta to the Superbowl.
I guess most Falcons fans would say their biggest rival is the Saints. I get that, and I don't care for them either. But I really can't stand the 49ers. It's always been that way.
When I was growing up during the Joe Montana and Steve Young years, San Francisco had some really great teams, and won several Superbowls...and the Falcons hardly ever beat them.
To add to it, I was also a Cowboys fan in my early youth (because they won, and I used the excuse of being born in Dallas), and the 'Boy and 9ers held the 1st and 2nd seed in the NFL every year from 1992-1995 and met in the NFL Championship Game from 1992-94.
Atlanta is 30-44-1 (.400) against them all time. But in my lifetime (since 1984) they are 13-27-1 (.317) against the 49ers.
All those years in the NFC West - all those beatdowns.
From 1984-1990, the Falcons were 1-12-1 vs. the 49ers. The average margin of victory (or loss, in the Falcons case) was 17 points. They were hard to beat.
The first memory I have, when I realized how much it meant to beat them, was when the Falcons won on a Hail Mary throw on the last play of the game in 1991 (in old Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium) to win 17-14. I remember the next day on the school bus everyone was so pumped about winning that game. Of course, that was the second time Atlanta had beaten them that year, and that game gave the Falcons the tiebreaker (both teams were 10-6) and led to their big playoff victory in the Wild Card round vs. New Orleans in the Superdome.
The 49ers got payback in 1992 and won 56-17 and 41-3. If it wasn't enough that they beat us all the time, they had to steal away Deion Sanders after the 1993 season, and proceed to win the Superbowl with him in 1994.
Going into the 1995 season finale, San Fran had won 6 of the last 7, and they were poised for a 1st round bye in the playoffs. The Falcons needed to win to get in. I remember laying on my bed listening to the game on the radio (because practically all home games were blacked out back then). I don't recall exactly what happened, but it was an exciting finish I know. Atlanta won 28-27, my dad and I jumping up in down in my room as we listened to the call.
Back to getting taken behind the woodshed in 1996 and 97. And leave it to the 49ers to hand us one of our two losses in 1998, a 31-20 game in Week 3. But on their return visit to the Dome, I remember begging my dad to take me to the game because I just had to see it - both teams were 7-2 and I wasn't going to let the Georgia Dome not being sold out prevent me from putting my eyes on this game. (But, of course, I went and the game sold out for the first time in a billion years.) The Falcons won 31-19 and went on to an amazing season. And for once, when the 49ers came back to the Dome for the Divisional round of the playoffs that year, I finally felt confident we could beat them (maybe for the first time in my life). And we did, if only by a 20-18 score.
San Francisco wouldn't let us leave the NFC West without a bitter taste in our mouths. They won two overtime games in 2001. The Chris Chandler (but play Michael Vick, please) Falcons ended the year 7-9.
I was happy about the creation of the NFC South in 2002: no more San Francisco twice per season.
The 49ers have lost what they used to have. The 2000s weren't nearly as successful as the previous two decades, and the Falcons have won the last four meetings. But now that the Falcons are facing them in the NFC Championship Game, I'm reminded of the rivalry that once was. Just how thrilling it was to beat them back in the day, and how no one ever expected us to - as many are calling for this weekend. How awesome it would be to win one here, this week, to send Atlanta to the Superbowl.
Tuesday, January 15, 2013
Hasn't God Always Met Our Needs?
From Bryant Wright
"I know how to get along with humble means, and I also know how to live in prosperity; in any and every circumstance I have learned the secret of being filled and going hungry, both of having abundance and suffering need. I can do all things through Him who strengthens me." - Philippians 4:12-13 NAS
When you take the time to sort through your yearly expenses, it can be a sobering experience. Believe me, I know. First I paid the MasterCard bill and then my quarterly estimated state and federal taxes. This was followed by an exorbitant check for out-of-state college tuition, which had risen 17% that year. (At that point, I had that mental picture of a giant vacuum cleaner in the sky, sucking up all the money we had.) Then I checked on our retirement account, noting it had, for the third year in a row, dropped double digits. I began to have this very sinking feeling of despair coming over me. I must confess to you that I walked around really discouraged for a few days.
And then the Holy Spirit began to minister to me. It was like the Lord said, "Haven't you paid all your bills? Haven't I met all of your needs? Haven't I ALWAYS met all of your needs? What makes you think that after all these years of so-called spiritual maturity that I'm no longer going to meet your needs?"
Let me tell you something: that was very convicting. And then the Lord said to my heart, "Bryant, it never was yours in the first place. And whether you're riding high for one year and down in the dumps the next, that's My decision. It has always been My decision. It has never been yours. I'm just interested in you seeking to manage what I entrust to you, to the best of your ability, and trust Me with the rest."
"I know how to get along with humble means, and I also know how to live in prosperity; in any and every circumstance I have learned the secret of being filled and going hungry, both of having abundance and suffering need. I can do all things through Him who strengthens me." - Philippians 4:12-13 NAS
When you take the time to sort through your yearly expenses, it can be a sobering experience. Believe me, I know. First I paid the MasterCard bill and then my quarterly estimated state and federal taxes. This was followed by an exorbitant check for out-of-state college tuition, which had risen 17% that year. (At that point, I had that mental picture of a giant vacuum cleaner in the sky, sucking up all the money we had.) Then I checked on our retirement account, noting it had, for the third year in a row, dropped double digits. I began to have this very sinking feeling of despair coming over me. I must confess to you that I walked around really discouraged for a few days.
And then the Holy Spirit began to minister to me. It was like the Lord said, "Haven't you paid all your bills? Haven't I met all of your needs? Haven't I ALWAYS met all of your needs? What makes you think that after all these years of so-called spiritual maturity that I'm no longer going to meet your needs?"
Let me tell you something: that was very convicting. And then the Lord said to my heart, "Bryant, it never was yours in the first place. And whether you're riding high for one year and down in the dumps the next, that's My decision. It has always been My decision. It has never been yours. I'm just interested in you seeking to manage what I entrust to you, to the best of your ability, and trust Me with the rest."
Saturday, January 12, 2013
Blueberries
I'm into blueberries right now. Not necessarily eating blueberries themselves, but stuff with blueberries in them, nor flavoring.
Blueberry bagels, pop tarts, muffins. They are all good.
The other day I bought some blueberry cobbler coffee. Since I'm into blueberries and blueberry cobbler is good, I figured this would be too. And yes, it is delicious.
Blueberry bagels, pop tarts, muffins. They are all good.
The other day I bought some blueberry cobbler coffee. Since I'm into blueberries and blueberry cobbler is good, I figured this would be too. And yes, it is delicious.
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