Thinking About: Cinnamon Rolls Dough: 1 cup Warm Milk 2 Eggs (room temp) 1/3 cup Unsalted Butter 4 1/2 cups All Purpose Flour 1 teas. Salt 1/2 cup Sugar ¼ oz. Active Dry Yeast Filling: 1 cup Light...
Monthly Archive:: September 2015
RACE IN MISSISSIPPI
Race Is the Least of the Problems The people of Mississippi have not been angels. The history of the Magnolia State and segregation invites the kind of scrutiny and criticism that has recently been visited upon the state. ...
RACE IN OUR SCHOOLS
A few years ago, I wrote an article about a school district in Mississippi that was under investigation by the U.S. Justice Department’s division of civil rights for having unacceptable race ratios. Walthall County is a rural community of...
SHAMING THE POOR
File this under the heading of tone deaf. Or mean-spiritedness. Or boneheadedness. Heck,cross file it under all three headings. Once again some Republican has emerged from obscurity onto the national scene to make an ass of himself and to...
DID AMERICA INFLUENCE CHRISTIANITY?
Our friend, Dr. Tom Krannawitter offers this thoughtful piece on America’s influence on Christianity. The subject “America-was-founded-as-a-Christian-Nation” is one of those persistent themes in American politics. It pops up again and again, frequently. This is true throughout all of...
IRAN’S NEW CLOCK
Our friend A.F. Branco does it again, spoofing the Iran nuclear deal. See more of A.F. HERE
JACK ROSE COCKTAIL
The Jack Rose cocktail was very popular during the 1920’s and 30’s. As applejack, the drinks main ingredient, fell out of favor, the drink receded into the corners of cocktail history. The good news is that applejack is making...
SAZERAC COCKTAIL
The sazerac cocktail is a often credited with being the very fist cocktail ever created, tracing its roots to pre civil war New Orleans. Some historians dispute this claim, but none dispute the fact that the Sazerac is a...
AHMED GOES TO COLLEGE
Narrative is a powerful social tool. Because facts are mostly irrelevant to narrative, narrative is both malleable and transposable: What doesn’t fit one way can be easily twisted to fit another way, and what doesn’t apply to one situation,...
SQUISHY NEGROES
A few years ago, I had the honor of sitting on a panel with the civil rights icon, Myrlie Evers. Evers is the widow of civil rights martyr Medger Evers and has worked tirelessly over the last forty years...
WHEN A CLOCK IS A TICKING TIME BOMB
When a Clock is a Ticking Time Bomb Commentary by Sanford D. Horn September 21, 2015 President Ronald Reagan famously said “trust, but verify” mostly regarding the United States relations with the Soviet Union during the waning days...
THE SLAVERY OF ETERNAL GUILT
The Slavery of Eternal Guilt Q: Should Americans feel responsible for what occurred in the past, such as the seizure of native land? A: Some Americans can apparently be made to feel guilty about anything. If your...
BRONX COCKTAIL
The Bronx cocktail is essentially a martini with orange juice added. This recipe for the Bronx cocktail comes from liquor.com and uses one or two more ingredients. Bronx Cocktail 2 oz Gin 1/4 oz Dry Vermouth 1/4 oz Sweet...