Cap'n Bob & the Damsel – Page 348 – Perspectives on Life and Politics

The Congressional Coxswain

Obama’s true inspiration to the congressional team . . .

01 Feb 2010 by CapnBob Beltway Kabuki Whacko Politics

Hyacinth – Up Close and Personal

I have a potted hyacinth growing on the coffee table in the living room. When the light gets just right as it comes in through the window over the staircase, I can sometimes get a nice lighting effect. It’s too bad you can’t smell the nice fragrance these flowers have. Click on the image to enlarge.

31 Jan 2010 by Damsel Home & Garden Photography

Home Made Pizza

What you are looking at is Barbecued Pizza – really. I put the pizza stone out on the gas BBQ, close the lid and adjust the flame for 500° or so. Then, after it’s hot, I bring out the pizza that Damsel has loaded up with goodies, slide it onto the stone and close the lid on it for ten or fifteen minutes.

The ingredients are mostly heart-healthy, like the marinated artichoke hearts, olives and sliced tomatoes, but what would a pizza be without mozzarella cheese (low fat, of course) and some meat like the thin Italian pancetta slices we spread over the top. We served ourselves a slice and a half each with a green salad on the side.

Damn good, if I do say so, myself. Click on the image to enlarge. Remember not to drool on the keyboard.

30 Jan 2010 by CapnBob Food & Dining

Climate Change is Now Officially a Joke

Teh “Smug One” generates a chuckle among those attending the ~~STFU~~ SOTU Wednesday night. To be sure, they weren’t laughing with him.

Via Planet Gore

29 Jan 2010 by CapnBob Beltway Kabuki Global Warming Greenbats Whacko Politics

Attack on Banks and the SOTU

Here’s the results of the last five trading days. Obama attacks Banking and Business in the State of the Union campaign speech and in the days before.

Mr. President, Tear Down This Rhetoric . . .

Reaction from the Blogosphere:

The State of the Union Is No ‘Reset’ Button – Karl Rove

If the criticism of you is that you’re all talk and no action, I’m not sure that a long speech is really going to help, no matter how emphatically you deliver it. – Jim Geraghty

The public thinks Obama doesn’t get it; Obama thinks the public doesn’t get it. – Rich Lowry

Here he goes again with his bank penalization idea!!!!!!!! Every time he opens his yap, my mutual funds take a nosedive! PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE SHUT UP!!! – Nicki @ The Liberty Zone

2 Words to Describe Obama Speech . . . YOU LIE! – Anthony @ The Liberty Sphere

There was no “pivot to the center,” no serious accounting for the Massachusetts miracle or his misfortunes. Instead, there was an innumerate, inaccurate and distinctly unpresidential whine — blaming George W. Bush for nearly all of his problems (leaving out, among other things, that the Democrats have been controlling Congress and crafting budgets since 2006). – Jonah Goldberg

28 Jan 2010 by CapnBob Beltway Kabuki Money and Business Whacko Politics

Little Orange Bells

When I walked out on the patio today, the little eschevaria succulent caught my camera’s attention with these colorful little bell-shaped flowers. Click on the image to enlarge.