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174: Caterpillar Massacre

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I first spotted the castings, swelling and becoming spongy green with tomato leaves... I scraped, singed, and finally skewered the little suckers on bamboo. When attacked, they vomited the brightly colored and freshly masticated green leaf juice. Nasty.

But I won. And protected the 'maters from what were sure to be the most disgusting and pathetic moths to ever emerge from a cocoon.

Kill Your Enemy


173: Oamos vs WoJ

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It really is much better.


172: BERGer Time

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I'm just finishing off a most delectable cheeseburger. I'm also waiting for my BERG vs OCRG video to download. First, the burger...

I was hungry after the bout, and Miz Bubbles was ready to hit the sack. I ran to Mardi Gras Zone for frozen falafels and hummus initially, but spotted a pouch of nice looking ground beef in the cooler and decided to change direction.

When I returned chez Kramar, I popped in The River and quickly patted together some patties. I chopped up a green onion from the farmer's market just down St. Claude from the casa, and added some of Jason's Soon To Be Famous BBQ Rub, some Lea & P and a touch of olive oil. I topped the patty with a thick slice of muenster, and a trio of fresh mustard greens, also from the market, and basil and parsley from my backyard secret garden. I sat down to enjoy it as I arrived at The River, the song. Utter delight.

Now for the bout.



Mardi Gras World is a great place to do anything. Gov't Majik warmed up... with Clint Maedgen and a pair of Beatles covers before moving into Led Zep. The OC girls were... imposing... they were big and scary is what they were, and our girls smashed hips like the biggest of them, but still came up short in the end. We ended up in a great spot right on top of the crash zone and the barmam liked us so a most excellent time was had by all.


171: Tax Holiday

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I'm going on a tax holiday, and I'm buying an anchor system, batteries, candles, D-cells, extra self-powered light sources, flexible waterproof sheeting, generators, a head-mounted flashlight, Igloo coolers, Jimmy cans, a krypton-bulbed flashlight (you can never have too many flashlights), light source that is self-powered, materials and products manufactured, rated, and marketed specifically for the purposes of preventing window damage from storms, 9-volt batteries, Orange Lanterns, Pelican flashlight, Quik Brites, radios, storm shutter devices, tarpaulins, universal cellphone charger, V2 Triplex Aluminum 4.5 Flashlight, weather-band radio... and that's about all the time I can spend on this... Who knows which game I'm playing with myself?


Louisiana Sales Tax Holiday for Hurricane Preparedness
May 24 & 25, 2008

BATON ROUGE – Louisiana residents can purchase needed items free of sales tax as they prepare for the 2008 hurricane season.

The inaugural 2008 Hurricane Preparedness Sales Tax Holiday takes place on Saturday, May 24 and Sunday, May 25. The holiday is an annual, statewide event created by the Louisiana Legislature to assist families with the important job of protecting their lives and property in the event of a serious storm.

During the two‐day holiday, tax‐free purchases are allowed for the first $1,500 of the sales price on each of the following items:
• Self‐powered light sources, such as flashlights and candles;
• Portable self‐powered radios, two‐way radios, and weather‐band radios;
• Tarpaulins or other flexible waterproof sheeting;
• Ground anchor systems or tie‐down kits;
• Gas or diesel fuel tanks;
• Batteries – AAA, AA, C, D, 6‐volt, or 9‐volt (automobile batteries and boat batteries are not eligible);
• Cellular phone batteries and chargers;
• Non‐electric food storage coolers;
• Portable generators;
• Storm shutter devices – Materials and products manufactured, rated, and marketed specifically for the purposes of preventing window damage from storms (La. R.S. 47:305.58).

The 2008 Hurricane Preparedness Sales Tax holiday begins at 12:01 a.m. on Saturday, May 24, and ends at 11:59 p.m. on Sunday, May 25.

The sales tax holiday does not extend to hurricane‐preparedness items or supplies purchased at any airport, public lodging establishment or hotel, convenience store, or entertainment complex.

For more information, visit www.revenue.louisiana.gov


Update!

My amazing Mother done outdone me... as expected since she taught me this game, except we were usually going to California:

"Well, I’m gong on a tax holiday and I’m buying an ample supply of candles, batteries, cell phone battery, Duracell flashlight, extra flashlights, fuel tanks to fill with water, generous amounts of waterproof sheeting , humongous food storage coolers, Igloo coolers, jars for self powered light sources such as lightning bugs, Krylon, light sticks, man made products used for roof repair, neoprene containers for water, outrageous containers for water, plenty of water, quarts and quarts and quarts of water, radical amounts of batteries, self powered light sources, tons of water, ungodly amounts of water, very powerful two way radios, waterproof plywood, Xanax by the case (I’ll pay the taxes), yellow flashlights, zebra flashlights."

She's awesome!

Any others? I know the comments thing is busted (any trolls out there who can fix it?), but email me at iankramar (at) gmail.com


170: Free Jazz, Brah!

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Free Jazz, Brah!

Another plug for the "Rain or Shine" benefit! Who will the special, surprise guests be?





"When you're in the dark and you wanna see - electricity, eee - lek tricity.
Well then flip that switch and what do you get? electricity, eee - lek tricity!"



168: Pans of Steel

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There are some real gems in WGNO's youtube channel from its "Real New Orleans" series. This on demonstrates the true purpose for oil:


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