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Friday Link Roundup.

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Just a Horse. Because.

So, apparently, most die with nothing.   Born with nada, die with nada. I see this a lot.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/personalfinance/retirement/2017/06/02/almost-half-of-americans-die-nearly-broke/102312340/

Backed out of the Paris agreement, did’ja?  good.

http://www.nwfdailynews.com/news/20170602/protests-new-climate-pledges-after-trumps-paris-pullout

Bill Wier says he’ll fight for his tree.   Doubt it.  Seriously doubt it.

http://www.cnn.com/interactive/2017/06/travel/states-of-change/

Ahhh!!!  Its the Russians don’cha know!:

http://www.foxnews.com/world/2017/06/02/vladimir-putin-fights-election-tampering-accusations-with-his-own-shots-at-us.html

We now have a fake president.   So.  Have we entered the Matrix then?   Red pill, Blue pill?  Covfefe?

https://www.axios.com/scarborough-steve-bannon-is-the-real-president-2430129219.html

Ah, yes.   Kathy Griffin (kathy who?).   Re-energizing a dead career.   Hmm.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4565120/Kathy-Griffin-claims-bullied-Trump-family.html

More Russians.   This time, they hid Wisconsin.   Lol.

http://www.theamericanmirror.com/cnn-host-mocks-hillary-russians-cloaked-wi-couldnt-find-map/

And, (are you tired yet?  I am, of this…) Hillary blames everyone but herself:

https://www.wsj.com/articles/hillary-lacks-the-remorse-of-conscience-1496359405

Locally, no, not my backyard, but hey!  Watch for Snakes!!:

http://www.crestviewbulletin.com/news/20170601/crestview-officer-retrieves-copperhead-from-backyard

Read this, and understand sacrifice:

http://www.crestviewbulletin.com/news/20170602/weeks-top-story-green-berets-keep-fallen-soldiers-promise

And finally, convfefe!

And 17 years, today.   Thank you to my significant other.   I don’t know how we did it, but, we did.  I love you.

garden, miscellany, pets

Jowl.

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img_2904Huh.

Saw this yesterday, thought it would be interesting to cook for new years day.   Apparently, its a southern thing – pork jowl with black eyed peas.  No peas for us.

Its going to be like the ox tail we did some time ago.

thumbnail_img_2907Instead, we braised the jowl in the broiler with red potatos, onions, etc., then put it in the crock pot for the day.   We shall see.

http://www.tasteofsouthern.com/how-to-fry-hog-jowl/

http://www.seriouseats.com/2012/01/the-nasty-bits-pork-cheeks.html

img_2918Not done yet, but cooking along… .

Related:

http://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/2016/12/27/too-many-air-passengers-fly-phony-support-pets-critics-say/93969310/

http://claytonecramer.blogspot.com/2016/12/finally-pigs-are-not-service-animals.html