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HAPPY 2010: Damn The Naughts

January 1, 2010 by GayPatriot

I’m spending the day with PatriotPartner, PatriotMom and the PatriotPooches.  So I don’t expect to blog more today — but you never know.

In any case, HAPPY NEW YEAR y’all.  And for your reading pleasure today, I highly recommend this amazing piece by Jules Crittenden about the turn of the Century and the last decade that we were tortured with.

Up on the ancient mound of Armageddon, we could see Nazareth to the east, Mount Tabor, and the pass down to the Mediterranean. We were surrounded by, in fact atop the scene of many ancient and terrible battles. It wasn’t for nothing John of Patmos in his cave settled on Armageddon as the place where the world would end. It had been doing that on a regular basis there for centuries.

The sky was afire, blood red and terrible overhead. It looked great, very apocalyptic. But Garo needed someone to shoot amid the ancient wreckage of 16 cities, and I needed someone to quote. I caught a flash of black in the corner of my eye, a caped figure bounding across the old fallen stones at some distance.

“Look, it’s the Angel of Death,” I said. “Let’s go get him.”

By the time we ran him down in among some rocks, he had taken the form of a long-haired, heavily tattooed, Bible-quoting car park attendant from Albuquerque. I asked if he was here waiting for the End Times, for the Great Final Battle between Good and Evil. He gave me a look like I didn’t get it, and said, “That’s been going on for some time. It’s going on all around us. You just can’t see it.”

That is a great excerpt of Jules’ reflection.  But there is so much more.  Please read the whole thing.

Exit question for today:  What is your traditional New Year’s meal?

-Bruce (GayPatriot)

Filed Under: Post 9-11 America

Comments

  1. Gary Kirk says

    January 1, 2010 at 10:31 am - January 1, 2010

    And a Happy New Year to you and yours too! Looking forward to more great posts from y’all this year.

    Let’s see…Black-eyed peas. Check.

    Turnip greens. Check.

    Cornbread. Check.

    Hog jowl…hmm…think it will be pork chops this year.
    At least it will be some part of the pig.

  2. PatriotMom says

    January 1, 2010 at 11:34 am - January 1, 2010

    Ours is usually pork, saurkraut, greens and black eyed peas. Maybe mashed potatoes???

    HAPPY NEW YEAR ALL!!!

  3. Less says

    January 1, 2010 at 11:38 am - January 1, 2010

    Need pictures of PatriotPooches!!!!

  4. Gary Kirk says

    January 1, 2010 at 12:42 pm - January 1, 2010

    I believe we’re goin’ with fried taters PatriotMom.

    One of our family’s favorite meals any day of the year is sauerkraut with smoked sausage, purple hull peas, fried taters, cornbread, sliced maters, and of course, a slice of onion.

    Either way we certainly know what’s good for the soul don’t we?

  5. Jax Dancer says

    January 1, 2010 at 1:50 pm - January 1, 2010

    Traditional holiday dish of sweet and sour red cabbage (with bacon)

    Garlic mashed potatoes (with bacon)

    baked pork chops with apple, smoked paparika, and bacon. . .

  6. Jim Michaud says

    January 1, 2010 at 1:59 pm - January 1, 2010

    I usually have my mom’s tourtiere (meat pie) for New Year’s. It’s a French-Canadian specialty.
    On a related note: there’s a debate in my family on the proper pronunciation of this new year. Is it “two thousand ten” or is it supposed to be “twenty ten”?

  7. GayPatriot says

    January 1, 2010 at 3:03 pm - January 1, 2010

    I forgot to mention. We are having pork loin, sauerkraut and homemade Black Eyed Peas salad (made by John… anyone who thinks I can cook is crazy).

  8. Roy Lofquist says

    January 1, 2010 at 3:31 pm - January 1, 2010

    My traditional New Year breakfast is raw eggs, tabasco and half a bottle of aspirin.

  9. Rosalie says

    January 1, 2010 at 3:38 pm - January 1, 2010

    I’m from Pennsylvania. We have pork with homemade sauerkraut and mashed potatoes. Unbeatable! Happy New Year!

  10. ThatGayConservative says

    January 1, 2010 at 3:40 pm - January 1, 2010

    I dunno what we’re going to have. There’s some canned collard greens (I know, but they’re really good and easy) with field peas n snaps. Got some chipotle Tobasco that goes nicely with ’em too.

  11. NebraskaPatriot says

    January 1, 2010 at 3:49 pm - January 1, 2010

    Happy New Year and Thanks for your great work in 2009. Can’t wait for the coming year.

    By the way, our fine Democrat U.S. Senator Ben Nelson has had to start running ads to explain his vote on Obamacare. I wrote about it on my blog. It was a hoot. Only a politician could come up with this ad.

    Thanks again for 2009 . . .

  12. American Elephant says

    January 1, 2010 at 4:23 pm - January 1, 2010

    People have traditional New Year’s meals? Weirrrrd. Maybe it’s a southern thing.

    Well, back in the days when I used to go out and get sauced on New Years, nothing hit the hangover spot like a good grease-burger, preferably from Dick’s drive-in. But that’s about the closest Ive ever come to tradition related to New Year’s.

  13. Conservative Guy says

    January 1, 2010 at 7:36 pm - January 1, 2010

    I don’t have a traditional New Year’s meal. It’s different every year. Tonight it’s creamy turnip soup, chicken piccata, sauteed spinach, and a green salad with some herb and garlic goat cheese on the side.

    Collard greens, black-eyed peas, cornbread — that all sounds like Southern food. I’m sure I’ve eaten more Dick’s Drive-in burgers in my life than I have black-eyed peas.

  14. American Elephant says

    January 1, 2010 at 8:29 pm - January 1, 2010

    If you eat Dick’s burgers, you must be from Seattle! hi neighbor.

    Creamy turnip soup? hmmm, that sounds good, I may have to try that.

  15. rusty says

    January 1, 2010 at 9:39 pm - January 1, 2010

    chinese take out or home cooked

  16. sonicfrog says

    January 1, 2010 at 9:53 pm - January 1, 2010

    Happy New Year Everybody!

  17. ThatGayConservative says

    January 1, 2010 at 11:41 pm - January 1, 2010

    Wound up having mini Farfale and Rotini with spaghetti sauce instead. Was too busy watching Next Iron Chef to really cook anything.

  18. Grizzly Glenn says

    January 2, 2010 at 2:22 am - January 2, 2010

    My boyfriend and I watched Julie and Julia a few weeks ago and he got me Julia Childs’ cookbook for Christmas. We spent New Years Day cooking fantastic dishes from her recipes. I think we have started a new tradition!

  19. GayPatriot says

    January 2, 2010 at 10:37 am - January 2, 2010

    Grizz — What a great new tradition!

    We watched Julie & Julia last night, in fact! Great flick.

    Today: Sherlock Holmes!

  20. Conservative Guy says

    January 2, 2010 at 7:10 pm - January 2, 2010

    Yes, I’m from Seattle. I do eat a Dick’s burger once in a blue moon, but I’ve NEVER had the opportunity to try black-eyed peas.

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