Luke AFB is west of Phoenix and is rapidly being surrounded by civilization that complains about the noise from the base and its planes, forgetting that it was there long before they were. A certain lieutenant colonel at Luke AFB deserves a big pat on the back. Apparently, an individual who lives somewhere near Luke AFB wrote the local paper complaining about a group of F-16s that disturbed his/her day at the mall.
When that individual read the response from a Luke AFB officer, it must Have stung quite a bit.
The complaint:
'Question of the day for Luke Air Force Base:
Whom do we thank for the morning air show? Last Wednesday, at precisely 9:11 A.M, a tight formation of four F-16 jets made a low pass over Arrowhead Mall, continuing west over Bell Road at approximately 500 feet. Imagine our good fortune! Do the Tom Cruise-wannabes feel we need this wake-up call, or were they trying to impress the cashiers at Mervyns early bird special?
Any response would be appreciated.
The response:
Regarding 'A wake-up call from Luke's jets' on June 15, at precisely 9:12 a.m., a perfectly timed four- ship fly by of F-16s from the 63rd Fighter Squadronat Luke Air Force Base flew over the grave of Capt. Jeremy Fresques. Capt Fresques was an Air Force officer who was previously stationed at Luke Air Force Base and was killed in Iraq on May 30, Memorial Day.
At 9 a. m. on June 15, his family and friends gathered at Sunland Memorial Park in Sun City to mourn the loss of a husband, son and friend. Based on the letter writer's recount of the fly by, and because of the jet noise, I'm sure you didn't hear the 21-gun salute, the playing of taps, or my words to the widow and parents of Capt. Fresques as I gave them their son's flag on behalf of the President of the United States and all those veterans and servicemen and women who understand the sacrifices they have endured.
A four-ship fly by is a display of respect the Air Force gives to those who give their lives in defense of freedom. We are professional aviators and take our jobs seriously, and on June 15 what the letter writer witnessed was four officers lining up to pay their ultimate respects.
The letter writer asks, 'Whom do we thank for the morning air show? The 56th Fighter Wing will make the call for you, and forward your thanks to the widow and parents of Capt Fresques, and thank them for you, for it was in their honor that my pilots flew the most honorable formation of their lives.
Only 2 defining forces have ever offered to die for you...Jesus Christ and the American Soldier. One died for your soul, the other for your freedom.
Lt. Col. Grant L. Rosensteel, Jr.
USAF
Wednesday, March 11, 2009
Wednesday, February 11, 2009
Deployment #2
Hi. I am the wife or a US Marine. Hes not home right now please leave a message after the beep:::
Once again I am left to move alone. LOL How many times has he accomplished this feat of getting out of the moving process?! I beleive 7. HA Beat that! :) I dont blame him I hate moving the only good thing about this is that i can throw away a lot of shit. HAHAHA
*sigh* I do miss him terribly already though. Today is day two. I cant say where hes going when hell get there or when hell be back, its aginst the rules. ;) But hell be gone a while, far away, and the return is a mystery.. not just for you but for me too.
I know he misses us, and we *me and kaelyn* miss him terribly. I havent really cried, i mean i cried when he left and I cried when i laid down in bed next tot he bear he gave me for valentines before he left... it smells like him. Tim McGraw smelly goodness. Im less emotional than last year by far.. I jsut hope he is coping okay.. i mean ... He had to leave not only me but Kaelyn too! I know thats got to be really really hard. A lot harder than this is for me.
{I love you baby, and i miss you. Come home to me and kae soon. Hugs and kisses ... bunches and bunches.... MUAH}
Once again I am left to move alone. LOL How many times has he accomplished this feat of getting out of the moving process?! I beleive 7. HA Beat that! :) I dont blame him I hate moving the only good thing about this is that i can throw away a lot of shit. HAHAHA
*sigh* I do miss him terribly already though. Today is day two. I cant say where hes going when hell get there or when hell be back, its aginst the rules. ;) But hell be gone a while, far away, and the return is a mystery.. not just for you but for me too.
I know he misses us, and we *me and kaelyn* miss him terribly. I havent really cried, i mean i cried when he left and I cried when i laid down in bed next tot he bear he gave me for valentines before he left... it smells like him. Tim McGraw smelly goodness. Im less emotional than last year by far.. I jsut hope he is coping okay.. i mean ... He had to leave not only me but Kaelyn too! I know thats got to be really really hard. A lot harder than this is for me.
{I love you baby, and i miss you. Come home to me and kae soon. Hugs and kisses ... bunches and bunches.... MUAH}
Ahh, the 2008 Darwin Awards....
These make me proud to be slightly educated and not a retarded human being... Read and you will understand my statement. :)
Yes, it's that magical time of year again when the Darwin Awards are bestowed, honoring the least evolved among us.
Here are the glorious winners:
1. When his 38-caliber revolver failed to fire at his intended victim during a hold-up in Long Beach, California, would-be robber James Elliot did something that can only inspire wonder. He peered down the barrel and tried the trigger again. This time it worked.
And now, the honorable mentions:
2. The chef at a hotel in Switzerland lost a finger in a meat-cutting machine and, after a little shopping around, submitted a claim to his insurance company. The company expecting negligence sent out one of its men to have a look for himself. He tried the machine and he also lost a finger. The chef's claim was approved.
3. A man who shoveled snow for an hour to clear a space for his car during a blizzard in Chicago returned with his vehicle to find a woman had taken the space.. Understandably, he shot her.
4. After stopping for drinks at an illegal bar, a Zimbabwean bus driver found that the 20 mental patients he was supposed to be transporting from Harare to Bulawayo had escaped.. Not wanting to admit his incompetence, the driver went to a nearby bus stop and offered everyone waiting there a free ride. He then delivered the passengers to the mental hospital, telling the staff that the patients were very excitable and prone to bizarre fantasies. The deception wasn't discovered for 3 days.
5. An American teenager was in the hospital recovering from serious head wounds received from an oncoming train. When asked how he received the injuries, the lad told police that he was simply trying to see how close he could get his head to a moving train before he was hit.
6. A man walked into a Louisiana Circle-K, put a $20 bill on the counter, and asked for change. When the clerk opened the cash drawer, the man pulled a gun and asked for all the cash in the register, which the clerk promptly provided.. The man took the cash from the clerk and fled, leaving the $20 bill on the counter. The total amount of cash he got from the drawer... $15.
[If someone points a gun at you and gives you money, is a crime committed?]
7. Seems an Arkansas guy wanted some beer pretty badly. He decided that he'd just throw a cinder block through a liquor store window, grab some booze, and run. So he lifted the cinder block and heaved it over his head at the window. The cinder block bounced back and hit the would-be thief on the head, knocking him unconscious. The liquor store window was made of Plexiglas. The whole event was caught on videotape.
8. As a female shopper exited a New York convenience store, a man grabbed her purse and ran. The clerk called 911 immediately, and the woman was able to give them a detailed description of the snatcher. Within minutes, the police apprehended the snatcher. They put him in the car and drove back to the store. The thief was then taken out of the car and told to stand there for a positive ID.. To which he replied, "Yes, officer, that's her. That's the lady I stole the purse from.
"
9. The Ann Arbor News crime column reported that a man walked into a Burger King in Ypsilanti, Michigan , at 5 A.M., flashed a gun, and demanded cash. The clerk turned him down because he said he couldn't open the cash register without a food order. When the man ordered onion rings, the clerk said they weren't available for breakfast. The man, frustrated, walked away.
[*A 5-STAR STUPIDITY AWARD WINNER]
10. When a man attempted to siphon gasoline from a motor home parked on a Seattle street, he got much more than he bargained for. Police arrived at the scene to find a very sick man curled up next to a motor home near spilled sewage. A police spokesman said that the man admitted to trying to steal gasoline and plugged his siphon hose into the motor home's sewage tank by mistake. The owner of the vehicle declined to press charges saying that it was the best laugh he'd ever had..
Yes, it's that magical time of year again when the Darwin Awards are bestowed, honoring the least evolved among us.
Here are the glorious winners:
1. When his 38-caliber revolver failed to fire at his intended victim during a hold-up in Long Beach, California, would-be robber James Elliot did something that can only inspire wonder. He peered down the barrel and tried the trigger again. This time it worked.
And now, the honorable mentions:
2. The chef at a hotel in Switzerland lost a finger in a meat-cutting machine and, after a little shopping around, submitted a claim to his insurance company. The company expecting negligence sent out one of its men to have a look for himself. He tried the machine and he also lost a finger. The chef's claim was approved.
3. A man who shoveled snow for an hour to clear a space for his car during a blizzard in Chicago returned with his vehicle to find a woman had taken the space.. Understandably, he shot her.
4. After stopping for drinks at an illegal bar, a Zimbabwean bus driver found that the 20 mental patients he was supposed to be transporting from Harare to Bulawayo had escaped.. Not wanting to admit his incompetence, the driver went to a nearby bus stop and offered everyone waiting there a free ride. He then delivered the passengers to the mental hospital, telling the staff that the patients were very excitable and prone to bizarre fantasies. The deception wasn't discovered for 3 days.
5. An American teenager was in the hospital recovering from serious head wounds received from an oncoming train. When asked how he received the injuries, the lad told police that he was simply trying to see how close he could get his head to a moving train before he was hit.
6. A man walked into a Louisiana Circle-K, put a $20 bill on the counter, and asked for change. When the clerk opened the cash drawer, the man pulled a gun and asked for all the cash in the register, which the clerk promptly provided.. The man took the cash from the clerk and fled, leaving the $20 bill on the counter. The total amount of cash he got from the drawer... $15.
[If someone points a gun at you and gives you money, is a crime committed?]
7. Seems an Arkansas guy wanted some beer pretty badly. He decided that he'd just throw a cinder block through a liquor store window, grab some booze, and run. So he lifted the cinder block and heaved it over his head at the window. The cinder block bounced back and hit the would-be thief on the head, knocking him unconscious. The liquor store window was made of Plexiglas. The whole event was caught on videotape.
8. As a female shopper exited a New York convenience store, a man grabbed her purse and ran. The clerk called 911 immediately, and the woman was able to give them a detailed description of the snatcher. Within minutes, the police apprehended the snatcher. They put him in the car and drove back to the store. The thief was then taken out of the car and told to stand there for a positive ID.. To which he replied, "Yes, officer, that's her. That's the lady I stole the purse from.
"
9. The Ann Arbor News crime column reported that a man walked into a Burger King in Ypsilanti, Michigan , at 5 A.M., flashed a gun, and demanded cash. The clerk turned him down because he said he couldn't open the cash register without a food order. When the man ordered onion rings, the clerk said they weren't available for breakfast. The man, frustrated, walked away.
[*A 5-STAR STUPIDITY AWARD WINNER]
10. When a man attempted to siphon gasoline from a motor home parked on a Seattle street, he got much more than he bargained for. Police arrived at the scene to find a very sick man curled up next to a motor home near spilled sewage. A police spokesman said that the man admitted to trying to steal gasoline and plugged his siphon hose into the motor home's sewage tank by mistake. The owner of the vehicle declined to press charges saying that it was the best laugh he'd ever had..
Tuesday, February 3, 2009
People who deserve to be punched in the face...
Exactly what the title says...
1. Do Not Disturb Waiter
Last time I checked, a waiter’s job was to wait on the people. A modern day servant if you will. A modern day servant making more tips than I'm making writing this stupid note, or pretending to work while I watch random videos on Youtube.But some of these skivvies just don’t get the point. Like they’re doing you a favor by bringing your food - plopping it on the table like gruel in an orphanage. You’re missing a fork and there’s a toenail in your risotto? Well too bad sucka, ’cause your waiter’s too busy doing lines in the bathroom and looking pensive by the bar.Next time you have to deal with this menial serf, go ahead and read him the daily specials: bangers and mash with a side of black eye.
2. Dinner Time Telemarketer
Ring, ring. “Hello, I’d like to talk to you about an interesting new opportunity in the credit market. I called at this hour because I knew you would be home enjoying the only time you have to spend with your family/girlfriend/boyfriend/dog, who you technically neglect for the other 22 hours in the day. I’d also like to ruin whatever serenity you had achieved, by making you get up from the table and answer the phone, even though you know it’s me and will curse yourself for the next 8 minutes, leaving you irrationally enraged by something as ridiculous as a telephone call from a turd in a headset.”Yeah, well guess what Dinner Time Telemarketer? In the new millenium, calls can be traced. And we have no problem interrupting your lunch with a lucrative opportunity to get nailed in the face. That goes for you too Indian call center.
3. Overly-Self Rightous Vegan
Listen up vegans. I have nothing against your people. I want to like you, and I respect your commitment to making rubbery substances taste vaguely of meat. But some of your cronies are making us feel bad for enjoying the succulent flavor of grain-fed, humanely raised animal flesh.It’s ok if you think meat is murder, or if you never saw The Lion King and therefore have no understanding of the circle of life. Just don’t interrupt my peaceful lunch with your unsolicited moral lunacy. I don’t barge in on your seitan dinners reciting stories from the slaughterhouse, and I expect the same kind of consideration in return.If you happen to be Overly Self Righteous Vegan, consider yourself warned. Because the next time you open your organic trapdoor, there’s gonna be blood, and PETA won’t be there to hear you scream.
4. Last Question Class Extender
Some people always wait to the last possible minute to do everything - order at the drive through, pay child support, ask questions in class. It’s ridiculous. You just went 180 minutes without a word, then all of a sudden you’re Barbara Walters.You would think in a place of higher education, these types of chowderheads would know better. Yet here we are, forced to endure 20 more minutes of nonsensical blabber courtesy of Last Question Class Extender.And before you come at me with the whole “college is all about self-discovery, and we should be in class because we want to, not because we are forced to, blah, blah, blah” Know that after three hours of Advanced Introduction to Metaphysics with Professor Stinky Beard, even the staunchest dork can’t handle one minute extra.So here’s a free lesson, the less you hold up class, the less chance you’ll end up with a potato sack of knowledge dumped on your brain cave.
5. Full Volume Headphone Guy
8:36 am. So far, you’ve lost 26 minutes on the platform, missed 4 L trains, and contracted some kind of infection from the smell of aged urine. But, it’s cool, because the dude whose armpit will be in your face for the next half hour is blasting Staind from his portable space-age music device.As much as I love epic, early 90s, rip-off radio rock, it’s just too effing early. That goes for you too, Beyonce blaster. And all the rest of you lowlifes who insist on pushing your musical tastes on the poor morning commuter, like an early -bird Jehova’s Witness.So next time you’re sandwiched against this toolbag, make sure you turn up the volume…on his face. Hard to hear with all that ringing in your ears isn’t it buddy?
A few others:
6. Two Spot Parker
7. Express Checkout Cheater
8. Inaccurate Wikipedia Contributer
9. Movie Theater Text Messager
10. "Reply All" Guy
Oh, and apparently, this guy.... >>>
1. Do Not Disturb Waiter
Last time I checked, a waiter’s job was to wait on the people. A modern day servant if you will. A modern day servant making more tips than I'm making writing this stupid note, or pretending to work while I watch random videos on Youtube.But some of these skivvies just don’t get the point. Like they’re doing you a favor by bringing your food - plopping it on the table like gruel in an orphanage. You’re missing a fork and there’s a toenail in your risotto? Well too bad sucka, ’cause your waiter’s too busy doing lines in the bathroom and looking pensive by the bar.Next time you have to deal with this menial serf, go ahead and read him the daily specials: bangers and mash with a side of black eye.
2. Dinner Time Telemarketer
Ring, ring. “Hello, I’d like to talk to you about an interesting new opportunity in the credit market. I called at this hour because I knew you would be home enjoying the only time you have to spend with your family/girlfriend/boyfriend/dog, who you technically neglect for the other 22 hours in the day. I’d also like to ruin whatever serenity you had achieved, by making you get up from the table and answer the phone, even though you know it’s me and will curse yourself for the next 8 minutes, leaving you irrationally enraged by something as ridiculous as a telephone call from a turd in a headset.”Yeah, well guess what Dinner Time Telemarketer? In the new millenium, calls can be traced. And we have no problem interrupting your lunch with a lucrative opportunity to get nailed in the face. That goes for you too Indian call center.
3. Overly-Self Rightous Vegan
Listen up vegans. I have nothing against your people. I want to like you, and I respect your commitment to making rubbery substances taste vaguely of meat. But some of your cronies are making us feel bad for enjoying the succulent flavor of grain-fed, humanely raised animal flesh.It’s ok if you think meat is murder, or if you never saw The Lion King and therefore have no understanding of the circle of life. Just don’t interrupt my peaceful lunch with your unsolicited moral lunacy. I don’t barge in on your seitan dinners reciting stories from the slaughterhouse, and I expect the same kind of consideration in return.If you happen to be Overly Self Righteous Vegan, consider yourself warned. Because the next time you open your organic trapdoor, there’s gonna be blood, and PETA won’t be there to hear you scream.
4. Last Question Class Extender
Some people always wait to the last possible minute to do everything - order at the drive through, pay child support, ask questions in class. It’s ridiculous. You just went 180 minutes without a word, then all of a sudden you’re Barbara Walters.You would think in a place of higher education, these types of chowderheads would know better. Yet here we are, forced to endure 20 more minutes of nonsensical blabber courtesy of Last Question Class Extender.And before you come at me with the whole “college is all about self-discovery, and we should be in class because we want to, not because we are forced to, blah, blah, blah” Know that after three hours of Advanced Introduction to Metaphysics with Professor Stinky Beard, even the staunchest dork can’t handle one minute extra.So here’s a free lesson, the less you hold up class, the less chance you’ll end up with a potato sack of knowledge dumped on your brain cave.
5. Full Volume Headphone Guy
8:36 am. So far, you’ve lost 26 minutes on the platform, missed 4 L trains, and contracted some kind of infection from the smell of aged urine. But, it’s cool, because the dude whose armpit will be in your face for the next half hour is blasting Staind from his portable space-age music device.As much as I love epic, early 90s, rip-off radio rock, it’s just too effing early. That goes for you too, Beyonce blaster. And all the rest of you lowlifes who insist on pushing your musical tastes on the poor morning commuter, like an early -bird Jehova’s Witness.So next time you’re sandwiched against this toolbag, make sure you turn up the volume…on his face. Hard to hear with all that ringing in your ears isn’t it buddy?
A few others:
6. Two Spot Parker
7. Express Checkout Cheater
8. Inaccurate Wikipedia Contributer
9. Movie Theater Text Messager
10. "Reply All" Guy
Oh, and apparently, this guy.... >>>
Tuesday, January 27, 2009
i just have to say WOW.
I mean. WOW. Seriousness?!
Let me explain my exclamations... Obama. Yes I DID NOT vote for him. YES I DO NOT beleive hes doing a good job at all. Here is WHY I think this :::
1) He screwed up the inaugeration speach.. YES he was coping the preacher man word for word.. BUT don't you think he had been practicing that shit in a mirror weeks pior to the ACTUAL thing?! I WOULD HAVE BEEN! But not that brotha, no! He'll jsut roll with the punches. He actually messed it up enough to where he had to REdo the whole thing in his office in private with a few witnesses.
2) He had a lot of 'balls' and 'dances' to go to that night. YES busy busy man. BUT He and his wife managed to get to 10 balls that night. In that list of balls the one that he did NOT attend was the Medal of Honor recipient ball!
The newly sworn-in president opted not to appear at what should have been one of the most important Balls on his agenda that evening - The Salute to Heroes Inaugural Ball.The Salute to Heroes Inaugural Ball was begun in 1953 for President Dwight Eisenhower 's inauguration. The event recognizes recipients of the Medal of Honor, the nation's highest military award.There were 48 Medal of Honor recipients in attendance, who were undoubtedly disappointed by the commander-in-chief's failure to show. Over the past 56 years and 14 inaugurations, no president has skipped this event - until now.The Salute to Heroes Inaugural Ball is sponsored by the American Legion, and co-sponsored by 13 other veteran's service organizations, including those such as the Paralyzed Veterans of America and the Military Order of the Purple Heart.Instead of attending this ball honoring our nation's heroes, Obama was busy making stops at 10 other official balls. Obama and his wife's first stop was at the Neighborhood Ball. From there, they went to the Home State Ball for Illinois and Hawaii , the Commander-in-Chief Ball , the Youth Inaugural Ball, and the Home State Ball for Delaware and Pennsylvania . They finished off the night with brief appearances at the Mid-Atlantic, Western, Midwest , Eastern and Southern regional balls.Celebrities were aplenty at the balls, with Stevie Wonder, Shakira, Mary J.Blige , Faith Hill, Jay-Z, Alicia Keys, Adam Levine , will. i. am, Sting, Mariah Carey and Leonardo DiCaprio in attendance at the Neighborhood Ball. In addition, the other nine balls also featured a star-studded lineup including Kanye West and Kid Rock at the Youth Ball, Marc Anthony at the Western Ball, and Cheryl Crow at the Western Ball.It was the party without all of the celebrities that Obama skipped. The very people who he sought to have support him during his candidacy and campaign, who have fought to protect this country, were snubbed in favor of publicity and the opportunity to rub shoulders - yet again - with the out-of-touch Hollywood elite.
This just goes to show hes all about the celebs, but not about the average everyday person who is FIGHTING for this country! FIGHTING for HIM to be president!
3) Get this. he chose a ARAB channel for his first presidential speech. AN ARAB TV ANCHOR TO INTERVIEW HIM. He says this was to show the musilm nation he is willing to work with them to get back to the way things were 20 - 30 years ago.... Did anyone fail to notice that HE, obama, USED TO BE A MUSILM but had to declare himself a christian to RUN for president?! ANYONE PAYING ATTENTION NOW?!?! The interviewer even used a arabic slang term for "a black man who does the biddings of the white" to refer to Obama at the end of his commentary. Honestly. Bad Choice my man. Bad Choice. Shit.
Let me explain my exclamations... Obama. Yes I DID NOT vote for him. YES I DO NOT beleive hes doing a good job at all. Here is WHY I think this :::
1) He screwed up the inaugeration speach.. YES he was coping the preacher man word for word.. BUT don't you think he had been practicing that shit in a mirror weeks pior to the ACTUAL thing?! I WOULD HAVE BEEN! But not that brotha, no! He'll jsut roll with the punches. He actually messed it up enough to where he had to REdo the whole thing in his office in private with a few witnesses.
2) He had a lot of 'balls' and 'dances' to go to that night. YES busy busy man. BUT He and his wife managed to get to 10 balls that night. In that list of balls the one that he did NOT attend was the Medal of Honor recipient ball!
The newly sworn-in president opted not to appear at what should have been one of the most important Balls on his agenda that evening - The Salute to Heroes Inaugural Ball.The Salute to Heroes Inaugural Ball was begun in 1953 for President Dwight Eisenhower 's inauguration. The event recognizes recipients of the Medal of Honor, the nation's highest military award.There were 48 Medal of Honor recipients in attendance, who were undoubtedly disappointed by the commander-in-chief's failure to show. Over the past 56 years and 14 inaugurations, no president has skipped this event - until now.The Salute to Heroes Inaugural Ball is sponsored by the American Legion, and co-sponsored by 13 other veteran's service organizations, including those such as the Paralyzed Veterans of America and the Military Order of the Purple Heart.Instead of attending this ball honoring our nation's heroes, Obama was busy making stops at 10 other official balls. Obama and his wife's first stop was at the Neighborhood Ball. From there, they went to the Home State Ball for Illinois and Hawaii , the Commander-in-Chief Ball , the Youth Inaugural Ball, and the Home State Ball for Delaware and Pennsylvania . They finished off the night with brief appearances at the Mid-Atlantic, Western, Midwest , Eastern and Southern regional balls.Celebrities were aplenty at the balls, with Stevie Wonder, Shakira, Mary J.Blige , Faith Hill, Jay-Z, Alicia Keys, Adam Levine , will. i. am, Sting, Mariah Carey and Leonardo DiCaprio in attendance at the Neighborhood Ball. In addition, the other nine balls also featured a star-studded lineup including Kanye West and Kid Rock at the Youth Ball, Marc Anthony at the Western Ball, and Cheryl Crow at the Western Ball.It was the party without all of the celebrities that Obama skipped. The very people who he sought to have support him during his candidacy and campaign, who have fought to protect this country, were snubbed in favor of publicity and the opportunity to rub shoulders - yet again - with the out-of-touch Hollywood elite.
This just goes to show hes all about the celebs, but not about the average everyday person who is FIGHTING for this country! FIGHTING for HIM to be president!
3) Get this. he chose a ARAB channel for his first presidential speech. AN ARAB TV ANCHOR TO INTERVIEW HIM. He says this was to show the musilm nation he is willing to work with them to get back to the way things were 20 - 30 years ago.... Did anyone fail to notice that HE, obama, USED TO BE A MUSILM but had to declare himself a christian to RUN for president?! ANYONE PAYING ATTENTION NOW?!?! The interviewer even used a arabic slang term for "a black man who does the biddings of the white" to refer to Obama at the end of his commentary. Honestly. Bad Choice my man. Bad Choice. Shit.
Thursday, January 15, 2009
Double Chocolate Chunks
I found this cookie recipe in one of the MANY cook books i have.. and its AMAZING. I guess I really am a mom when i spend part of the day browsing cook books looking for good eateries. :)
AND Just cause I am a choco-holic and I am a nice person I shall share the recipe with YOU. Yes, YOU! :)
Double-Chocolate Chunk Cookies
Prep: 30 min Bake 25 min per batch (that varies ill explain below)
Makes about 18 cookies (if poured at the 1/4 cup I make mine smaller)
What you need:
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 tsp baking soda
1 package semisweet chocolate chunks OR 12 ounces coursely chopped semisweet chocolate (2 cups)
1 Cup butter or margarine (2 sticks) SOFTENED!
2/3 cup packed light brown sugar
1/3 cup granulated sugar
2 tsp vanilla extract
1 large egg
2 cups walnuts (8 ounces) coarsely chopped *optional*
1. Preheat your oven to 350 degrees. In a medium bowl combine flour, baking soda, and salt.
2. In heavy 1 quart saucepan, melt 1 cup of the chocolate chunksover LOW heat, stirring frequently, until it is all smooth. Remove from heat; cool to room temp.
3. In a large bowl, with your mixer on low, beat the buter, brown and granulated sugar, and vanilla extract until crumbly. Add the melted chocolate snd egg; beat until well blended, occasionaly scraping the sides of the bowl with a rubber spatula. With a wooden spoon, stir in flour misture until well blended. *you dont want to use the beaters because they will put too much air in your batter* Stir in the rest of the chocolate chunks and walnuts if desired.
4. Drop dough by level 1/4 cups*** about 3 inches apart on an UNGREASED large cookie sheet. Bake cookies until edges are set but centers are still soft, 25 to 30 min. With WIDE spatula transfer cookies to wire rack to cool completely.
5. Repeat with remaining dough.
*** I only did about a heaping tabespoon of dough. Then i only cooked them for about 12 min. This yeilded about 3 dozen or so cookies and they went a lot farther and were still jsut as yummy. :)
The thing about cookies with chocolate in the batter is that they BURN really really fast if cooked to long. So i suggest if you do the 1/4 cup of batter per cookie you watch them. I cooked my first batch for 15 min and they were crispy. :) You know that wonderful burnt taste. LOL So head my warning! :)
Well thats it for now. Oh the batter is completely refridgerateable *spelling??* . Just put in tupperware container or leave in bowl and cover with plastic wrap. I did this and used it a couple days later, but i suggest pulling out about 30 to 45 min prior to when you want to bake them. The dough gets hard in the fridge. :) Very Hard. LOL I broke a spoon in the batter trying to scoop before i let it sit. Im a silly girl. :)
ENJOY! And let me know how they turn out for you!!!!
AND Just cause I am a choco-holic and I am a nice person I shall share the recipe with YOU. Yes, YOU! :)
Double-Chocolate Chunk Cookies
Prep: 30 min Bake 25 min per batch (that varies ill explain below)
Makes about 18 cookies (if poured at the 1/4 cup I make mine smaller)
What you need:
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 tsp baking soda
1 package semisweet chocolate chunks OR 12 ounces coursely chopped semisweet chocolate (2 cups)
1 Cup butter or margarine (2 sticks) SOFTENED!
2/3 cup packed light brown sugar
1/3 cup granulated sugar
2 tsp vanilla extract
1 large egg
2 cups walnuts (8 ounces) coarsely chopped *optional*
1. Preheat your oven to 350 degrees. In a medium bowl combine flour, baking soda, and salt.
2. In heavy 1 quart saucepan, melt 1 cup of the chocolate chunksover LOW heat, stirring frequently, until it is all smooth. Remove from heat; cool to room temp.
3. In a large bowl, with your mixer on low, beat the buter, brown and granulated sugar, and vanilla extract until crumbly. Add the melted chocolate snd egg; beat until well blended, occasionaly scraping the sides of the bowl with a rubber spatula. With a wooden spoon, stir in flour misture until well blended. *you dont want to use the beaters because they will put too much air in your batter* Stir in the rest of the chocolate chunks and walnuts if desired.
4. Drop dough by level 1/4 cups*** about 3 inches apart on an UNGREASED large cookie sheet. Bake cookies until edges are set but centers are still soft, 25 to 30 min. With WIDE spatula transfer cookies to wire rack to cool completely.
5. Repeat with remaining dough.
*** I only did about a heaping tabespoon of dough. Then i only cooked them for about 12 min. This yeilded about 3 dozen or so cookies and they went a lot farther and were still jsut as yummy. :)
The thing about cookies with chocolate in the batter is that they BURN really really fast if cooked to long. So i suggest if you do the 1/4 cup of batter per cookie you watch them. I cooked my first batch for 15 min and they were crispy. :) You know that wonderful burnt taste. LOL So head my warning! :)
Well thats it for now. Oh the batter is completely refridgerateable *spelling??* . Just put in tupperware container or leave in bowl and cover with plastic wrap. I did this and used it a couple days later, but i suggest pulling out about 30 to 45 min prior to when you want to bake them. The dough gets hard in the fridge. :) Very Hard. LOL I broke a spoon in the batter trying to scoop before i let it sit. Im a silly girl. :)
ENJOY! And let me know how they turn out for you!!!!
Tuesday, January 13, 2009
First and Foremost
Hi. :)
Ive had so many blogs in the past... and I've used them for so many things.. ranting about my boyfriends at the time, my family, school... and this one will probably be jsut like that. Except it will be about my husband and daughter, life, the schooling I will be entering into soon, and my moves to and from California where my husband is stationed with the US Marines.
I guess to put a little about me on here. Im young, but I know who I am and I am proud of how I have lived my life and the choices I have made. And even though i am considered "young" for a mother of a one year old and married wife of 2 years, I am considered 'old' for a military wife. :) Weird huh? Its an interesting life I lead. Being the young one to some and the old one to others.
Some people think I'm rude and sharp. But I am really just straight to the point. I dont beat around the bush so to speak.
I am a republican. Ill tell you right now I dont think Obama should have been elected. And thats not because i am a die hard McCain fan. Simply it is because the majority of the people who voted for him were uneducated minorities who were voting for a "change" ... what his 'change' is we arent sure. Its never been specified. but a "CHANGE" this will be.
Oh and as a side note. Yes his looks black but he is not BLACK. he is a half and half. SURPRISE. He isnt the first one to be president either. Grover Cleaveland was. So THANK YOU very much. Thats all Im gonna say on that.
I love my friends. I can be picky when i pick friends now. I used to be friend everyone and try to make everybody happy, but as i have grown up quickly I have learned the hard way that certain people just are not friend material, well at least for me. I'm sure they make wonderful friends to other individuals.
I am not in high school. I graduated. Im done with that scene. Stop the drama. LORDY. I know, yes we are all married to handsom men, yes we all have gorgeous babies, YES we are pretty women in our own rights.... but I AM 22. You may be 18 or 17 or even 16 (heaven help you and your man) but I would prefer you not indulge me in you rants about other women and their "habits". Please. Thanks.
Thats all for now I have cookies to bake and two smutty love novels to tend too. :)
--THE Mrs. Busby
Ive had so many blogs in the past... and I've used them for so many things.. ranting about my boyfriends at the time, my family, school... and this one will probably be jsut like that. Except it will be about my husband and daughter, life, the schooling I will be entering into soon, and my moves to and from California where my husband is stationed with the US Marines.
I guess to put a little about me on here. Im young, but I know who I am and I am proud of how I have lived my life and the choices I have made. And even though i am considered "young" for a mother of a one year old and married wife of 2 years, I am considered 'old' for a military wife. :) Weird huh? Its an interesting life I lead. Being the young one to some and the old one to others.
Some people think I'm rude and sharp. But I am really just straight to the point. I dont beat around the bush so to speak.
I am a republican. Ill tell you right now I dont think Obama should have been elected. And thats not because i am a die hard McCain fan. Simply it is because the majority of the people who voted for him were uneducated minorities who were voting for a "change" ... what his 'change' is we arent sure. Its never been specified. but a "CHANGE" this will be.
Oh and as a side note. Yes his looks black but he is not BLACK. he is a half and half. SURPRISE. He isnt the first one to be president either. Grover Cleaveland was. So THANK YOU very much. Thats all Im gonna say on that.
I love my friends. I can be picky when i pick friends now. I used to be friend everyone and try to make everybody happy, but as i have grown up quickly I have learned the hard way that certain people just are not friend material, well at least for me. I'm sure they make wonderful friends to other individuals.
I am not in high school. I graduated. Im done with that scene. Stop the drama. LORDY. I know, yes we are all married to handsom men, yes we all have gorgeous babies, YES we are pretty women in our own rights.... but I AM 22. You may be 18 or 17 or even 16 (heaven help you and your man) but I would prefer you not indulge me in you rants about other women and their "habits". Please. Thanks.
Thats all for now I have cookies to bake and two smutty love novels to tend too. :)
--THE Mrs. Busby
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