Leelu's Place ن

One more revolution...

noreply@blogger.com (leelu) — Sun, 15 Feb 2026 18:45:00 +0000

...around the sun.

76 of them to date.

Wow!

Meet Betsy

noreply@blogger.com (leelu) — Fri, 30 Jan 2026 23:07:00 +0000

I've watched the introduction of Great Britain's Amelia, and her fight for sanity over there. She has spawned similar characters, one in Holland ('Emma') and one in Germany ('Maria'). All three seem to be nationalist, against radicalization and illegal immigration.

I thought we (the USA) needed our own, so I spent a couple of minutes with Grok to come up with a candidate. Who I got is 'Betsy'.

Betsy is actually modeled on Amelia Erhart, since I asked for an American 'Amelia'. I decided on Betsy because she is perhaps the most well-known woman from our Revolution.

I'm neither a cartoonist nor an editorial writer, so I just want to put her out there for you perusal, delight and use. I hope the idea resonates with you; and if it does, use the idea to make some meaningful art.

Anyway, meet Betsy:

Daily Comics Change

noreply@blogger.com (leelu) — Wed, 22 Oct 2025 16:26:00 +0000

I've been debating pulling Sinfest from the comics listings for a while now, and, sadly, today is the day.

I have been reading it for years, since the old line art days. But, no more. Much to my disappointment, it has been becoming more and more antisemitic. At first, I thought it was a new tear for Tatsuya, as he has been a fairly equal-opportunity satirist. I've been giving him the benefit of the doubt for a long time. I kept wondering when he would move on to another target.

He hasn't. In the last week or so, he has gotten blatant.

And I can't, in good conscience, support him.

I'm all for freedom of speech, and I don't have to support speech the I think is harmful. I believe that the Jews are under more than enough threat from the left without me providing another voice any kind of platform or support.

Happy Birthday...

noreply@blogger.com (leelu) — Thu, 28 Aug 2025 17:33:00 +0000

..Martha! (Re-posted)

Hello, world!

noreply@blogger.com (leelu) — Fri, 04 Apr 2025 17:52:00 +0000

New look, fixed the links, moved the dead links to MIA.

More soon!

Eggnog, Irish Whiskey, and Irish Coffee

noreply@blogger.com (leelu) — Sat, 18 Nov 2023 19:35:00 +0000

BUMPED for this year yet again. (Ditto for 2023.)

I'm once again posting the egg nog recipe, with a side note that started as a tweet to some friends:

Instead of brandy or burbon, this year I am using Tullamore Dew. It is far and away The Best Irish Whiskey, unlike that cursed sinn feiner (spit) Jameson's. It also makes the Best Irish Coffee evar.

OK, this is turning into a post. I'll pass it on.

You have the egg nog recipe. Irish coffee below the fold.

Ike's egg nog:

Irish Coffee

To do this right, you have to commit to coffee and whipped cream from scratch. Nothing out of a can. (I won't comment of K-cup coffee because I have never used it for Irish Coffee. My guess is it will work fine.)

So, you'll need Irish Coffee glasses (small stemed wine glasses will work).

Irish coffee glasses at Amazon.

Start by brewing your coffee. Drip or press if you have one. Strong dark coffee

(I prefer Pete's "Major Dickason's".)

Peet's Maj. Dickason's K-cups

Also, boil some water to use to pre-warm the glasses.

Whip the cream. (For this, a blender works best.)

Add sugar to taste. Pulse it until it is thicker *and will do a slow 'pour' that looks more like an avalanche. (Or, put it in a squeeze bottle and shake for about 45 seconds.

Coffee's ready?

Pour the boiling water into the glasses.

Dump one out.

Add a tablespoon of granulated sugar.

Coffe to about 1/2 inch from the rim.

Stir to dissolve the sugar. When it has,

Add a (generous) shot of Tullamore Dew.

Flip the spoon over (bottom up), and float whipped cream on top. {our slowly and care fully from the blender.

Lather, rinse, repeat, until everyone has one.

Sip and savor.

Enjoy the initial whipped cream moustache.

Warning: Properly done, the go down smooth. You will want more.

Do indulge!

Notes: Larry Niven's description of the art of making Irish Coffee in his story "The Fourth Profession" intrigued the heck out of me. Fortunately, my wife and I discovered the San Francisco Saloon Company out on west Pico, almost backed up into Santa Monica.

Back in the day, for a buck and a quarter, you could get a fresh one made whilst you watched at the bar. As Yogi Berra said, "You can observe a lot by watching".

And that is how I learned to make Irish Coffee.

Also, it contains the important "Four major food groups":

Fats
Caffine
Sugar
Alcohol

This sucks...

noreply@blogger.com (leelu) — Mon, 23 Jan 2023 15:55:00 +0000

UPDATE: Gerard passed early yesterday morning (1/27). Neo tells us what's next.

Gerard is in hospice.

Steve Crowder

noreply@blogger.com (leelu) — Thu, 19 Jan 2023 22:56:00 +0000

Sondrak has moved....

noreply@blogger.com (leelu) — Fri, 09 Dec 2022 15:29:00 +0000

...that is all.

A Quick Thanks...

noreply@blogger.com (leelu) — Wed, 19 Oct 2022 17:44:00 +0000

...to those who found their way here via Gerard to wish me well. I get so few comments that I rarely check them, and just happened to do so the other day.

Getting better after the relatively minor setback. (Below)

Just takes time.

Getting Better All The Time

noreply@blogger.com (leelu) — Wed, 12 Oct 2022 23:07:00 +0000

Spent half of last month in the hospital because of yet another bladder infection. IV fluids and antibiotics did the trick. Back to home PT for a while, Best news is no catheter, which greatly reduces the risk of bladder infection.

Which I'm all for. Two is enough.

(In other news, I decided the site needed a change, so a new look.)

I Am A Neurological Mess...

noreply@blogger.com (leelu) — Mon, 13 Jun 2022 18:13:00 +0000

...according to one medical professional familiar with what I've been through in the last three months.

The short version is thus:

Total knee replacement
Go home
Start falling down
Fall down hard enough to squish the dressing hard enough to make Hitchcockian spatter
Get re-admitted
Surgery to repair the open wound (looked like a watermelon with a big wedge cut out of it - I have pictures!)
Go to the nursing home I think fondly of as Bedlam
Develop a UTI and sepsis - hold at a LaGrange point for about 5 days (no memory except 3 little snippets) until getting back to low-Earth orbit, then touching down five days later.
Lost 25 pounds
After a month at Bedlam, off to the surgery center to release pressure on my cervical spinal cord.
Weakness, numbness, and lack of range of motion, endurance, strength, and sense of touch slowly returning with physical and occupational therapy.
Lots and lots of physical and occupational therapy.

Three surgeries in two months.

Neurosurgeon says 18 months of healing. And I may not get everything back, but we stopped the continuing damage.

It wasa scary to wake up every morning, wondering what I won't be able to do today. Now, it's kinda fun to wake up and find out what I can do today.

Friends remark that I seem to be in good spirits in the middle of all this. I try not to worry about the things I can't do.

I also think about the man I saw in therapy, who was re-learning to correctly say the names of a fork and a spoon.

I got no problems.

Just For Fun...

noreply@blogger.com (leelu) — Fri, 11 Feb 2022 16:29:00 +0000

...found at American Digest.

...and another one

A Little Light Reading

noreply@blogger.com (leelu) — Sun, 06 Feb 2022 18:21:00 +0000

The really interesting part (to me) is the data from Israel. Starts at the bottom of the third page.

Go, RTWT!

Listen To The Man

noreply@blogger.com (leelu) — Sun, 06 Feb 2022 18:00:00 +0000

Go and listen:

If you happen to try to get there from Twitter, you will see this first:

Click thru and listen.

Ivermectin for the Win!!

noreply@blogger.com (leelu) — Wed, 22 Dec 2021 19:14:00 +0000

A new study finds a very high degree of effectiveness using Ivermectin to treat Covid-19.

Article is here.

OTC Covid Killer

noreply@blogger.com (leelu) — Wed, 15 Dec 2021 16:16:00 +0000

Diphenhydramine (Benadryl), and a protein in milk. Link to article below.

Two Common Over-the-Counter Compounds Reduce COVID-19 Virus Replication by 99% in Early Testing

Covid Vaccine Fail

noreply@blogger.com (leelu) — Tue, 07 Dec 2021 20:22:00 +0000

Well, this is interesting. According to this paper, vax effectiveness starts to drop off after about 90 days.

Click on the image to read el gato malo's summary, click on the link at the bottom of the page to read the Lancet pre-print.

Read the Lancet pre-print here.

Thing is, we kinda knew this already, given the re-infection rate of the vaccinated.

I'm sticking with gin and orange juice.

Omicron Covid

noreply@blogger.com (leelu) — Sat, 27 Nov 2021 17:34:00 +0000

Here's a rollup on Twitter of the South African Medical Association Covid statement:

Covid Vaccination In A Nutshell

noreply@blogger.com (leelu) — Sun, 14 Nov 2021 20:22:00 +0000

Update (This one is scary! More to think about!):

OMG! On this clip.

This doctor trained at the Mayo Clinic and runs the largest independent testing laboratory in Idaho.

Listen to what his lab testing is showing. pic.twitter.com/WmX7N3qKHK
— Jangled Nerves (@ToriaMart) November 14, 2021

Two articles I've come across give good reason to pause and think hard about the Covid vaccine.

With no further comment, here they are.

Article here.

World Covid Map

noreply@blogger.com (leelu) — Wed, 03 Nov 2021 14:38:00 +0000

From Johns Hopkins University, the Covid dashboard. Click the image to open a new window:

(Amazes the heck out of me that China has so few cases!)

noreply@blogger.com (leelu) — Fri, 22 Oct 2021 14:59:00 +0000

I suspect that Gerard is anti-pumpkin.

In fact, based on his post about it, I'm pretty sure:

I couldn't leave it alone:

To be contrarian, pumpkin pie is one of my favorites, along with lemon creme pie.

So. On All Saints' Day, cut the pumpkin into chunks, and steam said chunks until the inside part ('guts') is soft. Scrape said guts into a mixing bowl, add pumpkin pie spice (or cinnamon & nutmeg), and sugar as appropriate for the volume of guts or taste.

Pour into pie crust(s), and bake at 475 deg F for 15 minutes, then 375 deg for about 45 min. Done when nothing sticks to a knife stuck into the middle when pulled out.

Serve with cream, whipped cream, or home made vanilla ice cream. (Recipe for *that* at the above listed blog.)

As promised. vanilla ice cream, below the fold.

Easy-Peasy Vanilla Ice Cream

2 c heavy whipping cream

1-1/4 c half and half

3/4 c sugar

3/4 - 1 tbsp vanilla extract (I buy Mexican by the liter from Amazon)

Mix the cream. half and half, and sugar until completely blended.

Mix in the vanilla extract.

Chill in the fridge for a couple of hours.

Pour it into the ice cream maker and make ice cream!

We Need 'Demo Day' Now!!

noreply@blogger.com (leelu) — Thu, 26 Aug 2021 23:12:00 +0000

Demo day. Unleashing the power of a sun, here on the face of the earth. We need one today, just to remind the unwashed Over There not to fuck with us.

Go, RTWT:

From Gerard's American Digest.