tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3656833Thu, 24 Oct 2024 15:18:12 +0000The JourneyBaconChurch of EnglandFrupFunkGravyMethodistMumblingPearl Jaminefficient gov'ttaxesIt's all a matter of perspective.http://fatnathan.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Nathaniel)Blogger387125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3656833.post-1743220846047967562Sun, 31 Jan 2010 02:17:00 +00002010-01-30T20:39:47.856-06:00 For me, snow day is the perfect excuse to spend the day cooking some tasty grub. Realizing that the winter weather warning was for real, yesterday I went down to the Kroger and got some supplies. Tonight we reaped the fruits of my labor. This is what a Duck looks like, all thawed and removed from the vacuum packaging. Note the big poofy fat breasts. This is what we like. This is what it http://fatnathan.blogspot.com/2010/01/snow-day-food-for-me-snow-day-is.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Nathaniel)7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3656833.post-4507665922306979107Wed, 05 Nov 2008 04:43:00 +00002008-11-05T15:26:58.696-06:00As we all bask in the glow of this holy and righteous righting of the country, allow yourself a few minutes to contemplate the brave and honest voters of our God-fearing land who stood in line, against all odds, to make their voice heard.Go here to hear a series of interviews with Arkansas voters. Their knowledge of the issues and cunning intellect cuts to the bone.I have two favorites, and of http://fatnathan.blogspot.com/2008/11/as-we-all-bask-in-glow-of-this-holy-and.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Nathaniel)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3656833.post-8537772951095166104Mon, 13 Oct 2008 00:31:00 +00002008-10-12T20:36:29.988-05:00I have two new things to tell you about. First of all, I have discovered the greatest blog off all time, ever. It is captivating. I cannot stop reading it. The best satire I have seen in a long time. My favorite parts are the incredulous commenters. Some people are so gullible to think that they can correct this person. Pure Genius.The second thing I wanted to mention is that I only fuel my http://fatnathan.blogspot.com/2008/10/i-have-two-new-things-to-tell-you-about.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Nathaniel)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3656833.post-9103939011587697997Sat, 04 Oct 2008 15:13:00 +00002008-10-04T10:13:17.627-05:00http://fatnathan.blogspot.com/2008/10/blog-post.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Nathaniel)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3656833.post-5799646011159540179Mon, 08 Sep 2008 02:04:00 +00002008-09-07T21:05:58.655-05:00This is a clip from our Church service this morning. It was really Exciting. That is me on the guitar.http://fatnathan.blogspot.com/2008/09/this-is-clip-from-our-church-service.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Nathaniel)5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3656833.post-7868258204515083108Fri, 05 Sep 2008 02:49:00 +00002008-09-04T21:52:43.241-05:00Can You Name Them All?http://fatnathan.blogspot.com/2008/09/blog-post.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Nathaniel)4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3656833.post-123307432116162841Tue, 29 Jul 2008 03:22:00 +00002008-07-28T22:34:53.330-05:00For my DF8 Friends and The Cap'nThis what I am talking about.Bottom to top:Hand Sliced and Buttered Marble Rye ToastGolden's MustardHavarti CheeseLeaf LettuceTomatoKosher SaltTurkeyHamSalamiCappicolaSoppresettaHome Made Refrigerator Dill ChipsFresh Ground PepperMinced Red OnionAlfalfa SproutsMayonnaiseNothing makes me happier.http://fatnathan.blogspot.com/2008/07/for-my-df8-friends-and-capn-this-what-i.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Nathaniel)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3656833.post-8414275375613234335Sat, 10 May 2008 01:50:00 +00002008-05-09T21:33:20.632-05:00Miss J went to go see her sweet Maw tonight, so Wylie, Miles and I had us a guy's night. We started off with some video games and cartoons, then we had a feast of mac and cheese with fried bacon. With an hour or so to kill until bed time, Wylie suggested we have a jam session. Miles replied, "Yeah, come on Daddoe, let's start a BAND!!"So I got my acoustic guitar, Wylie choose my mandolin, and http://fatnathan.blogspot.com/2008/05/miss-j-went-to-go-see-her-sweet-maw.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Nathaniel)9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3656833.post-3412211717740529891Sat, 03 May 2008 02:10:00 +00002008-05-02T21:51:23.053-05:00From me to Albert GoreMy best buddy Dan sent me a link to this really cool Sound Pressure Decibel Level Chart. It starts with the quietest sound ever measured and works its way up to the loudest. The first entry reads:-80 UNDERWATER NUCLEAR SUBMARINE MICROPHONES LISTENING TO SHRIMP CHEWING ON FOOD AT 100 METERS DISTANCE Now that is pretty quiet, right. As it moves up the list, some of the http://fatnathan.blogspot.com/2008/05/from-me-to-albert-gore-my-best-buddy.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Nathaniel)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3656833.post-3896281144321945811Fri, 11 Apr 2008 02:01:00 +00002008-04-10T22:16:05.119-05:00I have just arrived home from Juneau, Alaska, where my wife and I spent a lovely week as the privileged guests of Mr. and Mrs. Gottschlich. The lovely Tracy is a lifelong friend of my sweet wife (Miss J. spent her formative years in Juneau) and this was the second time that she has invited us to visit. Our friends have a lovely house, a lovely family, a lovely town, and an amazing way with http://fatnathan.blogspot.com/2008/04/i-have-just-arrived-home-from-juneau.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Nathaniel)8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3656833.post-5257982966174221911Wed, 13 Feb 2008 22:28:00 +00002008-02-13T16:36:55.888-06:00Camille Paglia does an amazingly succinct job of breaking down the primary season today on Salon.comThe old-guard feminist establishment has also rushed out of cold storage to embrace Hillary Clinton via tremulous manifestoes of gal power that have startlingly exposed the sentimental slackness of thought that made Gloria Steinem and company wear out their welcome in the first place. Hillary's http://fatnathan.blogspot.com/2008/02/camille-paglia-does-amazingly-succinct.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Nathaniel)6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3656833.post-7136597926176611730Sat, 05 Jan 2008 18:34:00 +00002008-01-05T13:13:44.118-06:00Miss J asked me to share five weird things about myself. Unfortunately, I am perfectly normal. Therefore, here are five fun facts!1.)I have a built in thermo-nuclear heat plant in my body. I radiate heat like a gas grill. Even on the coldest nights of the winter, I cannot get under more than one blanket. Pajamas are a complete waste for me; I can never sleep in more than a t-shirt and boxer http://fatnathan.blogspot.com/2008/01/miss-j-asked-me-to-share-five-weird.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Nathaniel)11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3656833.post-6752169349930274084Thu, 03 Jan 2008 23:41:00 +00002008-01-03T17:46:45.842-06:00At the blog Doodlemonkey there was a contest to determine who was the best elusive beast, Bigfoot or The Yeti.The Yeti won, 1 vote to 0. This was a huge upset and led to one of the most interesting comment threads in the history of blogging.http://fatnathan.blogspot.com/2008/01/at-blog-doodlemonkey-there-was-contest.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Nathaniel)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3656833.post-8016438210492407403Thu, 03 Jan 2008 23:30:00 +00002008-01-03T17:31:36.595-06:00I am so proud to have set my Father-in-Law straight on the true meaning of Kwanzaa.http://fatnathan.blogspot.com/2008/01/i-am-so-proud-to-have-set-my-father-in.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Nathaniel)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3656833.post-2993648061389083680Thu, 03 Jan 2008 15:54:00 +00002008-01-03T10:20:08.927-06:00Fun review of Joel Olsteen's new book on Slate.com today. It is always interesting to read a secular review of a religious book.Indeed, if you bracket all the scary, irresponsible health-and-wealth cheerleading that jolts through Become a Better You, this exurban image of God the indulgent dad is among the more troubling features of the gospel according to Osteen. For it turns out that the divinehttp://fatnathan.blogspot.com/2008/01/fun-review-of-joel-olsteens-new-book-on.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Nathaniel)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3656833.post-6642438563195560712Tue, 01 Jan 2008 02:59:00 +00002007-12-31T21:01:04.209-06:00Geoffrey Norman writes on National Review Online about the year in sports scandal:In basketball, it wasn’t drugs. Not this year, anyway. The NBA’s scandal involved gambling which, in big-time sports, can be lethal. It doesn’t take many players to fix a basketball game, as several point-shaving scandals in the college game have demonstrated. And even a casual follower of the game can appreciate http://fatnathan.blogspot.com/2007/12/geoffrey-norman-writes-on-national.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Nathaniel)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3656833.post-2876828787798591490Sat, 29 Dec 2007 02:57:00 +00002007-12-28T20:58:40.607-06:00Tony Trischka, Steve Martin, Béla Fleck - The Crowhttp://fatnathan.blogspot.com/2007/12/blog-post_28.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Nathaniel)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3656833.post-2328195223690385212Fri, 21 Dec 2007 20:19:00 +00002007-12-21T14:19:52.012-06:0025Learn about Ultrasound technicianshttp://fatnathan.blogspot.com/2007/12/25-learn-about-ultrasound-technicians.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Nathaniel)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3656833.post-2830499572209852400Tue, 18 Dec 2007 15:36:00 +00002007-12-18T09:39:37.060-06:00Christopher Hitchens destroys Mike Huckabee today in this piece on Slate.com. Speaking of Article VI of the constitution:However, what Article VI does not do, and was never intended to do, is deny me the right to say, as loudly as I may choose, that I will on no account vote for a smirking hick like Mike Huckabee, who is an unusually stupid primate but who does not have the elementary http://fatnathan.blogspot.com/2007/12/christopher-hitchens-destroys-mike.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Nathaniel)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3656833.post-1504264708429506864Mon, 17 Dec 2007 22:45:00 +00002007-12-17T20:07:28.807-06:00NEA Says Teacher Pay Improving in ArkansasThe running joke in Arkansas whenever national rankings in education, wealth or other categories were released has always been "thank God for Mississippi." Arkansas often ranked at the bottom, one step above its Southern neighbor. But in the latest National Education Association rankings of teacher pay, Arkansas outranked all its regional neighbors and http://fatnathan.blogspot.com/2007/12/nea-says-teacher-pay-improving-in.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Nathaniel)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3656833.post-7154534283061612998Mon, 17 Dec 2007 22:41:00 +00002007-12-17T16:42:44.668-06:00I work as a bar keep a couple of nights a week at a tiny neighborhood Italian restaurant. Last week one of the servers was at my bar inscribing "Merry Christmas" on the top of tickets that she was preparing to deliver to a table. Another server walked by, saw what she was writing, and became incredulous. "You can't write Merry Christmas! You might offend someone! What if they are Jewish? You havehttp://fatnathan.blogspot.com/2007/12/i-work-as-bar-keep-couple-of-nights.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Nathaniel)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3656833.post-6993372800041758152Mon, 17 Dec 2007 22:40:00 +00002007-12-17T20:08:12.208-06:00For some reason, my sister and I have taken to texting each other random song lyrics throughout the day. The challenge is the make the other laugh out loud. My best message so far was this:Dit dit duun, dow – ROW. Dit dit duun, dow – ROW, Dit dit duun, dow – ROW. Lit dit dit dit dit dit dun – TEQUILA!And I held the lead for a long time, but Jenni went for the win the other day with this gem:If http://fatnathan.blogspot.com/2007/12/for-some-reason-my-sister-and-i-have.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Nathaniel)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3656833.post-7835934584430458288Mon, 17 Dec 2007 00:55:00 +00002007-12-16T18:56:14.669-06:00http://fatnathan.blogspot.com/2007/12/blog-post.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Nathaniel)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3656833.post-1843840221221555840Sun, 16 Dec 2007 03:56:00 +00002007-12-15T22:16:29.871-06:00People have started to ask me lately if I were ever going to post again at this blog. I can only answer yes, but you never know when, how often, or if it is going to be worth reading. Now that I know that people care, I will try to make more of an effort. We will see . . .http://fatnathan.blogspot.com/2007/12/people-have-started-to-ask-me-lately-if.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Nathaniel)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3656833.post-1933681315509766506Sun, 22 Jul 2007 15:38:00 +00002007-07-22T10:39:09.249-05:00You Are AnimalA complete lunatic, you're operating on 100% animal instincts.You thrive on uncontrolled energy, and you're downright scary.But you sure can beat a good drum."Kill! Kill!"The Muppet Personality Testhttp://fatnathan.blogspot.com/2007/07/you-are-animal-complete-lunatic-youre.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Nathaniel)6