Caturday with Food and Horror

Is it just me? I fucking LOVE tater tots. Aren’t those the kiddy version of hash browns or something? Don’t care. I’d rather have those than fries (exception—curly fries *SWOON*). 

Dipping sauce?
Not ketchup. I believe Cheato’s love/abuse affair with the poor tomato has had an impact on my preference. Also, possibly, I think ketchup is just boring. There’s no pizzazz, no sizzle. My choice? A nice chipotle dip and/or a fine Chinese garlic sauce.

Generally, my eating habits have gotten weird (possibly just elderly). I think it’s related to the dental surgery—afterward I needed/wanted only soft foods.

For breakfast I have scrambled eggs (Ten puts in some sort of shredded vegan sausage and cheese—it’s serious awesomeness) and an English muffin. For lunch, nearly every day, there’s soup. It’s usually some tomato based thing to which Ten adds wee tortellinis. LOVE tortellini. SOMEtimes I have clam chowder but that’s become too heavy for me. The tortellini and little potato bits seem to be just too, TOO much.

Now that my gums are healing up, post teeth extractions, perhaps it’s time to get all wild and crazy. You know, I could rip into some grilled asparagus and Brussels sprouts. Maybe have a piece of crusty French bread with my pasta enriched tomato soup. I know! I could be utterly daring and order up some pakoras, samosas, egg rolls and scallion pancakes. NO MORE kiddy grub!
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There’s a post up, authored by Noah Berlatsky, on Aaron Rupar’s Public Notice site. It’s essentially a summation and review of Time’s long form interview with the bloated tangerine madman who wants to be king. 

Trump’s proposals are terrifying. But they’re also remarkably incoherent. What’s most striking in the interview is that Trump, even after four years as president, has virtually no grasp on any policy issue beyond empty talking points, most of which are lies. When asked how he will implement his plans, he waffles, obfuscates, and delivers a stream of non sequitur boasts about how great he is or about how other people have said that he’s great. He lies all the time, but many of his statements on core policy issues are so garbled and gassy they don’t even qualify as lies. It’s like interacting with a chatbot programmed by a fascist parrot.

Trump’s blank, aggressive ignorance shouldn’t be a comfort. He has shown, over and over, that incompetence doesn’t have to undermine evil intent; often it can exacerbate it. He offers a vision of a presidency of cruelty and violence disavowed as it occurs, with every abuse of power accompanied by a vague flurry of denials and endless self-hagiography. Trump promises us, over and over, that he will do harm, and that he will learn nothing. (source)

Go read the full post. Noah Berlatsky is witty and trenchant in his analysis. WELL worth a read, This is scary shit so maybe fix yourself up a nice Irish coffee first. Grab a cookie too.