Useful Thoughts and Actions Taken

Originally when Howard Hughes went to Las Vegas he wanted to buy an airport, radio station and land.  There was no intention of buying a casino.  But when it came time to leave the hotel he was staying in Hughes did not want to give up his top floor room in the mafia own casino hotel.  He was threatened with bodily removal from the premises.  Mayhew told Hughes jokingly "If you want a place to stay tonight you better start negociations to buy a hotel"  Which Hughes and company in a manner of sorts.

Later Howard Hughes phoned Robert Mayhew and asked  "Bob – How many more of these toys are available?"

Mayhew responded with "What do you mean by toy?"

Hughes "how many more of these casinos are available?"

What is of note is that the mobsters thought the casinos were really something.  In contrast Hughes was so much larger than them that he considered them "toys".  The lesson is that which you already know.  An engineer is a person that can do with 1 dollar what a thief does with 100.  And in this case the engineer has much money in addition thus making him all the more potent in contrast.  Remember this next time you vote.  Those that would offer you free government cheese to buy your vote is doing you no favor.  You are better working hard in part of something that a Howard Hughes builds than playing the part of petty thief under the direction of some political mob boss. 

In short it is a sign of our cultures problem that we watch 100 movies about gangsters for every 1 movie about a creator.  When you worship the destroyers you get what you deserve.   On the other hand what an amazing creator Hughes was.

YouTube: Howard Hughes Documentary

Imagine you start using a moniker on the web.    You register using ludicrous name on various websites to leave comments.  This entity starts getting his own mail without you requesting anything.  All you did was leave a few comments. He starts to become real and one day you return home and find this man made of spam wearing your clothes and watching your TV.  Looking at your hand you notice that you have faded a  bit and are turning translucent like one of the chameleons you find at night in Arizona.   Who is to blame?  You are!   You let the spam out of the can.  At a loss about what to do when he hits you with a request for a girlfriend made of Rapa Scrapple.   Time to face facts.  You are on your way out buddy and there is no sense in denying it.  One foot is on a banana peel and the other is in the grave.  You are on the proverbial slippery slope.  This dopple ganger made of pork trimmings is usurping your identity. 

By the time the cold case detectives showed up at my front door there was no evidence left save an open spam can I had overlooked sitting on the kitchen counter.  When they asked to come in and look around I let them.  My head began to sweat as they passed the empty container.  It was my only slip but they did not make the connection.

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Jim Gaffigan Fava Bean salad recipe

• Fava beans
• Onion – cubed
• Bacon – cooked
• Mayonaise
• Lettuce
• Oil 
• Vineger or alternatively citrus juice ( lemon or lime )

Cook up a batch of fava beans

1. Mix { Onion cubes | Fava Beans | Bacon | Mayonaise } in a bowl
2. place on a bed of lettuce
3. Mr Gaffigan recommends large quantities of bacon

Excerpted from Jim Gaffigan's Bacon Cookbook

Lentil Sausage Soup

It makes a really good breakfast food and you will have no troubles making doody.  Everyone who eats on a regular basis reports days with 3 waves of doody.

   Materials 

• 1 lb. pork sausage – cut to bite sized chunks
• 1  onion cubed
• 3 clove garlic minced or more if you like.
• 1 small bag carrots – chopped 
• 3 cups lentils
• 1 tbsp. salt – mix in water to taste > salt is a subtle thing!  – Prefer Morton lite salt with 1/2 NaCl  & 1/2 KaCl ( potassium salt ) 
• 1/2 tsp. marjoram – get at Lee Lee's grocery unless you want to go bankrupt – they have a huge package
• 2 cups tomato puree
• 1/2 celery bundle
• water

   Steps

1. Soak 3 cups lentils over night
2. Put everything in a pressure cooker EXCEPT { sausage ,  salt , water ) 
3. Add water to the minimum height to match the solids
4. Add salt to taste
5. add the sausage  – make sure to add AFTER doing taste tests to avoid health issues!