Do you know the Muffin Man?

As promised, Uncle Ken delivered with his jalapeno/cheddar cornbread muffins.  I asked him, in the spirit of determining objective reality, whether or not it is a muffin if it doesn't look like a muffin.  Apparently Uncle Ken prefers the free-form, road apple aesthetic with the muffins unconstrained by the harsh limitations of baking with a muffin pan.  Since the taste is unaffected I can't argue with his design choice.

Speaking of design choice, his latest show at the Tencat, Corn, is his finest work to date.  I usually hound him (that's what Big Dogs do) about ditching the watercolors and moving on to oils or acrylics, but not this time.  It's nice to see development and improvement of artwork over time, and as much as he hates links, I'm posting one for the benefit of Mr. Beagles: http://www.bckat.net/KenSchadt/cornshow/index.htm
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We also discussed a little cooking at the seminar and it's apparent he tires of discussions of frozen confections which shall not be named.  I wanted to point out something I found interesting: except for the addition of butter, the types of ingredients are identical for pudding; only the quantities differ.  This is useful information in case I decide to expand the repertoire to include pies.

My throbbing sweet tooth is getting out of hand and I've also been looking at copycat recipes for candy bars: Snickers, Mounds, 3 Musketeers, and a personal favorite, Chunky (What a chunk o' chocolate!).  Commercial candy bars have so many cost cutting limitations for the ingredients that I thought it would be interesting to test the difference using higher quality stuff; you guys try anything like that?

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It's been quite a shitstorm in Washington with the recent flurry of Executive Orders.  It used to be that presidents were considered in the terms of their administration, i.e., the Nixon Administration, the Carter Administration, etc.  But now we have a situation where it can be considered a regime and not an administration, which is a significant difference.

There was an interesting post about how all the recent activity is a possible trial balloon for a coup; scary stuff but you can find it if you search for "trial-balloon-for-a-coup."

One point that was mentioned is that on Inauguration Day, Trump filed the paperwork to run in 2020.  This is significant because the rules of media coverage are different when you are covering a candidate as opposed to an office holder.  Of course, this also allows a revenue stream to flow into the coffers of the candidate.

These are the times that try men's souls and I'm wondering how capable our system of checks and balances really is.  The system is rigged and the deck is being stacked in new and unusual ways.  Unless our elected officials step up to the task we, and the world, are in for some bleak times.

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"...he kept hounding you, asking you question after question until you said, alright Socrates whatever you say."

Alright, Uncle Ken; whatever you say.