Category Archives: It's Swanky!

Memorial Day Burgers with Bourbon Slush

Actually, skip the burgers and let’s just go straight for the
Bourbon Slush. I am setting a reminder for tomorrow to remember to pick up the ingredients for the slush.

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Ahh… Bocelli and Jenkins

You know, were I gay, I would have a huge crush on the wonderful Andrea Bocelli.

But seen here with the stunning Katherine Jenkins (Wow, a woman with a figure!), I would have to put that crush on hold; there’s no way my heterosexuality can resist such a woman. She’s absolutely gorgeous. (This is why I [...]

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Pork ribs sopping sauce recipe

I used this on a rack of ribs this afternoon & it’s delicious.
4 oz white wine (I used Llano Estacado Gewurztraminer)
4 oz rice wine vinegar
2 oz olive oil
1.5 oz yellow mustard
2 finely diced cloves of garlic
salt & ground pepper to taste
3 tablespoons dry rub
Bring to boil over medium heat, stir frequently. Let it gently boil [...]

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Time Warner’s jacked up pricing scheme

ARS Technica asks, “Just how overpriced is that steak” in an article examining Time Warner’s planned pricing scheme set to go into effect later this year here in Austin.
Rather than a tiered, flat rate, structure for high-speed Internet service, TW is moving to a plan that prices service by bandwidth. In this town, with so [...]

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Texas GOP should demand an apology, too

Stupid is as stupid does. In this case Stupid Is would be one Republican State Representative Betty Brown (District 4 – Terrell, Henderson, Kaufman). She, now (in)famously, ’suggested on Tuesday that voters of Asian descent should adopt names that are “easier for Americans to deal with.”‘
She specifically said: Rather than everyone here having to learn [...]

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How to drive away customers

Start charging for bandwidth on a usage-basis, above & beyond monthly fees, like Time Warner is going to start doing this summer in Austin. I have high-speed ATT DSL available for less per month with unlimited bandwidth. I don’t see why I should stay with Time Warner. Hell, I may even drop Time Warner Cable. [...]

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Now even Swankier!

Swanky Conservative needed a major upgrade. I needed to slough off all the dead weight that’s been keeping this site anchored securely to the bottom of the Web. With a few clicks of the trusty Logitech wireless mouse, this place already feels better. It’s like when you finally tear into that stack of boxes and [...]

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