tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13592636863603870642012-01-27T09:46:20.763-07:00Observations of a Christian Rodent in a Pagan TreeThe Squirrelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14082708506676251152noreply@blogger.comBlogger2871100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1359263686360387064.post-18539622220318896962012-01-17T22:36:00.000-07:002012-01-19T17:53:11.200-07:00

Just this past Sunday, the popular pastor of a large church in a nearby town resigned in shame. He stepped down after it was discovered that he had plagiarized sermons – A lot of sermons. It is reported that he preached sermons taken from the websites of other churches and ministers word for word and joke for joke. Even, I have been told, to the point of copying facial expressions and gestures

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Today is the 70th anniversary of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, which drew the United States into World War II. On the one hand, 70 years seems like a very long time. 70 years is a lifetime, "The days of our years are threescore years and ten," wrote Moses (Psalm 90:10.) The generation that fought World War II is dwindling; the youngest still living are in their late 80s, and, all too

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By popular demand, here's my slow-cooker turkey breast recipe • republished from last year. We just had one of these a few weeks ago! Have a very Happy Thanksgiving!It is 6 days until Thanksgiving, and thoughts turn to turkey dinner. But turkeys are HUGE, and, unless you’re cooking for a big family or a bunch of guests, a whole turkey, even a small one, really is just too much. For smaller

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[In light of some discussions I had recently about the "Occupy Wall Street" crowd, I thought I'd reprint this from April 2010. -Squirrel] During the recent health care debate, I had a long conversation on Facebook with my cousin Tom. In the course of the exchange, he wrote in support of the new legislation, “Contrary to your claim that we are a pagan nation, I believe our basic approach to taking

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“Eventually, September the 11th will be a date on the calendar. It will be like Pearl Harbor Day. For those of us who lived through it, it will be a day we’ll never forget.” – Former President George W. Bush, in an interview with the National Geographic Society, 2011 Time passes. The older I get, the more I realize that time passes, and seems to pass more quickly each year. Today’s events are

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Sixty-six years ago today, the United States dropped the first of only two atomic weapons ever used "in anger," i.e. for real, in battle, as weapons. 80,000 people died instantly in Hiroshima, with another 60,000 to die days, weeks, months, and even years later from the effects of the radiation burns they suffered that day. In total, it is estimated that 140,000 to 160,000 people died as a

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Wow... I've got a blog... Who knew? I think I'll do something with this sometime soon... The truth is that I've been very busy lately. I've not forgotten about the blog, and I've got stuff I want to write, but time just has a way of filling up quickly, as I'm sure many of you can testify to, as well. I just wanted to let y'all know that I've been missing you, and I'll be back soon! (Sad... I just

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Here are some thoughts from Ronald Reagan from July 4, 1983.

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(Adopted by Congress on July 4, 1776) The Unanimous Declaration of the Thirteen United States of America When, in the course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the laws of nature and of nature's God entitle them, a decent

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Happy 4th of July!Today is the day we Americans celebrate the overthrow of our evil English overlords (not to be confused with our modern English friends... It's complicated...) in the American Revolution of 1776-1783. This is a day for cookouts and fireworks and such with friends and family.America is far from perfect, but I can't think of a better place on earth. I get teary-eyed when I hear

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This photograph was sent to me today... I never knew I had my own coffee shop! I'll have to have legal contact them regarding royalties or something...

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Reposted from Memorial Day 2010 Memorial Day is the day set aside to remember the unpayable debt we owe. In our nation's 233 years of history, 657,970 service men and women have died in combat. That is combat deaths on the battlefield, not total war deaths nor all deaths in the line of duty. On Memorial Day, May 31, 1982, after placing a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknowns at Arlington National

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A Saturday Nut Special! The Nut Cache - a collection of recent things I found interesting, or amusing, or nutworthy. Well, those nuts have been piling up for several weeks, so let's get to it! First up, we have a story out of Chicago about a woman who felt directed to walk, naked, to the police station - with the predictable result that she got herself arrested and admitted for psychological

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May 21st has come and gone without the Judgment Day that Harold Camping predicted so confidently and taught so forcefully. You are discouraged. You are dejected. Perhaps you are financially destitute, because you cashed in all your assets to buy advertising for today's non-event. I am not writing this note to ridicule or mock you. Yes, I have mocked Harold Camping and his teachings, but I did

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(NOTE: For detailed information on the errors that Harold Camping is teaching, check out Alpha & Omega Ministries' Family Radio Resource List) As no doubt many of you already know, Harold Camping has, through a tortured process of numerologically gymnastical scripture-twisting, determined that this Saturday, May 21, 2011, is Judgment Day®. Billboards announcing the event are blazoned with "the

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I was informed by my daughter Sunday night that Osama Bin Laden had been killed. I sat and watched the news with her. We watched President Obama's announcement. I saw the pictures of folks celebrating in front of the White House and in Times Square. After an hour or so, I went to bed.It has now been a few days, and I have a few thoughts on the whole thing.I was honestly surprised to discover that

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Now after the Sabbath, toward the dawn of the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to see the tomb. And behold, there was a great earthquake, for an angel of the Lord descended from heaven and came and rolled back the stone and sat on it. His appearance was like lightning, and his clothing white as snow. And for fear of him the guards trembled and became like dead men.

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A Saturday Nut Special!The Nut Cache - a collection of recent things I found interesting, or amusing, or nutworthy.I don't know about you, but I find the combination of pride and ignorance amusing. Especially when the combination is found in a governing body. You may be familiar with famous examples, like the Indiana General Assembly's attempt in 1897 to legislate the value of π. Or the 1998

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"Take no part in the unfruitful works of darkness, but instead expose them." - Ephesians 5:11Shepherds of the flock of God need to feed the flock that is entrusted to them with the Word of God, both accurately and completely. But that is not all. A Pastor also needs to warn the flock of danger. John MacArthur has done both of these tasks faithfully for years. Now, for the past few days, at the

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When I survey the wondrous cross on which the Prince of Glory died; my richest gain I count but loss, and pour contempt on all my pride. If you listened to my message from last Sunday, you know that I hold to Thursday as the day of the Lord's crucifixion. I'm not blogging today to defend that view. If you want to know my reasoning, you can give it a listen.I'm going to take some time today and

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A few sharp-eyed readers may have already spotted the "Parkside Baptist Church" stuff in the sidebar, and might be thinking, "Wait... I thought the Squirrel was an elder at Superior Baptist Church? What's going on here?"Well, let me let you in on a little secret - we're right in the middle of changing the name of our church. While the church is in the town of Superior, Montana, I've always felt

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The Nut Cache - a collection of recent things I found interesting, or amusing, or nutworthy. I always kinda wonder about people who pretend to be police officers. I have to ask if it is an ego thing? Or if it is some bid for money? Is it part of some bigger conspiracy? Or is it just the free back rubs?Most criminals are cowards. Actually, I think a good case could be made that all criminals are

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The Nut Cache - a collection of recent things I found interesting, or amusing, or nutworthy. As, I'm sure, did many of you, I grew up using a typewriter for school. There was nothing so frustrating as making mistakes in your computation of space needed for footnotes, or coming to the end of a page only to realize that you skipped a line and have to re-type the whole page. And don't even get me

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So, it was Day One at the Shepherds' Conference, and I was settling into my seat in the Grace Community Church Worship Center for Tom Pennington's session, when I felt my phone vibrating in my pocket...I pulled it out, and read this:@Phil_Johnson_ Phil JohnsonGlad @Shinar_Squirrel made it to the conference. #ShepConfI chuckled, amused at Phil's tweet, and happy that my picture with John MacArthur

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Since so many of you so graciously donated to my travel fund, which made my trip to the Shepherds’ Conference possible, I believe that it is only right and fitting that I give you an accounting of my expenses. In some areas I went over budget, but in others I was under budget. Fuel prices were higher than I expected, but my car got a lot better mileage than I had anticipated, so that worked out

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The Nut Cache - a collection of recent things I found interesting, or amusing, or nutworthy. The fans in Gloucestershire are not happy at all. It seems that, after councilors tried to institute attendance fees, to limit the ever-growing crowds of spectators (In 2009, the last time the event was held, over 15,000 people attended. Officials say the site's capacity is only 5,000 people.), were met

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It was a great joy and blessing to get to travel to the Shepherds’ Conference at Grace Community Church two weeks ago. – I am so very grateful for God's providence through the generosity of His people – Especially you and you (& you know who you are!) There is no way I could have made this trip without your help!I had intended on doing a bit of blogging each day I was there, but, wow! Did they

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The Nut Cache - a collection of recent things I found interesting, or amusing, or nutworthy. The desire to be more self-sufficient comes to all of us, from time to time. We think of things like putting up solar panels and windmills to generate our own electricity. We contemplate planting a vegetable garden. For many of us, such things never gets beyond the idea phase. But there are some who carry

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"It is better to go to the house of mourning than to go to the house of feasting, for this is the end of all mankind, and the living will lay it to heart." Ecclesiastes 7:2I turned on my computer this morning only to learn that Elizabeth Taylor had died at the age of 79.I’m not a huge Elizabeth Taylor fan. (Indeed, I'm not a huge fan of any movie star.) I only own two of her movies, Ivanhoe &

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Well, I made it! I'm typing this in my hotel room in Los Angeles, and the Shepherd's Conference begins tomorrow.The trip down was fairly uneventful, with two exceptions. One good and one not so good.The good part was getting to enjoy my first Chick-fil-A sandwich in over 25 years!I've always loved Chick-fil-A. Unfortunately, we moved from Atlanta, GA, to Missoula, MT, when I was eleven years old.

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The bags are packed, the car is loaded, the coffee thermos is full. I'm sure I've forgotten something, but, that's just the way traveling is! By the time you read this, I should be on the road, heading for the Shepherd's Conference. The route I'm taking is 1,279 miles and will take approximatively 20 hours to drive (not counting naps and stops at Chick-fil-A, of which there are eight along the

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A Note to SquirrelFans: I know my blogging has been a bit... sporadic (or erratic or even spastic) lately. No apologies. That's life. You get what you pay for. Anyway, I'm on the road this week (I'm typing this at 6am in a hotel room in Great Falls, MT, where I'm attending the Montana Southern Baptist Convention's annual Evangelism Conference) and next. I plan on blogging from the Shepherds'

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I recall a joke my Daddy told me when I was growing up. A recent conversation about finding God's will brought it to mind.There was a flood.A man was on his front porch, when a police car came by.“You’d better get in the car, Mister,” the policeman said. “The river is risin’ fast!”“Oh, no!” the man said, “I’ll be fine. I’m trusting in the Lord!” So the policeman left.An hour later, the same

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Or am I?Maybe I played him on TV?With that, I am... (maybe) TurretinFan

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A Saturday Nut Special!The Nut Cache - a collection of recent things I found interesting, or amusing, or nutworthy.Last Monday was Valentine's Day. It seems that Valentine's Day is also known as "Singleness Awareness Day" because such a couples-focused day brings to sharp focus those who are not romantically involved at the moment. Some who are not romantically involved harbor ill-will towards

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The Nut Cache - a collection of recent things I found interesting, or amusing, or nutworthy. I carry an organ donor card in my wallet, as, I'm sure, do many of you. Once God has determined that I no longer need my heart, longs, corneas, or whatever, I'm more than happy to see them used by someone else, if needed. Many of us know people who's lives have been prolonged by the transplant of donated

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“There are no easy answers but there are simple answers. We must have the courage to do what we know is morally right.”– Ronald Wilson Reagan, 40th President of the United StatesToday would have been Ronald Reagan’s 100th birthday. Or, as Reagan would have us say it, the 71st anniversary of his 29th birthday.Ronald Reagan will always be "my" president.Ronald Reagan was not president when I was

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Better late than never, here is the... Saturday Nut Special!The Nut Cache - a collection of recent things I found interesting, or amusing, or nutworthy.I have watched language deteriorate throughout my lifetime. The use of words that once were rare and shocking is now all too common. And, it seems, the younger the person, the more "raw" the language. It is sad, and I would like it very much to

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Your faithful arboreal rodent will be off-line for the next 3 days. I'm going to our Baptist association's Pastor's Retreat at Thompson Lake Baptist Camp. No internet, no phone, just a bunch of pastors in the snow. (&, yes, I'm really looking forward to it!)Sure, it looks all nice in the photo, but don't let that picture fool you! It's a snowed in summer camp on a frozen lake right now. I'm

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The Nut Cache - a collection of recent things I found interesting, or amusing, or nutworthy.In order to help primary school children understand what it must have been like to live during the London Blitz in World War II, the administrators of a Lancashire school decided to tell the children that World War III had started, set off a siren, hustled them all down into the school's cellar while

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"The effect on others of the rapture has caused a great deal of curiosity and serious discussion among Christians. What is going to be the effect of the rapture? I don’t know anything in the Bible that says anything specifically about the effect on the world of the rapture. I am wondering what is going to be the effect on the world. Perhaps the effect of the voice that came to Paul when he

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The Nut Cache - a collection of recent things I found interesting, or amusing, or nutworthy. Fine arts and arts&crafts don't really mix. At least not in my mind. But some, it seems, have less... refined... tastes. Last week, Ripley’s Believe It or Not! proudly announced their acquisition of Leonardo d'Vinci's The Last Supper, reproduced in fine... dryer lint. Michigan artist Laura Bell is

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The Nut Cache - a collection of recent things I found interesting, or amusing, or nutworthy. I've got to admit that it has been something that has puzzled me for quite some time: Where does the state legislature come up with some of those really goofy ideas they sometimes propose to turn into laws? Come on, you've wondered too... Well, Montana Governor Brian Schweitzer might just be on to

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A Saturday Nut Special!The Nut Cache - a collection of recent things I found interesting, or amusing, or nutworthy. With all the hoopla surrounding Arizona's "harsh" new laws regarding those who are in our country illegally, I guess we've never stopped to think about the places where illegals have to work really really hard to get deported. I wouldn't have thought Idaho would be a place that

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Welcome to the first Nut Cache of 2011! The Nut Cache - a collection of recent things I found interesting, or amusing, or nutworthy.You planned the heist & pulled it off. The police have no clue who you and your cohorts are. You've gotten away with it. You're home free. That is, until you get mad and call the police to complain that the list of stolen items they released to the press is

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Alpha & Omega Ministries' The Prosapologian chat channel has move to a more secure network. Channel rats, please note new server info on the Alpha & Omega Ministries website!

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The goal has been met! Today at church, the church treasurer informed me that, in the last week, checks totaling $500 had come into the church earmarked for the pastor's conference fund. The Superior Baptist Church Pastor's Conference Fund has received a grand total of $1208!Well, you did it, and I am so very, very grateful! This puts me way over the top, exceeding my fundraising goal of $1000

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(Today's The Squirrel Can Cook is a classic repeat recipe from May 2009. It also happens to be what I'm fixing for dinner tonight. Happy New Year, everyone!)Where last week’s recipe was all about the Hot & Spicy, this week we’ve got Subtle & Savory in store. This is my take on a recipe that Mom has made for years. She fixes it with white wine, were I use chicken broth, and I added the sesame oil,

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The Nut Cache - a collection of recent things I found interesting, or amusing, or nutworthy. This story is quite shocking and all too sad. No one knows what drove him to take this action. He must have been a tortured soul... tormented by things nobody around him could see. Was there no one to ask him, "Are you all right?" So, next time you see a squirrel, offer him a nut. Tell him he's got

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The Nut Cache - a collection of recent things I found interesting, or amusing, or nutworthy.In the "No Good Deed Goes Unpunished" file, we find this headline: Men rescue trapped deer, get fined. One of the brightest things about humanity is the risks that people are willing to take for others, even for animals. I would never require public safety officials to put themselves at risk to save an

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A Saturday Nut SpecialThe Nut Cache - a collection of recent things I found interesting, or amusing, or nutworthy.I can't tell you how many people sent me links to this story! (Rachael Starke was the first, that much I'm sure of, but hat tips all 'round!) Now, honestly, can anyone really blame the squirrel for his reaction? I mean, who likes to get barged in on while they are in the bathroom? How

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I am so very grateful for the support I have received towards going to the Shepherds’ Conference in March of 2011! As of today, I have received donations totaling $608 towards my goal of $1000! Thank you so very much to all who have so generously contributed!These donations are tax deductible donations to Superior Baptist Church's Pastor's Conference Fund, and there's still time to get yours in

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It is winter. And, here in the woods, we’ve been enduring wintery weather for many weeks now. When the weather is cold and blustery, nothing hits the spot quite like a nice hot bowl of soup. My two favorite soups are vegetable beef and ham & bean. Sometime soon, we’ll make a batch of vegetable beef soup, but, today, we’re going to have some ham & bean soup.(If you’re daring, you can ask Mrs.

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The Nut Cache - a collection of recent things I found interesting, or amusing, or nutworthy.Everybody always wonders what to serve at the holiday family gatherings. Should we have turkey again this year? Or maybe a roast? Or something else? And our helpful grocers are always ready with a suggestion or two. Most of the time, the suggestions are very good, but, other times... Well... Let's just say

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69 years ago today, shortly before 8:00 a.m. local time, the Japanese attacked, and World War II began in earnest for the United States.Sometime today, I'll watch Tora! Tora! Tora!. In my opinion, the best depiction of the attack on film.National Geographic has a great page of Pearl Harbor stuff. (h.t. ThreeGirlDad)

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A Saturday Nut Special!The Nut Cache - a collection of recent things I found interesting, or amusing, or nutworthy. I don't know how many stories like this I've documented since I began doing the Nut Cache, I'd have to go back and count. But, in less than 2 years, I think this is the fourth or fifth. Once again, a druggie has sent a text message to law enforcement trying to set up a drug deal. In

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Just a quick not to wish everyone a very Happy Thanksgiving! We're loading up the car this morning to, literally, go "over the river and through the woods" to Grandmother's house for a full day of family, football, and feasting. (I'm not taking my laptop. I'll be off the net until Saturday.) I hope everyone enjoys the holiday... And, while the turkey may not enjoy it much, I sure plan on enjoying

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Today is the 110th meeting between the Montana Grizzlies and the Montana State Bobcats. Montana needs a win to make the NCAA FCS playoffs. If the Bobcats win, they will clinch the Big Sky conference championship. But all that fades, because it's the GRIZ-CAT GAME!!! The Grizzlies lead the "Brawl of the Wild" series 69-35-5.Here's some quotes from this week's Missoulian by a couple of former Griz

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(This is part 2 of the Teach Susan Yenser to Cook series)It is 6 days until Thanksgiving, and thoughts turn to turkey dinner. But turkeys are HUGE, and, unless you’re cooking for a big family or a bunch of guests, a whole turkey, even a small one, really is just too much. For smaller gatherings, consider a boneless turkey breast. Today, we’re going to cook a boneless turkey breast in the

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The Nut Cache - a collection of recent things I found interesting, or amusing, or nutworthy.The brand new City Hall building in Chandler, Arizona has opened, and it has a lot of nice, environmentally-friendly features. The lights, for instance, turn on automatically when someone enters the room, and off again when they leave. (Of course, this motion-detector-based system also shuts the lights off

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There is no The Squirrel Can Cook today. I will be out of the office until Monday. That is all. As you were. Carry on.

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The Nut Cache - a collection of recent things I found interesting, or amusing, or nutworthy.I'm a "foodie", and I'd never heard of Cook's Source magazine until last week. Now, a lot of people have heard of Cook's Source... and not in a good way. I understand that intellectual property rights can be complicated, however, folks who write things; like books, or songs, or articles, or blog posts; own

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Most times, by the time I get around to blogging a recipe, it has been a few weeks since I actually cooked the meal in question. Not this time. What you are looking at was last night’s dinner. And it was late… really late… I think we ate around 7:30 PM or so. I forget that, when you cook dinner from scratch, you need to start cooking shortly after lunch. Anyway, Mrs. Squirrel was very patient

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The Nut Cache - a collection of recent things I found interesting, or amusing, or nutworthy.I’ve never understood the pleasure that some people take in jumping out of perfectly good aircraft that are going to return safely to the airport. Don’t get me wrong, if there is something wrong with the aircraft, and it is not going to land safely at an airport, then I am all in favor of parachutes! I’ve

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492 years ago, Martin Luther nailed his 95 Thesis against Indulgences to the door of the Wittenberg Castle Church. This was the small spark that God caused to flair up into the purifying fire that was and is the Protestant Reformation.Sola Fide! Sola Gratia! Sola Scriptura! Sola Christus! Soli Deo Gloria!

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If there is a quintessential American Food, it has to be the sandwich. I can say for sure, I’ve never done any research on it, but I would think that Americans probably eat more sandwiches and anybody else. The sandwich just seems to fit our “on the go” lifestyle better than just about any other cuisine.Sandwiches, while being quick, easy, and convenient, don’t have to be plain or boring.

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The Nut Cache - a collection of recent things I found interesting, or amusing, or nutworthy.Have you ever thought that the police might be looking for you? Have you ever had occasion to wonder if that police officer was looking at you just a little too long? 44-year-old Selma Elmore was wondering that, so she stopped police officer Dan Lyons to find out. Yes, in fact, there was a warrant out for

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As you've no doubt noticed, I've not done much blogging this week... or last week, either, for that matter. Anyway, I've been busy. It happens. There's no Nut Cache again this week. In fact, I don't have a recipe ready for tomorrow's blog, so there will be no The Squirrel Can Cook this week. (I'm cooking a great hashbrown casserole for my hosts in Oregon... I'll blog that recipe sometime soon!)(

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I didn't get the Nut Cache typed up today like I'd planned to, for a Saturday Nut Special... C'est la vie.But, while my blog has devolved into a Foodie & Weird News Extravaganza, others are still doing serious work. I'm very impressed by my young friend, Fisher, whom God has gifted with a great ability to retain and process information that I can only envy (i.e. he's a really smart guy...). As an

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You hear it said again and again and again, “Good food doesn’t have to be difficult!” That really is such a true statement.Today’s recipe, Steak & Bean Burritos, is about as easy as it gets, but is excellent for either lunch or dinner. I think the total time from raw ingredients to finish meal on this one is about 20 minutes.Our ingredients are:1 steak (I used an 8-oz. Sirloin)1 12-oz can of

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So, as I’m sure you’re aware, last week Rick Warren spoke at John Piper’s Desiring God Conference. A lot of people have asked questions about why, and the answers have been less than convincing. Like many others, I was rather surprised when it was announced that Warren would be speaking at Desiring God. I just could not understand why piper would subject the good people who attend this

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My friend Susan Yenser, who has repeatedly claimed things like, "Yes please help me out...I can't cook! Lol!" recently bought a slow-cooker, and has, as you can see, asked for help. (I don't know if I should mention that her boyfriend has also asked for my help in teaching Sue how to cook? No, probably shouldn't go there...) Since I like to help, I am planning on posting at least one slow-cooker

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Our Pot Roast needs a side dish. Often, vegetables are cooked with the pot roast in the same cooker, but, since our roast will be in the slow cooker for 8 hours, and vegetables we cook with it will just end up being beef-flavored mush.Here is a simple side dish of oven-roasted potatoes and onions that will go great with our pot roast.Our Ingredients Are:1 1/2 Red Potatoes per person1 large onion

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The Nut Cache - a collection of recent things I found interesting, or amusing, or nutworthy.Two of today's nuts came from my friend Tucsonmon. Thanks, T-mom! [HT T-mom #1] Cara Watts did not quite know what to think when she heard her dog, McCoy, yelp. Then he ran inside and, she said, “I could barely recognise him at first because his hair was standing on end. I was baffled - I had no idea what

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It’s fall, and, for me anyway, that means football. And football, more than any other sport, has, I think, a diet all its own. These are the things you find on the menus at sports bars and Super Bowl parties. High up on that list is cheese fries.This is a flexible recipe that allows you to easily adjust to the size of crowd you are serving. I figure one and a half potatoes per person, as a

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The Nut Cache - a collection of recent things I found interesting, or amusing, or nutworthy.Everybody likes practical clothing, right? Things like jackets with sleeves that zip off so that the jacket becomes a vast, or pants with legs that zip off to make shorts. Useful things. Practical things. Things with multiple uses. Things like… A bra they can be used as a gas mask. Yes, that’s right

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And when they had brought them, they stood them before the Council. And the high priest questioned them, saying, "We gave you strict orders not to continue teaching in this name, and behold, you have filled Jerusalem with your teaching, and intend to bring this man's blood upon us." But Peter and the apostles answered and said, "We must obey God rather than men. The God of our fathers raised up

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The word “curry” to most of us means exotic spices from India. The word actually means “gravy” or “stew” and refers to a dish with a spicy sauce, and not to the spices themselves. In fact types of curry are popular all across South Asia, and each culture uses different spice blends.Be that as it may, most “curry powder” that we buy in America are a distinctly Indian blend of cumin, coriander,

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The Nut Cache - a collection of recent things I found interesting, or amusing, or nutworthy.They say that all is fair in love and war, but, it seems, all is not fair in love and police work. Officer Jason Moore and his accomplices, two police dispatchers, were fired from the Fort Myers Police Department after it was learned that they faked a crime report so that Officer Moore could meet up with

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I hesitated to blog about this, but a friend of mine told me that people can’t help when they don’t know what the needs are.The church I serve as pastor is very small, and for most of my time as pastor I have been bi-vocational, working an outside job to help pay the bills. Unfortunately, recent economic conditions have affected things around here, as they have everywhere, and I have not had

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I’m not really sure how it happened; perhaps it was because I like them so much myself, but my grilled cheese sandwiches are renowned in our family.It is often the simple things, the easy things that get taken for granted. Have you ever asked yourself, “What is it that makes a good grilled cheese sandwich?” Is it the perfect golden brown crust? That buttery crunchy gooeyness? The cheesy flavor

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The Nut Cache - a collection of recent things I found interesting, or amusing, or nutworthy.The Bible may say, “Thou shalt not suffer a witch to live,” but lawmakers in Romania, it seems, wanted to tax them, instead. Two of Romania’s senators sponsored a law that would have held witches and fortune tellers liable for wrong predictions. Some sort of "accuracy tax" I guess. Now, as I’ve said

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9/11 Nine Years LaterFor most of my life, the New York skyline was dominated by the twin towers of the World Trade Center rising from the south end of Manhattan. It’s hard to believe that they have been gone for most of a decade.A lot of things have happened in the last nine years, countries have been invaded, governments of men overthrown... many things. We could discuss mistakes that have

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In honor of the Saints' victory last night, we’ve got a Cajun Classic! Red Beans and Rice! (Technically, this is actually pinto beans and rice, but the recipe is the same and I did not have any red beans. As I said a couple weeks ago, I am trying to use up a pantry-full of packages of dried beans.) I have often enjoyed the complex spicy flavors of Cajun cooking. Living in Montana, I did not

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The Nut Cache - a collection of recent things I found interesting, or amusing, or nutworthy.A few weeks ago, I saw this story about a restaurant in Germany advertising for donated human body parts to be cooked and eaten. At that time, I determined that this was a story that was just a little too sick and twisted to be included in the Nut Cache. However, it now turns out that this was a hoax

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A while back, a friend gave me a couple of boxes of matzah meal, and I was kicking around ideas for using it. One thing you always use bread crumbs for is meatloaf and meatballs, so I thought I’d give it a try.Today we’re going to cook a simple meatloaf. This meatloaf is very similar to (I mean, a meatloaf is a meatloaf, right?) the one we cooked back on April 24, 2009 with one major difference;

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The Nut Cache - a collection of recent things I found interesting, or amusing, or nutworthy. I remember, back in the early nineties, staying up all night playing the Legend of Zelda right after I bought my first Super Nintendo. Of course I had to work the next day. I went to work, all tired and bleary eyed, and I’m pretty certain I didn’t really earn my pay that day. One learn a lesson and,

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Precious in the sight of the LORD Is the death of His godly ones. (Psalms 116:15)Today is the 5th anniversary of my Dad's passing. I was going to write a post on memories of my Dad, but I've not been able. Maybe next year. But I can't let today pass unremarked, so I am posting the obituary my sisters, my Mom, and I all wrote together. Gathered around the kitchen table writing this was a time when

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I recently noticed that I’ve got multiple bags of dried beans in the pantry, so I’ve been trying to find recipes that make use of them. A few weeks ago, I used some of them when I treated you to the Squirrel’s Cajun pork and beans. This week, I’ll use up some more as we make a savory batch of white chili. White chili is, in many ways, “Italian chili.” I do not know if the origin of the dish is

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The Nut Cache - a collection of recent things I found interesting, or amusing, or nutworthy.I've always been a fan of creative parenting. There's nothing like a little imagination to get a point to sink in. For example, I have a friend who, when her son locked himself in his bedroom and would not let her in, took the doorknob off of his bedroom door. Classic. Now, out of Texas comes a story of a

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Whenever Calvinists talk about God’s Sovereign Election of sinners to salvation, non-Calvinists always object to the implication of “double predestination.” [Insert ominous music here] “Double predestination,” simply put, is the belief that God has predestination all those going to heaven as well as all those going to hell.Just this past weekend, I came across this clear rejection of God’s

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There are two things that I am very much aware of. The first is that not everyone who reads A Squirrel in Babylon is a foodie. Regular readers are aware that I enjoy cooking, and I’ve been known to spend hours poring over a cookbook. Not everyone shares this passion, I told, but everybody has got to eat, right? Guess what? Cooking doesn’t have to be difficult or time consuming. Not everyone has

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The Nut Cache - a collection of recent things I found interesting, or amusing, or nutworthy.It is true that, in my youth, I was the recipient of a few speeding tickets. Well, actually, they were tickets for not conserving fuel. When the Carter administration forced the 55 mile-per-hour speed limit down the throats of the states, the Montana State Legislature passed a law that anyone violating the

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Pork & Beans are one of those “comfort foods” that just always hits the spot. Whether it’s at a picnic on a hot summer day or on a cold winter day, Pork & Beans is always good. Sure, a can of “Beanee Weenees” is tasty, but home-made is so very much better. This recipe is easy, but does take some time; about 3 hours total, and is great for family dinners, and it also works well for pot lucks.Most

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The Nut Cache - a collection of recent things I found interesting, or amusing, or nutworthy.Economic conservatives have long trumpeted that "Big Government Stifles Small Business." Well, 7-year-old Julie Murphy has learned that truth the hard way. It seems that county health inspectors shut down little Julie's lemonade stand and threated a $500 fine for operating without the required health and

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I’m a really big fan of Cajun cuisine. Give me something with big, bold, spicy flavor, and I’m a happy arboreal rodent! There are many Cajun spice mixes available at stores and markets, and some are better than others. (I’m very partial to Chef Paul Prudhomme’s Cajun Magic spice blends, myself.) The trouble with many commercially available spice blends is that they are often very high in sodium.

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The Nut Cache - a collection of recent things I found interesting, or amusing, or nutworthy.I'm sure that Social Security and retirement pension fraud is much more common than we'd like to admit. An elderly person dies, but the family doesn't report the death and keeps collecting the retirement benefits. Seems like a pretty sweet deal, in the beginning, I'm sure. But there's a big problem. The

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I admit it, I'm a tad on the heavy side. As a result, I've been trying to eat a bit more on the healthy end of the food spectrum. And so, I've been eating more rice. I've always liked rice, so this is not a hardship for me. And there are so many ways to make rice taste good...Fried rice has been a favorite of mine for a long, long time. It is a versatile base for many meals, and it makes a tasty

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The Nut Cache - a collection of recent things I found interesting, or amusing, or nutworthy.In these tough economic times, crime is on the rise. A young man in Colorado didn't lock his car one night and, sure enough, someone got in and "drove" away. The car was found just a little ways down the hill from where it was "stolen," with the "thief" still inside. But, when police arrived, they sure

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I'm going to be busy most of today, and, yes, I know that I'm way behind on my blogging. Sorry. Life. Deal with it.Anyway, since there's nothing new here today, I thought I'd point you towards this excellent post by Majastatic. Keep watching this space!

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