the ramble

The “slippery slope” argument.

Well, if we let gay people get married, obviously that is going to lead to people marrying their cats, and six-year-olds, and inanimate objects…

And if we force pregnant mothers who are alcoholics to go into recovery programs, obviously that is going to lead to us taking away all the rights of all the pregnant ladies ever! No more driving! No more eating ice cream, even if you’re craving it!

And if we hand out condoms in school, OUR KIDS WILL BE HOOKING ON STREET CORNERS!

Really, people? Can we all agree to start laughing at anyone who makes a slippery slope argument? Whether you agree or disagree with the actual viewpoint represented, can’t we all agree that these arguments are just silliness?

Last week I made my first attempt at pizza from scratch.  It came out lumpy, but utterly delicious. Here are the two recipes I used:

Dough:
2 cups warm water
1 packet yeast
1 tbs brown sugar or honey
1 tsp garlic
4 cups white flour (and a little extra for your hands)
Dash of salt
Olive oil
Dash of red pepper and/or basil

1. Combine yeast, water and sugar and let it get frothy.
2. Add 4 cups flour and mix. Add another cup if you need it and a dash of salt.
3. Mix in red pepper, basil and/or garlic.
4. Knead for 20 minutes. Form into 2 spheres and lightly coat in olive oil. Let it rise for 1 to 20 hours.
5. Toss in a circular shape.

Pizza #1: Red Sauce
1/2 jar Classico pizza sauce
1/4 red pepper sliced thinly
Mozzarella
Parmesan
Garlic
Cubed cooked chicken (sauted in chicken broth and pepper)

Pizza #2: Pesto Pizza
1/2 cup or so of homemade (or, in my case, Whole Foods-made) pesto sauce
Cubed chicken (sauted in chicken broth, pepper and basil)
Mozzarella
Parmesan
Red onion, thinly sliced

As Relatively Dashing Roommate pointed out: how would you know if something nefarious was going on at the Zombie Crawl? Everyone is screaming and growling and pretending to die.

Dress: Target
Belt: Target
Earrings: gift