Frozen Food Day: A Look Back

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With “Lesser Reasons We’re Thankful That Ronald Reagan was our 40th President,” nathansmusings calls attention to a special day’s special origin.

“In Proclamation #5157, President Ronald Reagan said:”Now, Therefore, I, Ronald Reagan, President of the United States of America, do hereby proclaim March 6, 1984, as Frozen Food Day, and I call upon the American people to observe such day with appropriate ceremonies and activities.”

It was a decision steeped in appreciation of practical science.

” Frozen food became a part of the space age when Apollo XII astronauts took frozen meals on board. Seventy-two frozen food items were stored on the Skylab for a five hundred-day supply of meals for the crew.”

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“The Top 5 Best John F. Kennedy assassination theories”

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Top Ten lists are blogging gold! Or so we are told. But those feisty contrarians at technocult.com stumble against the tide, offering only five Kennedy assassination theories.

“Best” is generously awarded, and sadly, no new ground broken.

The George W. Bush Jacket Library

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The George W. Bush Jacket Library

Up For The Count

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John McCain likes to present himself as a “foot soldier in the Reagan revolution,” but at times it’s more like the Nixon restoration. nixon-mccain.jpg

mccain-malek.jpg Smiles all around, or what passes for them, as John McCain marked his nomination victory in Texas. And who did he choose to spend this special moment with? Freddie “The Jew Counter” Malek!

Malek’s infamous Nixon mission to sniff out the hidden Jews of the Bureau of Labor Statistics is a fading memory, disappeared by the straight talkers flocking to the McCain banner.

Deep In The Heart

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President George W. Bush has chosen his Presidential Library site, if it holds, and architect, but you can still pick an alternative on the Chronicle of Higher Education website.
Our personal favorite is this handsome bunker. bush-library-contest.jpg

The sub-sections named after various Bush Administration scandals are kind of obvious, but the overall James Bond villain lair look is fab. bush-bond-home.jpg

The “Back-Of-The-Envelope Design contest” is open until March 20th.