Absolutely Fresh Seafood Market Specials:

Canadian Walleye fillets $14.95/lb

Didja know: it is illegal to commercially fish Walleye in the USA.

An excellent fish to sauté or broil. But the BEST way to cook Walleye is to whip out the ole Fry Daddy. Or the Turkey Fryer, for volume!!!

Whether you use Shore Lunch, or the Egg/Cracker Crumb method, or even Corn Meal, you will not be disappointed. Close your eyes (after cooking, folks) and imagine yourself on a beautiful, big, northern lake. Lots ‘o fish / no peoples. Just good fish. Yummmm.....

And.... Small Shrimp for stir-fry, frying, or gumbo/Jambalaya. On sale for 7.95/lb!

These are raw, peeled and deveined, and ready to cook.

Only $6.50/lb if you buy a whole 5 lb bag. Quality is excellent.

Another good idea (I know, I'm full of ‘em.....or ‘it') - sear these shrimpies in a hot skillet with some minced garlic, minced onion, red pepper, black pepper and Kosher salt (in a little olive oil) for only 3-4 minutes, or until just done. Toss ‘em on a salad. Or add a little cream at the end and it makes its own sauce for topping pasta or rice.

AT BOTH STORES: 18^TH & LEAVENWORTH, PLUS 119^TH & PACIFIC

Speaking of Pacific, the guys from Hawkins are making great progress on the Pacific Street bridge over I-680! Won't be long until it's opened. So try Shucks and Bailey's restaurants before we get busy again. It's a perfect time to stop in!

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A penny saved is obviously the result of a government oversight. 

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The real art of conversation is not only to say the right thing at the right time,

but also to leave unsaid the wrong thing at the tempting moment. 

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The older you get, the tougher it is to lose weight, because by then your body and your fat have gotten to be really good friends. 
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Try a cool recipe (stolen), at the bottom of this ridiculously verbose email. It's for ‘Mexican Tuna Tostadas.'

And when you are trying out a new recipe on your family or friends, remember this:

 "Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds." -Albert Einstein

So that's my memory of my mom (great spirit) vs. me and my three brothers when we were kids (mediocre minds) when she popped out her latest casserole or new broiled zucchini.

NOW, of course, I love new foods, and creativity. Variety is, after all, the spice of life.

--Greg

Speaking of verbose, note the rant on government that I reprint, by Charlie Reese, former Orlando Sentinel columnist - bottom of this email.

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Two men were sitting next to each other at a bar. After awhile, one guy looks at the other and says, 'I can't help but think, from listening to you, that you're from Ireland.'
 
The other guy responds proudly, 'Yes, that I am!'

The first guy says, 'Faith and it's a small world. So did I! So did I!
And to what school would you have been going'?

'The Murphy twins are drunk again.'

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A blonde teenager, wanting to earn some extra money for the summer, decided to hire herself out as a 'handy-woman' and started canvassing a nearby well-to-do neighborhood.

She went to the front door of the first house, and asked the owner if he had any odd jobs for her to do.

'Well, I guess I could use somebody to paint my porch,' he said, 'How much will you charge me?'

The blonde, with a typical blank look, quickly responded, 'How about $50?'

The man agreed and told her that the paint brushes and everything she would need was in the garage. The man's wife, hearing the conversation said to her husband, 'Does she realize that our porch goes ALL the way around the house?'

He responded, 'That's a bit cynical, isn't it?

The wife replied, 'You're right. I guess I'm starting to believe all those dumb blonde jokes we've been getting by e-mail lately..'

A short time later, the blonde came to the door to collect her money.

'You're finished already?' the startled husband asked.

'Yes,' the blonde replied, '... and I even had paint left over, so I gave it two coats.'

Impressed, the man reached into his pocket for the $50 and handed it to her along with a $10 tip.

'And by the way...., ' the blonde added, 'it's not a Porch, it's a Lexus.'

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Absolutely Fresh Seafood Markets
Downtown: 18th & Leavenworth, 345-5057, Mon-Fri 9-6, Sat 8-5

West: one block south of 119th & Pacific, 827-4376, Mon-Sat 9-7:30, Sun 11-6
Shucks Fish House & Oyster Bar (within the Seafood Market): Monday - Thursday 11 - 9, Fri, Sat 11-10, Sun 2-8 (827-4376)

Bailey's (1259 S 120^th St - next to Bronco's): SEVEN DAYS A WEEK, open 7 - 2.  932-5577

West Store - SEAFOOD MARKET IS OPEN UNTIL 7:30 PM MON - SAT!! And now open until 6:00 on Sunday.

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Did you ever notice: The Roman Numerals for forty (40) are ' XL.' 

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mexican tuna tostadas

SELF |  December 2007

Adeena Sussman

These spicy snacks taste even better than nachos, plus the avocado and tuna add a hefty 10 grams of heart-healthy fat.

Servings: Makes 8 servings

Ingredients

8 corn tortillas (6 inches each)
3 tablespoons canola oil
3/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon finely chopped chipotle pepper
2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
1 tablespoon tequila
1/2 teaspoon adobo sauce
1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
1/4 teaspoon sugar
1 pound sushi-grade tuna, cut into 1/4-inch cubes
1 avocado, cut into 1/4-inch cubes
3 scallions (green part only), thinly sliced
3 tablespoons hulled pumpkin seeds

Preparation

Heat oven to 350°F. Cut 2 rounds from each tortilla with a 3-inch cookie cutter. Brush both sides of tortillas with 1 tablespoon of oil and sprinkle with 1/2 teaspoon of salt. Place rounds in 1 layer on cookie sheets; bake until crisp and edges are golden, 10 to 12 minutes. Remove from oven. Whisk chipotle, remaining 2 tablespoon oil, lime juice, tequila, adobo sauce, cumin, sugar and remaining 1/4 teaspoon salt in a bowl. Place tuna, avocado, 2/3 of scallions and 2 tablespoons of pumpkin seeds in another bowl. Pour dressing over top and gently stir to coat, trying not to break up avocado. Spoon tuna mixture onto tortilla rounds. Top with remaining 1 tablespoon pumpkin seeds and remaining 1/3 of scallions.

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545 People

    By Charlie Reese --

Politicians are the only people in the world who create problems and then campaign against them.

Have you ever wondered why, if both the Democrats and the Republicans are against deficits, we have deficits?

Have you ever wondered why, if all the politicians are against inflation and high taxes, we have inflation and high taxes?

You and I don't propose a federal budget.  The president does.

You and I don't have the Constitutional authority to vote on appropriations.  The House of Representatives does.

You and I don't write the tax code, Congress does.

You and I don't set fiscal policy, Congress does.

You and I don't control monetary policy, the Federal Reserve Bank does.

One hundred senators, 435 congressmen, one president, and nine Supreme Court justices -- 545 human beings out of the 300 million -- are directly, legally, morally, and individually responsible for the domestic problems that plague this country.

I excluded the members of the Federal Reserve Board because that problem was created by the Congress.  In 1913, Congress delegated its Constitutional duty to provide a sound currency to a federally chartered, but private, central bank.

I excluded all the special interests and lobbyists for a sound reason.  They have no legal authority.  They have no ability to coerce a senator, a congressman, or a president to do one cotton-picking thing.  I don't care if they offer a politician $1 million dollars in cash.  The politician has the power to accept or reject it.  No matter what the lobbyist promises, it is the legislator's responsibility to determine how he votes.

Those 545 human beings spend much of their energy convincing you that what they did is not their fault.  They cooperate in this common con regardless of party.

What separates a politician from a normal human being is an excessive amount of gall.  No normal human being would have the gall of a Speaker, who stood up and criticized the President for creating deficits.  The president can only propose a budget.  He cannot force the Congress to accept it.

The Constitution, which is the supreme law of the land, gives sole responsibility to the House of Representatives for originating and approving appropriations and taxes.  Who is the speaker of the House?  She is the leader of the majority party.
She and fellow House members, not the president, can approve any budget they want.  If the president vetoes it, they can pass it over his veto  if they agree to.

It seems inconceivable to me that a nation of 300 million can not replace 545 people who stand convicted -- by present facts -- of incompetence and irresponsibility.  I can't think of a single domestic problem that is not traceable directly to those 545 people.  When you fully grasp the plain truth that 545 people exercise the power of the federal government, then it must follow that what exists is what they want to exist.

If the tax code is unfair, it's because they want it unfair.

If the budget is in the red, it's because they want it in the red.

If the Marines are in IRAQ, it's because they want them in IRAQ.

If they do not receive social security but are on an elite retirement plan not available to the people, it's because they want it that way.

There are no insoluble government problems.

Do not let these 545 people shift the blame to bureaucrats, whom they hire and whose jobs they can abolish; to lobbyists, whose gifts and advice they can reject; to regulators, to whom they give the power to regulate and from whom they can take this power.  Above all, do not let them con you into the belief that there exists disembodied mystical forces like 'the economy,' 'inflation,' or 'politics' that prevent them from doing what they take an oath to do.

Those 545 people, and they alone, are responsible.

They, and they alone, have the power.

They, and they alone, should be held accountable by the people who are their bosses -- provided the voters have the gumption to manage their own employees.

We should vote all of them out of office and clean up their mess!
 
Charlie Reese is a former columnist of the Orlando Sentinel Newspaper.

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