Friday Roundup: The “Semi-Homemade Edition”

I recently just got cable TV for the first time in many years, so naturally I’ve been watching every episode of “Good Eats” and “Myth Busters” I could find. “Hey, this one’s translated in Korean and I’ve no idea what they’re trying to disprove, but they’re gonna blow something up!”

Anyway, while enjoying this sudden audio/visual influx of stimulus, I’ve also found myself constantly colliding with this woman:

I know what you’re thinking, “Hey! A hot blond with food! Yum!” But no. This here is Sandra Lee, and she’s the freaking Ron Zook of the culinary world. She’s the host of this monstrosity called “Semi-Homemade with Sandra Lee” on Food Network, and she and that show are the worst thing to happen to food since Rosie O’Donnell. My God, Cool Whip!? She’s going to use Cool Whip and tell us everyone we care about will think we’ve spent hours preparing these dishes? So help me, if I ever use Cool Whip in a recipe it’s time to just leave the parade, walk off into the woods, and let the wolves have me.

Oh yeah, and that photo is a total fake too. She usually looks like the resident cougar but with mom-jeans*.

The Roundup:

• With my little rant in mind, I give you, fathers of the world, one hell of a recipe. Make, cook, grunt, repeat.
• Brian Cook rages against something Kevin White said. I’m just so freaking conflicted here.
• Wait. This guy isn’t dead already?
• EDSBS writes an ode to a father in the way only people that didn’t attend a business or science college could.
• Hey, speaking of Ron Zook and fakes.
• I swear they only used this blurb for the rhyming headline.
• At the very least, separated at birth.
• If he’s really ripping off UO, he’ll probably blow out his knee late in the campaign but early enough to ruin his chances.
• There’s just no way Dick Rod can succeed. He complains more than Lisa from Top Chef (See? Been watching lots of cable TV.).
• I’ve worked for entire corporations with smaller budgets than this. Hell, I’ve worked for 4 of them.
• Someone at Georgia State must have owed someone at ESPN big time.
• Crap. Looks like the Wii wont be enough. Gonna have to get a PS3.
• Uh oh. D-Walk is sitting out OTAs with the Houston Oilers Texans.
• Meanwhile, Quinn is getting better. (…and more tradable?)

Finally, a big welcome to our newest contributor, Father Birdonell. We recruited him heavily in the off-season, and we’re thrilled to get this top talent in the fold. His mix of mental agility, typing speed, and quick, cutting wit is just what this team needed. We’re also really excited about his ability to fast-track absolution.

*I admit, she looks pretty hot in that pic.