MORNING CONSTITUTIONAL 06/21/11

Anything you may have read on this website concerning the Bread King was as accurately reported as was possible at the time of the posting. It is not the habit of Human Dog Productions or its staff to invent, concoct or accept any known falsehoods about members of our Royal Food Family. We have nothing but sincere admiration and respect for his highness, The Bread King and the noble and fair kingdom of baked goods he surveys.

In particular we DO NOT endorse allegations concerning The Bread King's involvement with the recent spate of Old Master's fine art forgeries that have been trumpeted by competing outlets. The Bread King's hands are clean. He only wants to provide the freshest, most nutritious breads, pretzels and cakery products in the Upper Midwest.

Thank You.

NIGHTCAP 06/20/11

I lined up thousands of Solar Powered Calculators on the roof today. Near as I can tell I should be able to time travel during the bright midday hours. Or be able to cook through a baked potato just by setting it on the coffee table.

WHY WOULDN'T THIS WORK? I'M WEARING THE VELCRO UNNAPANTS! WHEN IS IT EVER ENOUGH?!

Let’s Plan a Get Together

We will plan and host a little get together for all of the neighbors we don’t know too well. Have everyone over at one time so we can look at each other up close, for extended amounts of time. Everyone will be responsible for preparing a Meat-Nut Pie and bringing it covered in plastic wrap held up by tastefully placed toothpicks. You can use icing for creative effect by shaping it into carrots or ham berries or cow teeth or whatever is inside your pie. Place it near the center so every slice gets a part. Don’t play favorites. Let’s arrange these pies on the big table near the door so everyone can get a good look at them as they arrive. That way they’ll realize what they’re in for after they finish the Hot Dog Stew. You and Jenny get the notepad that’s...

CALL FOR PAPERS

Human Dog will be hosting an Andy Griffith Show roundtable discussion and Q&A panel, live from the St Clair Shores Civic Center Paneled Annex Hall (the Maison Family's double-car garage), July 1st, 2-8pm. All sessions will be streamed here on the site, but the best experience is had in person.

Please leave paper topic ideas in the comment section below.

THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS

[W]e have passed through the looking glass. Large-scale, speculative risk, undertaken by already grossly overcompensated bankers, is now officially part of the framework, in the form of too-big-to-fail guarantees made, implicitly and explicitly, by the Federal Reserve. Meanwhile, the "libertarian" right moves to take the risks of unemployment, disease, and, yes, accidents of birth, and devolve them entirely onto the responsibility of the individual. It is not just sad; it is repugnant.

Stephen Metcalf on why the philosophical father of Libertarianism gave up on the movement he inspired.