Month: August 2016

Top Ten Causes of Death for 2016

Posted on by Jeff Cassman

As of August 25, these are the top 10 leading causes of death in the United States.

 Abortion          690,193
Heart disease          400,589
Cancer          385,820
Chronic Lower Respiratory Disease            95,918
Accidents            88,714
Stroke            86,790
Alzheimer’s            60,994
Diabetes            49,874
Influenza and Pneumonia            36,011
Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome, and nephrosis            31,394

As a percentage of the total:

 Abortion 36%
Heart disease 21%
Cancer 20%
Chronic Lower Respiratory Disease 5%
Accidents 5%
Stroke 5%
Alzheimer’s 3%
Diabetes 3%
Influenza and Pneumonia 2%
Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome, and nephrosis 2%

How many people have died from each cause today:

 Abortion              2,899
Heart disease              1,683
Cancer              1,621
Chronic Lower Respiratory Disease                  403
Accidents                  373
Stroke                  365
Alzheimer’s                  256
Diabetes                  210
Influenza and Pneumonia                  151
Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome, and nephrosis                  132

Sources:  CDC, Guttmacher Institute

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Back to School and Celebrating Atomic Warfare

Posted on by Jeff Cassman

It’s August and that means back to school pictures by soccer moms and memes celebrating the anniversary our bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The heat and humidity has sapped my will to debate these people on Facebook and so I have shortened my debates with the warmongers to this simple, undeniable observation: those who justify the atomic murdering of innocent women and children are effectively no different than ISIS, except in terms of scale.

Why can they not see this? How could we ever hope to win the war against abortion when we defend-even celebrate-mass murder?

See how this discussion played out on Facebook:

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The Best Homemade Fried Fish Recipe

Posted on by Jeff Cassman

Have you ever dreamed of making fried fish that was so good even an autistic toddler whose diet consists only of cheese hot dogs, cold ramen and frozen pizza would eat it? If so, sharpen your pencil, because I’m going to tell you how to make the best fried fish you’ve ever made (or probably eaten).

If you have six months’ advance warning, you’ll want to grow your own tilapia in a kiddie pool or 50 gallon drum in the back yard. Otherwise, go the the market or store and buy your tilapia.

Once you’ve watched your teenager whack your fish on the head with a blunt object, or had a more responsible pre-adolescent child cut it out of the bag, rinse it off with warm tap water and cut it down the middle so that the filets become asymmetrical parts. Then have your kid dry them vigorously with a paper towel, hand towel, newspaper, or one of the kids’ t-shirts.

For ladies, gay men and yankees, pour yourself a large glass of Pinot Grigio. Everyone else, pour a shot of Patron. I recommend Anejo but the recipe permits some discretion here. Sip through the following steps.

Pour vegetable oil into your deep fryer or pot. Do not succumb to the temptation to reuse oil. This is an excommunicable offense for fish. If the oil looks like sweet tea, you may use it for french fries or fried chicken on a day of the week that ends in Y but … Read the rest