So tonight we’re going for the gold – Sole Meuniere (the dish that turned Julia Child on to French food), haricot vert (in this case, French green beans from Fairway), and pommes de terre (here Potatoes Lyonnaise).  First, the potatoes, because they can be made ahead and reheated. The finished dish:

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This is Jim Harbaugh.  He is the head coach for Stanford — who go to South Bend this afternoon to play Notre Dame (1530 EDT, NBC).

“So,” you’re asking, “what does this have to do with the State of the World?”  Well, apart from the fact that he is regarded by all followers of Tree as being PRECISELY WHAT WAS REQUIRED, he has the roadmap that the Democrats should have followed over the last two years, and should follow in the next month and beyond.

Without getting longwinded, Harbaugh’s trick is finding the weak spot in opponents, and then DRIVING IT DOWN THEIR THROAT.  REPEATEDLY.  Cries for sweet mercy go unheeded in Coach Harbaugh’s world — pressing forward until the end is the only way.  Winning by three touchdowns is nice.  Winning by five touchdowns is even better.  66.7% better, in fact.

The Dems?  This week, they said: “maybe we can get everybody to come to some sort of reasonable consensus to achieve common goals.”  They say this every single damn week.  The GOP knows nothing of “reasonable,” “consensus,” “common goals,” or even “everybody.”  Neither does Jim Harbaugh.  Thus endeth the lesson, and the strained connection to Sport, for today.

We weren’t sure it was worth mentioning Christine O’Donnell’s latest Politically Incorrect Blast from the Past…

O’DONNELL: You know what, evolution is a myth. And even Darwin himself—

MAHER: Evolution is a myth? Have you ever looked at a monkey?

O’DONNELL: Well then, why they — why aren’t monkeys still evolving into humans?

…but then, we hadn’t considered the movie tie-in.

Bill Maher’s New Clip Of O’Donnell: ‘Why Aren’t Monkeys Still Evolving Into Humans?’ [ThinkProgress]

As many of you know, I was adopted. I have no idea who my biological parents or ancestors were.  So when NatGeo launched their Genographic Project, I paid my hundred bucks, sent in some cheek cells, and waited for the result. And here it is:

It appears I’m French, or at least my people started there.  I suppose this explains my politics and all the Julia Child cookery.

[DNC email]

What: Museum Day

Where: Creation & Earth History Museum, Santee, California

Time: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., today only!!!

Presentations:

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Sure, we could tell you what’s going on here, but that would ruin the beauty of the final line of the actual caption:

Eventually, five hours after he first got stuck, Wang was freed.

You don’t really want to know more. You don’t need to know more.

The week in pictures: 24 September 2010 [Telegraph UK, via Daring Fireball]