AT 804 PM PACIFIC DAYLIGHT TIME ON OCTOBER 27 AN EARTHQUAKE WITH PRELIMINARY MAGNITUDE 7.7 OCCURRED 25 MILES/40 KM SOUTH OF SANDSPIT BRITISH COLUMBIA. THIS EARTHQUAKE HAS GENERATED A TSUNAMI WHICH COULD CAUSE DAMAGE TO REGIONS IN A WARNING OR ADVISORY. ESTIMATED TSUNAMI ARRIVAL TIMES AND MAPS ALONG WITH SAFETY RULES AND OTHER INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND ON THE WEB SITE WCATWC.ARH.NOAA.GOV.

What’s next, I ask you?

It’s Julia Child’s Steak Diane – two New York strips pounded to within an inch (more like half an inch) of their lives, marinated in smashed green peppercorns, olive oil, and a bit of soy, and finished in a sauce that turned out very well:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=79VM_6BSbUY

One of the great things about this dish is you can pound and marinate the steaks even the day before, refrigerate them, and cook them tableside the next day. Bon appetit!

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How could adding Triumph to the GOP not be funny?

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So maybe Hurricane Sandy (sounds harmless, no?) will hit us here in Manhattan. Buzzfeed shows us how utterly unprepared we are … for instance fact #4?

A category 2 storm could put JFK airport under 5 feet of water.

Just … great. Glad I live on high ground on the 9th floor.

16 Unsettling Facts About New York City and Hurricanes [Buzzfeed]

[Brooklyn Mutt via parislemon]

“Colin Powell, interestingly enough, said that Obama got us out of Iraq. But it was Colin Powell, with his testimony before the U.N. Security Council, that got us into Iraq.” —John McCain, attempting to trash Colin Powell’s Obama endorsement, but managing to further bury his own reputation instead. [NRO, via TPM]

Fred and I hit a deer on hiway 136 south of Dyersville. After I pulled fender rubbing on tire we continued to farm. Assume deer dead

— ChuckGrassley (@ChuckGrassley) October 26, 2012