~This Week's~ErMG! Moments~

ErMG!_I am Outraged over this week's controversy...

                  EXTRA!EXTRA!

Monday..9/24_
Global Bacon Shortage 'Unavoidable' Next Year 2013, Says U.K.'s National Pig Association

                                                         ~Bacon StarBurst~

By Friday..9/28_

There Will Be "No" Bacon Shortage

British trade association press release sent the Internet "BACON LOVERS"into a senseless panic!

 

I dare they send me into such a New York,Texas Bacon State of Mind!Do they not know...has no one told the World...I Love Bacon,ET Phone Home as there will be BloodShed over Bacon Shortages!!!!!!

 

Now,this is serious folks_I became addicted to Bacon at an early age...my Dad's fault_hey,gotta blame someone_but it's true.In the Piney Woods of East Texas_my Dad would buy several packages per week of this 1/2 to 3/4 inch of Cracked Pepper Bacon with a crispy rind when fried for our enjoyment!

                                       Crispy Pork Rinds with Tabasco...yum!
We'd take road trips to Center,Texas at a Roadhouse Stand just for this Bacon!Everywhere you'd drive...back roads,main roads,highways,Interstate_there was always a "Smokehouse with Bacon".

 

                                    "Bacon HolyLand"

Do Not Mess with an East Texan and their Bacon! Now,I liked the sides grits & eggs(which I hate eggs now),waffles or pancakes or BLT Dagwoods,Bacon cooked in veggies,Pork rinds w/ Tabasco,just plain slices of Bacon,Bacon & Mustard Sandwich,Bacon on Salad,Baked Potato & Bacon...You Get it Bacon Goes with everything!As a kid ,I was in for the ride_just
"Start Me Up".....

 

As time went on_and especially after starting my career in Medical/Hospital Sales_I learned there's such a Damn thing called Cholesterol,High Blood Pressure,Heart Problems,etc..

So,I had to Change My Evil Ways....

 

 

About 10 years ago,I successfully completed a Self-Imposed  "12 Step Bacon De-Programming"! I did NOT totally give up Bacon_but narrowed it down to twice a year.

 

March _for St.Pat's Day Party_Bacon goes well with Colcannon (an Irish tradition).And,my husband's Irish & likes Colcannon with Bacon!As a matter of fact I Blogged about "Bacon Get Me Bodied" in March.Read about it here:

 http://sagebookwhisperer.blogspot.com/2012/03/baconget-me-bodied.html 

 

During Christmas Holidays,I'll eat Bacon.Yep,been doing that for 10 years...I'm good with that! Haven't even been tempted to taste some of the outrageous things that Bacon shows up in:

 

 

                                                Bacon Candied Martini

 

                                                    Edible Bacon Roses

                                   Bacon Chocolate Turtles...will try one day!

                                         Dark & Milk Chocolate Covered Bacon

                                   Burger King's Bacon Sundae

                                       Bacon Ice Cream Sandwiches

                                                      Bacon Pie

            Bacon Cupcakes..I might be tempted if the filling is Red Velvet..just sayin..

                                  

                                         My favorite Bacon of all times_Irish Back Bacon

                                         Bacon Salad Cups...I will make this!!!!

Soooooo,when some British News release suggested that the shortage of bacon was near_2013-I was WT???Turns out they're just bracing the British folks for a price hike.Creating havoc,people hoarding bacon,Bacon fights in the Meat Dept of Grocery stores,pushing & shoving,Bacon Gang Wars,Bacon Bombings,Bacon Drive Bys,Bacon Mobs,etc....
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/09/24/bacon-sausage-shortage_n_1909609.html

Now_NBC confirms they just got on the band wagon to preach the Gospel as well!All Hogwash....
http://lifeinc.today.com/_news/2012/09/27/14123841-hogwash-bacon-shortage-is-a-load-of-bull?lite

ErMG!_Extra!Extra! The President Steps in_"Third World War Averted"!
http://www.slate.com/articles/business/moneybox/2012/09/unavoidable_bacon_shortage_u_k_s_national_pig_association_has_everyone_worried_about_the_price_of_pork_.html


I'm thinking my next "Bacon-eating Session" for Christmas would NOT happen...I would have a Relapse, for sure_back to Bacon Re-Hab...Doesn't seem right to disturb my Zen-Bacon Moments with such BS!I'm still kinda mad...just sayin....

Yet,I Pray You_"All's Well That Ends Well"..~Shakespeare~

 

~BACON,GET ME BODIED~

Twice a year,I allow myself to indulge in my beloved BACON! That's the sensible thing to do if you're ADDICTED TO BACON! The week of Christmas with a really nice cozy breakfast & during the month of March because St.Pat's Day calls for the Irish tradition of eating Colcannon w/Bacon. My "Gettin'Jiggy With It Party" is a combination of St.Pat's & one of my BFF's birthday,the "First Day of Spring"! We ALWAYS celebrate each other Birthdays.It usually works out we celebrate on St.Pat's weekend_but it was delayed this year.Not to worry,we got "Jiggy" with it over the weekend! Turns out we had a "BACON PARTY"..celebrating All Things Bacon!

This year we had Bacon that I'd never heard of or eaten_and I must say Irish Back Bacon is the Bomb!

Coupled with_Concannon Crimson & Clover Wine(taste of Blackberries & Chocolate)_with

BLT's + Colcannon,Ranch Dip,Avocado/Spinach/Jalapeno Spread,Artichoke Dip +Veggies,Tortilla Spinach Cream Cheese Wraps & Fruit Kebobs w/Hazelnut Sugar,Homemade Banana/Strawberry/Blackberry Ice Cream+Homemade Organic Turbinado Sugar Cookies,Dark Chocolate Bacon Bar +lots of Wines(5) new ones_we're all still recuperating from Bacon & Wine & Food Overdose! But,we began our Feast with a "tradition" of "A Prosecco Toasting" using my cherished collection of Toasting Glasses.

The music of Enya,Loreena McKennitt,Dance of The Celts(a Narada Collection)_played in the background...the PARTEE was on!

                                                                        

                                    Even the "B" Man(Beethovan) got in on the craziness!

According to Urban Dictionary(HA!)..Get Me Bodied could mean the following:
A state of one's mind,a feeling of Extreme Inebriation or being profoundly high,a lethargic state of being induced by the consumption of certain opiates(BACON) & a state of mind where actions & emotions are all over the place with no thought process,thus on the road to having a wonderful time!Now,"BEYONCE" SONG_Get Me Bodied_seeks to excite someone or get hyped on the dance floor where a person is bodying your moves_as in:

I'm a Witness to the fact that all of the above is TRUE for the EFFECT BACON can have on one's being_as in Addicted to Bacon! We had fun!...next PARTEE_my Birthday in May! Theme is "Greek Goddess Party"_gettin' my Toga & Jesus Sandals,ready to set around the pool listening to a Harpist_with VISIONS of _BRONZE BODIED MALES APPEARING SCANTILY CLAD POSITIONED AS OUR WAITERS_TO OUR BECKON CALLS.....HA!

What Fun we all had at the ~BACON,GET ME BODIED PARTEE~BACON RULES!

Irish Humor:

Irish Men

There are only three kinds of Irish men who can't understand women— young men, old men, and men of middle age.

    BACON IS A STATE OF MIND.......

Take a Hike in Honor of St.Patrick's Day or NOT!

Croagh Patrick  nicknamed The Reek is a 2,507 ft tall mountain and an important site of pilgrimage in  County Mayo,Republic of Ireland. It is situated above the villages of Murrisk and Lecanvey. Croagh  Patrick comes from the Irish word Cruach Phádraig meaning Saint Patrick's stack.

Croagh Patrick has been a site of pilgrimage, especially at the Summer Solstice, since before the arrival of Celtic Christianity.Saint Patrick reputedly fasted  on the summit of Croagh Patrick for forty days in the fifth century and built a church there.Popular legend says that at the end of Patrick's 40-day fast, he threw a silver bell down the side of the mountain, knocking the she-demon Corra from the sky and banishing all the snakes from Ireland.

                                          St.Patrick's Bed at The Summit
In modern times,a small chapel was built on the summit, and dedicated on 20 July 1905. During the pilgrimage on July 31,2005, a plaque commemorating the centenary of the building and dedication of the chapel was unveiled by Most Rev. Michael Neary,Roman Catholic Archbishop of Tuam.

                                   Church at The Summit

                                     View from Summit

                                        St.Patrick_Patron Saint of Ireland
So,you have a choice on this special day.......
take a slow hike in honor of St.Patrick to the Summit of Croagh Patrick, take a look at his bed,see the magnificent view at The Summit,take a moment of prayer like many pilgrims at the top and be thankful there are no snakes in Ireland.Join "Globe Trekker" Ian on his journey to the TOP:

The other option is to PARTEEEEEEEE! Think I'll open my BOTTLES of :

                                                        Concannon Crimson & Clover +

                                                 A big serving of Colcannon+

                            A couple slices of Tommy Moloney's Irish Back Bacon +
A wee bit of Irish Music,Friends,etc....and get my Parteeee on! Either way_ya'll be careful out there...

~IRISH HUMOR~

Alcoholic Insect

Three men walk into a bar: a Frenchman, an Italian and an Irishman. Each orders one beer. Three flys fly into the bar and one fly lands in each man's beer. The Italian man plucks the fly out of his beer, says "tutto e bene" (all is well)" and drinks the beer. The Frenchman shows his beer with the bug still inside it to the bartender and demands another beer. The Irishman yanks the bug out of the beer, grabs it by it's wings, shakes it while yelling "Cough it up, you wee theivin' bastard!"                     ~ Take a Hike or Not~