Take That, Swanson!

My goal in the upcoming year is to invent Turkey Dinner on a Stick.

Wheat-Flour Rather than Corn Meal

Every year, the Minnesota State Fair rolls out some newfangled food on a stick. This year introduced a Spaghetti and Meatball Dinner on a Stick from Oodles of Noodles. It consists of some sort of meatball/pasta mixture encased in deep-fried Italian bread dough. The entire thing is then dipped in marinara sauce.

It has almost surpassed the Pronto Pup as best food on a stick ever.

Radio Flyer

As much as I enjoy trying to be original, I decided to jump on the bandwagon known as Sudoku. In case you care, this site has a very nice free version of the game.

I swear someone has spammed the above paragraph as a comment in my blog before.

Why Not a Bowl?

Does anybody know what this license plate means? It's from Wisconsin.

A Report from Traffic Copter 5

People who remove the Blogger NavBar from their sites are the random traffic jams in an otherwise peaceful freeway drive through Next Blog Button Clicking Country.

I Think You Mean Epiphany

This picture was taken at the National Fresh Water Fishing Hall of Fame and Museum in Hayward, WI.

Let's see if we can all find the unnecessary apostrophe.

This has been another presentation of "Proper English Usage."

Mark VI?

A couple nights ago I had the strangest dream -- even for me.

I was helping Conan O'Brien host his show, and he was interviewing Jay Leno that evening. Somehow the show stopped, and we all ended up sitting around a circular table. Conan was smoking a cigarette and viewing a fax of NBC's budget. He was enraged that the network had spent money on "monorail expansion."

Then we went to wish happy birthday to Peter Jennings's twin brother. The party was taking place in a parking garage.

Just in case you were wondering, as far as I know, NBC does not own a monorail, and Peter Jennings did not have a twin brother.

I heart the subconscious.

Flying Somewhere?

My roommates and I were just at the grocery store. We took the following items to the cash register:

• 2 packages of bratwurst
• 2 packages of hot dog buns
• 1 bag of charcoal

With no hint of sarcasm in her voice, the cash register lady asked us, "What are you guys grilling tonight?"

Seriously?

As Well as Consonance and Assonance

I just returned from a glorious week-long stint at the cabin. Rather than bore everybody with a plethora of pictures (mmm . . . alliteration), I will merely show the one photo that epitomized the experience (mmm . . . again).

Hooray for Blue Jays

I just found out that my blog has become international. I'd like to welcome my most recent virtual visitor from Toronto.

That brings my current reader population to one.

And NY, Too

I heart the G-Class.

Washington's NBA Team?

Although deleting my previous post would make more sense, I like to think of my blog as a living, breathing creature. To delete a post would be akin to removing an arm, leg or ear lobe.

In any case, my template has changed, so no longer do my lists have flowers instead of bullets.

Not the Skunk

I didn't realize that this template uses flowers instead of bullet points in its bulleted lists.

I should figure out how to change that.

Starting a Slow Clap

What have I accomplished today?

• watched Not Another Teen Movie
• learned about RSS . . . kind of
• listened to Radio 1 (not really a shock there)
• watched Not Another Teen Movie . . . yes, again

What should I have accomplished today?

• laundry
• packing for the cabin trip
• probably a third viewing of Not Another Teen Movie

It's not even in my favorite movies list, but when Comedy Central airs it at least twice during a given day, multiple viewings are not only a given but also a necessity.

By the way, contrary to popular belief, movie titles are supposed to be italicized rather than "quotified." Bad grammar and punctuation annoy me.

Prepare to Be Boarded!

First off, this will probably be my new favorite book ever.

Second off (has that phrase ever been used?), their website is informative for any who would like to talk like a pirate.

Kramer?

I wish that Kozmo.com hadn't become a dot-com flop.

I also wish that I had known about it before it flopped.

Was He in Boston?

So I'm watching the Little League World Series, and I see a kid get beaned. I felt bad, because in all my years of playing ball, I've never been hit by a pitch.

I've also never played anything past tee ball.

Now Is the Time on Sprockets When We Dance

Sirius has added BBC's Radio 1 to its lineup. I've not stopped listening since. Will that slowly turn me into Eurotrash?

I hope so.

No Time for the Old . . .

I miss California and its delicious burgers.