One of my home town’s modest claims to fame is a world-class show jumping facility, Spruce Meadows. I’ve seen the Boss there watching his daughter twice, in the VIP section, which I peered into form the peanut gallery.

I know I’m supposed to hate this because billionaires, but I am enjoying the new private space race. I’ll be dead long before it becomes an affordable experience, but eventually it will, and I’m happy to be alive to watch it develop. Sorry for the lack of cynicism and bile.

I once took Ambien on a flight from O’hare to Heathrow. I woke up over Ireland and was happy to arrive in the UK rested... until I looked down and my shirt/pants were COVERED in food. I guess I ordered all the meals provided and then ate them with the motor skills of a toddler. From border patrol to getting my…

That’s such a perfect Drax reaction.

“The next morning, [Bautista] comes and he says, ‘Hey man, that text you sent last night.’ He goes, ‘You don’t remember? Bahahahaha’ and I was like what and he walks out.””

Although, watching a Jeopardy Tournament of Champions having to deal with the squirts would be at least worth a watch.

Orange is the new Mack

Holy crap! Mad Greek had REALLY good food. Thanks for that reminder. We’d either eat there or at the location in Primm, NV at the border. 

‘…the Star Trek parody movie that nobody really liked when it came out…’

It was a moderate success in theaters and got positive enough reviews. It built up an enormous following soon afterwards from rentals and running endlessly on cable. My best guess is Barsanti was thirteen at the time and thought everything sucked.

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Does the Big Texan in Amarillo count as “roadside attraction” - after driving for hours seeing the “free steak dinner” billboards, we got there around dinner time.
$50 and a signed liability waiver later, they parked a 4-1/2 lb steak in front of me with all the sides, and dug in. Hour later, got my money back and…

Actually, make that Garlic World.

The Garlic Shoppe in Gilroy, CA, the garlic capital of the world.

To get to know a person better, I sometimes ask them to rank their favorite cuts of chicken. Those who list the breast first are unlikely to become life-long friends.  I have a lot of thigh-friends, though.  

I really like balut. I’m not Filipino, I’ve just always been fascinated by it and decided to make it one day - the Asian market near my house sells the eggs and the preparation is simple. It tastes like very rich chicken broth. The beak and feathers and stuff - you just gotta crunch through it.

Professor Henry Jones:

Johm Langley dead? Eh, whatcha gonna do?

I think its the only show I have ever had to pause in the middle of an episode because the cringe became too much for me in the moment. Sometimes I just needed a minute or two, sometimes I had to come back a day later and finish an episode. My wife couldn’t handle the second hand embarrassment at first but has come…

5 guys is literally twice the price of In n Out. Which also sounds like a set of options at a Vegas bordello.