Adopt a kid

Be honest, when you think about adopting a poor little kid from the poor side of Nairobi, you expect to help that kid, its family and yourself. But I don't think you would expect some kid like Matumbo.

Are you overqualified too?

Some dude writes insanely funny letters to companies in hopes of landing a job. Oh, he's qualified alright.

Big Dog Beta

If the last video scared you...... skip this one entirely. I think I peed a little.

This Is The New Shit!

Sign language interpretation of Marilyn Manson's "This Is The New Shit."

I'm not a fan of Marilyn Manson but this is very good. Try not to get all asceart! This guy is for real.

Serious food blogs

Ideas in Food
"Chefs, writers, photographers, partners, and husband and wife, Ideas in Food is the creation of H. Alexander Talbot and Aki Kamozawa"

It is all about technique, and these two have it. They have some links on the left to some great books. Buy them, read them, make better food. Noobs.

"Because sometimes it's important to understand what the rules are in order to bend them to suit."

Gastropoda
Very cool website centered around food writing. Reading and writing about food.... almost as good as eating it.

Blogging Chefs

There is a lot of Chefs starting to blog. Here is a great article about it in the LA Times.

One blog I find very cool is L.2o It is written by a woman opening a new place in Philadelphia. She is blogging in detail about the entire experience from start to finish. Very interesting... to me anyway. Oh..... she is pretty hot too.

"Chef Alison Barshak, who earned a national reputation as the debut chef at Striped Bass the year it was awarded Esquire’s coveted title “the best new restaurant in the country,” opened her sophisticated suburban bistro in May 2003. Now four years old, Alison at Blue Bell, a liquor license & BYOB, is drawing Center City Philadelphians and New Yorkers to Blue Bell, PA."

Take over my menu? Come on in!

"JOE's in Venice might as well be called Joe's Halfway House, with all the chefs between gigs who end up working at the Michelin-starred Cal-French restaurant.

The list of who's temporarily parked here includes the Waffle's Scooter Kanfer-Cartmill (when Naya closed), Fraîche's Jason Travi (between Granita and Spago), Josef Centeno (before Aubergine and Meson G), Josiah Citrin (after leaving JiRaffe to open Mélisse) and Trey Foshee of Georges at the Cove in La Jolla (between L'Orangerie and Röckenwagner)."

I think this is a great idea. I wish someone in KC would create a "concept" restaurant that does this full-time. Maybe you should start it up? Call me when your doors open.

This monkey is awesome!

Seriously... check out this monkey.

Cubs opening day at Tower Tavern

Monday, March 31st is the Cubbies home opener!

Come celebrate at Tower Tavern. The party starts at 11am. There will be Italian Beef imported from Chicago, plus Old Style and hotdog specials.

Come join the large number of misplaced Chicagoans cheer the Cubs to a victory.

Blanc Bottles and Burgers

That's right folks......... Blanc Bottles and Burgers just opened in Westport. My buddy Eddie Crane, co-owner of The Drop opened a burger joint. Get down there and check it out. Here is a review.

10 Best/Worst Foods

I thought Bugles were going to be on this list. At 40% of your daily value of fat - they should be.

"Unless you're suicidal, why on earth would you want to wolf down a Burger King Quad Stacker — 4 hamburger patties, 4 slices of cheese, 8 strips of bacon, plus sauce and a bun? That's half-a-day's calories (1,000), one-and-a-half-days' worth of saturated fat (30 grams), 3 grams of trans fat, and more than a day's sodium (1,800 mg). Urp!"

I Guess You’ll Do

Here is the story of your life. Sorry..... you know it's true.

Time for some Wino Wisdom

Pretty good stuff here.

"I kinda like it when the girl makes me buy her a drink or two before making out with me—makes it look like she has standards. At least one of us should."
"Fearless" Jim explaining the intricacies of barroom romance in a NYC tavern.

“Sure! What’s in it?”
Troy B.’s rather optimistic response to a bartender’s request of, “You wanna get the hell out of here?” at Club 404.

“Hey, can you help me find my cell phone? I need to call my cigarettes.”
Laurie G. getting her act together over a Bloody Mary at a house party.

Fun little boat

Summer is coming. Get yourself a Craig Cat. This thing looks fun. Be sure to watch the videos.

Cooking with Coolio

Coolio is representin with some "Tricked Out Westside Tilapia".

"It's time for some Tricked Out Westside Tilapia. Coolio is gonna teach all you Kitchen Pimps In Training how to bitch slap a fresh filet of fish. Shaka!"

I don't understand the recent fascination with tilapia. It is frickin everywhere. Not a big fan of it myself. Anyway...... check it out.

Donny is losing it!

Another hilarious tutorial from Donny!

"...and when you're done, run the colored pencil filter and render some clouds, and give it to your babysitter!"

By the way........... you still suck at Photoshop! Because you're a f'ing R-tard and you make me sick!

Exciting reading?

It seems the readers of Penetrating Wagner's Ring are very aroused by it's content. (read the comments)

DARPA

The "Big Dog" below is funded by DARPA, the "mad scientist" wing of the Pentagon. Check out their programs. Some cool stuff there.

Boston Dynamics' Big Dog

Wow. This thing is kind of scary! The future is here.

"Man that thing can even jump? The robot and canine rebellion truly draws near. Soon hounds riding robotic Big Dogs will burst into our living rooms brandishing balloons of doom. "

Google Sky is PIMP

Wow... Google has done it again. Introducing Google Sky!

The historical overlays are neato.

While you're there check out Google Moon and Google Mars.