Andrew Zimmern, Paleo?

This unexpected tweet came across my newsfeed the other day:

• Retweeted by Whole9

  Andrew Zimmern ‏@andrewzimmern Apr 28

  #PALEO HACK: Creole Chicken with Coconut Cauliflower Rice. http://ow.ly/wazAv #recipe @whole30 @whole9life

WTF.  There are no aardvark spleens in that recipe.

So I did some digging and found this episode of his podcast (JFC everyone has a podcast) in which his co-host featuring Whole9 guru Melissa Hartwig. It turns out his co-host was about to start the Whole 30 program.

It is hinted in the podcast that he has dabbled with paleo, but probably not a strict adherent.  Not that there’s anything wrong with that.

Still, if he is paleo, I can envision at least one difference in our diet plans.

Fun with Youtubes: DART–The Early Year

Anyone who knows me knows that my three absolute favorite things in the world are history, public transportation and the smell of hobo urine.  And what better way to satisfy all three than to watch a WFAA special on the opening of DART rail from way way back in 1996.

• It’s great seeing the late, great Chip Moody.  I have memories of seeing him on Chanel 5 Texas News as a small child.*
• “Tourists will flock to The West End..”   Hahaha.  You can’t make shit like that up.
• No mention that the West End Station is the #1 place to purchase WMDs and Yellow Caps** in the CBD.

* I was a small child, not Chip.
** Obligatory hipster reference to The Wire.

No Thanks, But You’re Welcome to Go Fuck Yourself

Thanks to my purchase of Anaheim Ducks tickets back in November of ‘08 (they were hosting the Stars while I was working in Irvine for a few weeks) I am being pelted with offers to purchase Stanley Cup playoff tickets.

Hey, Ducks, go fuck yourselves.

Thanks, Amazon, for Reminding Me George R.R. Martin Is Doing Everything In the World Except Finishing The Winds of Winter

I Want to Go to There

In 2013 while eating BBQ from Lockhart Smokehouse and pie from Emporium Pies  and sipping a Peticolas Velvet Hammer, I realized that Dallas had become a city I actually liked living in. 

For the most part, this video represents much that I like about my city. 

The Real Tonight Show, Alive and Well on Youtube

Last week when my one-time leader David Letterman announced his retirement, I stumbled upon this video of Dave talking to the great Johnny Carson about not getting The Tonight Show job.

I then discovered that whole episodes of The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson are now available on YouTube.  There are currently only a very limited number of episodes available.  But anyone, like myself, who grew up equating staying up past 10:30 pm to watch Johnny as an extra special sussie, will, no doubt, look fondly upon these interweb treats.

Here’s a whole episode featuring Dave from 1979, three years before Late Night with David Letterman would premiere.

 

As an added bonus, the original network commercials are intact.  How great is it to see Orson Welles shill for that Paul Masson swill?  They will sell no wine before its time.  Which apparently is 45 minutes after pressing.

Oh, and look what else I found, also from 1979.  The full length version of the DVD release of Monty Python’s Life of Brian.  For whatever reason Life of Brian an Holy Grail are unavailable anywhere for streaming on Netfilx or Amazon.  But here’s a free copy on Youtube.

Winter League 2014 Finals

Sorry this took so long, but I took 850 pictures and it takes a while to go through them all.

The First Annual Half Century Birthday Grub Crawl 2014

What better way to celebrate a half century on earth than going back to Ft Worth where I grew up and stuffing my face with the food of my old haunts. The agenda:

Angelo's
J&J Oyster Bar (taco bell when i was a kid)
The Original
Lucille's
Bird Cafe
The Flying Saucer

Icemeggedon 2013

I am going through more photos that should have been posted months ago. Wow! Remember back in the good old days when it was cold all the time in winter.

Thank God for global climate disruptive warming changification this doesn't happen anymores.

Here's a map of the pictures.

Vermont 2013: Part 2

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Vermont 2013: Part I

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I have no real excuse for taking three months to post these pictures.  But, here’s one anyway.  I packed my camera away and have had little need for it since.  To friends and family patiently awaiting these pictures, my deepest apologies.