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Hillary Clinton Thinks Bacon is Delicious

Published by Jason Mosley May 8th, 2008 in Rambles. 0 Comments

Monday (May 5th, 2008) Hilldog was on the Late Show to deliver the 10 reasons she loves America. Now I can’t say that I agree with her politics but I can get behind her 9th reason why she likes America.

9. “Canadian bacon: soggy and chewy; American bacon: crisp and delicious!”

So the next time someone asks me, “Can you find at least one thing you can agree with Hillary about”? I can reply “Yes, I too enjoy American bacon over the Canadian variety. I never was a big fan of it.”

I think her delivery could have been better. This appearance proves even more to me that she has zero personality. She still said bacon, though, so I guess I can’t hate it to much.

[Reuters.com - Clinton delivers Top 10 list on Letterman show]

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PorkSlap Pale Ale

Published by Jason Mosley May 7th, 2008 in Beer. 6 Comments

Today I got an email from a guy in Vermont named Mike. He wanted to tell me about a beer with a logo I might like. It’s called PorkSlap Pale Ale and it’s brewed by Butternuts Beer and Ale in upstate New York. It’s their interpretation of the English Pale Ale. Mike tells me it’s pretty good and that if I can find it I should give it a try. He also had this to say about the logo.

Get a load of the PorkSlap logo - amazing!” -Mike

I went to the website to view this masterful logo. To my surprise I did think the logo was pretty great. It’s two pigs bumping bellies or it could be two pigs about to give each other high fives. Whatever is going on I like it. I don’t know how I feel about a micro brew putting it’s beer in a can. They do have a video explaining that so I might be able to forgive them, if the beer is good.

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Give or Trade Your Unwanted Bacon

Published by Jason Mosley May 6th, 2008 in Websites. 2 Comments

I was doing some spring cleaning last month and realized that I had a few things I didn’t need but couldn’t throw away. I was going to drop it off at Goodwill but then I thought, “I wish there was some way I could trade this stuff for things I need”. Well I was in luck. Thanks to the internet there were two options I could go about doing just that.

The first option is SwapTree.com. With this site you list the items you have and the items you want. Then it uses some kind of algorithm to find people for you to possibly trade with. Once you find someone who wants to trade, all you have to pay the cost of shipping. The site does have its limitations since you can only trade books, movies, music, and games. So for bigger items like desk and TVs you will have to look elsewhere.

The second options picks up were SwapTree left off, it’s called Freecycle.org. Almost every major city has a Freecycle group, so all you have to do is look yours up. Then you can join and post items you would like to give away. Since everything is handled locally there is no shipping involved you just pick it up yourself. You can also list things that you want and if someone has it they will let you know.

So instead of throwing away perfectly good items first try to trade them and see if you can get something you need for them. It’s a lot of fun and you can feel good about helping yourself and other people get what they need.

If you know any other ways to get rid of non- trash items let me know.

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Web Comic Extravaganza

Published by Jason Mosley May 2nd, 2008 in Net Tricks. 0 Comments

The world of web comics has recently been a reawakened obsession for me. It all started with the blog CrunchGear posting a funny Penny Arcade comic about twitter. I used to read this comic when I was in “college”. I couldn’t believe it was still around, so I stated reading it again.

A few days later Matt Gondek of Echoflip writes a post that just says “Garfield minus Garfield … Google It”. So I did and found the funniest comic I have seen in a long time. The creator takes the old Garfield comic and Photoshops Garfield out. The effect is a really funny comic about a lonely schizophrenic bachelor. Don’t worry, Jim Davis approves of the comic.

Then soon after I was done reading through the archives of G-G, Dan B emailed me a web comic gem. I guess the creator of “xkcd” is a fan of bacon. The latest comic shows his health in relation to when he figures out how to cook bacon. I really enjoy this strip, the jokes are smart and funny. I will have to admit a few of them were over my head, but all in all it’s a good time.

So that’s where the web comic obsession ends for now. I think once I get some more free time I will search the internet for more. If you know any good ones please share.

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Grand Theft Auto IV

Published by Jason Mosley April 30th, 2008 in Rambles and Technology. 5 Comments

The Grand Theft Auto games for the PS2 killed a lot of my free time in the past. Now with GTA IV out this week for the PS3 I am wishing I had money to spend and time to waste. But maybe it’s for the best that I can’t get this game, since I know it would suck the life right out of me. Or if you believe all the negative hype about it, it might turn me into some kind of murdering maniac.

Anyway, there are so many new features and toys in this game it would be a chore to list them all. The one that I am most excited about are the new multiplayer modes. Some of the new modes are death matches, turf wars, cops n’ crooks, and carjacking. So now instead of wasting time alone, you can waste time playing with other humans. Unlike the other GTA games this one should not get old after a while because of the multiplayer modes. Rockstar deserves a pat on the back for that one.

When I get my “last ditch effort to stimulate the economy” check in the mail I will have to make a hard choice. Pay bills or buy a Playstation 3. Maybe I could save the money and just wait until one of my friends gets the game. Then just make up reasons to stop off at their house every few days to get my fix.

If you played this game let me know if it’s worth getting a PS3 for.

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Bacon Cupcakes and Banning the Bacon Dog

Published by Jason Mosley April 29th, 2008 in Rambles. 4 Comments

When I was bogged down at work I asked you to send me emails and I am happy to report that a few of you actually did. Here are two that I would like to share with you. The first one is about Bacon Cupcakes and the second is about Bacon Dogs.

Brendan writes:
Thought you might like our search for the blogosphere’s best bacon cupcake in “Who Cooked it Better, Bacon Cupcakes”.

It seems that Bacon in cupcake form is the big craze right now. Yesterday I informed you that my post about the bacon topped cupcake was #10 on a list of 50 uses of bacon. Well this takes that to a new level, it’s actually talking about cupcakes with bacon as an ingredient.

The photos and the recipes look great. I will have to plan a weekend where I try to make at least one of them. I didn’t really have any luck with the bacon cheesecake since spring pans scare me. Also, I think cupcakes are an easier challenge to tackle.

Ezra wrote:
Ok Mosley, I think you’re going to love this one. A tale of Bacon with a libertarian (that’s with a small L) twist.

I never had a Bacon Dog and it looks like thanks to the LA Health Department I will not be able to get one from a street vendor. Stories about government stepping on the toes of businesses get me fired up. Lucky for you this is not the blog for such a discussion so I will save it for my podcast TalkObjectivism.com.

Anyway, I think I might make a bacon dog at the next cookout I attend. My mouth is watering just thinking about it, a warm afternoon with a bacon dog and chilled summer ale. Now that’s a good cookout.

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More Than 50 Ways to Use Bacon

Published by Jason Mosley April 28th, 2008 in Features and Bacon News. 2 Comments

The triple deadline week is now over so things should start to go back to normal. The first thing I did when I got some free time was check out my Google Analytics to see who has been linking my content. I was happy to see there was some new link love. I was worried that my traffic and incoming links would have gone down since I didn’t post in a while, but that was not the case.

While I was looking them over, one of the new links stood out to me. It was from a blog post called “50 Ways to Use Bacon” on StartCooking.com. I was hoping my bacon pants were one of the 50 ways.

As I was going through the list I saw a lot of familiar faces like Heather from Bacon Unwrapped and the blog Bacon Show (just to name a few). I was happy to see that my post on the Bacon Cupcake was #10 on the list. After reading the rest I felt there were a few uses of bacon missing.

Here are my additions to the list:

Promotional Tool - You can give bacon away free as a promotional tool like the Harris Grill in Pittsburgh does on Tuesday nights.

Life Saver – In the event of a heart attack the nitrates in bacon could save your life.

Getting Dates – If you read my post on Bacon pickup lines you will score some dates in no time. I swear Taco Bell is reading my blog. Did you see their latest commercial? I think their marketing department should give me a call.

Check out the rest of the list and see if you can find anything else they missed. That might be easier said than done since it is a pretty comprehensive list.

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