No. Not talking about bad as in 'Who's Bad?' I'm talking about the peanut butter related products recall going on with this tainted peanut butter issue going down.
Seeing a report about possible effected / recalled peanut butter associated Cliff Bars (click Here for more), I remembered, "Oh yeah, i've got some cliff bars in my pantry."
Maybe I should eat them more often. Two of the three Chocolate Chip Peanut Crunch were past expiration / best-buy-date while the third was not in the date range for the tainted peanut butter recall. Well, as Meatloaf says, " two out of three ain't bad." Seriously, the packages aren't bloated (a lesson I learned in identifying bad MRE's) so the 'expired' are probably still okay?
Sad to say, my friend Laura, aka: Michigan, did not fair as well as I did. Click the link to read her blog post and tainted peanut butter experience.
Oddly enough, though, it was most likely Salmonella that kept me from turning into a tubby mc'tubberton. My Junior(?) year of high school (go Ralston Rams), as I was starting to get pudgy around the mid section, I got a bad case of food poisoning. After a weekend in the bathroom, I ended up in the hospital with a check-in weight of under 100 lbs, having previously weighed around 130-140 lbs. The IV needle they stuck in my hand was gauged big enough for blood transfusion just in case. Well, after not quite literally dieing, the fat never came back, and a few years later, Uncle Sam pitched in with adding weight via muscle mass. I've been active, healthy, and lean ever since.
But I digress. Who's bad? the Ultimate Michael Jackson Tribute Band. That's who.
Well... that is unless you're "who's fat?" (sorry. embedding was disabled but you can search video google 'who's fat Weird Al' yourself.) In the process, though, I found the McDonald's Rap.
Kind of reminds me of Lazy Sundays. That was 'bad.'
27 January 2009
22 January 2009
Dave the Destroyer
Today was not an ordinary day at the shop (East Coasters) for the Forest Leprechaun.
Today... behold... an appearance from 'Dave the Destroyer!'
-insert smoke, explosions, fire, and rabbit from 'Search for the Holy Grail.'-
Recent remodeling at the store has brought about a certain 'Clampettiness' appearance behind the shop. If you aren't familiar with 'Clampetty,' think Beverly Hillbillies and your redneck neighbors with junk out back.
Today, 'piles to the left and piles to the right' did not leave me 'stuck in the middle again.' Instead, Dave the Destroyer was unleashed! He called upon his friends 'Hammer' and 'Big A$$ Screwdriver' while keeping tabs on the whereabouts of 'SawsAll' should things really get nasty.
Well, the 'broom sweeping' commenced. Although, 'SawsAll' was never called into the fray, his assistant 'Hacksaw Bob' made a brief appearance. One of the young ladies from next door even added joined in with some 'Office Space' style kicking! (she said it felt Gooood.)
The result... a much more tidy appearance. Sure there's a few large pieces of plywood, but nothing our friend 'SkillSaw' can't overcome during the sequel and final chapter.
It's a much more tidy world. Thank you, Dave the Destroyer.
btw. Here's a pic of someone claiming to be Dave the Destroyer. Well, perhaps there may be a second Dave the Destroyer out there. Boccie is pretty tough...
Today... behold... an appearance from 'Dave the Destroyer!'
-insert smoke, explosions, fire, and rabbit from 'Search for the Holy Grail.'-
Recent remodeling at the store has brought about a certain 'Clampettiness' appearance behind the shop. If you aren't familiar with 'Clampetty,' think Beverly Hillbillies and your redneck neighbors with junk out back.
Today, 'piles to the left and piles to the right' did not leave me 'stuck in the middle again.' Instead, Dave the Destroyer was unleashed! He called upon his friends 'Hammer' and 'Big A$$ Screwdriver' while keeping tabs on the whereabouts of 'SawsAll' should things really get nasty.
Well, the 'broom sweeping' commenced. Although, 'SawsAll' was never called into the fray, his assistant 'Hacksaw Bob' made a brief appearance. One of the young ladies from next door even added joined in with some 'Office Space' style kicking! (she said it felt Gooood.)
The result... a much more tidy appearance. Sure there's a few large pieces of plywood, but nothing our friend 'SkillSaw' can't overcome during the sequel and final chapter.
It's a much more tidy world. Thank you, Dave the Destroyer.
btw. Here's a pic of someone claiming to be Dave the Destroyer. Well, perhaps there may be a second Dave the Destroyer out there. Boccie is pretty tough...
13 January 2009
Lonely Parts
Sigh. originally projected in Jan. Now possibly March. My parts are lonely and want to be grouped together.
Notably missing... disc brakes (front & rear) and crank set.
Notably missing... disc brakes (front & rear) and crank set.
08 January 2009
Road Bike Sickness?
dave was horribly sick w/ sinus congestion last Tuesday. So much so, he went home from work (shortly after arriving) and slept most of the rest of the day.
(dave's currently feeling better than like his head is full of bread dough and is progressing along gently.)
Let's see. what has been out of the norm of late that might have contributed to this ill filling... ummm I road my road bike for the first time in quite a while last Sunday.
Perhaps I truly am a dirt minded rider. Like that is any stretch of thought.
(dave's currently feeling better than like his head is full of bread dough and is progressing along gently.)
Let's see. what has been out of the norm of late that might have contributed to this ill filling... ummm I road my road bike for the first time in quite a while last Sunday.
Perhaps I truly am a dirt minded rider. Like that is any stretch of thought.
05 January 2009
it's january.. time for the road bike
Yup. Dusted off the road bike. It's officially january. Taking it easy while getting in some miles.. an maybe some more miles... and maybe some more miles... and climbing.
No Frank this year to co-conspire me out in freezing weather. - Frank is still around, just on different schedules since changing jobs. - Besides, didn't take long last year for Frank to amp up into zone whatever and leave me in the cold windy dust. Guess I'll just have to inspire myself.
Inspire is just what I did today. Couldn't pass up the 50 degree weather. It was supposed to be raining today; so I hadn't plan to ride. 3pm saw no rain in site and me outside on my Serotta Nove. Always so pleased how smooth that bicycle is!
Saving grace this year... as a member of the Roanoke Valley Mountain Bike Patrol, I'll be doing at least one mountain bike ride a week on Mill Mountain.
No Frank this year to co-conspire me out in freezing weather. - Frank is still around, just on different schedules since changing jobs. - Besides, didn't take long last year for Frank to amp up into zone whatever and leave me in the cold windy dust. Guess I'll just have to inspire myself.
Inspire is just what I did today. Couldn't pass up the 50 degree weather. It was supposed to be raining today; so I hadn't plan to ride. 3pm saw no rain in site and me outside on my Serotta Nove. Always so pleased how smooth that bicycle is!
Saving grace this year... as a member of the Roanoke Valley Mountain Bike Patrol, I'll be doing at least one mountain bike ride a week on Mill Mountain.
