I woke up at 5am on Saturday morning surprisingly awake. I think it was kind of like when you're a kid how you can wake up on Christmas morning before anyone else and be completely ready to go. Except instead of waiting for Santa Claus...
1. Sometimes you tell someone that you drove ten hours to see the hamburger contest. And then sometimes that person finds someone else who gets you VIP passes to go stand all the way up in front with the press. 2. Sometimes records are broken. 3. Sometimes...
When you hear the whistle blowin' eight to the bar Then you know that Tennessee is not very far Shovel all the coal in Gotta keep it rollin' Woo, woo, Chattanooga there you are So Chattanooga choo choo Won't you choo-choo me home? Chattanooga choo choo Won't you choo-choo me home? Yup, I'm in...
1. I will give a cookie to anyone who can guess how many versions of My Funny Valentine I have playing on repeat on my iTunes right now. 2. Kobayashi backed out of the Krystal Square Off. We are now driving 20 hours in less than...
1. Last night on the el I was standing next to A German couple with two kids. At one point, one of the kids looked out the window, smiled, pointed and said "Hancock Tower!" Everyone within a three-person radius laughed and the father had to...
1. Some days you just don't feel like doing anything but getting in your car, grabbing some Starbucks, and driving around with all your windows down. Sometimes it is the only thing that makes your head feel right. And sometimes the weather is the absolute...
THE GOOD NEWS: I am going to Chattanooga for the Krystal Square Off!!! THE BAD NEWS: Getting back from Chattanooga involves driving 10 hours all through the night and going straight to work in the morning. THE GOOD NEWS: Getting to Chattanooga involves stopping at some fun road side pit...
A Sunday in Chicago at the La Costeña "Feel the Heat" Jalapeño Eating Challenge and the Renegade Craft Fair...
I somehow managed to take 215 pictures of a six-and-a-half minute jalapeño eating competition...
Every time Rob starts a fantasy baseball team he posts all of their pics in his blog. I am following suit. Here is my 2007 Fantasy Competitive Eating Team!!! (yes, they have a fantasy competitive eating league...