Just ordered a Weber 22-1/2inch grill, side table, cover and chimney starter. Thanks to Amazon and the fine people who contributed gift certificates we’ll be grilling by Wednesday.

1. Remove bread slices from freezer. Place on wire rack and allow to thaw for an hour.
2. Peel banana. Slice on the bias into approx 1/4 inch slices.
3. Spread layer of peanut butter on one slice of bread.
4. Arrange banana slices on top of peanut butter.
5. Top with second slice of bread.
6. Enjoy!

• Promo spot for The First 48
• A reality show about interventions
• WalMart
• Manwich
• An IUD
• KFC
• CoverGirl makeup
• Hebrew National
• Extended auto warranties

I wonder what this says about their target demographic other than an apparent penchant for global megacorportations and annoying auto-play flash videos.

• attempting to assassinate the Pope
• a priest revealing someone’s confession
• a priest having sex and then offering forgiveness
• participating in an abortion and then trying to become a priest
• and, last but certainly not least, desecrating a eucharist (this includes simply not eating it)

Who knew that the Atkins diet could end up ranking you above Hitler.

via: Bad Astronomy

Went over to Clyde Shepherd Nature Preserve, one of my favorite spots in the city, this afternoon. I shot this quick hand-held panorama of the wetland meadow and (dry) beaver pond area.

Click through for a zoomable version of the full-sized image.

I think the smudgy-looking spots are a result of a poor interaction between the breeze and Photoshop’s PhotoMerge. Unfortunately, I flattened the image before I noticed them so fixing them will have to wait for another day.

Cochran Mill Falls by Wizum

Gorgeous, only 45 minutes away… this may be the weekend’s destination.

Update: this seems promising too

via: file magazine

Tony, Diane, and I gave Flip a first try this evening. We started out with a couple of sides: the french fries and the sweet potato tots. The fries were tasty but the cheese on them moved quickly to the chewy side as it cooled down. I thought the tots were tasty (if in need of a dash of salt) but Tony encountered a lovely bit of plastic wrap around one of his.

After our server suggested that the burgers were on the small side (“a little bigger than a slider”) and one per person might not be enough, we ordered five for the three of us. He was clearly not to be trusted — the burgers are pretty much full sized. It did give us a good opportunity to sample the variety available, though. (To save you from the horrendous flash-based site the menu is here.)

• steak tartare – this was my first choice and I stand by it. The tartare had a nice texture and good amount of spice. This one was by far my favorite.
• lamburger – Very good. My number two.
• butcher cut – It’s hard to go wrong with hangar steak. This was a tasty burger with some nice grilled bits on the patty but nothing terribly outstanding.
• pork belly & cheese – I had really high hopes for this one. Our server described the 48 hour cooking process for the pork belly. I’m not sure if this was a miscommunication but what we received was nothing more special than a standard bacon cheese burger. It was good, but not nearly as outstanding as I’d hoped.
• flip burger – I didn’t taste this one but Tony reported it was good.

All of the burgers came on a griddled bun which added a good bit of flavor (and really made some of the lesser ones).

Overall, I’d say recommended if for nothing else than the steak tartare burger. There’s definitely some room for improvement and hopefully they’ll find a good groove once they’ve been open more than a week.

I didn’t think so.