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As long as I’m listing, I’m sad to say I’ve made very little progress on my burger to-do list from August. I’ve only had burgers at two of those places! They are:

Epic Burger: I think this place is over-rated. The burger itself was pretty bland and relied almost entirely on the toppings (which were good). Why even bother with a burger if it’s all about the toppings? Also, I had some . . . let’s just say gastro-intestinal discomfort after eating here, so I don’t think I’ll go back.

Marc Burger at Seven on State: This was a pretty good burger, though expensive. And it was really, really messy. I went whole hog and got the namesake burger and it came with a fried egg. It was either sunny-side up or over easy, and the yolk got everywhere!

I’m going to try to make better progress on this list next year!

No, this isn’t a post about underwear… I’m too lazy to write full-blown blog entries, so I’m just posting some brief snippets of things that I find interesting right now.

• Tomorrow is Friday the 13th, the second one in a row.
• The day after is Pi Day! I plan to celebrate by eating pie. Maybe I’ll even calculate the circumference and area of the pie before I eat it! What are your plans?
• I haven’t really seen Peanut Butter Twix–which was one of my favorites–in a long time. Apparently they were discontinued for awhile, but were brought back briefly and then were discontinued again. Anyway, I was excited to see a commercial for Twix PB. This candy is like Peanut Butter Twix, but with a chocolate cookie part instead of the vanilla cookie in the original. It appears that Twix PB was introduced in 2007, yet I don’t remember ever seeing one. What’s up with that? Of course this “new” candy is getting mixed reviews, so I’ll have to try to find one to taste it for myself.
• The Sears Tower is going to be renamed. The fuck? Hell no, we won’t go (along with that bullshit)! OK so Sears hasn’t had any offices in the building for a long time, and lost naming rights a few years ago. I don’t care. I don’t even associate the Tower with the stupid stores. The Sears Tower is an icon. You don’t rename a mother-fucking icon (nor paint it silver)! I will not call it by its new name, Willis Tower. The name was given away to a British insurance company who will be occupying a relatively small amount of space in the building (though it will be the largest new tenant since 2001). I guess management really is desperate for tenants.
• I’m sick of fucking winter weather!

Thank you, that is all.

I need a weekend to recover from my weekend. All told, I think I was home for maybe 10 hours all weekend, not counting (all too little) sleep. And most of that was in the mornings between waking up too damn early and going to lunch.

Friday I went to dinner at Firefly with the boys. It was good, as always. After Firefly we went to Roscoe’s, which was moderately entertaining. Most of us went to Cocktail for awhile, but it wasn’t very exciting there, and when someone blew chunks on the floor it seemed like a good time to leave. We lost one, and two of us went back to Roscoe’s, which was a bit more interesting. Eventually got bored and went home, then messed around online until bed time.
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Here’s something on the lighter side! This is from an English web site on “eating and drinking”, which are two of my favorite things. I got it from the blog of a cyber-acquaintance, another Josh.

Source

Below is a list of 100 things that I think every good omnivore should have tried at least once in their life. The list includes fine food, strange food, everyday food and even some pretty bad food – but a good omnivore should really try it all.

1) Copy this list into your blog or journal, including these instructions.
2) Bold all the items you’ve eaten.
3) Cross out any items that you would never consider eating.
4) Optional extra: Post a comment here at www.verygoodtaste.co.uk linking to your results.

The VGT Omnivore’s Hundred:
(Note: With very few exceptions, I no longer eat fish or seafood, so that eliminates a number of things)

1. Venison (won’t eat it now)
2. Nettle tea
3. Huevos rancheros
4. Steak tartare
5. Crocodile
6. Black pudding (gross!)
7. Cheese fondue
8. Carp (Might have tried this as a kid, but I don’t recall)
9. Borscht
10. Baba ghanoush
11. Calamari
12. Pho
13. PB&J sandwich
14. Aloo gobi (“How will you find a husband if you can’t make aloo gobi?”)
15. Hot dog from a street cart
16. Epoisses
17. Black truffle
18. Fruit wine made from something other than grapes
19. Steamed pork buns
20. Pistachio ice cream (I think I have anyway)
21. Heirloom tomatoes (not to my knowledge)
22. Fresh wild berries
23. Foie gras
24. Rice and beans
25. Brawn, or head cheese
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