Hot Dog @ MindSay

I have been thinking today about something I haven't eaten since I was 8 or 10 -- the magnificent Salad Dog. This coleslaw-topped hot dog was served at a now-defunct restaurant my dad used to take me to when I was small; he would usually order the "hot hamburg sandwich," which was basically a slice of bread topped with a hamburger patty and gravy, served with peas and mashed potatoes. I haven't encountered either item on a menu outside of Nova Scotia. I can't even remember the name of the restaurant, which changed hands several times and has now been converted into a house -- only that it was frequented by flannel-shirt-and-work-boot-wearing local lobster fishermen like my dad. You could see into the kitchen through a cafeteria-style window and the bathroom area was partitioned off with a divider fashioned from some sort of wavy green plastic. I think they may have served customers car-hop style as well.

But back to salad dogs -- some friggin' good.

I'm sorry I'm going to do this to you all .... but

I just saw something flipping through the channels on the tv in the shop that I really feel the need to write about .... only because .... well, it's so freaking funny ..... it's probably going to be one of those "you had to be there moments" but .... I'm sharing anyway ....

I'm not exactly sure what they were called but for the lack of anything better right at the moment lets call them the "Biker Olympics" ..... this was on the Speed channel, btw ..... for those who might want to catch the re-run.  It was bikers .... on their Harley's basically doing rodeo stunts ..... "barrels" for example .... where the rider sees how fast they can make a turn around barrels set equal lengths apart .... whoever does it the fastest wins ..... just like on a horse. That actually wasn't to bizzare .... but then came the ..... Weiner Eating contest.

Imagine if you will ..... a raw hot dog hanging from a string from a log held between two more logs about 10' - 12' tall maybe .... could be taller, I don't know .... the hot dog has been dipped heavily in mustard.  A typical biker type dude is driving and his "woman" or somebody's elses's for all I know .... is on the back of the bike.  At no time are  their feet allowed to touch the ground.  The driver drives as slow as possible toward the weiner hanging from a string ...... as they approach the woman will stand up on bike pegs reach out with mouth wide open and swallow as much of the weiner as she can ..... and they all had their own style for sure. They have to keep moving so balance is involved .... and that I guess would be the athletic part of this particular game. Otherwise .... um, it was pretty close to suggestive .... and very funny.

The winner won by 1 3/4" .... a healthy swallow for sure.

I left the shop at that point ..... actually ..... seriously laughing my ass off.  So .... there you have it ..... the Biker Games at their finest ..... check your local listing for a repeat of this fine fine bit of sport.  The Speed Channel .... in case you forgot .... no really, I won't tell .... go ahead and watch .....

Peace.  J.

Now I'm updating just for the sake of updating.

Johnny and I had a good day today, we cleaned all morning, and then took a break for some sex (probably the best ever, by the way), and then watched a movie, went grocery shopping, and finally discovered the perfect hot dog.

There is this guy who sells Chicago style hot dogs off of a cart at Lowes, and we've never been able to find a hot dog quite like his. They're always perfect, and I of course, since I'm from Wisconsin and add cheese to EVERYTHING, add cheese to it and its TO DIE FOR. Well at the grocery store today we decided we wanted hot dogs for dinner, and found these Johnsonville (yay for Wisconsin again!) beef franks. They're AMAZING.

Also, since I've been on a fitness kick for all of 2 days now, we were determined to find good salad stuff. The problem is that I'm so damn picky, especially about dressings, and after a while salads start to gag me. But we've found the solution. Instead of iceberg lettuce, you need the 50/50 Spinach (minus the ecoli) and Spring mix, bean sprouts, real bacon, and Ken's Steakhouse Buttermilk Ranch Dressing. Add a sprinkle of cheese (Wisconsin what?) and you're on your way to a simply scrumptious salad.

While we were out today we were planning on picking up my car that has been at the Gordmans building where Johnny works for two days, but alas, I forgot my keys. Once we recover from our ever-so-tasty dinner we will go and get that.

Confession: I just broke a nail trying to pry two frozen hot dogs apart. This is why I don't cook.

Don't even ask why I'm eating a hot dog at 11am. The Drummer does all the cooking, and simply can't understand why I won't eat if he's not here to feed me. Case in point. My jagged, hanging by a thread fingernail.

I have no inspiration today. Excuse me while I go polish off the rest of the frozen mangoes. Can't hurt myself on those now can I?

 

haha, so mallory got drunk last night- yes, a thursday night. there's a first for everything. the quad down the hall from me had a party, and i joined in the festivities. after i finished my spanish hw of course- i'm not that bad of a student. only hard liquor this time around- no fucking beer. i had jose cuervo tequila for the first time, some bacardi silver tangerine stuff that was actually pretty good tasting (but it was only 5%), raspberry vodka, and some stuff that tasted like chocolate. i got pretty drunk, but not too bad. i also drank a couple cans of coke along with it all. went to bed at 2:30am after sobering up for a while and woke up at 6:30am with a medium headache, took a shower, and went to class.

cade picked me up at 10:30 at willvill and drove me to common era, a funky clothes store on pearl street, so i could buy something for my costume. who knew a tank top would cost $30, but i bought it b/c i think cade was getting a little antsy to leave (hehe funny) and i didn't want to take too long. then we had lunch at mustard's last stand. it was ok, but i'm not really a hot dog fanatic, and it's really only worth it if you puts lots of stuff on it. i only take my hot dog with ketchup. and that cost $3. big spender today. then i hauled ass to cell bio lecture- yay jeanne :) writing class got cancelled (woo!). so now i'm waiting for some samples to finish running in the lab. probably go to target when it's done to get some stuff. then call lily for some more costume help.