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July 17, 2008

Sandwich Review: Chili's Grilled Chicken Sandwich

My wife and I were given a Chili's gift card about a year ago and I've remained steadfast in my opinion that we'd never use it. "Why?", you may ask? I'm not a big fan of the Chili's menu and with so many other options for dinner (including *gasp* eating in), I figured I could safely dodge it.

That all changed tonight.

With my mother-in-law flying into town, my wife asked me to finally use the card so we never have to discuss using it again. She even offered to pick the food up. In a moment of weakness, I agreed to the whole deal. So, I flipped through Chili's online menu and came across something that I figured would be fairly safe: a basic, run-of-the-mill grilled chicken sandwich.

According to the description, the sandwich contains everything you'd expect: chicken, "applewood smoked bacon", lettuce, tomato, Swiss cheese, and honey-mustard dressing. Doesn't sound too bad, huh? Well, they decided to leave out one notable ingredient that essentially ruined the sandwich.

Pickles. Lots and lots of thinly sliced pickles.

That's right. In addition to what must've been a gallon of honey-mustard, the sandwich bun was lined with thinly sliced pickles. I quickly picked them off, but the taste of dill simply permeated throughout the entire sandwich. It tasted awful and I threw it in the trash.

So, for anyone that is being held at gunpoint and forced to go to Chili's, make sure you avoid ordering this crap-fest. Better yet -- take the bullet. I'm sure it'd be less painful.

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July 16, 2008

Best. Mugshots. Ever.

Click here to download:

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Compliments of The Smoking Gun.

And, not to be outdone, is Daniel Everett of Clarkston, Michigan:

The self-proclaimed "World's Greatest Dad" was recently arrested for using the Internet to arrange a sexual encounter with a 14-year-old-girl.

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July 16, 2008

Draft Review: My Fantasy Football League Draft

I'm a big fantasy football fanatic. A few years back, I was lucky enough to start Ask The Commish.com, a fantasy football website that provides personalized responses to your fantasy football questions. In recent years, I haven't been as involved with the website, but the other co-founders have continued to make it an excellent resource for fantasy football.

With that being said, each year we take part in an "expert's" league draft. It's a keeper league (with some limitations on who can be kept) and our draft started this past Monday. If you're interested, take a look at how we've done so far (we're in Round 4 as I write this post). If you have any advice regarding our next pick, feel free to add your opinions in the Comments section of this post.

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July 16, 2008

Classic gaming is back with Mega Man 9

Kudos to Nintendo and Capcom for bringing this series back in its original, 8-bit format. I remember playing the Mega Man games with my sister growing up and I can hardly wait to give this one a try.

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July 14, 2008

Xbox kicks Sony in the nuts and takes its lunch

Wow. Seriously. Wow.

And in another "Holy Fucking Shit" moment, Microsoft announces that Netflix subscribers will be able to stream its entire Netflix library via the Xbox at no additional charge.

Unless Sony plans on announcing that I can use my PS3 as a "real doll", I don't see how they can top this news.

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July 14, 2008

Snack Review: Pringles Stix

No doubt about it, I love snacks. Which is why I was excited to see Pringles Stix make its way to my grocer's shelf. I've seen countless commercials for the product and decided to give it a try because Pringles potato *ahem* crisps have always been a great snack.

Well, I just finished my first pack of Honey Butter-flavored Stix and here are a couple observations:

- They don't taste like Pringles
That's right folks. Despite having the Pringles moniker, these don't have the same texture or crisp snap of a Pringle.

- The packaging isn't unique
The 10-15 "stix" come in a plain, plastic wrapper. Nothing nearly as cool as the Pringles can.

With that being said, I'd still buy these again. The honey butter flavoring was very good and they had just the right amount of saltiness. All in all, they basically tasted like a stick-shaped cracker. And, at only 100 calories, it's a good snack for people on a controlled diet. Definitely worth the $3.50 I spent on them.

PS: I couldn't resist including this sidenote regarding the creator of the Pringles can, Dr. Fredric J. Baur. He passed away on May 4, 2008 and, at his request, had his ashes buried in, you guessed it, a Pringles can. Sometimes you just can't make this stuff up.

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July 13, 2008

App Review: Django Pagination

I'm a software developer and have recently been working with Python and a corresponding Python web framework named Django. I've been using both of them for about a month now and, despite it being such a short time period, I'm really starting to think that Django may be the first serious competition to the Ruby on Rails framework. RoR has been the "flavor of the month" for about 2 years now and it's about time for something fresh to take it's place.

With that being said, if you're just starting to use Django and you'd like to add pagination to your website, this screencast shows an incredibly easy way of adding pagination using the Django Pagination utility.

This is just one example of how easy developing with Django can be. Happy coding!

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July 12, 2008

The New Star Wars Kid?

Halo Kid- The New Star Wars Kid?

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July 12, 2008

Toilet Review: Shit Box

Have you ever been caught in a situation where you had an *ahem* emergency and you didn't have the proper facilities? Well The Brown Corporation aims to fix that problem with the Shit Box. Surprisingly, this isn't a joke -- its a real product. And while I don't see myself ever buying one, I could see myself in a situation where I'd be thinking, "Dammit. Should'a bought a Shit Box".

Regardless, no review on this one, but I certainly welcome them via the comments!

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July 10, 2008

Hardware Review: Stanley Extendable Ratchet

At some point in your life, you're gonna need a good ratchet. Just the other day I had to dismantle a day bed and the only piece of hardware I had at my disposal was a pair of pliers and a very basic ratchet set. Normally, one of the two would do the trick, but this day bed must've been designed by Satan. Each corner had four sets of screws and they were packed tightly together. This all but eliminated the pliers as an option. As for the ratchet, the accompanying sockets were too short and I wasn't able to get much torque when I attempted to turn the screw.

So what's a guy to do in this situation? Call his Dad, of course.

And, as expected, he had the perfect tool for the job. He stopped by and let me borrow his Stanley Extendable Ratchet. Along with a proper set of sockets, I made short work of the bed. Unlike other ratchets, the head on this one bends inward, allowing you greater control when ratcheting. Not only that, but you can extend the handle up to 14 inches. Very slick design and kudos to the guys over at Stanley.

All in all, this is one handy piece of hardware. And, for $30, you really can't afford not to own one. Trust me when I say you'll want one of these in your toolbox -- it'll be a real lifesaver.

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