Some Thursday Morning Randomness

Bracing for an ice storm...hoping it happens...

Our friends in Oriole Post are playing tonight at the Roasterie Cafe in Brookside from 7:00-9:00 p.m. If you have the night free you couldn't do much better than to sit in the Roasterie, drink something warm, and listen to some amazing music - music they describe as western swing/bluegrass/folk. I have a previous commitment, but I am going to try and get there late.

Speaking of music. I am always late to the party, but I recently bought the record, For Emma, Forever Ago, by Bon Iver. Really great.

Books? Just updated the list to the left - I always forget to do that. Robert Benson's book, A Good Life, is the best book I read this year. 85 pages. More on this later...

And also just saw a movie that I am ready to declare my favorite of the year - in a year when I saw lots of great movies: The Visitor.

Now for the randomness...

Fast food is a particular weakness that can become something of a vice for me. It's fast. It's food. What else do you need to know? However, within the broad category of fast food, I do have something of a discriminating palate. For instance, when I am on the west coast no fast food passes the threshold of my esophagus unless it contains any of the following six letters: In-n-Out. In the midwest, however, those particular six letters, arranged in that particular order, are not available to us and so there must be compromise. My compromise? If I can't get to Winstead's or Town Topic, then it is Burger King. I like the flame-broiled goodness of a Burger King cheeseburger. So imagine my delight and surprise when I stumbled on this yesterday:

Smell Like Burger King With New Body Spray: "FLAME"

"Just in time for your mom Santa to toss this in your Christmas stocking, Burger King has released a limited-edition men's body spray that evokes the smell of freshly broiled Whoppers. But isn't this what they spray on the burgers already for authenticity? No! According to a press release, "The King is setting hearts ablaze for the holidays with his new scent of choice. FLAME™, a new men's body spray by Burger King Corp., features the scent of seduction with the hint of flame-broiled meat. A favorite of the King, FLAME™ is available for purchase for a limited time at select Ricky's retailers in-store or online." Because nothing's more romantic than the scent of mass-produced beef patties...except maybe the sultry FLAME™ website, which is really putting us in the mood (for salad)."

Be honest. You want to order this, too, don't you? Guys, do yourself a favor and order this for yourself - your wife and/or girlfriend is going to thank you. I promise.

Comments

[Larry]

That body spray sounds like just the thing if you want every stray dog in town following you around.

[Daniel King]

AWEsome

[sally]

Burger King has terrible social justice practices. They've been known to use slave-grown tomatoes. Maybe that'll help you avoid the burger vice. :-)

[Tim Keel]

Thanks for the input, Sally. That is exactly te kind of motivation I need to avoid Burger King. But now I will have to buy the body spray to experience the flame-broiled goodness I'll be missing.

[Merriam]

mmmm....In N Out Burger!