Wedding Cake for Men

The typical wedding cake is made for the bride.  Beautiful to behold, light in texture, delightfully sweet.  The ultimate girly-girl cake.

But what about the groom?  Shouldn't a wedding also feature a cake that the groom could enjoy?

Behold, the meat cake, made of three layers of delicious meatloaf separated by ketchup-based glaze, covered with mashed potato "icing".

Read the whole story, including the recipe accompanied by lots of pictures, here: Black Widow Bakery meatcake.

2008 Summer Olympics in China

I definitely hope all our athletes do well at the 2008 Summer Olympics being held in Beijing, China.  And plan to do what I can to cheer them on, from my couch, where they can't hear me.  And especially by watching as much of NBC's coverage as much as possible.

But on a more serious note, we also shouldn't forget the main abuses of human rights, especially including religious freedom, that communist China is guilty of.

Wii're Having Fun

My wife, Sarah (with an "h"), called me a few days ago with some exciting news: "Honey, we're having a baby!" "There are some Nintendo Wii games consoles in stock, and it's okay with me to get one!"



Thanks to the van's onboard transporter, Bennett (aka "Newbie Driver") and I were soon standing at a cash register waiting to buy a Wii game console + a Wii game, both of us grinning like a cat that'd just figured out how to open a hamster cage door.



When we got home, first I showed Tim (aka "Triple T") a Mario Brothers Wii game we also got.



Triple T said, "Dude, why'd ya git a wee game when wee kan't play it?" (Tim doesn't spell well when he's talking.)



I motioned for Newbie Driver to come into the rec room (aka "The Teen Cave") and show Triple T the Wii console we just bought. Triple T just sat there smiling the biggest grin of his brief life... like a hamster that'd just figured out how to boobytrap a hamster cage door.



Soon, both Triple T and Newbie Driver were setting up, configuring, arguing (I mean "discussing"), and then playing games on the Wii.



When I went upstairs, I think I heard what sounded like a soft crying or whimpering sound coming from the older game consoles, now forgotten.



next week: The Sega Genesis and the Nintendo 64 stage a protest.

SUV LUV

For the first time in about two years, my SUV finally works correctly and no longer hates me.



What was wrong with the vehicle?  The main thing was its EGR valve needing to be replaced.  According to Wikipedia, an "EGR valve is an imaginary part name commonly used by auto mechanics when they don't know the correct name for a part."  [Editor's note: the EGR valve is a real part]



The picture in this blog post is of me celebrating after getting back my now perfectly functioning SUV.  I love it!!!  [Editor's note: it's really some random picture borrowed from another post on this blog.]

The Future’s So Bright I Gotta Wear Shades

I'm finally wearing contacts again, after a few years of having to wear glasses.



Now that I'm again wearing contacts, I can also resume wearing sunglasses.  Yay!  Sunglasses, as we all know, are the fashion accessory of the über-cool.  And as a card-carrying member of the über-cool, I'm glad to again wear my tribe's identification with pride.  Yeah!



As a pleasant side-effect, sunglasses also help protect my eyes from intense sunlight.  Though important, we all know that feature pales in comparison with coolness.



Editor's note: the blog post's title comes from the song "The Future's So Bright, I Gotta Wear Shades"