28 Oct, 2005
Posted by: vinny In: sports
One word:
Scooter
For %^*#’s sake, he explained a fastball. Let me repeat that. He explained a fastball. For a good 30 seconds. I know he’s aimed at kids, but what the pitch does is right there in the name. I’d like to tell you how the rest of that game went, but once I heard Scooter [...]
25 Oct, 2005
Posted by: vinny In: food
Update: The jalapenos are awesome. Haven’t tried the carrots yet.
I found a recipe for escabeche on Simply Recipes, that pickled jalapeno, carrots and whatnot mixture that you get in mexican restaurants. It looked good, but the olive oil listed as an ingredient gave me pause. You just don’t see oily peppers here. Still, I went [...]
24 Oct, 2005
Posted by: vinny In: humor
Thanks, biscotti. I have no idea who you are, but you made my day with this:
My favourite bit of overheard conversation, on the Toronto subway: “Dude, I fucked up large on that grammar test.”
23 Oct, 2005
Posted by: vinny In: sports
Dear Sox Fan,
I’m sure you’re as exicted as I am that your team is in the World Series. So, I have to point out a little something that can really save face on national TV. While watching the game last night I noticed lots of signs that said (roughly):
Houston You have a problem
Now, ignoring grammatical [...]
10 Oct, 2005
Posted by: vinny In: general
Try accessing something like http://www.apple.com/ThisIsABogusFolder/, and you get the standard 404. Try accessing http://www.apple.com/movies/ and you get a “forbidden” page. Something interesting is afoot on the 12th of this month…