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Thursday, January 29, 2009
Monday, January 26, 2009
Really Really Really Big Photo from the 2009 Inauguration
David Bergman has a giant zoomable composite photo of the 2009 Presidential Inauguration located at:
http://davidbergman.net/Obama.html
When I zoomed in , I discovered our former President disturbed and distracted by something in his hands:
http://davidbergman.net/Obama.html
When I zoomed in , I discovered our former President disturbed and distracted by something in his hands:
Sunday, January 25, 2009
Five Guys Burgers and Fries on Clybourn
Getting back to the general theme of this blog, I finally have my first burger joint review for this blog. In the coming months, I'll have more reviews of places I've already been to (Kuma's Corner, for example), but have yet to write about.
Non-virtual burger chain FIVE GUYS has finally found it's way to Chicago. After recently hearing the praises from satellite radio personality and Bubba The Love Sponge (he's in Tampa, Florida), I was thrilled to find out that they opened a Five Guys restaurant at 2140 N Clybourn Ave in Chicago about 2 and a half weeks ago.
Now that I could find out for myself what all the fuss was, was the hype was justified?
Short answer... YES.
Atmosphere: Nothing special, but FREE PEANUTS!
When you walk in the door, employees yell "ONE IN THE DOOR!" (or 2 or 3 in the door, or however many people happen to walk in the door) to let the rest of the crew know there's customers coming in and that they should get their keesters ready to take and prepare your order. It's a pretty basic layout inside. Navigate to to the order station , which is in front of an open-air burger and fry kitchen. Huge griddles cook burgers next to multiple deep fryers with stacks of fry baskets waiting to be cooked. Tables and chairs surround piles of giant bagged potatoes (the most noticable decoration) with big open boxes of shelled peanuts for customers to enjoy while waiting for their orders.
Ordering: Pretty Easy (once you figure out that one really means two).
The menu is straight forward, but for first-timers can be confusing.
The one thing that makes it simple is this:
A burger is TWO beef patties, a "little" burger is ONE patty.
I ordered a bacon cheeseburger with everything on it, which prompts the order-taker to yell "TWO PATTIES!". One burger... TWO patties. Got it? Good! The rest of the deal is straight forward. You have a large list of toppings that you can choose from, and you'll need to specify what you want on your burger. 2 sizes of fries, regular and large (the large will serve a small village).
The Food: Good Burgers. GREAT FRIES!
The french fries.... FANTASTIC! Five Guys figured it out. Fresh whole potatoes, cut daily, skins on; fried PERFECTLY. Cajun seasoning is an option, but I chose to go traditional.. good fries rarely need more than salt. They post on a board on the wall where their current potato supply came from (today was Idaho Russet, but I'm told it varies). Burgers were quality greasy-spoon fast-food burgers. That's not a bad thing. They were tasty and better than any of the big chains. I will say, however, that when I return, it will be for the outstanding french fries, which outclassed the burgers.
Overall, a very good place to get a burger and fries. This location has only been open a short time, so although the service seemed a little haphazard and wasn't the fastest I've seen, it will most surely improve over time.
One thing missing from Five Guys... MILKSHAKES.
I can see that they're keeping it simple, but It would be the only thing I'd add to the menu.
Non-virtual burger chain FIVE GUYS has finally found it's way to Chicago. After recently hearing the praises from satellite radio personality and Bubba The Love Sponge (he's in Tampa, Florida), I was thrilled to find out that they opened a Five Guys restaurant at 2140 N Clybourn Ave in Chicago about 2 and a half weeks ago.Now that I could find out for myself what all the fuss was, was the hype was justified?
Short answer... YES.
Atmosphere: Nothing special, but FREE PEANUTS!
When you walk in the door, employees yell "ONE IN THE DOOR!" (or 2 or 3 in the door, or however many people happen to walk in the door) to let the rest of the crew know there's customers coming in and that they should get their keesters ready to take and prepare your order. It's a pretty basic layout inside. Navigate to to the order station , which is in front of an open-air burger and fry kitchen. Huge griddles cook burgers next to multiple deep fryers with stacks of fry baskets waiting to be cooked. Tables and chairs surround piles of giant bagged potatoes (the most noticable decoration) with big open boxes of shelled peanuts for customers to enjoy while waiting for their orders.
Ordering: Pretty Easy (once you figure out that one really means two).
The menu is straight forward, but for first-timers can be confusing.
The one thing that makes it simple is this:
A burger is TWO beef patties, a "little" burger is ONE patty.
I ordered a bacon cheeseburger with everything on it, which prompts the order-taker to yell "TWO PATTIES!". One burger... TWO patties. Got it? Good! The rest of the deal is straight forward. You have a large list of toppings that you can choose from, and you'll need to specify what you want on your burger. 2 sizes of fries, regular and large (the large will serve a small village).
The Food: Good Burgers. GREAT FRIES!
The french fries.... FANTASTIC! Five Guys figured it out. Fresh whole potatoes, cut daily, skins on; fried PERFECTLY. Cajun seasoning is an option, but I chose to go traditional.. good fries rarely need more than salt. They post on a board on the wall where their current potato supply came from (today was Idaho Russet, but I'm told it varies). Burgers were quality greasy-spoon fast-food burgers. That's not a bad thing. They were tasty and better than any of the big chains. I will say, however, that when I return, it will be for the outstanding french fries, which outclassed the burgers.
Overall, a very good place to get a burger and fries. This location has only been open a short time, so although the service seemed a little haphazard and wasn't the fastest I've seen, it will most surely improve over time.
One thing missing from Five Guys... MILKSHAKES.
Thursday, January 22, 2009
Get your very own Barackberry smartphone!
General Dynamics' Sectera Edge smart phone may be President Obama's new BARACKberry, according to a CNN article.Hmmm... I think I might need a new phone too.
Anyone got $3300 I can borrow?
Maybe we could get a quantity discount if we order more than one.
What do you say, Mr. President? Can we go bulk order on this deal?
Tuesday, January 20, 2009
Obama-pa-looza! History is made!
The Obamas and the Bushes together for the last time.
"bye, bye.... jerks!"
Why aren't you watching this?
Go NOW!
http://www.cnn.com/video/fb/facebook.html?stream=stream1
also:
many live streams are located at UStream.com (including the AP feed)
get free stuff: http://www.themonkeysball.com/2009/01/free-stuff-on-inauguration-day-2009.html
"heh heh heh.... strategery"
"bye, bye.... jerks!"
Why aren't you watching this?
Go NOW!
http://www.cnn.com/video/fb/facebook.html?stream=stream1
also:
many live streams are located at UStream.com (including the AP feed)
get free stuff: http://www.themonkeysball.com/2009/01/free-stuff-on-inauguration-day-2009.html
"heh heh heh.... strategery"
Not Soon Enough
Screenshots from my Mac Dashboard Widget counting down the days until Dubya leaves office.
UPDATE 1-20-2009
allllmost therrrrre.....
UPDATE: 1-19-2009
almost there....
UPDATE 1-20-2009
UPDATE: 1-19-2009
almost there....
not soon enough.
Friday, January 16, 2009
the OTHER blog - The Infield Box
As this blog is more related to my own personal rantings about cheeseburgers, various food rants and other miscellanea (is that the right word?), I would like to inform you about the other place that I blog.
My good friend and fellow Cub Fan , Jon B. has a blog called :
THE INFIELD BOX - http://infieldbox.blogspot.com
where I am a regular contributor.
If you are reading this blog and are wondering where my baseball and sports related rants are...
THAT IS WHERE THEY ARE!
My good friend and fellow Cub Fan , Jon B. has a blog called :
THE INFIELD BOX - http://infieldbox.blogspot.com
where I am a regular contributor.
If you are reading this blog and are wondering where my baseball and sports related rants are...
THAT IS WHERE THEY ARE!
Tuesday, January 13, 2009
Immunity from Chain Letters - the rant
I dusted off this old gem of a rant I wrote years ago
because people who used to email these crazy chain letters
are now passing them around through social networking sites like myspace and facebook
Please enjoy:
IMMUNITY FROM CHAIN LETTERS:
because people who used to email these crazy chain letters
are now passing them around through social networking sites like myspace and facebook
Please enjoy:
IMMUNITY FROM CHAIN LETTERS:
This notice will give both the sender, receiver and any reader of this notice:
ABSOLUTE INSTANT AND PERMANENT IMMUNITY
FROM ANY BAD LUCK FROM CHAIN LETTERS THAT ARE
SENT, NOT SENT, RECEIVED OR NOT RECEIVED
IN THE PAST, PRESENT OR FUTURE.
YOU ARE NOW IMMUNE TO EVERYTHING BAD!
You don't need to pass this on.
You don't need to read the entire thing.
You don't even need to keep this.
You can delete it.
NOTHING BAD WILL HAPPEN TO YOU!
You make your own luck.
Don't let any chain letter tell you otherwise.
Have a nice day.
:-p
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