Budweiser: Belgium for beer

July 14th, 2008 | By Kelsey | 6 Comments »

I’ve probably drunk less than half-a-case of Budweiser in my life. I know, I know that’s very un-American of me and very, very un-Midwestern American of me. But... [Read this entry]

A Confession…

July 6th, 2008 | By Kelsey | 1 Comment »

THIS CONFESSION DELETED AT THE DEMAND OF MY WIFE.

Ever really thought about the banana?

June 26th, 2008 | By Kelsey | No Comments »

Dan Koeppel has. He wrote a book on the fruit titled Banana: The Fate of the Fruit That Changed the World.
Koeppel in the NY Times about bananas:

That bananas... [Read this entry]

Happy Cows More Expensive to Eat

May 27th, 2008 | By Kelsey | 5 Comments »

Annie and I rode our bikes to Scotty’s Brewhouse yesterday. Scotty has a build-your-own-burger option where you can select the type of cheese, condiments, bun, and meat. For... [Read this entry]

Mrs. Butterworth,

May 10th, 2008 | By Kelsey | 1 Comment »

A “still boobless” Mrs. Butterworth has sunk to the level of Geico commercials. Sad. One has to wonder, if she had boobs would she be doing this? ... [Read this entry]

Michael Pollan’s call to Action: “Plant a garden!”

May 6th, 2008 | By Kelsey | No Comments »

Author Michael Pollan (In defense of Food, The Omnivores Dilemma) recently wrote a call to action in the New York Times Magazine, including this little mid-paragraph nugget:
Sometimes you have... [Read this entry]

Bangladesh garment workers want wages to rise with soaring costs of food

April 23rd, 2008 | By Kelsey | 1 Comment »

15,000 workers go on strike. When you earn $25/month and rice is 25 cents a pound, something has gotta give.

Cheesy Press Release

April 16th, 2008 | By Kelsey | 4 Comments »

For some reason I started getting travel-related press releases by email and mail.
Yesterday I received a packet with a map encouraging me to take a road trip to visit... [Read this entry]

Pepto Bismol is calling

March 19th, 2008 | By Kelsey | 4 Comments »

Literally.
I got a call from Pepto Bismol yesterday.
Apparently, I’m on some travel writing marketing list. I get a couple of press releases a day and a couple... [Read this entry]

The fortune cookie says: The one who is truely wise won’t spend 6 years thinking about his cookie

January 17th, 2008 | By Kelsey | 6 Comments »

The New York Times has an interesting article on the origin of the fortune cookie, but I just couldn’t get over this…

Ms. Nakamachi, a folklore and history graduate student at... [Read this entry]