Smithers MINNEAPOLIS

In preparation for the HUGE hits that I expect to be picking up tonight I thought I would top post something that everyone would enjoy: My favorite recipe.

Ingredients

Directions

Heat a pot of water with the hot dogs until the water is boiling, then cook for 10 more minutes. While hot dogs are cooking spread a thin layer of Cheez Whiz over the bottom third of each slice of bread. One hot dogs are done, remove from pot and place on the Cheez Whiz section of the bread. Wait one minute. Wrap bread around the hot dog forming a ‘bun’. Wait one minute. Dig in!

Enjoy with a half plate of Cheese Puffs and a can of Coke.

Feel free to post your favorite recipe in the comments section until the server crashes.

Norm Coleman edits his own Wikipedia entry:

Wikipedia says other changes were made from computers in Coleman’s Senate office. The changes include:

• Coleman’s voting record during his first year in office: 98 percent of the time with President Bush

• references to Karl Rove

• Bush budget cuts

• Coleman’s Senate race against Walter Mondale

All were deleted or changed.

Of course, some Dems have done the same thing. But it’s worth noting that three of these edits have to do with President Bush and his administration. As the President’s poll numbers continue to tank, Republican’s continue to distance themselves.

FOX News channel, total junk.

These guys excel at reports regarding the Lingerie Bowl, the Hooters Casino, the PlayBoy Superbowl Party, the Victoria Secret Fashion Show and not much else.

LadyVelo:

Get that remote ready, folks, because WCCO (that’s channel 4 for you call-letter-challenged folks) is doing a story on my favorite bike bag company, the Banjo Brothers. Not only that, they are interviewing lil’ ol’ me for this story, so assuming I don’t get cut for excessive lameness or something, you can tune in to see my shiny happy face as well. But with such a cool extra-credit shill at the top of my page, how could they stand to cut me? Smithers, eat your heart out.

I might. We shall see which one of us gets cut for excessive lameness. I was wearing an old sweater and didn’t even bother to shave this morning. You’ll be the big blog-star and I will be the hermit/loser who lives in his basement. I’m sure it will make a real impression…

While I was in Mobile last week I tested out a prototype seat bag from Banjo Brothers. It’s got no seatpost strap. Instead it has two saddle rail velcro straps as opposed to the normal one.

I had asked that they consider manufacturing a bag without the seatpost strap as, due to my big fat thighs and my particular riding style, my inner leg rubs against my seatpost while I pedal. My leg came into contact with the seatpost strap and it caused a bit of wear to occur on my cycling shorts.

My concern was that, without the seatpost strap, the saddle bag might not be as secure on the bike as I would like. But this thing was rock solid and caused me no problems what-so-ever. Banjo Brothers comes through again.

I’ll make a couple of other recommendations if they are interested in fine tuning this bag. I don’t know if they will actually manufacture another version but it’s nice that they are interested in my input.

Here is my original review of the seat bag. Now go get one.

It was really nice to be able to spend a week riding in 60 and 70 degree temps the first week of February. Plus it was really great to observe a whole new variety of road kill as opposed to the run of the mill squirrel and raccoon that I get so bored with seeing flattened along the roads here in Minnesota. In Alabama there are plenty of squashed Opossum.

Armadillo too.