Dooo it

This guy's pizza commercials used to crack me up:



I like the fake Italian mobster who ominously intones "Do It!"

Order a pizza? Off a wiseguy?

In all truth, they made some of the crappiest pizza ever made. That was over 30 years ago, and yes, I remember how bad it was.

Relaxing on the Job

Are we getting lazy? Sometimes, it's important to ask the question.

Toilet paper folding is supposed to be something you see only at high end hotels. Certainly, you wouldn't expect to see it at a Motel 6. But if you're going to start the crease, shouldn't you at least finish the job?

Limp Toilet Tissue Crease from Brian Creutzburg on Vimeo.

Barbecue after the Pole Pedal Paddle

We hung out with this hilarious chef after competing in the Pole Pedal Paddle race in Bend, OR. His ribs were tasty, but the meat didn't exactly fall off the bone. Look at how he tosses those racks around. Philadelphia provides some much-needed assistance (and bits of paper towel) for the master griller.

The Master Smoker from Brian Creutzburg on Vimeo.

The Magic Hour

I was watching the NBA finals last night with someone who didn't know that Magic Johnson once had his own crappy TV show. Here's a look:


I'm a big fan of Magic on the court, but...

Trip to Costco

I bought a large bin of snack mix at Costco for $4.63. Still working on it. TBC

It's summertime again

This is becoming a rite of summer: the release of the Gathering of the Juggalos infomercial. My favorite quote: "real life carnie scrubs who just want to take your cash."



They insult you, but it's hard not to keep watching.

Ardilla

This video's a bit dated now, but it makes me miss seeing Will Ferrell's George Bush impression.

President Bush Reacts to Osama Bin Laden's Death with Will Ferrell from Will Ferrell

Plus I'm a big fan of the taco bar at Sizzler

The hanging tomato experiment

Thanks to all of y'all for talking me into more blogging. Today, the amazing story of how I made my own upside down tomato hanger. The premise here is based on the commercially available topsy-turvy, a product that sells for about $10 on the internets.

To make my own, I started with two Trader Joe's grocery bags at $0.99 apiece, and a section of the Sunday New York Times.









The hardest part was threading the plant through the slit I cut in the paper.

Then I threaded the rest of the plant through a cut I made in the bottom of the bag. Nerve wracking stuff here, I know.





















Here is what the plant looked like after I finished threading it through.















And finally, I hung the two bags on a shepherd's hook next to the house. My idea here was to get some radiant heat to encourage growth during the long summer days.

Of course, this was a stupid idea now that I live in Portland, Oregon. It's been 60 degrees and raining ever since I planted.