Click the picture for the full recipe.

No, I don’t hang out on that site, I saw the link tweeted several times on Twitter this morning.

Spam of the Day. Or Not. [A Photography Blog]

I didn’t do a ton of research, I knew I’d wanted a Weber gas grill for a while now. Everyone I know that has had one doesn’t even think about how long it has lasted, they just keep on going. We ended up deciding to get the Summit S-650.  It wasn’t exactly cheap, but it offered a larger cooking surface.  Our last grill was pretty small, which made made grilling for more than say 4-5 hard. It also has a rotisserie built in which we could see using.

No one in town stocked the natural gas version of the grill – one appliance store had it in a warehouse down in Chicago, but we still were stuck ordering it, so I looked online.  I found it through a company in Pennsylvania call RAC Enterprise.  They got high marks on most of the shopping review sites I checked and they had it in stock with free shipping for several hundred bucks less than anywhere else. Normally I would pay a bit more to shop locally, but in this case, the appliance store was a chain not headquartered here.

Here is where I get to my point.  The grill in its package weighs a little short of 300lbs. You don’t really ship that via the postal service or UPS.  RAC shipped it via FexEx’s LTL service (LTL stands for less than truckload).  FedEx is really smart, since the fastest route from Pennsylvania to Milwaukee is evidentially through California:

I wouldn’t have thought that, but then again, I don’t work in logistics for a living. The grill was supposed to be delivered last Monday (8/18) but now it is anyone’s guess. RAC has been helpful, but they can only do so much. My ticket to seared meat perfection is in the hands of some truck driver out there on the interstates. If you’re out and about somewhere between Wisconsin and California and see a FedEx tractor trailer, let them pass.  They are running late enough as it is and daddy’s got steaks to cook.

UPDATE:  I contacted RAC to see if they had a number for FedEx LTL since there wasn’t one listed on the tracking page. I also pointed out FedEx’s choice of route, how they must know a shortcut or something. I didn’t get a response back from the generics "sales" or "info" address like usual, the president of the company, Rocco Ciavarella Jr, e-mailed me personally and said they are in contact with their account manager at FedEx to find out where exactly my grill is and why it got routed at the main Pennsylvania terminal to California. He also appreciated my humor in the situation.

Either way, I know RAC had nothing to do with it, they put the box on a truck and it’s up to FedEx to deliver it.  That said, RAC Enterprise is a class act.  So many other online stores just say, "contact the shipper" when they might as well say, "it’s not our fault" or worse "we don’t care". Not these guys.

Think about that one for a second.

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My guess is the dude forgot to shut off the camera equipment while he was getting gas.

I’ve never seen an instrument like that – 11 string bass.  Weird looking, but sounds cool.

Give me a break, I don’t know about anyone else, but I’m smart enough not to give my wife a vacuum for Valentines Day.  Sure, it vacuums the floor for you, saving her from the toils of domestic labor… but it’s still a vacuum. I sure hope they include a blanket and pillow with the purchase because that will come in handy when you’re sleeping on the couch.

Beside, we already have one, so that idea was out before I got the email.

I’m not a drummer, but that is one huge drum set. The guys has a ton of other videos up on YouTube if you’re looking to waste an afternoon.

But today, I found out I rank pretty high for “led zeppelin digital box set is a complete joke” since someone showed up here after searching for that…

Yeah, I’m confused too.  Maybe I should start selling ad space so Led Zeppelin can reach those who’ve never heard of them and those who might think their box set is a joke.  I can see it now!  I’ll need a wheelbarrow to take my cash to the bank!

www.google.co.uk

Enter, "i’ve never heard of led zeppelin" and hit "I’m feeling lucky."  I’ll wait for you to get back.

Short trip, right?  Like a good narcissistic blogger, I was looking through my referral logs and saw a weird hit from Google UK.  Evidentially the Brits don’t think I’ve heard of Led Zeppelin.

The first was on Gothamist this past weekend:

The second was posted on Seth Godin’s blog yesterday:

Judging by the signage, this is the same store which Gothamist says is one of the Balducci’s.  I’m not Jewish, but even I know that pork isn’t exactly going to sell very well during Chanukah.

Congrats to all the finishers in NYC, including MS. Holmes!

My XBox 360 basically collects dust in our media cabinet. I think the last game I played on it was Zuma (yeah, I’m that lame.)  Even so, this video from the future is pretty funny.

I love the part that states the J. Allard’s first action as the future President is to rename the Grand Canyon “Blood Gulch.”

I’ll probably end up getting a copy eventually, the past games were a lot of fun to play and the story line is decent.  Plus I’ve got two friends bugging me to get it some we could do cooperative play online. The biggest challenge is time. With kids that are five and one, my only time to play is after they’re asleep which is also my only time to read/watch tv/actually get stuff done around the house.

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I don’t think Derek Soundwave Dysart has the right ring to it.  Besides, I think most of my family, immediate and extended would disown me.

Their foresight is our gain.