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Thursday, July 31, 2003
Fun with surveys What's your first impression of the candidates running for president? (I did this one about twenty times until Dubbya randomly came up... just so I could type 'satan' as the first word or phrase that came to mind upon seeing his picture. It left me feeling very fulfilled.) | private feedback | (0) public comments Wednesday, July 30, 2003  Some enlightening quotes from Dubbya today: 'I believe marriage is between a man and a woman, and I think we ought to codify that one way or another. And we've got lawyers looking at the best way to do that.' It gets worse... 'Yes, I am mindful that we're all sinners.' 'And I caution those who may try to take the speck out of the neighbor's eye when they've got a log in their own.' So, is our ignorant president basically saying that gays and lesbians are bigger sinners than everyone else? That gays and lesbians are 'logs' as compared with our 'speck' straight counterparts? Read the full article at CNN.com... ... and VOTE DEMOCRATIC in 2004!! | private feedback | (0) public comments Monday, July 28, 2003 Not a spare minute to write about my weekend... But Hillary Clinton found time to launch a re-election Web site today. :-) | private feedback | (0) public comments Thursday, July 24, 2003 The Mac Community Ever since I got this new Mac, I feel like I've been more social. Not necessarily by any effort on my part, Mac people just tend to be more friendly and cool, and they noticed that I had replaced my big clunky tangerine iBook with a more sleek, sexy PowerBook G4. I had a conversation with a guy this morning who just bought a newer iBook and was curious what I was going to do about the whole 'keyboard leaving marks on the screen' dilemma. I had another random guy come up to me last night and say that he, too, had just gotten a new PowerBook G4 and that if I ever wanted to make a direct connection to his computer, we could share pirated songs and DVD movies he's downloaded. [In retrospect, I should have asked if he had Chicago, I dunno if I can wait until August 19th.] We're much friendlier than PC users. When you buy a Mac, its like buying a pass to an exclusive (and very cool) club with instant new friends. Its definitely a perk worth the few extra hundred bucks. ;-) | private feedback | (0) public comments Wednesday, July 23, 2003 Ironic, isn't it? A quote by the U.S. Deputy Defense Secretary: 'I think all foreigners should stop interfering in the internal affairs of Iraq.' [Read the full New York Times article.] Thanks, Lauren! | private feedback | (0) public comments A new part-time job... I thought I was crazy busy before... I'm just inches away from starting a new part-time job that sort of fell into my lap, as the Office Manager of a small consulting company. I figure it's the best thing to do, to keep money coming in while I'm getting the business up and running. And I'll learn a lot of fun stuff like bookkeeping and expand my proposal and report writing skills. But taking this job is gonna require fitting another 20+ hours of committments into my week somewhere. So if the posts become less and less common, forgive me... Thank god I have a Cher concert to look forward to on Friday! | private feedback | (0) public comments Monday, July 21, 2003 Read this and be outraged... White House Enemies List: Smear Campaign Targets Gay ABC Journalist How do I get on this list? | private feedback | (0) public comments Sunday, July 20, 2003 How cool is that!? In my quest to read the books upon which the characters of The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen are based, I discovered that the entire Oscar Wilde novel, The Picture of Dorian Gray is available online. I'm already two chapters in... | private feedback | (0) public comments Sometimes... ...things don't turn out the way we'd like. Even when we start with a foundation of boundless potential and all the idealism we can muster, in hopes of creating something timeless. But, as too often the case, reality turns out to be less than ideal... and noone is really at fault any more than the other. And that's not to negate the importance of those experiences, moments, and days that were, in fact, better than they ever could have been dreamed. There were many, and they will always be remembered fondly... But, in the end, those moments become fewer, farther between, and shadowed. And as sad as we are to see things end, and as disappointed as we are in ourselves for not being able to salvage the good and the light... (lord knows the opportunities were many), we have to turn into ourselves and take away important lessons. I know I will. | private feedback | (0) public comments Just when you think your weekend can't get any better... ... you read something like this from PoliticalWire.com: President Bush's job performance rating has slipped to just 53 percent positive, "his lowest since the terrorist attacks in 2001," according to a new Zogby poll. And for the first time, "more likely voters (47 percent) say it's time for someone new in the White House, compared to 46 percent who said the President deserves to be re-elected." Pack your bags, Dubbya! If there is any justice, you'll follow in your Daddy's footsteps! | private feedback | (0) public comments You Can Feel Bad If It Makes You Feel Better  That's the name of one of my favorite Patty Loveless songs, a song she performed last night at the Grassroots Festival in Trumansburg. Grassroots is not normally my kind of thing, but when I found out that Patty Loveless was going to be there... well, I reconsidered.
And all I had to do was sort a few bottles and cans... It's not quite like you think. The Cops, Kids & Toys program has arranged to collect all the refundable bottles and cans from the festival (LOTS of drinking going on), sort them, return them, and donate the resulting money to buy toys for kids during the Christmas season. And, as you can imagine, it takes a big group of volunteers to do this work. I was fortunate enough to have two friends who were already going up to volunteer, Lori and Dar Dar, and so I tagged along. We quit sorting cans with just enough time to grab a few of the remaining seats in the grandstand. Patty Loveless started late... but it was so worth the wait. She has this amazing voice that carries some pretty fast, attitude-filled country songs as well as flawless bluegrass. And she mixed it up... going from some of her first hits to her more recent experiments in pared-down acoustic material. I am SO glad I got to see her finally. She's been one of my favorite country performers for as long as I can remember, and she's even better 'live.' She sang every song I could have wanted her to sing with a few new ones (she has a new album coming out Sept. 16th) including one really great song called, 'Nothing Like the Lonely (in My Heart).' I've skipped out on buying some of her more recent albums, but I'm going to Best Buy straight away. | private feedback | (0) public comments Saturday, July 19, 2003 My new G4 shipped today In the face of an email saying that 'unexpected delays' had held up shipment of my new Powerbook G4 laptop, I went to the Cornell Campus Store so that I could at least look at and touch one of the Powerbooks in real life. Finally, I just got notice today that my Powerbook has shipped... Should be here in 2-5 days. | private feedback | (0) public comments More confirmation that I'm gay... Absolutely NOTHING in TNN's lineup (which now bills itself as the First Cable Network for Men) appeals to me. NOTHING. | private feedback | (0) public comments Friday, July 18, 2003 My thoughts on the Democratic Field of candidates, almost exactly By Molly Ivins at The Progressive. | private feedback | (0) public comments The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen All my life I have been intrigued by the idea of throwing a bunch of people who wouldn't normally get a chance to interact together and see what happens. For example, I used to love cross-over shows. What would happen when a character from Mad About You showed up in the Cafe on Friends? (My dream cross-over event was always having the Married With Children cast take a family vacation in Miami and somehow end up on The Golden Girls. Don't ask me why.) The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen appealed to me on this level. Take a bunch of characters from literature and throw them together to fight a menace that only they could handle. I read a review that said, LoEG was 'X-Men for the literary set' and I knew I had to go see it. How can you go wrong bringing together Tom Sawyer, Dr. Jekyll, and The Invisible Man, among a bunch of others into the same team, fighting together. The concept was brilliant... (based on a comic book I believe?)... but the execution could have been a little bit less, well, boring. There was some great character development, in order to describe their literary pasts to an audience that may or may not know who these characters are, but this development often happened to the detriment of action and progression of the plotline. And of course, it appears there will be a sequel. :-) I'm indifferent about recommending seeing it on the big screen versus waiting for it on video... Like many hollywood productions, the concept had so much more potential than what was realized. But I am going to search out some of the books from which these characters originate. | private feedback | (0) public comments I've always known that Pat Robertson was a kook... ... but he's taken his mental illness to a new level by asking his religious audience to pray for change on the Supreme Court. He calls this mission (are you ready to chuckle?) 'Operation Supreme Court Freedom.' From his own Web site and subsequent interviews... '[T]he Supreme Court has declared a constitutional right to consensual sodomy and, by the language in its decision, has opened the door to homosexual marriages, bigamy, legalized prostitution, and even incest. 'But there is a higher tribunal than the United States Supreme Court. There is the Judge of all the earth. He loves America as much as we do, and He does not wish to destroy it. But no culture has ever endured which has turned openly to homosexuality. 'Would you join with me and many others in crying out to our Lord to change the Court? If we fast and pray and earnestly seek God’s face, then He will hear our prayer and give us relief. One justice is 83 years old, another has cancer, and another has a heart condition. Would it not be possible for God to put it in the minds of these three judges that the time has come to retire? With their retirement and the appointment of conservative judges, a massive change in federal jurisprudence can take place.' I'd also encourage you to read the chapter in The Best Democracy Money Can Buy about Pat Robertson and how he exploits those very people he is asking to pray for change and some innocents in Africa. | private feedback | (0) public comments Thursday, July 17, 2003 Quote of the Day 'Cute has limitations.' Lori, in response to the question, 'What if I want to print an 8 X 10 photo?' as she's showing me a cute little photo printer whose top print size is 4 X 6. Instantly, we realized her quote had farther-reaching meaning than just the current situation. Cute always has limitations. | private feedback | (0) public comments Check out this picture... ... of George Bush 'checking' the State of the Union Address on the White House Web site. The caption is particularly cute & ironic. | private feedback | (0) public comments Wednesday, July 16, 2003 Where do the Democratic Presidential Candidates Stand on Gay Marriage? Read this from CNN.com I wonder when the Democratic candidates... and America in general, is going to learn from history (i.e. our mistakes) that 'separate but equal' just doesn't work. | private feedback | (0) public comments I am so proud... ... to live in a country where our 'president' bases his decisions on 'darn good' information. Give me a break. | private feedback | (0) public comments Queer Eye For The Straight Guy Five queens descend upon a defenseless straight man in an attempt to overhaul his apartment, his appearance, and his behavior. Sound like fun? Its actually the new concept for a reality series on Bravo. Last night, two episodes of the series aired featuring gay experts in culture, grooming, interior design, fashion, and food & wine. The 'Fab 5' wisecrack and flame out for an entire hour of television that I can only describe as over the top gay. I honestly never thought I'd see something on television that was... well... quite this gay. The straight men don't stand a chance... but the results really are phenomenal. For proof, just check out the first episode when the fantastic five give 'Butch' an amazing makeover and transform his apartment from a crack-den (in their humble opinion) to a gay man's IKEA paradise. All in a day's work. I just wonder how long they can keep this 'gay-men-with-more-fashion-sense-making-over-a-straight-man' concept fresh. It will be fun to watch until 'Boy Meets Boy' premieres on July 29th. | private feedback | (0) public comments Saturday, July 12, 2003 Thanks for your feedback... It will be here next week. | private feedback | (0) public comments A little liberal bashing... Hey, I'm equally scathing in my criticism of liberals when I see insanity. (It just happens MUCH less often.) Two things struck me yesterday... Paul Begala CNN's crossfire host Paul Begala was ranting about how Ralph Nader should come crawling to the Democratic Party and beg forgiveness for making the election close enough in Florida for Bush to steal it. Paul, I normally love your tirades and your energy... but you can hardly fault someone who thought they would bring something unique to the presidential race and then ran a decent enough campaign to actually get a percentage (however small) of votes. That's the American way... anyone can run for whatever elected office they want. And we really shouldn't be bitter about it. And just because Nader ran and siphoned some liberal votes doesn't excuse the shenanigans and the manipulations that the Bush-Cheney team pulled in Florida. They were, and remain... scum. [Recently, Ralph has gone on record saying his decision to run again in '04 may depend on who the Democrats nominate. There's a chance he won't run if the Dems nominate either Kucinich or Howard Dean. Stay tuned.] Howard Dean I understand the need to question the White House and the administration in power... I even appreciate that Howard Dean wants to create a grassroots effort to root out the folks who helped the President mislead the American public in an attempt to justify war. But... what I don't appreciate is sending around an email saying that people should sign on to a petition asking White House staff to resign. Who, exactly, should resign? The best answer Howard Dean has to offer (believe me, I looked very carefully) is, 'They know who they are.' They know who they are!? What the hell does that mean? I think you're on the right track, Mr. Dean... but I think your petition is a little premature. I'm behind your demand for accountability, but get back to me when you've got some names. | private feedback | (0) public comments Thursday, July 10, 2003 I have this affliction... Buying cool gadgets makes me feel better. I try to fill voids in my life or find quick-fixes by buying hi-end electronics. (Hey, some people shop for shoes or clothes...) It's been a while since I've done this... which is probably why I still use my tangerine iBook bought nearly 4 years ago and have resisted the urge to buy a new one... even though I want better screen resolution, a bigger hard drive, and a firewire connection just in case I have a breakdown that requires the purchase of an iPod. (That last round of void-filling purchases was particularly big and hard on my checkbook... I bought this laptop, an MP3 player, and a Handspring visor all within a month of eachother. Yikes!) For the last two days I have really been wanting to buy a new laptop. I'm forcing myself to go through a waiting period to see if I really NEED a new laptop or if the laptop is just the emotional equivalent of a security blanket. Stay tuned to see what I decide. ;-) | private feedback | (0) public comments Wednesday, July 09, 2003 I just saw the coolest thing on television A gracious Hillary Clinton presented a cake in the shape of a shoe to CNN's conservative Crossfire host Tucker Carlson. Recently, Tucker promised to eat his shoe if Hillary's book sold a million copies. Today, the publisher certified it had surpassed the million sales mark. Congrats to our future president, Hillary Clinton! [Read the CNN.com article] | private feedback | (0) public comments Beginning a new hair relationship... For two years now I have lived down the street from a little salon that I pass multiple times everyday as I walk to and from the Ithaca Commons. Its owner is a very outgoing woman who I often encounter on the street as she takes breaks. She's goes out of her way to say hello to me and ask how I am, she's so friendly that you can't help but like her. Until today, she's just been texture in my neighborhood, another familiar face. But, in an effort to break from my normal barber-shop routine, I made an appointment to see what she'd do differently with my hair. Her name is Gayle, she's got a fabulous personality, and I don't mind paying slightly more than the $12.00 I pay at the barbershop because of all the value-added I get. A washing, hair care advice and recommendations, great conversation, and she tracks all of our 'progress' on a card. It all feels very official. We even learned that we both moved here from the Rochester area and she's met my mother's boyfriend who is also a hairdresser. Today she only charged me 2/3 what she normally does because she didn't spend a full hour on me, and offered to do any little clean up stuff without charge over the next few weeks since she wants me to go between 5 and 6 weeks between haircuts so that she 'has something to work with.' Perhaps the coolest part is that she has a vision for my hair. She wants me to cultivate the natural curliness that my hair develops as it gets longer. This has me more than a little nervous because I have always kept my hair cropped super-short because I didn't want to deal with the natural wavy/curly way my hair grows. When I vocalized my hesitance she responded, 'Just a little longer on the top... with the right cut. Nothing crazy.' I figure, I'm young, I can adjust. Maybe its time for a change. And if I don't like it, I can always have her cut it off. Do you remember those funny scenes from The Broken Hearts Club where the guys were talking over friend and dating issues with their stylist? And it's sort of a stereotypical joke, that women (and gay men) have this therapeutic relationship with the people who cut their hair... I have always wanted a relationship like that! I think I've been presented with this opportunity through Gayle. | private feedback | (0) public comments Tuesday, July 08, 2003 You can lead a duck to water, but you can't make her swim. [The alternate header for this post was, 'More of Shane's fun animal adventures.'] Sunday night I decided to walk a video that I had rented (All Over The Guy. Totally cute, see it if you haven't!) back to Hollywood Video. I had just crossed the bridge over the creek that runs through downtown, and I was on my cell with Lori when I looked over to see a friend of mine walking on the opposite side of the street with a duck following her in close proximity. I quickly got off the phone to inquire what exactly was going on. It seems this duck had flown into her backyard and after defending the duck against cat attacks had decided the best solution was to walk the duck to the creek hoping that it would recognize familiar territory and swim away. I decided I wanted to be in on this little adventure, and so my friend and I (and later her husband) formed a little flock for the duck to follow. And follow the duck did... all the way to the creek. At some points the duck would even get ahead of us and look tentatively over her shoulder to see if we were still in tow.  When we got to the creek, the duck took a drink and stretched her feathers, but seemed almost completely uninterested in actually leaving us or taking a swim. We tried walking away slowly, and then quickly, hoping that the duck would take a hint... to no avail. It would seem we were stuck with the duck. (Pardon the sudden Dr. Suess turn my story has taken.)
We finally got distanced enough from the duck that it wasn't following us anymore, but then it wasn't moving at all. And so we hung back to see what it might do. Apparently, a duck, when left to its own devices is perfectly happy hanging out on a street corner and allowing children to feign kicking it. We got re-involved, however, when a boy on a bicycle rode up and caught the duck... carrying it under his arms. The duck wasn't protesting so our first question to the boy was, 'Do you know this duck?' (Hey, maybe it was a pet duck, right?) The boy said that he knew the duck, but only from having caught it a week or so ago when it was hanging out at Hollywood Video, following anyone it could find. He took the duck to the edge of the creek and gave it a gentle nudge which provoked it to actually fly away, upstream. Happily, and with a better conscience than would have come from leaving the duck on the street corner, we all left... hoping that this whole catch and release phenomenon doesn't become a habit. But it does leave me wondering, what is going to happen to this duck? And what has already happened that is making it act so strangely? | private feedback | (0) public comments Celebrate the small things... Michael Savage has been fired for anti-gay remarks. | private feedback | (0) public comments Monday, July 07, 2003 Hyped-up Evidence to Go To War... Even while romanticizing potatoes, I still have time to get angry over this whole republican cover-up and war game that is going on in Washington. At the same time that Dubbya is taunting the Iraqi opposition by saying, 'Bring 'em on,' it would seem that republicans are going to do everything they can to prevent an investigation into whether or not the evidence against Iraq was hyped to justify a war that the White House had already decided to wage. Yesterday, on Meet The Press, a former ambassador came out to say that the administration KNEW that some of the evidence they cited was bogus (or dubious at best). And there's the reports in a recent New Yorker magazine of Colin Powell going postal in briefings about having to present such sloppy evidence to the U.N. And then there are reports of Dick Cheney, our unelected second-in-command, asking the Senate republicans to resist any investigations as they get pressured by Democrats. (On Meet The Press, the republican senator guest seemed to be perturbed that he was even asked about whether Dick had attempted to influence the legislative branch of the government.) If Dubbya has nothing to be scared of, then they ought to open up the files and let the public and the investigative committee take a look. Dubbya hopes that saying, 'We WILL find those weapons of mass destruction' about a million times is the functional equivalent of actually finding them. And how about Bush the other day making a statement that the 'war is not over' in Iraq. No shit, really? So, what was the point of making a big deal out of an announcement that the major combat was over? A little premature perhaps with the recent reports of more organized resistance? Or could it be that the whole 'announcement' was a opportune time to get some press coverage, and what better than big color pictures plastered in the press of Dubbya in a flight suit after a big dramatic landing on an aircraft carrier? And perhaps this means there will be multiple other major announcements in the coming weeks and months so that we don't forget how much Dubbya wants to use the war to his political advantage... ... maybe a week before the election he can stage another aircraft carrier landing to announce that waging war on a country is a much more efficient hard-on inducing rush than viagra could ever be. | private feedback | (0) public comments The thing I miss most this summer... ... is gardening. I have almost always lived in a place where I could throw a few tomatoes in the ground or grow some basil. One of the most gratifying things in life (not to mention stress relieving) is to nurture a plant from a seed to maturity and then eat or make something out of what you've grown. As my current apartment is surrounded by concrete and gravel, there is no place I can garden. I DO have two large containers that used to have blueberry plants in them, but the plants kicked the bucket this past winter. I was left with two sad, depressing, empty planters. A few months back, I had a left-over potato from a rare cooking occasion that had developed sprouts. I threw it in one of the planters. (I also hated the idea of throwing out something that was obviously struggling to survive!) Now, I have a decent-sized potato plant right on my stair landing! But the coolest thing is all the memories that pop into my head every time I see this lone potato plant. This morning I remembered the times that my grandpa would walk down the row of potatoes in his garden with a big metal dusting can, distributing white powder over the plants to keep them free of potato bugs. (I'd run ahead of him and pick as many off as I could by hand before he got there with the dust.) Or the big commercial fields of potatoes that neighbored my grandparents' farm. And the big trucks that would come to hill the potatoes as they got bigger. And what a field of potatoes looked like in full bloom (purple flowers on the red potatoes and white flowers on the white potatoes). And those little rogue potatoes that developed too close to the surface of the ground that they actually turned green from the sun (Grandma said those ones were poisonous and we shouldn't eat them). *deep sigh* I want a garden so badly. You can take the boy out of the farm, but you can't take the farm out of the boy. | private feedback | (0) public comments Sunday, July 06, 2003 Google Search Statistics... If you type 'ithaca lesbian' into Google, mine is the 12th site that comes up. Fierce, right!? | private feedback | (0) public comments Spending the 4th with family and friends... This fourth of July was really fantastic. Not only did I have a great day Friday (great food, great company, saw Legally Blonde 2), I had a fantastic 5th as well. Cheri and I drove to Rochester on Saturday to spend the day and night at my Mom's. My nephew Jason Bradley, brother Andy, and brother's girlfriend Michelle were visiting from PA. Jason is 2-1/2 now and seems to be growing up so fast. The last time I saw him was Christmas when he could only say a few things like, 'Where my chocolate?' and 'Shit!' (I kid you not.) Now, he can repeat stuff you ask him to and runs around pointing out and identifying things. About the cutest thing was when I finally convinced him to get in the pool and he clung to me while squealing, 'I'm swimming!' Awwwwwww. While he can't say 'Mickey' (as in Mouse... he says 'Ricky') and he can't say 'Grandma' (he calls her and her male counterpart 'Grandpa'), its amazing just how communicative he is. He also mostly shrugs his shoulders when you ask him stuff. Too cute for words. I was too busy enjoying his company to take any pictures, but mom did. So maybe I can talk her through uploading them onto her computer and sending them to me. But I won't keep my fingers crossed. :-) Legally Blonde 2: Red, White and Blonde As for Legally Blonde 2, I think I set myself up for disappointment. The first one I was sure I wouldn't like, so when it actually proved itself to be cute I was impressed. This time, I was psyched to see the movie in the theater, so I think I had higher expectations for it. If you don't expect anything more than to be entertained and you can suspend all expectations for reality, then you'll enjoy Reese Witherspoon and her gay dog in this sequel. There were a few points where I was just disgusted with the entire movie but then got over it within a few minutes. I mean, how can you stay mad for too long at something so... pink. :-) There aren't as many silly, stupid blonde moments in this movie... perhaps Elle Woods has grown up since graduating from law school. And, as an added bonus, the movie is very gay positive, even getting in a little plug for gay marriage (at least of the canine type) at the end. The 'gay dog' story line was worth seeing the movie for. Michael Savage On the way home from Rochacha today, Cheri and I were listening to Savage Nation on AM radio. Who ever decided to let this man talk on the radio!? And how can he be so popular? He spouts the same bullshit that all of those right wing conservative talk radio hosts do... complaining about 'touchy-feely, bleeding heart, unpatriotic liberals' but I think when he says that he wishes a police officer would come along and bash in the skull of a homeless person on a park bench... that he's gone a little far. I mean, OK, so you don't want to help them... I can respect that if that's what you believe... but bash in their skull!? Michael Savage sucks even more than Rush Limbaugh... | private feedback | (0) public comments Wednesday, July 02, 2003 My first sale on eBay... ... is turning into a nightmare. I listed a Handspring Visor Phone that I'm not using anymore and sold it for $40.00. Cool, right? Not so fast. I sent an email to the individual who won the auction and when they wrote back they said that TWO other people have also written him saying they were the owners of the item and so he doesn't know where to send the payment. After multiple emails, it seems there is nothing I can say to convince him that *I* am the actual person who listed the Visor Phone. Nevermind that eBay would have sent him an official mail giving him MY email address. And Nevermind that the email I communicate to him with is the same one mentioned in the actual auction listing... *sigh* Maybe this eBay stuff is more trouble than its worth. | private feedback | (0) public comments Tuesday, July 01, 2003 And then there were three... Paulette Manos announced yesterday that she was dropping out of the Ithaca City Mayoral race. That leaves Beau Saul, Eric Lerner, and Carolyn Peterson as the remaining candidates. Common thought is that Paulette's decision is sure to benefit Saul who was considered to be splitting the moderate Democrat vote with her. (Lerner and Peterson are believed to be splitting the progressive Democrat vote.) For me, that leaves two candidates that I would consider supporting, since there is no way I'd vote for Beau Saul who has also been endorsed by the city republicans... [Read the Ithaca Journal article] | private feedback | (0) public comments McGriddles Bacon, egg, and cheese between two pancakes that are infused with artificial syrup flavor. Hmmmm. Interesting concept... So I tried one of McDonald's creations the other day. It literally made me sick to my stomach. McGriddles might have been fine if they were plain pancakes and didn't have those pockets of very fake, disgusting tasting syrup. And after having read Fast Food Nation, knowing that the taste of that 'syrup' (and indeed the whole sandwich) was developed in a lab in New Jersey... makes the offense even worse. Oh yeah, and the pancakes have McDonald's trademark 'M' arches embossed on them which is just bizarre. I like to eat food, not branding material... If you want my two cents... McGriddles are a McFlop. | private feedback | (0) public comments |
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