Bounce Pass to The ChiliDonkey

To be quite honest, I feel rather obligated as a professional writer to maintain a blog. Lame, I know, but I'm convinced it must be done (kinda like Charlie drowning in the Looking Glass) ...

Thus, I present The ChiliDonkey - News Fit For a Greasy Ass, a more robust and regularly-published (Hey!) blogging experience!

(I know no one reads this, but I felt obligated to post a redirect.)

Thoughts from Texas T-Roc

From the man who once said, "Hitler ruined that mustache for everyone," I proudly present another Thomas 'Texas T-Roc, Billy, Billy bin Laden' March classic;


Thomas: Have you ever thought about what it would be like if cockroaches could build webs?

Hudson and I (laughing): No.

Thomas: It would suck.

For the record ...

... the MLB All-Star game is bogus.

Quote of the Week

I found a fantastic quote I must post to honor to its greatness. Also, I'd like to make this a weekly segment, but that desire requires I continue to update this blog regularly. We'll see how that goes. And after that banter, I present the Quote of the Week for the week of July 2, 2007:

"We could have had Jesus on the mound and they still would have gotten hits," said Mets catcher Paul Lo Duca, reflecting on the Rockies 20 hit, 17-7 drubbing of New York.

(Read the NYM v. COL game recap here.)

An American Returns the Glory

In an amazing piece of symmetry, an American has reclaimed one of the most heralded prizes in international competition on Independence Day. (Cue patriotic music.)

In a display of ability, determination and indigestion, Joey Chestnut dethroned Takeru Kobayashi as the world's hot dog eating champion.

Is there anything more American than consuming 66 hot dogs in 12 minutes and being rewarded for it? Its glutenous, wasteful and downright patriotic.

And not only did Chestnut defeat the competitive eating master known as Kobayashi, they both broke the world record (previously 59.5) in a finish that required a video replay (I kid you not).

This is the equivalent of the Lakers playing the Lebrons and Kobe Bryant and King James each throwing down 120 points apiece! (Well, its not quite the same, but close, and you get the picture.)

Think about it. Sixty six hot dogs. Twelve minutes. That's about a hot dog every 10 seconds! Its simply amazing and disgusting at the same.

I was proud to be an American this July 4th.

(Read about Chestnut's Wilt Chamberlain like eating performance here.)