Friday, January 25, 2008

Got Jerky?

This isn't a creative website but I do have to sing it's praises. Unless you're a vegetarian, you'll love it. Are you ready? It's the only healthy jerky I've found that contains no added MSG and no carcinogenic preservatives such as nitrates. And you don't have to have iron teeth to chew it, like most jerkies. It's very palatable.
The bag of teriyaki turkey jerky I'm currently enjoying (and which is almost gone) contains turkey (duh) sugar, water, soy sauce, pineapple juice concentrate, apple cider vinegar, salt, spices, paprika, natural smoke flavorings and caramel color. The pineapple juice contains papain, which is what makes the meat tender. Because it has no preservatives, the note on the bag advises eating within three days of opening. No problem, trust me!
One bag contains four servings and one serving is just 60 calories. It's very low in fat--just 5 out of 60 calories are from fat content. There are 11 grams of protein and only 5 grams of sugars.
If I sound like an advertisement, believe me that this is not a paid testimonial. My son and I eat this stuff whenever we can get it. We get it autoshipped once a month at $6.50 per bag. That's a little more than what you pay for the stuff in the store, but when you take into account that the price includes shipping, it's really about the same. And the tough, MSG-laden, nitrate-preserved stuff in the store doesn't hold a candle to this tender, preservative-free treat.
We currently order four bags a month but trust me, this is nowhere near enough. I think I'll have the number increased to six. Hell, if I wasn't so broke, I'd get me a case every month! That might come close to doing the job.
By now, if you're a fan of jerky, you're drooling on yourself and vowing to find me and open a can of whoop ass on me if I don't tell you where my secret supply comes from. Well, your wait is over! Just click this link and you're on your way to healthy, tasty snacking. You can become a distributor too if you want--the only charge is agreeing to a 2-bag autoship every month. But you were going to do that anyway, right? Or you can just order products.
My cat is always after my jerky. She'd eat the whole bag if I let her! Normally I'm very generous with my pets. But in this case she gets just a little--after all, she's a little cat! :-p And I'm a big old hoss. Now tell me--who needs the jerky more??

Monday, January 21, 2008

The Anomalist

The Anomalist website is a fabulous find. Describing their site as "A DAILY REVIEW OF WORLD NEWS ON MAVERICK SCIENCE, UNEXPLAINED MYSTERIES, UNORTHODOX THEORIES, STRANGE TALENTS, AND UNEXPECTED DISCOVERIES," they provide books and articles postulating theories about various phenomena including UFO's, ESP, the afterlife, and other controversial scientific postulations. Whether you are a believer or just curious, you're sure to find something to make even the most hardened skeptic wonder if there isn't more to our universe than just those things that standard science accepts. The site is well constructed. You will enjoy spending time browsing their myriad of entries.
If you have reason to communicate with the staff of the Anomalist, you will find that you are dealing with professional, courteous people. This is always a commendable trait. I have been searching for magazines and e-zines where I could either have my book featured or advertise it, and they were the only ones that replied to me promptly, if at all. This, however, is not why I give the site itself a rave review. Whether or not I had occasion to contact the staff of the Anomalist, the site is still an excellent one. If you are the sort of person who enjoys thinking outside the narrow confies of accepted scientific theory, you will enjoy what The Anomalist has to offer.

Thursday, January 10, 2008

The Woodring Monitor

Feast your eyes on Jim Woodring's incredible talent. This gifted artist often invokes a style reminiscent of those surreal early 20th century cartoons that inspired the revolutionary underground comix of the 1960's and 1970's. Words can't describe Woodring's amazing creativity. You have to see it for yourself.

Thursday, January 3, 2008

For A Good Time...

The Avitable Blog is weird, wild fun! There are pictures. There is lots and lots of writing. There's humor. There are memes. The creator seems at once normal and eccentric. Is he a weird normal or a normal weirdo? I don't know, but if you need some non-icky-sticky cheering up with no phoney baloney (or, as my dear old pa says, Phonus Ballonus) and no happy-crappy, then get thee hence to the Avitable Blog. It cannot be described in words--it must be seen to be believed.