HOLIDAY WEEKEND

[sally]

Quick note: there are rumblings that the 'stevia-based" mass produced products like Pure-via and Truvia have chemical additives that make them much less healthy. Go with stevia extract in health stores, not with the processed shit.

Yeah, just go with the pure Stevia or Agave from the health store to sweeten your tea and coffee. No Truvia. I don't think they're putting Stevia in diet sodas yet, however, it's still the artificial crap. So your best bet for soda is just to drink the regular high fructose stuff in moderation.

In other news signifying the end of the known universe, Hell freezes over, Nibiru appears in the sky, and Donovan and Sally find themselves in full agreement...

I also agree with you about welfare recipients giving back to the economy. My mom has a friend that contributes so much on payday that you'd think she won the lottery, then she has to borrow money to pay the electric bill.

[Donovan]

Hubert's Half and Half

half lemonade, half tea, sweetened with stevia. Tried one today for the first time and it was pretty damn good. They appear to have a bunch of flavors and I am familiar with Hansens but I'd never seen these.

I tried peach:

[Duchess]

Bourbon street is packed from wall to wall with drunk people. I'm not sure when I got so old. Twenty years ago all I would have seen is a buffet of every different flavour pussy known to man and all I would have smelt is the sweet smell of estrogen raging. Now all I see is drunk bitches being scammed and all I smell is stale beer, piss and vomit.

Back in the quarter sipping a quiet single malt in a quiet bar, now, with Natalie Cole in the background... seems so much more alluring.

Have you been taking many pix? You posted some awesome ones the last time you visited, would you do that again? I'd love to see NO through your eyes.

[crash]

I didn't take a lot around the city itself. I was kinda worried I'd end up at a bar and leave my camera bag behind in a drunken stupor. I did take a shit ton on the swamp tour though, and some crappy pics along bourbon street with my iPhone.

In other news, US holiday tip #367: 6'6" white guys stick out like a set of Great Dane balls on a poodle in Tijuana. And the fucking line to get back over is long. Even mid morning on a Wednesday. But the fish tacos at the street vendor are good! Ssssh! I don't want to know what sort of fish it was or how much mercury is in it..

[Cynical Ninja]

I didn't take a lot around the city itself. I was kinda worried I'd end up at a bar and leave my camera bag behind in a drunken stupor. I did take a shit ton on the swamp tour though, and some crappy pics along bourbon street with my iPhone.

In other news, US holiday tip #367: 6'6" white guys stick out like a set of Great Dane balls on a poodle in Tijuana. And the fucking line to get back over is long. Even mid morning on a Wednesday. But the fish tacos at the street vendor are good! Ssssh! I don't want to know what sort of fish it was or how much mercury is in it..

That's a great deal of “overshare” from someone who accuses others of “oversharing” oh sorry! Its ok for you to “overshare” its just wrong if other members do the same in your eyes you fucking hypocrite!

[Duchess]

You've seen more of my country than I have.

[sally]

Hubert's Half and Half

half lemonade, half tea, sweetened with stevia. Tried one today for the first time and it was pretty damn good. They appear to have a bunch of flavors and I am familiar with Hansens but I'd never seen these.

I tried peach:

I haven't seen that one. I buy the Honest Tea and Honest Kids lemonade. I like it because it's not too sweet and even though it's organic it's the same price as the other products. I saw that they make soda now too, but I haven't seen it in my grocery store yet.

[crash]

That's a great deal of “overshare” from someone who accuses others of “oversharing” oh sorry! Its ok for you to “overshare” its just wrong if other members do the same in your eyes you fucking hypocrite!

Even as an antagonist you suck.

[crash]

Yanno..there is so much about America that I shake my head at, but so much that I love, and i think a lot of Americans do to; but for them, the great outweighs the headshake by a stretch..

I'm sitting here watching the Padres play the Mariners, which in terms of baseball, and judging by the crowd, is a nothing game, but for a dude growing up without this type of shit, I love it. The atmosphere is still very cool. Beers in the nosebleeds, hotdogs that you know weren't the best, but you had to eat one anyway, great convo with locals that are keeping the statistics and know all the history.

This is the shit good vacations are made of..

[crash]

Annnnnd...after 10 innings, a bushel of beers and a bunch of laughs, the Padres win! My record remains 2-0 and bought another hat for my boy..haha

[Cynical Ninja]

Yawn!

Nobody cares drongo.

[Donovan]

Actually sitting at a ball game is a damn fine way to waste an afternoon...

[Cynical Ninja]

Baseball is terminally boring it makes cricket look like bungee jumping.

You seem to be an expert on wasting time.

[ramseycat]

You are just jealous because you are to poor to travel to America and enjoy what we have to offer.

[Cynical Ninja]

You are just jealous because you are to poor to travel to America and enjoy what we have to offer.

I've been to America 4 times and seen everything I wanted to see thanks.

How many times have you left the borders of America? Have you ever been to Europe?

[ramseycat]

Nope. I can admit I'm too poor to travel.

[Donovan]

You can't see everything there is to see in America in four trips. Impossible. You also can't see everything there is to see in England and Europe in a couple of vacations. I won't slam your country, because I'd love to get an extended period of time to wander around in it. No lie, it's fantastic and amazing etc.

And in the spirit of international cooperation, I will agree that baseball is a slow and frequently boring game. Made during an era where everything moved more slowly. It is a leisure activity, hence the leisurely pace. The only way to make baseball even lamer and more stupid and pointless would be to pound sticks into the field, remove the bases, strip away any hitting challenge by widening the bats and allowing the pitcher to bounce the fucking ball, and renaming the entire mess after a bug.
Say, a cricket or something.

[username]

I think it's very cool the way Crash travels. He sets up multiple destinations and activities on each of his trips. All the plane fares must add up but if you're going to explore a country, that's the way to go.

I've got a travel bug right now. I want to go places!

[Cynical Ninja]

And in the spirit of international cooperation, I will agree that baseball is a slow and frequently boring game. Made during an era where everything moved more slowly. It is a leisure activity, hence the leisurely pace. The only way to make baseball even lamer and more stupid and pointless would be to pound sticks into the field, remove the bases, strip away any hitting challenge by widening the bats and allowing the pitcher to bounce the fucking ball, and renaming the entire mess after a bug.
Say, a cricket or something.

Baseball is derived from rounders and rounders is almost exclusively a girls game so I really have no real interest in watching or playing a sport derived from another sport aimed at schoolgirls.

I played softball and cricket in highschool and cricket is harder physically and far more complex tactically.

The fact you call the professional game in America the “WORLD” series is mocked throughout the rest of the world.

[Cynical Ninja]

Nope. I can admit I'm too poor to travel.

Drag. We are going to Egypt in August been before but me and the wife are fascinated by ancient Egypt. Took my daughter to Eurodisney a couple of months ago for the 20^th anniversary it hadn't changed much since last time we were there.