Hey folks, I been receiving requests from the fanbase to post personal items,
like GranMa and GranPa's 50th wedding anniversary, etc.
The problem is, our new corporate sponsorship deal prohibits using this blog
for stuff like Bar Mitzvah announcements, engagements, birthdays, and so on.
I really think that all of these exciting new contests and great prize packages more than make up for it, though.
Let me recommend http://www.hallmark.com or http://www.bluemountain.com,
when you need to commemorate some special occasion.
Sorry, guys.
WOW ! The positive responses to the redesign of this blog have been fantastic !
The best part is that our corporate sponsor, "Lite and Crunchy Wings",
is so happy with the spike in sales,
they're sponsoring another contest to promote their latest product !!!
All you have to do is write a catchy jingle about the new "Double Snack Pack"
The CEO of L&CW offered this previous winner as an example:
" Crunchy, Crunchy
They're so lite !
Crunchy, Crunchy
Take a bite !
Filled with goodness,
It's for real !
Take a bite,
Ignore the squeal ! "
Enter today ! Just click on the COMMercial ENTrieS link below.
With literally thousands of entries from the former EM.com fanbase, it was a tough job to pick the best new logo.
However, without further ado, the Grand Prize Winner is
a highly original piece of artwork from our neighbor blogger, Slim Hades.
Slim will receive a year's supply of goodies,
from our new blog-site corporate sponser, "Lite and Crunchy Wings".
Honorable Mention goes to Demetrius Jenkins for his cumquat themed logo.
( Extra style points for his "Ladies of Ponce" motif )
As the excitement of the contest winds down,
please forgive the scaffolding that we will have on the site for the next few weeks,
while the new logo is erected.
The Minnetonka Chamber of Commerce has graciously asked me to take over management of this abandoned web-site.
I pledge to the EM fanbase that I will maintain the high standards of restaurant reviews that made this site famous.
So let's get right to it with a follow-up mini-review of the restaurant du jour from May 4th, 2004.
McRib ? Still D-lish !
Now a new feature for you Do-It-Yourselfers, a product review of a new "amuse-bouche" found only at gourmet grocers.
Better than "Buffalo Wings", a BIG thumbs-up for new "Light and Crunchy Wings".
Sure to be a big hit when served as an appetizer at your next soiree or wedding reception.
So I awaken this morning from a VERY deep sleep with Liz SCREAMING and asking me why I punched her.
I had no idea what was going on, but she told me I'd punched her in the left eye and was cocked and ready to punch her again when she screamed and awakend me.
I didn't remember anything until about 4 hours later when I was at work - I remembered my dream completely.
I was in a YMCA kind of bathroom/locker room with my buddy Stevie B and we were at the showers, which were actually kind of like sinks with an overhead chain that when you pulled it, a shower came from directly above and landed on the back of the head. Eventually some dude comes over on my left and is acting kind of strange and Steven says, "I'm outta here, that guy's a creep" and so I follow Steven out. The strange dude follows and keeps trying to touch me and I yell something like, "Back off" to the guy, but he keeps trying to grab me. I pull back and hit him in his face but he was kind far away from me so I pull back and move in and I'm just about to really land one when I hear screaming...
HOLY SHEEPS did I feel terrible. I was feeling terrible all day. I can't imagine being awakend from sleep with a punch in the eye from your fiancee! I'm not even married yet and I've already started beating my wife-to-be. Oh! The guilt!
Dave tells me I have RBD. Thanks, Dave, that's lovely.
MATTHEW -
Although I am not ready to make specific allegations at this time,
certain evidence has been presented to me that suggests potential contest fraud.
I have contacted both the Nevada Gaming Commission and
the Minnetonka Gambling Control Board.
They have not yet rendered a verdict,
but have indicated that only two words can resolve this controversy quickly.
The great weight-loss challenge of 2006 has come to a close. Here are the final results:
Liz down 15 pounds even!
Michael down 22 pounds even!
TEAM MINNESOTA........37 pounds lighter
Kris down 9.4 pounds!
Matthew down 21.2 pounds!
TEAM NEVADA...............30.6 pounds lighter
Congratulations to Matthew & Kris for putting up a damn fine fight. We'll are looking forward to our dinner in Las Vegas, kids - Oh yes we are!
In celebration or our victory, last night we ate. Elizabeth had Cornish Pastie and I had fish & chips (thanks, Dave!) and let me tell you, eating deep fried food was a beautiful, wonderful thing.
