Squeeze Inn

It's not such a secret spot anymore, not with the freaking Food Network featuring it, but still not enough people know about the Squeeze Inn.

I'm a firm believer that the residents of the greater Sacramento area tend to overhype local establishments, but the Squeeze Inn is all that is promised and more.

In 2002, The Sacramento News and Review's Best Of issue listed the top 3 burgers as Nationwide, Squeeze Inn, and Ford's. So, being a fat-ass cheeseburger fanatic, I decided to take a Sacramento cheeseburger tour. Nationwide and Ford's were definitely good burgers, but the Squeezeburger was far and away the best burger I have ever had. I mean a cheese "skirt" of fried, sorta burnt cheese? That my friend, is what they serve in heaven.

I went Monday, and had to share:

Wearing the ribbon

I know this is a bit late, but the whole Obama/flag lapel "controversy" reminded me of something, I just couldn't place it. Then it hit me. Leave it to Seinfeld to illuminate the ridiculousness of American political discourse.

Here is your guide:

Cosmo Kramer = Barack Obama
The Ribbon = Flag lapel pin
"Against AIDS" = "for America"
Cedric and Bob = Fox News

Swedish Math

I was always taught that $9.99 + $2.99 = $12.98.

Not at Ikea.

Achy Breaky Hair

Seen at a local burger stand.

Grass is green, the sky is blue...

and...



All is normal in the world.

Lance Hahn (1967-2007), R.I.P.

Sad day for punk rock. Lance Hahn of J Church has passed away.

I know most of you have never heard of them, but they were a very good band, one of the most prolific bands of the early to mid 90's punk scene.

Pretty much everything I've ever read about the guy paints him as an all around good guy, liked and respected by all. I've honestly never heard a bad word about him.

Condolences go out to his family and everyone who knew him.

My favorite J Church song:



Rest in peace, Lance.

Lance Hahn (1967-2007), R.I.P.

Sad day for punk rock. Lance Hahn of J Church has passed away.

I know most of you have never heard of them, but they were a very good band, one of the most prolific bands of the early to mid 90's punk scene.

Pretty much everything I've ever read about the guy paints him as an all around good guy, liked and respected by all. I've honestly never heard a bad word about him.

Condolences go out to his family and everyone who knew him.

My favorite J Church song:



Rest in peace, Lance.

Sportz R Weird

I've been watching sports my whole life, and I really can't recall a time when I've witnessed the things I'm currently witnessing. To wit:

The New England Patriots.

I've seen teams go 6-0 before, but never have I seen a team dominate like the Pats have to get to 6-0. I was a little embarrassed when the Patriots destroyed the Chargers, but now I see it's par for the course. I don't think they will go undefeated, but up to this point, I have never seen anything like the 2007 Patriots.

The Colorado Rockies

I could be wrong, but I don't think I can recall a team in my baseball viewing years winning 20 of their last 21 games. And if I'm wrong, I'm quite sure it wasn't at the end of the year and into the playoffs. What the Rockies are doing is unbelievable. My excitement for the Rockies is someone tempered by the fact that the organization wears it's Christianity on it's sleeve, and seems to think God gives a fuck about baseball, but hey, 20 out of 21, who you gonna argue with? But I must ask, if God is really steering the Rockies, why would he/she eliminate THE PADRES? You know, the team with a friar for a mascot?

NCAA Football

Appalachian State beats Michigan. Stanford beats USC. Every week is filled with upsets in the top 10. I highly doubt Ohio State, South Florida, or Boston College will finish the season unbeaten. I just can't remember a time when things were this topsy turvy in college football.

You know what this all means, right? Now that I've blogged it, the Patriots lose next week, the Rockies get eliminated, and Ohio State does go undefeated.

Note to self: Find a better hiding place

Or just never have a girlfriend.

A Chicago woman who became enraged after discovering her longtime boyfriend's stash of pornography shot and killed him in their South Side home over the weekend, prosecutors said.

Jeanette Strowder, 58, is facing a first-degree murder charge in the Sunday shooting of Jesse Martin, 54, her boyfriend of about 15 years, police said.

... On Sunday night, Strowder found CDs inside the home containing images of nude women and lost control, authorities said.

I hate Halloween

I've posted on why I dislike Halloween before, and this year is doing nothing to alleviate the hate.

At work, they've decided to "decorate". There is halloween shit everywhere. But, see, I don't work in an elementary school, a daycare, or anything like that. There are no kids here. Ever. Yet pumpkins and skeletons abound. I'm wondering if there's going to be some sort of halloween coloring contest.

Plus, the one thing I do want, CANDY AND LOTS OF IT, is no where to be found. Get your priorities straight, people!

The Chargers win, and I take full credit

Here I was blaming the coaching, the players, and any other convienebt scapegoat for the Chargers miserable start, when all along I was the problem.

See, the first game of the season, I was in Reno, and didn't really think about what I was gonna wear when I packed, so I ended up wearing some shirt of a band I liked while I watched the Chargers play. They won that game.

But for the next three weeks, when I watched the Chargers play, I wore a Chargers shirt to show my support. The result was three Chargers losses. And when I think to last year...was I wearing a Chargers shirt during last years playoff game against New England? Why, I do believe I was! I now realize that wearing your team's shirt while you watch them play is as big a faux paux as going to a Concert and wearing the shirt of the band you're going to see. You just don't do it.

So yesterday I abandoned the Chargers shirt in favor of a plain old tee. The result? 41-3 Chargers.

If you doubt my theory, it holds true for Fresno State as well. Three wins when I don't wear a Fresno State shirt, two losses when I did.

So, San Diego, I look forward to you going the rest of the year undefeated, culminating in your first Super Bowl victory. You won't need to acknowledge me, but we'll both know deep inside who deserves the credit.

Cheap Bastardedness

The three saddest words to a single guy with an Entertainment Book:

DINE IN ONLY.

Why I Love Obama

Because more often than not, he talks like a rational adult.

An eagle-eyed reporter for the ABC affiliate in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, noticed something missing from Democratic presidential contender Sen. Barack Obama's, D-Ill., lapels.

"You don't have the American flag pin on. Is that a fashion statement?" the reporter asked, at the end of a brief interview with Obama on Wednesday. "Those have been on politicians since Sept. 12, 2001."

The standard political reply to that question might well have been, "My patriotism speaks for itself."

But Obama didn't say that.

Instead the Illinois senator answered the question at length, explaining that he no longer wears such a pin, at least in part, because of the Iraq War.

"You know, the truth is that right after 9/11, I had a pin," Obama said. "Shortly after 9/11, particularly because as we're talking about the Iraq War, that became a substitute for I think true patriotism, which is speaking out on issues that are of importance to our national security, I decided I won't wear that pin on my chest.

"Instead," he said, "I'm going to try to tell the American people what I believe will make this country great, and hopefully that will be a testimony to my patriotism."

Compare that to the response of the vapid, fake-patriot conservitive bed-wetters:

"It just shows you he's not ready for the big time," conservative Laura Ingrams opined on Fox News.

Said Sean Hannity: "Why do we wear pins? Because our country is under attack!"

Fucking simpletons.

Words - Action = Nothing

Beyond belief.

Monday:



Wednesday:



Whattadick!

Dear Old Spice

I know it sucks to be pigeonholed. Take James Gandolfini, for example. No matter how hard he tries, or what type of roles he takes, he will always be Tony Soprano. And Mark Wahlburg. He could win 20 Oscars, and people are always gonna say, "is that the movie with Marky Mark in it?" Is this fair? No. But it's life.

What I'm trying to say to you, Old Spice, is that you are never going to be hip. People are always going to associate you with their dad/grandpa. That's just they way it is. And really, is that so bad? You pretty much dominate that particular market niche. You are the Microsoft of the old man cologne product line. I'm sure there must be money and a certain level of comfort there, so why keep trying to be something else? And why would you want to be associated in any way, shape, or form with a noxious abomination like Axe Body Spray?

So, I beg you, Old Spice, stop trying to be "edgy". Because when I sit down in a diner, open up a magazine to read, the last thing I want to see is this:



Sincerely,

Jerry

What a Bargain!

Saw this marked as a "Last Chance!" deal at the West Sacramento Ikea.