Charlotte, Day 3

Posted on February 1st, 2006 by Schleppo.
Categories: Travel, Personal.

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Day 3 in the Dirty South. Here’s a recap:

  • Michael Knight (see yesterday’s post Charlotte, Day 2) is constantly going to the restroom. I only recognize this fact because he sits next to me, you have to grab a security pass card from the back of the room to use the restrooms, and he sighs/grunts/generally draws attention to himself when he comes back into the room. I bet KITT trapped him locked in the car on those long road trips, causing poor Michael to get a bladder infection. KITT’s the devil.
  • Went to this seafood restaurant in downtown Charlotte tonight called McCormick and Schmick’s. Pretty good for a chain. I had some local trout grilled in a lemon maple glaze with a Maryland lump crab cake as an appetizer. Good times, good times.
  • Every hotel I’ve ever stayed in (and probably those you stayed in as well) use French-milled soap in their bathrooms/showers. Just what the hell is French-milled soap anyway? Is it a simple ploy to make guests feel like they’re staying in someplace classy and special, even though they opted for the room next to the boiler at the Red Roof Inn that even the roaches avoid? Or is it a complex ploy to fool guests paying for expensive rooms that they got their money’s worth? Well I researched it, so you don’t have to. Just another public service brought to you by sethjones.net. Turns out their texture is more appealing than other hand soaps, they last longer, and they keep the original scent better. All this is possible through the soap milling process which includes alternating hot and cold water on the soap roller (more info here). And now you know. And knowing is half the battle.gijoefg

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Countdown To Mardi Gras: Day 27

Posted on February 1st, 2006 by Schleppo.
Categories: Pop Culture.

bacchusgreene

Today’s random Mardi Gras celebrity picture is Lorne Greene (bestowed Canada’s highest civilian honor in 1969..no, not throwing out the first puck at the local community center hockey game, and not cutting the first hole in the ice come fishing season, but rather the Order of Canada, or O.C. for you Fox fans).

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