John's Blog

I love it when the staid and ultra-traditional NY Times features something that's outside of the mold, when they try to be hip, or when they feature something that they just don't get. It wasn't too long ago the the times ran an article featuring a dude wearing a goatse t-shirt. Today's NJ section featured a piece on a restaurant in Wildwood (Maui Dogs...no NY Times link) featuring "Salty Balls". (NOT to be confused with the chocolate version). Reading stuff like that turns me into a giggly 7th grader every time!

And it's not too soon to prepare for next years' International Federation Of Competitive Eating contest, where you see who can down the most salty balls. This year's winner ate six pounds of salty balls in eight minutes, 40 seconds to take home first prize and win $2,500!