Another wonderful day is drawing near. A day that is up there with Christmas and Talk Like A Pirate Day. It's Free Taco Day and this year is is tomorrow, Tuesday October 28th from 2pm-6pm at your local Taco Bell.
For the second year in a row Taco Bell has offered America a free taco if someone steals a base in any game of the World Series. Last year it was Jacoby Ellsbury of my beloved Boston Red Sox who won us all a free taco, this year it was some Devil Ray. I don't even know which one and his name is not important. It's as trivial as who gave up Mark McGwire's 62nd home run in 1998. The answer to that is: who cares, give me my free taco dammit!
If you are really bored you could go to www.stealabasestealataco.com and read more about Free Taco Day. I nearly fell asleep just typing the name of the website in my browser window so good luck with that. The only thing you really need to know is it's tomorrow, from 2pm-6pm. I learned last year you want to get there early, right at 2pm, before the high school kids get there. You want to savor your free taco, live in the moment and take it all in - and this is all hard to do with 15 whiny teenagers in close proximity.
I even thought about making a map of all the local Taco Bells in the area and hitting each one for a free taco but then I decided that sounds like work. Besides, one meal from Taco Bell is plenty. In fact, the last time I ate at Taco Bell was on Free Taco Day last year.
Mood: Hungry!
Song of the Day:
"I said pressure drop, oh pressure, oh yeah pressures gonna drop on you..."
-Pressure Drop
The Specials (Or Izzy Stradlin's version if you prefer)
Monday, October 27, 2008
Thursday, October 2, 2008
The Hookup!
There is nothing better than a hookup. No, no, no - I am not talking about THAT kind of hookup. I am talking about GETTING hooked up. You know - free stuff, special deals, insider stock tips (ok, maybe not that last one). Getting something for nothing is one of life's purest pleasures. There are a lot of cool places to have the hookup - the bar, the clothing store, the restaurant, the bike shop. I have been fortunate enough over the years to have the hookup in a variety of areas.
In high school and college I had the hookup at the local rock n roll radio station. That meant all kinds of freebies - t-shirts, cassettes, (remember those?) CDs, concert tix, bumper stickers, unclaimed prizes. It wouldn't surprise me if nearly one third of my current music collection was from being hooked up at WKIT-FM 'back in the day'. I still have a "K100 Bangor's Home of Rock n Roll" t-shirt which I wear all the time. I always listen to Bobby Russell and the gang when I am in range.
A few years later at my first real job after college I had the hookup when it came to sporting events. I got to go to dozens of Orioles, Capitals and Wizards games and never had to pay for any of them. The Caps tickets were the best of the bunch - center ice, 2 or 3 rows behind the penalty box. Left field, club box Orioles tix weren't too shabby either. Gotta love it when they bring the food to you!
Currently, the only place I appear to have the hookup is at Dunkin' Donuts. It doesn't seem to matter what time I go in - 6am, 7pm - or even what state I am in - Virginia, New Jersey, Massachusetts - I always seem to get the hookup now at Dunkin. If I order a box of 6 donuts I usually end up with 7 or 8. One time they even stuffed 9 donuts in the box. They were a little smushed but still very tasty. My last visit I bought a box of 25 munchkins and there were actually 45 munchkins in it. (Yes, I counted them before I ate them.) Not really sure why I am getting this royal treatment by DnD. Maybe they have pity on me because I come in at the weirdest hours. Perhaps I just look really good compared to the weight and IQ of their average customer. Whatever the reason the donut gods are smiling on me is I am very grateful.
Mood: Magnanamous
Quote of the Day:
"Mmmmmmm, donuts." - Homer Simpson
In high school and college I had the hookup at the local rock n roll radio station. That meant all kinds of freebies - t-shirts, cassettes, (remember those?) CDs, concert tix, bumper stickers, unclaimed prizes. It wouldn't surprise me if nearly one third of my current music collection was from being hooked up at WKIT-FM 'back in the day'. I still have a "K100 Bangor's Home of Rock n Roll" t-shirt which I wear all the time. I always listen to Bobby Russell and the gang when I am in range.
A few years later at my first real job after college I had the hookup when it came to sporting events. I got to go to dozens of Orioles, Capitals and Wizards games and never had to pay for any of them. The Caps tickets were the best of the bunch - center ice, 2 or 3 rows behind the penalty box. Left field, club box Orioles tix weren't too shabby either. Gotta love it when they bring the food to you!
Currently, the only place I appear to have the hookup is at Dunkin' Donuts. It doesn't seem to matter what time I go in - 6am, 7pm - or even what state I am in - Virginia, New Jersey, Massachusetts - I always seem to get the hookup now at Dunkin. If I order a box of 6 donuts I usually end up with 7 or 8. One time they even stuffed 9 donuts in the box. They were a little smushed but still very tasty. My last visit I bought a box of 25 munchkins and there were actually 45 munchkins in it. (Yes, I counted them before I ate them.) Not really sure why I am getting this royal treatment by DnD. Maybe they have pity on me because I come in at the weirdest hours. Perhaps I just look really good compared to the weight and IQ of their average customer. Whatever the reason the donut gods are smiling on me is I am very grateful.
Mood: Magnanamous
Quote of the Day:
"Mmmmmmm, donuts." - Homer Simpson
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