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Jungle Jims International Market

Jungle Jims International Market

Exploring one of America's most extraordinary and eccentric food destinations The Travel Channel's visit to the famous Jungle Jim's International Market Jungle Jim's International Market in Fairfield, OH is one crazy grocery store. The Travel Channel didn't have the clip on their website (FAIL) and even YouTube didn't have it, so I recorded it with my camera (yes I am a grocery geek). Sounds like it is quite the place! Jungle Jim clearly understands marketing!...

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The Road Not Taken

"Two roads diverged in a yellow wood, And sorry I could not travel both And be one traveler, long I stood And looked down one as far as I could To where it bent in the undergrowth; Then took the other, as just as fair, And having perhaps the better claim, Because it was grassy and wanted wear; Though as for that the passing there Had worn them really about the same, And both that...

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How to Bake Pumpkin Seeds

How to Roast Perfect Pumpkin Seeds A Simple Fall Treat from Your Halloween Pumpkin Mmm, I love pumpkin seeds! They look good, right? Pre-heat your oven to 300 degrees Fahrenheit (ca. 149 degree Celsius). Toss seeds in a bowl with one to two tablespoons of melted butter or olive oil. You can use margarine instead of butter, or substitute another type of oil for the olive oil. For a lower-fat version, skip the oil and...

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SF Nike Women’s Marathon

We went to the city last night to pick up our marathon gear.  I carried a pink (OK, it has some red tones to it) bag which had “Run Like a Girl” through the city and BART.  Even though it was a pink bag, I felt so athletic.  I mean, I'm sure people looked at me and said, "obviously he is an athlete ready to run a marathon"…I could see them saying that…I could.  Not...

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Dan Pryor Ski Jump

Last night we saw the Flying Aces  show at the Olympic Park, which is approximately ten Olympic athletes doing daredevil acrobatic tricks from a ski jump into a pool of water.  Little did we know Dan Pryor, my boss and president of the association, would be the first to go.  If you are wondering why they shoot off the bubbles before the skiers land, it is to break the surface tension of the water, so...

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Zip Lining at Olympic Park, UT

This afternoon I went to the Olympic Park where they have “extreme zip lining” from the top of the mountain.  It made the top 10 list of zip lines in the world.  It is the world’s steepest zip line according to the website and believe me the first few seconds is straight down, and you can feel the speed.  There were literally only 6–8 people there, so they let us go as many times as...

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