Sweet you rock and sweet you roll

The cost of grocery store food increased about five percent in the last year, with nearly every type of food going up except for a few items like bacon and potatoes.

Hmm… What can you cook with bacon and potatoes?

A: French-fry-coated bacon on a stick!


At lunch today, I saw a guy eating Cheetos with his sandwich.

A thirty-something man in dress clothes eating Cheetos is an odd sight. I feel like Cheetos are a food people normally outgrow.


I dined with relatives last night at [redacted]. I'm reluctant to name the restaurant because Larry the manager once googled its name and stumbled upon this respectable web site.

Anyhow, Larry is a fellow UCLA alumnus, and every time I see him at [redacted], we have a variation on the same conversation.

Jon: Hey.
Larry: WHAT HAPPENED?
Jon: What?
Larry: The Notre Dame game! I thought the offense…

Jon: Hey.
Larry: WHAT HAPPENED?
Jon: What?
Larry: The Vegas Bowl! I thought the kicker was clutch!

Jon: Hey.
Larry: WHAT HAPPENED?
Jon: What?
Larry: The Final Four! I thought the defense…

It's like our own recurring SNL sketch.


My two-and-a-half-year-old nephew Max can recognize and say "Whole Foods."


Hot-Kid Honey Ball Cookies are "the most nutritious snack for children"