Bacon…it’s what’s for dinner? Well, tonight it was. I picked up a chicken roaster the other week from the grocery store and had it sitting in the freezer. Wanting to do something a little different, I made another trip to the grocery store for some inspiration. I have to admit, chicken is a tasteless meat. It can be rubbery if overcooked, and a health hazard if not done enough. Nonetheless, the quest to flavor chicken with something that will make it taste like anything is a challenge for me.

Anyone who knows me would tell you that I’m not much of a dessert person. Sometimes I’ll jump into a pint of ice cream, but more often than not, I’ll just pass. Walking in Belltown the other day, I noticed a new cupcake shop was open for business. After passing it so many times while they were redecorating the interior, curiosity got the best of me, so I thought I would stop in and see what people were waiting in line for.

In all the hubbub of Swine Flu taking over the media, there was a divorce brewing in our “Neighbors to the North” that got little or no coverage. Seems that Canadia had a falling out with one of their favorite sons, Steven Page of Barenaked Ladies. Actually, it wasn’t Canadia that kicked him out of the band, it looks to be more of an amicable split according to BNL’s website and the newly-solo Steven’s Blog. Steven will be missed. In the live shows he was the “Bonnie” to Ed’s “Clyde”, pouring emotion into heartfelt renditions of “Break Your Heart”, and rapping about running up the stairs at Red Rocks a couple of songs later.

An algorithm is a finite sequence of instructions, an explicit, step-by-step procedure for solving a problem. – Wikipedia

Having moved to the Seattle area a little over a month ago from Boston, I never really understood why people were so enamored with a cup of coffee that had a semi-naked mermaid emblazoned on the side. In Boston, Starbucks locations weren’t on every corner but you weren’t too far from one if you were in your car and needed a caffeine fix. Seattle is a completely different story.