Entries from September 2009
Greetings So Good readers. Eick here, with a post for the first time in a month. Yikes. The craziness of real life has gotten the better of me in the last month, and the result has been devastating for So Good, I admit. But I’m back and excited to be spouting off my thoughts on [...]
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Tags: Advertising · Beer · Burgers · YouTube
by JT · September 25th, 2009 · 18 Comments
I have to admit that when it comes to ice cream, I am fairly powerless. I think that when you find the right brand and the right flavor, it is pure bliss. And while I have done my part to explore as many undiscovered gems as possible during my travels, there is still much work [...]
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Tags: Desserts · Ice Cream
by JT · September 11th, 2009 · 3 Comments
I always get mildly depressed by ideas that want to seem original, yet are just rehashed garbage. Enter McDonald’s and the product that they’ve been testing in certain markets for the last few months: the Mac Snack Wrap, previously mentioned on So Good here. This is essentially a Big Mac without the bun, wrapped in [...]
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Tags: Fast Food
Eick sent me some Nature’s Valley Granola Nut Clusters the other day. I was pretty hungry so I ripped it open and hucked some into my mouth. They were dry and strangely boring, which is why this review will be short and probably boring. Flavor: A little bit of honey, a little bit of peanut [...]
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Tags: Reviews
by JT · September 4th, 2009 · 4 Comments
Many sports fans know that Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt recently competed in the track and field world championships in Berlin, Germany. During two outstanding performances in the 100m and 200m races, Bolt broke both world records that he previously set at last year’s Beijing Olympics. What makes these feats newsworthy in this space is the [...]
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Tags: Interesting · Sports
by JT · September 1st, 2009 · 6 Comments
Oh, where do I start? Trust me when I say that competing in a pie eating contest was never on my bucket list. That said, this past Sunday, that is just what I did at a favorite local sweet shop, Sugar Mama’s Bakeshop, which was celebrating its first anniversary. The mission: eat three mini-pies as [...]
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Tags: Competitive Eating · Desserts