hot dog! we have a wiener!

I obviously love hotdogs (look at the URL). Since baseball season is approaching I wanted to post something about the best ballpark grub.

I recently read about a place called Japa-dog in Vancouver which features Japanese-style franks. Some examples are:
Okonomi – Pork sausage, Japanese Mayo, Fried Cabbage, Bonito Flakes (wha?), and special Okonomiyaki sauce. (?)

Oroshi – Pork sausage, Special Soy sauce, green onions and grated radish.

A great spot to get some creative hotdogs in Toronto is a place called Buddha Dog on Roncesvalles. The place has got organic, local dogs (which are kinda small) which can be topped with gourmet sauces and toppings like cherry ketchup, red pepper jelly, garlic aioli…

mmmmm.

Beach Boys Fact #4

Paul McCartney has said that the song "God Only Knows" is the greatest pop song ever written.

art

Over the break I saw some great art. Below are some photos of exhibits by Diane Arbus and Gerhard Richter.

final fantasy baseball league.

The 2010 baseball season is upon us. This means it’s time to gear up your 5 on 5, Head to Head fantasy baseball team. I have been slowly glancing over the stats and here are some players on my wishlist:

- Kurt Suzuki (a projected sleeper in many circles)
- Chase Utley
- Tim Lincecum
- Mariano Rivera
- Curtis Granderson (even though he was traded to my archnemesis the Yankees)
- Prince Fielder
- Evan Longoria
- Justin Verlander

tigerrrr uppercut.

A huge happy birthday goes out to George Lee “Sparky” Anderson former coach of the Detroit Tigers from 1979-1995 also known as the Bless You Boys era.

heart and sole

This weekend a woman made history.

In fishing.

Pam Martin-Wells placed 22^nd in the Bassmaster Classic on Sunday. She faced 50 men on Lay Lake, which is just outside of Birmingham, Alabama. At 42, Pam is the second woman to ever qualify for the Super Bowl of Fishing tournament (in the tournament’s 40 year anniversary) AND the first woman to fish on the final day.

Congratulations Pam Martin-Wells. My new favourite angler.

kissing grandma

If a tie is like kissing your sister, losing is like kissing your grandmother with her teeth out. ~George Brett

The Olympics remind me of how horrible Canada is at sports. Statistically speaking, our teams never really bode well on a global level except for hockey…er..sorta. Canada’s national soccer, basketball, baseball and rugby teams are weaker than prison coffee.

We are good at hockey and that’s about it. We can produce gifted individuals but never a solid Canadian team that isn’t playing puck. (Steve Nash, Justin Morneau and Ben Johnson fall in this category.)

Anyway to deal with this here are ways to cope with losing.
STEP ONE: Accept the reality of the loss. The more you talk about it the more you realize how real it is.

STEP TWO: Allow yourself to experience grief. Make sure you feel the pain and do not bury it deep. Avoiding it will only cause further damage.

STEP THREE: You need to learn how to adjust to your environment during this loss. Learn new skills and tasks in order to assume responsibility of your own life. Do not withdraw from the world. Know things will get better.

STEP FOUR: After a considerably amount of time, know that all wounds heal. Acceptance and a determination to live your life fully will refocus your energy in a more positive manner.

Ok, so maybe these are steps for coping with a death of a loved one but the hurting is similar. I realize sports are leisurely activities but the only people that truly believe that are the ones that lose.