Meat-Man Parfait grabs Illinois State Fair’s heart

It is the “Meat-Man Parfait ” being scooped up by the team at Midstate Meat Co.’s booth that captured our tastebuds at the fair on Saturday. They didn’t actually use the word “deconstructed” but that’s how one taster best described his “Meat-Man Parfait.” For $7, you get barbecued pork layered with mashed potatoes in a plastic cup, finished with a dollop of potatoes, a drizzle of barbecue sauce and a “cherry” tomato. Or, you could alternate layers of barbecued pork with barbecued brisket, as we did.

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Bag of Randomness

  • Two owners of Dallas professional sports team have appeared in the same season of Entourage. I’m not sure who was the better/worst actor, but it’s nice to see Dallas in the limelight.
  • Everytime I hear Diane Rehm talk on NRP my first thought is that she’s going to die after finishing her sentence, she sounds that old and frail.
  • I’ve always been a bit weary of the movie and the couple in The Blind Side.  After hearing that the central character, Michael Oher refused to appear on Oprah or attend the Academy Awards and the ESPYs because he didn’t like how the movie portrayed him as a simpleton, I think that only supports my initial feeling about the movie and the couple.  I’m thinking if Oher feels disrespected about his portrayal, then the family that took him in should try to capitalize on their fame.
  • In a recent conversation with a friend when trying to recall something, he responded, “Oh yeah, like Celine Dion, it’s all coming back to me now.”
  • Yes, that friend is gay.
  • Christina Hendricks of Mad Men does some moonlight modeling for a friend on the handmade marketplace Etsy.  Link
  • Speaking of that show, the latest episode of the best of the season.
  • The actress that play Sally Draper in Mad Men sure does look like a young Drew Barrymore.
  • I just found out that the old Mad Men set, the one set at Sterling Cooper, was auctioned off on eBay, too bad bidding ended on Sunday as some items were less than $100.
  • A line of clothing that may be beneficial for patients that undergo dialysis or like procedures.
  • St Louis Arch news that is a bit disconcerting – Almost 45 years into its reign atop the St. Louis skyline, the 630-foot monument is suffering from growing rust and decay. And nobody knows how extensive.
  • Proof I was more than a decent bowler in college.
  • How one pastor gets prepped for Sunday Morning.
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Troops: Skipping Christian concert got us punished

The Army said Friday it was investigating a claim that dozens of soldiers who refused to attend a Christian band’s concert at a Virginia military base were banished to their barracks and told to clean them up.

Fort Eustis spokesman Rick Haverinen told The Associated Press he couldn’t comment on the specifics of the investigation. At the Pentagon, Army spokesman Col. Thomas Collins said the military shouldn’t impose religious views on soldiers.

“If something like that were to have happened, it would be contrary to Army policy,” Collins said.

Pvt. Anthony Smith said he and other soldiers felt pressured to attend the May concert while stationed at the Newport News base, home of the Army’s Transportation Corps.

“My whole issue was I don’t need to be preached at,” Smith said in a phone interview from Phoenix, where he is stationed with the National Guard. “That’s not what I signed up for.”

Smith, 21, was stationed in Virginia for nearly seven months for helicopter electrician training when the Christian rock group BarlowGirl played as part of the “Commanding General’s Spiritual Fitness Concerts.”

Smith said a staff sergeant told 200 men in their barracks they could either attend or remain in their barracks. Eighty to 100 decided not to attend, he said.

“Instead of being released to our personal time, we were locked down,” Smith said. “It seemed very much like a punishment.”

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