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Kansas City Good Eats Tour Stop: Dixon's Famous Chili

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Although I'm not in line for the family restaurant empire (nor am I even sure I'm related to this particular lineage of Dixon's), I can confidently say that my name proudly adorns a true culinary road food classic in Kansas City , my gastronomic home away from home. Located merely blocks from Kaufmann Stadium, the fellas and I decided early on that this was going to be our post-game meal last week. The only thing that I had heard about the place was that their version of chili is quite a bit different from what most everyone is used to. The only other place that I've heard of chili that is this unique is Cincinatti Chili, wich has a bit of a sweetness to go with the normally savory, tomatoey dish, and tends to be poured over plates of spaghetti. Whils bearing no resemblance to Cincy, Dixon's Chili is no less original. Here's the run-down on how it all comes together. First, every component of Dixon's chili is prepared separately. Only when you order do the

Must-Own Shirts

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It's hard to separate yourself from the rash of trendy funny t-shirts that the Hot Topic crowd seems to be buying these days, but here's a few shirt designs that recently caught my eye. One shirt was immediately purchased by a buddy of mine when I forwarded the link. Dammit. I threw the last one in for long-time blog supporter Michael (You're welcome!).

Vortex2 De-Mystified

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Courtesy of chaser/photographer extraordin aire Ryan McGinnis , from the entertaining/flaming Vortex2 thread on the Stormtrack Message Board. You can click on a link below to really learn about the project, but the issue at hand is the massive fleet of vehicles (over 40 total) that will be out on the Plains collecting research data with the goal of increasing warning times, and ultimately saving lives. In the process, they may be taking up a LOT roadside real estate over the next month or so that would normally be taken by enthusiast storm chasers. Selfishness and entitlement abounds. Ryan has a way of effectively getting his sarcastic point across. Well done, Sir. And ditto. Frequently Asked Questions For sci.geo.stormtrack.vortex2-thread Q1: What is Vortex 2? Vortex 2 is a two year science mission to study various supercellular parameters and how they relate to tornado genesis. You can find out more here . Q2: Well I think it's useless. It's not useless -- just do a bit of

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Click it. Thanks, Yosh. Customer Review By B. Govern "Bee-Dot-Govern" (New Jersey, USA) - See all my reviews This item has wolves on it which makes it intrinsically sweet and worth 5 stars by itself, but once I tried it on, that's when the magic happened. After checking to ensure that the shirt would properly cover my girth, I walked from my trailer to Wal-mart with the shirt on and was immediately approached by women. The women knew from the wolves on my shirt that I, like a wolf, am a mysterious loner who knows how to 'howl at the moon' from time to time (if you catch my drift!). The women that approached me wanted to know if I would be their boyfriend and/or give them money for something they called mehth. I told them no, because they didn't have enough teeth, and frankly a man with a wolf-shirt shouldn't settle for the first thing that comes to him. I arrived at Wal-mart, mounted my courtesy-scooter (walking is such a drag!) sitting side saddle so t

The Country-Style Ribs Experiment

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Country-style ribs are a meaty treat, and were a staple in our house growing up. My definition of barbecue was anything that had barbecue sauce on it. These were made in the crock pot, all day, by my mother. With a side of Velveeta Shells & Cheese, you had one of my all-time favorites growing up. But I've graduated now from BBQ School, and I know that a Crock Pot has no place in the BBQ vernacular. Here's my breakdown of how things went on my first try at smoking country-style ribs. Cut fron the sirloin, or rib end of a pork loin, country-style ribs are big and meaty. They could almost be confused to look like a sliced pork shoulder/butt roast. Since this was my first try at smoking this cut, I was a little nervous about just how long these would take, and if I'd dry them out. I was banking on at least 4 hours of cooking time at 225 degrees. After that, I was guessing. The fiasco of the day was preparing the dry rub. I had been sitting on some rub and spice packets fro

That Phone Guy

Good Eats

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The Cajun Meatloaf, with real mashed potatoes. All goodness. Hi-Way Diner, Lincoln 4.3.09

RIP Dom Deluise

He's Good.

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If you're even a partial observer of baseball, you owe it to yourself to watch this guy . Why not start Monday night? Looking to go 6-0 in 6 starts on the season, versus those dirty, smelly South-Siders from Chicago. Typically the Royals have been mathematically eliminated from post-season contention by May 1st. Not so fast, my friend. Go Blue.